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Hardback. Stephen Bell and Andrew Hindmoor compare banking systems in the U.S. and UK to those of Canada and Australia and explain why the system imploded in the former but not the latter. Canadian and Australian banks were able to make profits through traditional lending practices, unlike their competition-driven, risk-taking U.S. and UK counterparts. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JPB; KCP; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674743885
- ISBN
- 9780674743885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.64€ 50.74
€ 53.64
€ 50.74
Paperback. Based on archival research and interviews with leading participants in the movement, this book traces the ascendancy of neoliberalism from the academy of interwar Europe to supremacy under Reagan and Thatcher and in the decades since. It argues that there was nothing inevitable about the victory of free-market politics. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFM; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Foreword
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161013
- ISBN
- 9780691161013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. Translator(s): Brandt, Chris. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFF; JPS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 829.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583225455
- ISBN
- 9781583225455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.13
€ 27.99
€ 26.13
Paperback. This study is based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war, the central conclusion being that the logic of waging war and of strategic thinking is as universal and timeless as human nature itself. Num Pages: 510 pages, fold-out charts, index. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714681320
- ISBN
- 9780714681320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.33
€ 78.33
Paperback. The reasons that coaching works so well and can produce such dramatic results are grounded in psychology, so it follows that some of the most powerful coaching methods available draw on psychological thinking. This up-to-the-minute guide presents the thinking on the most effective techniques coaches can use with their clients. Editor(s): Passmore, Jonathan. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Kogan Page Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749471798
- ISBN
- 9780749471798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.49
€ 43.99
€ 39.49
Paperback. Match wits with the 70,000 certified geniuses of Mensa, the high-IQ society! Num Pages: 648 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: JMRN; WDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 45. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738202501
- ISBN
- 9780738202501
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.10
€ 25.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741361
- ISBN
- 9780804741361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. Presents eight essays documenting the state of bast and leaf fibre weaving traditions in Vietnam, Borneo, Korea, Burma, Okinawa, the Philippines, Japan, and Micronesia. This book examines processes that have nurtured or buffeted attempts to preserve or revive the production of these textiles. It is illustrated with colour photographs. Editor(s): Hamilton, Roy W.; Milgram, B. Lynne. Series: Fowler Museum Textile Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, 204 color illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 304 x 15. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780974872988
- ISBN
- 9780974872988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.43
€ 29.43
paperback. Deals with the subject of how Jews think about and work with objects. This title draws from philosophy, cultural studies, literature, psychology, film, and photography to portray the vibrancy of Jewish practice in America. It offers an approach to an understanding of modern Jewish thought and its relation to American culture. Num Pages: 358 pages, 11 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCD; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press (IPS) United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221834
- ISBN
- 9780253221834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.56
€ 29.99
€ 27.56
Paperback. The main argument of this book is that people use material objects to express themselves and their cultures. Drawing on examples from both Western and developing cultures, it shows that everyday objects reflect not only personal tastes and attributes, but also moral principles and social ideals. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631156055
- ISBN
- 9780631156055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.84
€ 48.84
Hardback. Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HD; HR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102767
- ISBN
- 9780759102767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.36
€ 183.36
paperback. Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HD; HR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102774
- ISBN
- 9780759102774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.21
€ 77.21
Paperback. Material Culture and Sedition, 1688-1760 is a groundbreaking study of the ways in which material culture (and its associated designs, rituals and symbols) was used to avoid prosecution for treason and sedition in the British Isles. The fresh theoretical model it presents challenges existing accounts of the public sphere and consumer culture. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBD; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349447510
- ISBN
- 9781349447510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.83
€ 116.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349257645
- ISBN
- 9781349257645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.57
€ 193.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Allen, Thomas; Blair, Jennifer. Num Pages: 355 pages, 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771120142
- ISBN
- 9781771120142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.83
€ 50.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Pender, P; Smith, R (University of Manchester UK). Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBL; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349465347
- ISBN
- 9781349465347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardcover. This collection examines the diverse material cultures through which early modern women's writing was produced, transmitted, and received. It focuses on the ways it was originally packaged and promoted, how it circulated in its contemporary contexts, and how it was read and received in its original publication and in later revisions and redactions. Editor(s): Pender, Patricia; Smith, Rosalind. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137342423
- ISBN
- 9781137342423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. Focusing on the experiences of Russian migrants to the United Kingdom, this book explores the connection between migrations, homes and identities. It evaluates several approaches to studying them, and is structured around a series of case studies on attitudes to homemaking, food and cooking, and clothing. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; JFCD; JFFN; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137321770
- ISBN
- 9781137321770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Tom; Cohen, Barbara; Miller, J. Hillis; Warminski, Andrzej. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636143
- ISBN
- 9780816636143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.32
€ 29.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. This study of East German fantasies of material abundance across the border, both before and after the fall of communism, shows the close and intricate relation between ideology and fantasy in upholding social life. In 1989, news broadcasts all over the world were dominated for weeks by images of East Germans crossing the Berlin Wall to West German Series: The Technology and European History Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; JFFT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9789089644008
- ISBN
- 9789089644008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.74
€ 56.74