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Paperback. Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans have higher rates of teenage pregnancy than the French? The answer: inequality. This book provides hard evidence to show: how almost everything - from life expectancy to mental illness, violence to illiteracy - is affected not by how wealthy a society is, but how equal it is. Num Pages: 400 pages, Integrated Cartoons. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Edition
- SKU
- 9780241954294
- ISBN
- 9780241954294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.94
€ 14.99
€ 10.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; VSC; VSP; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062512390
- ISBN
- 9780062512390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573928113
- ISBN
- 9781573928113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.04
€ 43.99
€ 36.04
Paperback. Revives the classical idea that a city expresses its own distinctive ethos or values. This book explores how this classical idea can be applied to today's cities, and they explain why philosophy and the social sciences need to rediscover the spirit of cities. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New preface by the authors
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159690
- ISBN
- 9780691159690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Hardback. Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom. This book explains why philosophy and the social sciences need to rediscover the spirit of cities. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151441
- ISBN
- 9780691151441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis - dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. This book shows why compromise is so important, what stands in the way of achieving it, and how citizens can make defensible compromises more likely. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New Preface by the authors
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160856
- ISBN
- 9780691160856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Hardback. This book is a systemic study of human creativity. It offers a fascinating visual model of the creative process consisting of four major stages: stage I, the interplay of chaos and order; stage II, creative production; stage III, cultural selection; stage IV, morpho-evolution and morpho-elimination of created products and forms. Num Pages: 568 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761850519
- ISBN
- 9780761850519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.67
€ 178.67
Paperback. A study of two transnational NGOs in Zimbabwe, this book offers a nuanced depiction of development as both liberatory and limiting. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; GTF; HRCX6; JPWH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753364
- ISBN
- 9780804753364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Political, religious and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral position they adopted, often at great cost. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 325 pages, 2 maps, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRA; HRCM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454. Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KEX0241131
- ISBN
- 9780520200456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Political, religious and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral position they adopted, often at great cost. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 325 pages, 2 maps, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRA; HRCM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0236990
- ISBN
- 9780520200456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Political, religious and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral position they adopted, often at great cost. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 325 pages, 2 maps, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRA; HRCM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454. Good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0241132
- ISBN
- 9780520200456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Political, religious and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral position they adopted, often at great cost. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 325 pages, 2 maps, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRA; HRCM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454. Good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0241133
- ISBN
- 9780520200456
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A comprehensive examination of the contemporary mineworkers' movement in South Africa, in a vivid ethnographic narrative Series: Wildcat. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336480
- ISBN
- 9780745336480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.70
€ 23.99
€ 16.70
Paperback. Series: Exxon Lecture Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, x, 344 p. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645476
- ISBN
- 9780226645476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844677542
- ISBN
- 9781844677542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.31
€ 27.99
€ 22.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 529.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787902957
- ISBN
- 9780787902957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Zuckert, Michael P. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Journals
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226490670
- ISBN
- 9780226490670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.66
€ 30.99
€ 24.66
Hardcover. In recent years, feminist and queer theory have effectively disavowed both the human and revolutionary politics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690742
- ISBN
- 9780745690742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. In recent years, feminist and queer theory have effectively disavowed both the human and revolutionary politics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690759
- ISBN
- 9780745690759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. David Hay argues for the inclusion of spiritual awareness as a cross-curricular element in the school syllabus to promote the development of morality and social cohesion. This stimulating book will encourage educators, parents and others involved in teaching children to consider new approaches to foster children's natural spiritual development. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU; YQR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843103714
- ISBN
- 9781843103714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.45
€ 32.45