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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570039737
- ISBN
- 9781570039737
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Condition: New
€ 29.75
€ 29.75
Islamic Ethics of Life: Abortion, War, and Euthanasia (Studies in Comp...
Jonathan E. . Ed(S): Brockopp
paperback. A consideration of three of the most contentious ethical issues of our time - abortion, war and euthanasia - from the Muslim perspective. The volume both integrates Muslim thinking into the field of applied ethics and introduces readers to an aspect of the religion long overlooked in the West. Editor(s): Brockopp, Jonathan E. Series: Studies in Comparative Religion. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDC; HPQ; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University South Carolina Pr United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570034718
- ISBN
- 9781570034718
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Condition: New
€ 36.08
€ 36.08
Paperback. Few scholars have analysed class in children's literature. This definitive collection remedies that by defining and exemplifying historical materialist approaches to children's literature. The thirteen essays analyse a wide range of texts using concepts in historical materialism from class struggle to the commodity. Editor(s): Hubler, Angela E. Series: Children's Literature Association Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC; DSY; JFCA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781496807830
- ISBN
- 9781496807830
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Condition: New
€ 42.44
€ 42.44
hardcover. Editor(s): Davis, Lennard J. Num Pages: 570 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 187. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138930223
- ISBN
- 9781138930223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.02
€ 263.02
Paperback. This volume presents a cultural record of the Jewish folk music of Eastern Europe, through the eyes of ethnomusicologist, Moshe Beregovski. It includes contextual responses to Jewish folk music, essays on musical influences, and notes and lyrics of nearly 300 folk songs. Editor(s): Slobin, Mark. Translator(s): Slobin, Mark. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 592 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DV; AVGH; JFSR1; JHBT; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 780.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628682
- ISBN
- 9780815628682
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Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Paperback. Sociologist Elise Boulding offers a collection of essays that emphasize her study of civil society during the second half of the 20th century. She revisits her theme of connection among family, community and government, offering perspectives and advice on how to fuel the process of peace. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables, index. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHBA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628323
- ISBN
- 9780815628323
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Condition: New
€ 29.56
€ 29.56
Paperback. During the Middle Ages, travellers in Africa and Asia reported that "monstrous races" thrived beyond the boundaries of the known world. This work offers an introspective look at these races and their interaction with Western art, literature and philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 62 b&w photographs, notes, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; AB; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628262
- ISBN
- 9780815628262
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Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Paperback. This text describes state-of-the-art research methodology and critical approaches to English literature, Latin philosophies, law, science, art and music. Editor(s): Powell, James M. Num Pages: 496 pages, 22 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625568
- ISBN
- 9780815625568
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Condition: New
€ 29.56
€ 29.56
Paperback. This is a defence of every individual's right to choose a voluntary death. By maintaining statutes that determine that voluntary death is not legal, Thomas Szasz believes that our society is forfeiting one of its basic freedoms and causing the medical establishment to treat individuals inhumanely. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBZ; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607557
- ISBN
- 9780815607557
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Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Paperback. This text examines the events at Waco, Texas from both sides - the ATF and the FBI on one hand, and Koresh and his followers on the other. It argues that the government had little reason to investigate Koresh, that it lied about what happened, and that the FBI was negligent in gassing Mt. Carmel. Num Pages: 320 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99; JKSW1; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605027
- ISBN
- 9780815605027
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Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Paperback. The idea of "insanity" pervades every aspect of our daily lives. Here, Szasz contends that the term actually functions as a euphemism for problems in living, as an excuse for crime and misbehaviour, as a stigma for invalidating adversaries - and, generally, as a metaphor and legal fiction. Num Pages: 436 pages, notes. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604600
- ISBN
- 9780815604600
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Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
paperback. In 1899 the United States launched a brutal war of imperial conquest against the Philippine Republic. US imperialists justified their colonial empire by crafting novel racial ideologies. This book reveals how racial politics served US empire, and how empire-building in turn transformed ideas of race and nation in both the US and the Philippines. Num Pages: 536 pages, 31 illustrations, 1 map, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 771.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University North Carolina Pr United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807856536
- ISBN
- 9780807856536
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Condition: New
€ 54.76
€ 54.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLC; JNT; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807756539
- ISBN
- 9780807756539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.92
€ 46.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CJCR; JNFD; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807754948
- ISBN
- 9780807754948
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Condition: New
€ 43.97
€ 43.97
Paperback. Unlike any other book in the field, this concise and practcal text is devoted exclusively to qualitative research approaches in Public Administration. Focusing on the most common, most useful approaches, the author has constructed a unique resource that coaches readers through their first attempts at using basic qualitative research methods. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765616876
- ISBN
- 9780765616876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.10
€ 71.10
hardcover. China s late-imperial history has been framed as a long coda of decline, played out during the Qing dynasty. Reappraising this narrative, Stephen Halsey traces the origins of China s current great-power status to this so-called decadent era, when threats of war with European and Japanese empirestriggered innovative state-building and statecraft." Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674425651
- ISBN
- 9780674425651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.85€ 55.26
€ 59.85
€ 55.26
hardcover. Sayo Masuda was a geisha at a hot springs resort, where the realities of sex for sale are unadorned by the trappings of wealth and power. Remarkable for its wit and frankness, the book is a moving record of a woman's survival on the margins of Japanese society -- in the words of the translator, "the superbly told tale of a woman whom fortune never favored yet never defeated." Translator(s): Rowley, G. G. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129503
- ISBN
- 9780231129503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.63
€ 105.63
hardcover. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JKSR; JKSW2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780134442648
- ISBN
- 9780134442648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.31
€ 159.31
paperback. Revision of: Professional counselor / Harold L. Hackney, Sherry Cormier. 2013. 7th ed. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 187 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780134165776
- ISBN
- 9780134165776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 225.56
€ 225.56
Hardcover. Earlier editions published as: Career development interventions in the 21st century. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780134055824
- ISBN
- 9780134055824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 283.53
€ 283.53