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Paperback. The text draws upon philosophy, ethnography, literature and natural science to suggest that life and death are best understood not in opposition, but as continuous tendencies acting upon one another. Austin Locke argues that the failure to give nuanced consideration to the connections between the living and nonliving devalues both life and death. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Repeater
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910924327
- ISBN
- 9781910924327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01
Hardcover. The decline of infections, starvation, warfare, heart attack and stroke has allowed people to reach extreme old age but ushered in disability, dementia and degenerative disease, with profound consequences for the self and society. Dr Guy Brown explores these vital issues at various levels, from the cell, to the whole body, to society. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBZ; MJX; PDZ; PSF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517578
- ISBN
- 9780230517578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Paperback. The term "living wage" is often confused with "minimum wage" and in its implementation it has lacked a consistent meaning despite being widely used as a campaigning slogan. This short introduction explains exactly what it is and assesses whether it is an effective measure for raising living standards. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB; KCF; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Agenda Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911116462
- ISBN
- 9781911116462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.45
€ 46.45
Paperback. A lovely resource for bringing botany alive in Steiner-Waldorf schools, from Year 5. Illustrator(s): Lombardi, Linda. Translator(s): Birdsall, Virginia Field. Num Pages: 104 pages, over 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- AWSNA Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888365122
- ISBN
- 9781888365122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The Lobbying Strategy Handbook shows how students with passion for a cause can learn to successfully influence lawmaking in the United States. The centerpiece of this book is a 10-step framework that walks the reader through the essential elements of conducting a lobbying campaign. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Inc
- Edition
- 44787th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412996167
- ISBN
- 9781412996167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.91
€ 68.91
Paperback. An anthropologist describes the working world of Maine lobstermen, focusing on the intricate personal network that sustains them. Num Pages: 205 pages, 23 illus. 3 tables. 5 figs. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874514513
- ISBN
- 9780874514513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.41
€ 20.99
€ 18.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 black and white images. BIC Classification: JFFC1; KNDF; RNFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 246 x 36. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623170004
- ISBN
- 9781623170004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.84
€ 27.99
€ 24.84
Hardback. This is a study of the different architectures of decentralization using empirical evidence from the forestry and water sector of Uttarakhand. It examines the political economy of how institutional designs for environmental governance are created and the important role of politics in shaping institutions and their outcomes. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: JPRB; KCP; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199468966
- ISBN
- 9780199468966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.02
€ 73.02
Paperback. 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Fleming, Rae. In 1802, the "Friends", the "Helen" and the "Jane" set sail from Fort William bound for Canada with over 300 emigrants from Lochaber; the area they left behind still remains a wilderness. Who went, why they went, and what happened when they reached Canada, is explained in this book. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KBC; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Dimension: 255 x 206 x 13. Weight: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Natural Heritage / Natural History Inc
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780920474969
- ISBN
- 9780920474969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.05
€ 37.99
€ 32.05
Paperback. Recounting the stories of the patients he worked with, and those of his colleagues on the ward, the author examines: the different major mental disorders - their symptoms and manifestations; the various methods of treatment - medication, therapy and conversation; and how religion, sex, wealth, health and drugs can bear influence on mental health. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554356
- ISBN
- 9780099554356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. The first U.S. night/all-weather fighter aircraft is chronicled, as is its use by Air Defense Command, Continental Air Command, Alaska and others. Num Pages: 112 pages, over 220 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: AJC; JWG; TBX; TTM; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404511
- ISBN
- 9780887404511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New afterword by the autho
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165745
- ISBN
- 9780691165745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199937875
- ISBN
- 9780199937875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.13
€ 34.99
€ 31.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190229269
- ISBN
- 9780190229269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.73
€ 24.99
€ 23.73
Hardback. This study analyses poor relief in pre-industrial Europe, 1800-1850, as a survival strategy of the poor and a control strategy of the elites. A simple model of poor relief is presented, and tested against the historical records. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333696033
- ISBN
- 9780333696033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. Charity is an important feature of life in the UK, yet there is no clear understanding of what charity is, how it operates, who it benefits, and what it can and cannot be expected to do. This book helps tackle misunderstandings of charitable activity in British society, particularly as these affect the thinking of politicians and policymakers. Num Pages: 144 pages, 19 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JF; JHB; JHBC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137522634
- ISBN
- 9781137522634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.84
€ 82.84
Hardback. A sophisticated and significant contribution to the literature on state building and the history of international relations, The Logic of Conformity is a fascinating study of how the concept of sovereignty is reshaped by the entrance of newcomers. Series: Japan and Global Society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442641884
- ISBN
- 9781442641884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.67
€ 56.67
Hardback. This work offers an analysis of the underlying grammar or "logic" of "culture". Ray argues that the disparate models, ideologies, and ethics that have been advanced in the name of culture derive from a shift in our ways of thinking that occurred before the advent of modernity. Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631213437
- ISBN
- 9780631213437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.08
€ 127.08
Paperback. This work offers an analysis of the underlying grammar or "logic" of "culture". Ray argues that the disparate models, ideologies, and ethics that have been advanced in the name of culture derive from a shift in our ways of thinking that occurred before the advent of modernity. Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631213444
- ISBN
- 9780631213444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JPH; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226435312
- ISBN
- 9780226435312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91