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Hardcover. Argues that the use of the terms 'war' and 'terror' dehumanize the enemy and permit treatment that would otherwise be impermissible. This title examines the implications and corrupting impact of the attempt to impose 'good' through violence and the attempt to spread democratic values by unethical means. Translator(s): Walker, Gila. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 124 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First edition.
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906497361
ISBN
9781906497361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 600 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 789.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171523
ISBN
9781590171523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. Series: War Culture. Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; APFA; HBJK; HBLX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813564029
ISBN
9780813564029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Paperback. This text tells the story of how the idea that physical suffering could be a path to redemption became a fixed part of the French legal system during the early modern period. Using documents from criminal cases, it looks at the theory and practice of judicial torture in France from 1600 to 1788. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HRAB; JFCX; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226757544
ISBN
9780226757544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. As a child, Victoria Spry was brutally beaten, neglected and starved by the woman she called Mummy. It took eighteen years of heartache and despair before she found the courage to expose her mum. Tortured is Victoria's gripping story of survival. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960353
ISBN
9780091960353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615902
ISBN
9780700615902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.17

Paperback. Takes us into a world that lies at the heart of the maximum security prison. Focusing on the 'supermaximums' - and the mental health units that complement them, this book conveys the internal contradictions of a system mandated to both punish and treat. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 329 pages, 25 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240766
ISBN
9780520240766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNRV; KJSU; KJU; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787943929
ISBN
9780787943929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.76

Paperback. BIC Classification: JHBK. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531160931
ISBN
9783531160931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 46 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWD; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 286 x 222 x 3. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
46
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833023223
ISBN
9780833023223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.82

Hardback. Why do people enter total institutions -- places that confine and control them around the clock -- and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232013
ISBN
9780230232013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.95

Paperback. Total Leaders puts the minds of the most respected futurist, leadership, and change authorities to work for you in one simple yet dynamic leadership model that will help you strengthen your insights, performance, and effectiveness. Num Pages: 142 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578860555
ISBN
9781578860555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.98

Hardback. This new edition of the widely read Total Leaders book significantly deepens the theoretical grounding and applicability of the original Total Leader Model, and expands its connection to other significant dimensions of leadership, professionalism, personal empowerment, learning, life, and change. Num Pages: 154 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607095309
ISBN
9781607095309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816687770
ISBN
9780816687770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

paperback. Designed as an answer to the question of the inclusiveness of the popular culture, this book argues that the values of popular music, media, politics, debates over social issues, and international trade have become everyday propaganda to which everyone relates in some way. Series: Routledge Communication Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780805808926
ISBN
9780805808926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
R&L Education
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877629726
ISBN
9780877629726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.22

Paperback. Total Quality Management (TQM) is shaping the management of the 1990s. This book is the first to present TQM concepts with social service administrators in mind. With examples drawn from public administration, gerontology, public health and non-profit-making organizations, the book provides sound background information on TQM for practitioners. Series: Sage Human Services Guides. Num Pages: 112 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Small stain to bottom corner of pages. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0006882
ISBN
9780803949508
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Schwarzenegger's TOTAL RECALL is a larger-than-life portrait of his illustrious, controversial and entertaining life in and out of the public eye. Num Pages: 656 pages, 4 x 16pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF; BGFA; BGHA; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 55. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849839730
ISBN
9781849839730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. The powerful story of the Red Army's battle of liberation against the Nazi invader - from Stalingrad all the way to Berlin. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848542310
ISBN
9781848542310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

paperback. Editor(s): Oskam, Esther; Scheres, Wilma. BIC Classification: JKSN. Dimension: 240 x 170. Weight in Grams: 419.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Edition
3rd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789036812665
ISBN
9789036812665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.94

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