Society & social sciences
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Society & social sciences
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 400 colour photographs, 21 maps. BIC Classification: AJC; JFSG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 307 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2152.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426213786
- ISBN
- 9781426213786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.76
€ 46.76
Paperback. Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, rates of widowhood have been remarkably high in Kenya. This book explores how the challenges and frustrations of both colonial rule and independence shaped the lives of Maragoli widows and their complex relations with each other, their families, and the larger community. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226554204
- ISBN
- 9780226554204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.23
€ 44.23
Paperback. Focusing on relations between the Communist and anti-Communist alliances in Asia during the Cold War, this title explores how internal divisions and lack of cohesion in the two alliances complicated and undercut coercive diplomacy by sending confusing signals about strength, resolve, and intent. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JPA; JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142616
- ISBN
- 9780691142616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.40
€ 42.99
€ 33.40
Paperback. A riveting account of a miscarriage of justice and the hazards of mass hysteria against immigrants and alleged terrorists. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black & white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJ; JPFB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 2, Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299309145
- ISBN
- 9780299309145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.36
€ 24.99
€ 21.36
Paperback. A historic text that provides an in-depth study of the nature and significance of Islamic spirituality. Written by Abul A'la Mawdudi (1903 - 79), one of the leading Muslim intellectuals of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Hashemi, Ahmad Imam Shafaq. Translator(s): Hashemi, Ahmad Imam Shafaq. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRHC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Islamic Foundation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860375715
- ISBN
- 9780860375715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.35
€ 23.35
paperback. Is any war a "good war"? In Worshipping the Myths of World War II, the author takes a critical look at what he sees is America's dedication to war as panacea and as Washington's primary method for leading the world. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971638
- ISBN
- 9781597971638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.98
€ 29.98
Hardcover. Outlining a simple, step-by-step strategy for disestablishing the state church of secularism, Wiker shows the full historical sweep of the war to those on the Christian side of the cultural battle--and as a consequence of this far more complete vantage, how to win it. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621570295
- ISBN
- 9781621570295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.52
€ 27.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Illustrator(s): De Weerd, Kelsey. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 4P; JNLB; YQN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 220 x 228 x 3. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Boys Town Press United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition, ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934490204
- ISBN
- 9781934490204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.77
€ 12.77
Paperback. Identifies the existence of a practice that lies at the core of the western security regime - the projection of the worst-case scenario. This title demonstrates that, unlike the openly 'totalitarian' states of the past, bureaucratic rule is favoured over charismatic leadership. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848135307
- ISBN
- 9781848135307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.23
€ 31.99
€ 27.23
Paperback. This book tells the story of the ACTU's 'Your Rights at Work' campaign against Work Choices, the largest, most expensive and most sophisticated political campaign ever mounted in Australia, and one with a decisive impact on the 2007 federal election. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921410772
- ISBN
- 9781921410772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.95
€ 29.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRCV4; HRLM5; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- WaterBrook
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601425362
- ISBN
- 9781601425362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.92
€ 16.99
€ 15.92
Paperback. High-profile crimes often prompt debate in newspapers, on TV or in coffee shops. This text presents a series of unusual episodes that challenge the law and defy knee-jerk verdicts. Readers are invited to provide judgement before the final outcome of the case is revealed. Num Pages: 329 pages, 63 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775318
- ISBN
- 9780814775318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. Brings to light the devastating consequences of an educational approach that values conformity over creativity, flattens students' interests, and dampens down differences among learners. Drawing on emotional stories, this book shows that institutional structures do not produce the kinds of minds and thinking that society really needs. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publisher
- Teachers´ College Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3.5.2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807749555
- ISBN
- 9780807749555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.04
€ 42.04
Paperback. Through an ethnographic case study of Chicago's Little Village, Wounded City demonstrates how competition for political power and state resources undermined efforts to reduce gang violence. Robert Vargas argues that the state, through different patterns of governance, can contribute to distrust and division among community members. Num Pages: 280 pages, 27 bw line art; 2 bw halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFFE; JFSG; JHMC; JKVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190245917
- ISBN
- 9780190245917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.37
€ 57.37
Hardback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JNMN; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040016
- ISBN
- 9780252040016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.94
€ 138.94
Paperback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JMG; JFFE2; WSBT; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081491
- ISBN
- 9780252081491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.79
€ 21.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837623789
- ISBN
- 9783837623789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.61€ 44.75
€ 54.61
€ 44.75
Paperback. Using first-person accounts, this book describes a historical legacy of violence against black women in the United States. The author places spiritual matters within a discussion of the psycho-social impact of intimate assault. Num Pages: 249 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793350
- ISBN
- 9780814793350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.60
€ 42.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594035821
- ISBN
- 9781594035821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.18
€ 30.99
€ 29.18
Hardcover. The finest examples of Native basketry art from 1870-1930. Num Pages: 219 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AGC; JFSL9; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135846
- ISBN
- 9780890135846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 34.29
€ 45.99
€ 34.29