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Paperback. This volume presents the history of Pompeii. It explores Pompeii's public buildings, its streets and gathering places, the impact of religious changes, the renovation of theatres and expansion of athletic facilities and the influence of elite families on the city's appearance. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 286 pages, 113 line illustrations, 15 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674689671
ISBN
9780674689671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 37.89

A chilling wartime diary of the destruction of the Lithuanian/Polish Jews, recorded by a non-Jew Editor(s): Arad, Yitzhak. Translator(s): Weinbaum, Laurance. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300108538
ISBN
9780300108538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.84
€ 41.62

Paperback. Eleanor Nesbitts introduction contextualises the life of Kailash Puri, Punjabi author and agony aunt, providing the story of the book itself and connecting the narrative to the history of the Punjabi diaspora and themes in Sikh Studies. She suggests that representation of the stereotypical South Asian woman as victim needs to give way to a .. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKP; 3JJ; BGA; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196028
ISBN
9781845196028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Feral House,U.S. United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932595215
ISBN
9781932595215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. How the East stayed East and the West stayed West. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780993942
ISBN
9781780993942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.51

Paperback. Reveals how modern strategies of punishment - and their failure - relate to political and economic transformations in society at large. The author uses the practice of parole in California as a window to the changing historical understanding of what a corrections system does and how it works. Series: Studies in Crime & Justice. Num Pages: 296 pages, 19 tables, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226758572
ISBN
9780226758572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Why would a man in Morocco who doesn't have enough to eat buy a television? Why do the poorest people in India spend 7 percent of their food budget on sugar? This book overturns the myths about what it is like to live on very little, revealing the unexpected decisions that millions of people make every day. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780718193669
ISBN
9780718193669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.67

Paperback. This book provides a vivid portrait of how the lives of poor people are affected by the judicial system. Drawing from ethnographic observations, court decisions, and other materials, Poor Justice brings readers inside the courts, telling the story through the words and actions of the judges, lawyers, and ordinary people who populate it. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS; LAQ; LNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199355440
ISBN
9780199355440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.46

Paperback. This work stresses the role of Latino families in shaping educational preparation. Author William Sampson argues that family is more important in the effort to improve schools than the schools themselves and that school improvement efforts should therefore focus more upon efforts to influence family change. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHBK; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810846821
ISBN
9780810846821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854115164
ISBN
9781854115164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.95

Paperback. "Political clientelism" is a term used to characterise the contemporary relationships between political elites and the poor in Latin America in which goods and services are traded for political favours. This title presents the ethnography of urban clientelism ever carried out in Argentina. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 table, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JHMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326212
ISBN
9780822326212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Drawing on accounts from scores of people in all walks of life and from a national survey, this book shows that work and money cannot be understood in terms of economic theories alone, but are inevitably rooted in our concepts of ourselves and in the symbolic rituals and taboos of everyday life. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058955
ISBN
9780691058955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.91
€ 46.42

Paperback. Do you know why Africa is so poor? What really happens to your aid money? Why trade rules fail African countries and yet cost you too? We've heard it all before: the corrupt leaders, heartless global corporations, the wicked World Bank. This book offers an approach to this problem. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091914356
ISBN
9780091914356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; VFJX; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Soho Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616957667
ISBN
9781616957667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.84

Paperback. How does graphic design influence popular culture? And how does popular culture influence graphic design? What are the goals of design? Is it to sell? To package? To entertain? This title offers an exploration of how graphic design has shaped popular culture, and how popular culture has influenced graphic design. Num Pages: 288 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581157154
ISBN
9781581157154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

Paperback. A chronical of one of the most controversial art movements of the 20th century. A broad range of articles trace the emergence of the movement in England and America and then focus on the major pop artists Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist and Andy Warhol. Editor(s): Madoff, Steven Henry. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 450 pages, 25. BIC Classification: AB; ACXJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 932.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520212435
ISBN
9780520212435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Paperback. Thrilling reportage from raves, riots and rebellions documents how rebels with a cause use music as a force for change. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782798316
ISBN
9781782798316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Andy Warhol was queer in more ways than one. A fabulous queen, a fan of prurience and pornography, a great admirer of the male body, he was well known to the gay audiences who enjoyed his films. This title demonstrates that to ignore Warhol's queerness is to miss what is valuable, interesting, sexy, and political about his life and work. Editor(s): Doyle, Jennifer; Flatley, Jonathan; Munoz, Jose Esteban. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 280 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822317418
ISBN
9780822317418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.56

Paperback. Starting with music publishers' efforts to stamp out bootleg compilations of lyric sheets in 1929, this title details nearly a century of disobedient music distribution, from song sheets to MP3s. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JKV; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226431833
ISBN
9780226431833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

paperback. Organized around the idea of crisis and adversity, be it personal, social, or categorical, the contributors to Pop When the World Falls Apart showcase the range of ways that pop music studies has responded to the social, political, and cultural shifts that are reshaping the world today. Editor(s): Weisbard, Eric. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351085
ISBN
9780822351085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

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