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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Viewing the way of life in rich countries as unsustainable, this book looks at the forms a sustainable society might take. It shows that practical and attractive alternatives exist. The author also discusses examples of alternative communities. Num Pages: 256 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: GTF; J; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly foxed endpapers. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013037
- ISBN
- 9781856492768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. With new preface. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148153
- ISBN
- 9780231148153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.89
€ 33.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; KNTP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148146
- ISBN
- 9780231148146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.08€ 64.43
€ 82.08
€ 64.43
Paperback. A revised and updated edition of Acts of God. With 32 pages of new material, including a new preface and new chapter on Hurricane Katrina, this is a natural answer to reader demands for thought-provoking and insightful disussion on who and what factors were responsible for the disaster in New Orleans. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195309683
- ISBN
- 9780195309683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.56
€ 32.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 200 bw images. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 285 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1472. F-100 o F-101o F-102 o F-104 o F-105 o F-106. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBW; JWMV3. Dimension: 225 x 285 x 15. Weight: 1474.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340383
- ISBN
- 9780764340383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.48€ 47.04
€ 64.48
€ 47.04
Hardcover. The late Theodore Sizer's vision for a truly democratic public high school system Our current high schools are ill-designed and inefficient. We have inherited a program of studies that in its overall structure has not changed in over a century. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118526422
- ISBN
- 9781118526422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.19
€ 27.99
€ 23.19
Hardback. Looks at the sexy, humorous, violent, and tragic history of the mob in Hollywood from the 1920s, when Joe Kennedy decided to buy a motion picture company, to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence were revealed through investigations of former Screen Actors Guild President Ronald Reagan and his union backers. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; APF; HBTB; JKVM; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589793200
- ISBN
- 9781589793200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.60
€ 25.99
€ 25.60
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609804503
- ISBN
- 9781609804503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.46
€ 15.99
€ 15.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583229330
- ISBN
- 9781583229330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.80
€ 16.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596986053
- ISBN
- 9781596986053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.78
€ 17.99
€ 17.78
Paperback. The Jazz Age of the 1920s is remembered for illegal liquor, innovative music and dance styles, and burgeoning ideas of social equality. It was also the period during which second-generation Jews began to emerge as a significant demographic in New York. This book examines the growing cultural visibility of Jewish life amid this vibrant scene. Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFCA; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813538099
- ISBN
- 9780813538099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.64
€ 49.64
Paperback. This work examines subjects ranging from pastoralism to the use of medicinal plants to show that understanding the knowledge system of any people is essential to understanding their relation to the environment. Editor(s): Gragson, Ted L.; Blount, Ben G. Num Pages: 184 pages, 5 maps, 10 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 1KLS; JHM; KCN; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820321288
- ISBN
- 9780820321288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.98
€ 35.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Hopf, Ted. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019154
- ISBN
- 9780271019154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 36.51
€ 45.99
€ 36.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487910
- ISBN
- 9780801487910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.85
€ 36.99
€ 33.85
Paperback. New edition of a classic work exploring the philosophical justifications for our penal system. 'A pleasure to read.' TLS Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780745321318
- ISBN
- 9780745321318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.77
€ 40.99
€ 31.77
Hardback. New edition of a classic philosophical text that critiques the conservative tradition in US and UK politics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780745321301
- ISBN
- 9780745321301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.67€ 84.29
€ 99.67
€ 84.29
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230443
- ISBN
- 9781780230443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.95
€ 40.95
Paperback. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KST0018203
- ISBN
- 9780465050529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Through formal analysis of subjection, address, and narration in canonical and penny literatures, this book reveals the mutual forces of concern and consumption that afflict objects of a weird cultural history of bloody London across the long 19th century. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC; JFFZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474424714
- ISBN
- 9781474424714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.40€ 108.83
€ 111.40
€ 108.83
Paperback. Turns to the past to trace the cultural history of computers. The author charts the struggles to define the meanings of these machines over more than a century, from the failure of Charles Babbage's "difference engine" in the 19th century to struggles over file swapping, open source software, and the future of online journalism. Num Pages: 275 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727409
- ISBN
- 9780814727409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98