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Hardback. This text challenges the view that the liberal democracy is the inevitable outcome of economic modernization. Focusing on the stable and prosperous societies of Pacific Asia, it argues that existing political arrangements are legitimized by the values of hierarchy, familism and harmony. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; JPHV; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333613993
- ISBN
- 9780333613993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardback. This book investigates the maintenance of multilingualism and minority languages in 12 different minority communities across Europe. The authors argue that legislation and institutional and educational support provide no guarantee for minority language maintenance, surmising that changes in attitudes and language ideologies are the key. Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; CFB; CFDM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783094950
- ISBN
- 9781783094950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.73
€ 168.73
Paperback. Presents the psychoanalyst's therapeutic directives against his more visionary impulses in a magisterial comparative study of such writers as Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Emerson, and Keats. Cross-fertilizing psychological doctrine with the literary canon, this volume offers an understanding of Freud's writings on the self. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226184616
- ISBN
- 9780226184616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.21
€ 31.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 4th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855840720
- ISBN
- 9781855840720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Towards Synergism makes a powerful case for understanding the universe as a relational and self-organizing system. The author shows that human civilization serves as the center for the dynamic complexity of the system of our universe. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761800842
- ISBN
- 9780761800842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.33
€ 111.33
Paperback. Written in the temporal and political context of the British New Labour Government's ongoing reliance on the word community, academics and activists critically engage here with the range of ways in which contemporary ideas of community are being used and contested. The key focus is on understanding community from action into theory and vice versa. Editor(s): Clay, Sir C.; Madden, M.; Potts, Laura. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBA; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349360185
- ISBN
- 9781349360185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.00
€ 127.00
Hardcover. Written in the temporal and political context of the British New Labour Government's ongoing reliance on the word community, academics and activists critically engage here with the range of ways in which contemporary ideas of community are being used and contested. The key focus is on understanding community from action into theory and vice versa. Editor(s): Madden, Mary; Clay, Christopher J.; Potts, Laura. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230542648
- ISBN
- 9780230542648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. Provides a collection of essays which each examine a different sociological aspect of women and the environment in which they live. The essays include an examination of gender roles in China and the Women's Movement and the state in Brazil. Series: Macmillan Literary Annuals. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349126248
- ISBN
- 9781349126248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Paperback. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFC; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349662982
- ISBN
- 9781349662982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection traces the development and distinctions between urban and rural life and the effect on the Chinese sense of identity from the 16th century to 2001. It provides a example of the influence that political ideology may exert on an individual's sense of place. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; GTB; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333945957
- ISBN
- 9780333945957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 15th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415492287
- ISBN
- 9780415492287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.88
€ 94.88
paperback. Editor(s): Titus, Milan; Hinderink, Jan. Num Pages: 263 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789055380244
- ISBN
- 9789055380244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.57
€ 18.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. By following the development of 'Main Streets' in nine Alberta towns, this title presents a record of a largely vanished way of life. Num Pages: 392 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642684
- ISBN
- 9780888642684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Tracing the origins of planning ideals and practice, this study charts the adoption by the state (at a central and local level) of measures to control and regulate features of Britain's urban and rural environments, focusing particularly on the last 50 years. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPQB; JPR; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631199946
- ISBN
- 9780631199946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Many Europeans think that town twinning has greatly contributed to integration in Europe after the Second World War. This book, based on observations and interviews with twinning practitioners in small towns, reveals the social and cultural processes that inform twinning as a transnational practice, its perspectives and its limits. Series: Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; JFFS; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349437658
- ISBN
- 9781349437658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. The Battle of Towton, a battle in the Wars of the Roses, was probably the bloodiest battle ever fought in England. This title reveals how Towton marked the resurgence of the Yorkist cause and established Edward IV as king. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841765136
- ISBN
- 9781841765136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.38
€ 21.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. Churches and charities have fallen into the bad habit of creating programs to help the poor when in reality the only people they are helping are themselves, creating a toxic charity that needs to be reexamined and fixed. In this title,the author shows how good-intentioned people are actually hurting the very people they're trying to help. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062076212
- ISBN
- 9780062076212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.99
€ 18.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, this book examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479861781
- ISBN
- 9781479861781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.36
€ 34.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JMK; MMJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415588898
- ISBN
- 9780415588898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.84
€ 52.84
paperback. A wide range of perspectives on how Canadian criminal law, civil law, and policing strategies treat ecological transgressions are included in this introduction to the serious consequences of environmental crime, often perceived as an upper-class, "soft" crime. Editor(s): Chunn, Dorothy; Boyd, Susan C.; Menzies, Robert. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKV; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 7. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552660959
- ISBN
- 9781552660959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.74
€ 25.99
€ 22.74