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Hardback. Examines the burden of poverty that children and young adults disproportionately share throughout the world. This book contains contributions from international researchers that examine some of the issues that serve to inhibit the chances of children and young adults to education and social mobility in an international context. Editor(s): Yeakey, Carol Camp; Brooks-Buck, Judith; Richardson, Jeanita W. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 524 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- International ed
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762308316
- ISBN
- 9780762308316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.73
€ 256.73
Paperback. Examines the cultural and personal experiences of chronic and acute pain sufferers in an account of everyday beliefs, values, and practices on the island of Yap (Waqab), Federated States of Micronesia. This title focuses on how pain is implicated in the fashioning of particular Yapese understandings of ethical subjectivity and right action. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKCF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260580
- ISBN
- 9780520260580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. A collection of newly composed essays, some with a historical focus and some with a contemporary focus, which addresses the problem of explaining the appeal of artworks whose appreciation entails negative or difficult emotions on the appreciator's part - what has traditionally been known as "the paradox of tragedy." Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HPN; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345984
- ISBN
- 9781349345984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.97
€ 126.97
Paperback. An ethnographic study of Zimbabwe's land occupations that focuses on the effects of spatialized struggles on sovereignty and the nation-state Num Pages: 424 pages, 15 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJP; GTB; JHMC; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822335702
- ISBN
- 9780822335702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.02
€ 41.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. How do we conceptualize the relationship between suffering, art, and aesthetics from within the broader framework of social, cultural, and political thought today? This book brings together a range of intellectuals from the social sciences and humanities to speak to theoretical debates around the questions of suffering in art and suffering and art. Editor(s): Hadj-Moussa, Ratiba; Nijhawan, Michael. Num Pages: 243 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349490691
- ISBN
- 9781349490691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Paperback. * Provides a convincing exploration of a central theme of our times: human suffering. The author writes well; his remarks on the brute fact of suffering are very powerfully made. * There are no real rivals to this book, since until its publication there had been no really systematic sociological theorisation of pain and suffering. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631974
- ISBN
- 9780745631974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Hardback. * Provides a convincing exploration of a central theme of our times: human suffering. The author writes well; his remarks on the brute fact of suffering are very powerfully made. * There are no real rivals to this book, since until its publication there had been no really systematic sociological theorisation of pain and suffering. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631967
- ISBN
- 9780745631967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752467474
- ISBN
- 9780752467474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: Portraits plans transparencies :Bibliography: p174-177. - Includes index. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810816657
- ISBN
- 9780810816657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.40
€ 114.40
Hardcover. Editor(s): Boussahba-Bravard, Myriam. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403995964
- ISBN
- 9781403995964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFSJ; JFSL; JPHF; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450860
- ISBN
- 9780801450860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.58
€ 51.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195321173
- ISBN
- 9780195321173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.08
€ 49.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: HRHX; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546. Religion and Society in Medieval Islam. 304 pages, 21 halftones, 2 line drawings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRHX; JFSR2. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight: 546.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144902
- ISBN
- 9780231144902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.64€ 79.32
€ 103.64
€ 79.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Carvalho, Vinicius de; Hojlund, Susanne; Jeppesen, Per Bendix; Simonsen, Karen-Margrethe. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771241105
- ISBN
- 9788771241105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.24
€ 20.24
Paperback. Reveals that every woman has her own answer. The author talks about the excruciating hazards of casual sex, while Gail Collins recounts her Catholic upbringing in Cincinnati and the nuns who passionately forbade her from having carnal relations. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062193223
- ISBN
- 9780062193223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.86
€ 16.99
€ 14.86
Hardback. Exploring sugar's reputation as one of the most beloved yet reviled substances that we consume, this compelling history of the infamous ingredient is peopled with determined adventurers, relentless sugar barons and greedy plantation owners. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 207 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780234342
- ISBN
- 9781780234342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
€ 17.99
€ 14.17
Hardcover. Sugar is a commonplace product with a complex background, mainly because of the high degree of protectionism given to the industry and the benefits of ensuring domestic producers stay in business. This book asks why there are such disagreements over trade policy, who profits within the current regime, and where power ultimately lies. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCLT; KCP; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232204
- ISBN
- 9780230232204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. * A thorough examination of the development of research on suggestibility, including cutting-edge theory and practice * Provides a useful digest for academics and a trusted text for students of forensic and applied psychology * Includes practical suggestions for minimizing witness suggestibility. Series: Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: JMK; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470663684
- ISBN
- 9780470663684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardcover. * A thorough examination of the development of research on suggestibility, including cutting-edge theory and practice * Provides a useful digest for academics and a trusted text for students of forensic and applied psychology * Includes practical suggestions for minimizing witness suggestibility. Series: Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMK; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470663691
- ISBN
- 9780470663691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.30
€ 106.30
Paperback. This volume presents 38 papers exploring areas such as the historical, social and psychodynamic aspects of suicide; diagnostic considerations; treatment modalities; and the rationale, organization and operation of several types of suicide prevention programs. Editor(s): Resnik, H. L. P. Series: Master Work Series. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JMAL; MJN; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 180 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568212630
- ISBN
- 9781568212630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.41
€ 125.41