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Hardcover. This book demonstrates that the school division allows for different visions of what it means to belong to the nation and what is central and peripheral in the nation. It also shows how the language-medium division reverberates unevenly & unequally through the nation, and that schools illustrate the tensions brought on by economic liberalization.. Num Pages: 212 pages, 16 ills, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382324
- ISBN
- 9781782382324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.95
€ 163.95
Hardcover. What happens when people "achieve"? Why do reactions to "achievement" vary so profoundly? And how might an anthropological study of achievement and its consequences allow us to develop a more nuanced model of the motivated agency that operates in the social world? These questions lie at the heart of this volume. Editor(s): Long, Nicholas J.; Moore, Henrietta. Series: Wyse Series in Social Anthropology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 ills & tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382201
- ISBN
- 9781782382201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.68
€ 162.68
Hardcover. A historically informed ethnography of creativity, agency, and the fashioning of selves through the different life stages in urban Senegal, this book explores the significance of this multiple engagement with dance in a context of economic uncertainty and rising concerns over morality in the public space. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, 17 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; ASD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782381471
- ISBN
- 9781782381471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.10
€ 164.10
Hardcover. The issues around settlement, belonging, and poor relief have for too long been understood largely from the perspective of England and Wales. This volume offers a pan-European survey that encompasses Switzerland, Prussia, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Britain. Editor(s): King, Steven; Winter, Dr. Anne, Ph.D. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 326 pages, 14 ills, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; JFC; JFFN; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782381457
- ISBN
- 9781782381457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.33
€ 163.33
Hardcover. This volume draws on ethnographic methods and analytical emic explorations in order to consider the impact of cultural difference, embodiment, and local knowledge on understanding obesity. It is through this reconstruction of how obesity and fatness are studied and understood that a new discussion will be introduced.. Editor(s): McCullough, Megan; Hardin, Jessica. Series: Food, Nutrition, and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 figs, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBNH3; MMZF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 169 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782381419
- ISBN
- 9781782381419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.73
€ 162.73
Japanese Tourism: Spaces, Places and Structures (Asia-Pacific Studies:...
Funck, Carolin, Cooper, Malcolm
Hardcover. As well as providing a case study for the purpose of investigating the changing face of global tourism from the 19th to the 21st Century, this account of Japanese tourism explores both domestic social relations and international geographical, political and economic relations, especially in the northeast Asian context. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 ills. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHB; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380757
- ISBN
- 9781782380757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.73
€ 162.73
Hardcover. This volume explores migrant's movements not only as geographical movements from here to there but also as movements that constitute an embodied, cognitive, and existential experience of living "in between" or on the "borderlands" between differently figured life-worlds. Editor(s): Gronseth, Anne Sigfrid. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 ills. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380450
- ISBN
- 9781782380450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.13
€ 162.13
Hardcover. The in-depth ethnography provides evidence of how the political construction of security and surveillance as a strategic program actually conceals intricate institutional relationships between political decision-makers and common citizens. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, 8 ills & tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380238
- ISBN
- 9781782380238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.04
€ 162.04
Hardcover. As the first historical study of East Germany's sepulchral culture, this book explores the complex cultural responses to death since the Second World War. Topics include the interrelated areas of the organization and municipalization of the undertaking industry; the steps taken towards a socialist cemetery culture such as issues of design.. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 tables & figs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380139
- ISBN
- 9781782380139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.68
€ 162.68
Hardcover. Comparing the liberal Jewish ethics of the German-Jewish philosophers Ernst Cassirer and Hannah Arendt, this book argues that both espoused a diasporic, worldly conception of Jewish identity that was anchored in a pluralist and politically engaged interpretation of Jewish history and an abiding interest in the complex lived reality of modern Jews. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380078
- ISBN
- 9781782380078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.68
€ 162.68
Paperback. If religion can define evil, why can't it stop it? Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780992990
- ISBN
- 9781780992990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.72
€ 30.99
€ 25.72
Paperback. The moving and extraordinary story of an unheralded and virtually unknown Anzac action that occurred during the period of the landing at Gallipoli and how the truth of what happened was corrupted by a noted historian. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJF; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 29. Weight in Grams: 541.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781743317709
- ISBN
- 9781743317709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.07
€ 33.99
€ 29.07
Paperback. "Previously published by Skyhorse Publishing as 'Why planes crash'"--Title page verso. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632205896
- ISBN
- 9781632205896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.34
€ 18.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629632254
- ISBN
- 9781629632254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.55
€ 25.99
€ 22.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; BG; JFSK2; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cleis Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627780360
- ISBN
- 9781627780360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.67
€ 18.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. Featuring illuminating interviews with women partners in all kinds of industries, this book shows that when women collaborate - combining complementary skills, pushing ego aside and supporting each other - they can work as full equals to achieve something that's exponentially greater than the two alone. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626561588
- ISBN
- 9781626561588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.43
€ 18.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. From Jericho to Troy, medieval Europe knew siege warfare as a tradition of antiquity. Long before the advent of city culture, rivaling civilisations had relied on siege tactics as a means of taking over fortified palaces, temples, and defensive walls. This book looks at the subject from every angle. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 ilustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626361409
- ISBN
- 9781626361409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.57
€ 16.99
€ 16.57
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 960
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626360730
- ISBN
- 9781626360730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.63
€ 22.63
Hardcover. Becoming an elite sniper involves more than just learning how to shoot. Snipers need to know how to judge terrain, wind, and sometimes even the curve of the Earth. They train their eyes to spot enemy movement in the distance and to never hesitate. This book brings you into the world of some of the accomplished snipers in the world. Editor(s): Brown, Robert K.; Spencer, Vann. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 colour photographs. BIC Classification: JWH; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626360679
- ISBN
- 9781626360679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. "Complete with documents withheld by the FBI and Warren Commission"--Cover. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 919.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626360617
- ISBN
- 9781626360617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.43
€ 22.43