Society & social sciences
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Society & social sciences
An overview of and critical engagement with the key issues concerning luck egalitarianism. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748638697
- ISBN
- 9780748638697
Condition: New
€ 151.71
€ 151.71
This volume explores the use of violence in the construction of Islamic public and private spheres. It contributes to the growing interest in the vital question of Muslim attitudes towards violence. Editor(s): Lange, Christian; Fierro, Maribel. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBG; HRH; JFFE; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748637317
- ISBN
- 9780748637317
Condition: New
€ 141.08
€ 141.08
Aims to define and introduce language and politics as a paradigm of intellectual study for the 21st century. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CF; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624522
- ISBN
- 9780748624522
Condition: New
€ 162.04
€ 162.04
This book defends and outlines the key issues surrounding the philosophy of content as demonstrated in Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSBH; HPCF; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748611072
- ISBN
- 9780748611072
Condition: New
€ 197.23
€ 197.23
Hardcover. This book is about the global crisis and the right to resistance, about neoliberal biopolitics and direct democracy, about the responsibility of intellectuals and the poetry of the multitude. Using Greece as an example, Douzinas argues that the persistent sequence of protests, uprisings and revolutions has radically changed the political landscape. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMG; JPA; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745665436
- ISBN
- 9780745665436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.12
€ 74.12
Hardback. With around 645 million people expected to be displaced D by wars and other catastrophes D by 2050, Virilio begins The Futurism of the Instant by looking at the future of human settlement and migration through the evolution of the city. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648637
- ISBN
- 9780745648637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.04
€ 53.99
€ 53.04
Paperback. Europe is Europe's last remaining realistic political utopia. But Europe remains to be understood and conceptualized. This historically unique form of international community cannot be explained in terms of the traditional concepts of politics and the state, which remain trapped in the straightjacket of methodological nationalism. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635637
- ISBN
- 9780745635637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Paperback. In this exciting new book, Rieger and Leibfried argue persuasively for the need to understand developments in welfare and social provision alongside the processes of globalization. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKS; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 169 x 32. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628516
- ISBN
- 9780745628516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
Future developments in war, armed conflict and international relations are central to our collective fate in this century. This book looks forward by considering the forces that will drive changes in military organizations, sources of conflict, the power of states and the nature of the international system. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625201
- ISBN
- 9780745625201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Focuses on the work of Umberto Eco - one of Europe's best-known writers and intellectuals. This title covers the range of Eco's work, from his theoretical writings on semiotics to his best-selling novels. It assesses the influence of Eco's work on contemporary culture. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608495
- ISBN
- 9780745608495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.96
€ 82.96
Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742566156
- ISBN
- 9780742566156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.58
€ 73.58
Enhances our understanding of Russian Jewish past by bringing together some of the thinking by the scholars from the former Soviet Union, Israel and United States. This book explains the contradictions, ambiguities and anomalies of the Russian Jewish story and helps us understand one of the unsettled chapters in modern Jewish history. Editor(s): Gitelman, Zvi Y.; Ro'i, Yaacov. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742558175
- ISBN
- 9780742558175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 165.94
€ 165.94
Using polling data, news stories, government reports, and interviews, Nadia M. Diuk shows how the next generation of leaders in shaping three of the most important countries in the former Soviet Union. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; JPHL; KJMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742549456
- ISBN
- 9780742549456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.59
€ 135.59
Paperback. American popular culture changed dramatically during the Vietnam era. This book explores the popular culture that shaped the baby boomers and the transformation that generation wrought in movies, television, sports, and music. It looks at the ways in which these cultural elements reflected the upheaval and unrest in Vietnam era America. Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742544444
- ISBN
- 9780742544444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.50
€ 56.50
Gulliver Unbound: America's Imperial Temptation and the War in Iraq
Hoffmann, Stanley, Bozo, Frederic
Hardcover. Reflects the place of the US in a world it has defined by 9/11, the war on terrorism, and the invasion of Iraq. This analysis considers the events and actions that have led America down the path of imperialism. Tracing the significance of September 11 in the course of American history, it explains the consequences for international order. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742536005
- ISBN
- 9780742536005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.73
€ 23.99
€ 20.73
Paperback. With the removal of not only Saddam Hussein but also Jean-Betrand Aristide, as well as the civil war against Charles Taylor in Liberia, much has changed in the world of dictators. This is the story of the remaining dictators, the strategy and tactics to oust them, and the need to empower the people of every nation to control their own destinies. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742532557
- ISBN
- 9780742532557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.53
€ 19.99
€ 19.53
American Catholics and Civic Engagement: A Distinctive Voice: 1 (Ameri...
Margaret O'Brien Steinfels
Paperback. This work covers critical issues facing the Catholic Church in the USA by drawing from the four goals of the colloquia, to identify, assess, and critique the distinctive elements in Catholicism's approach to civic life, and to generate recommendations for strengthening Catholic civic engagement. Series: American Catholics in the Public Square. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HRCC7; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531598
- ISBN
- 9780742531598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.81
€ 66.81
Paperback. Looks at the contemporary context and history of military-civilian interactions, developing a framework for assessing military costs and civilian benefits, and examining in depth seven prominent cases from the 1990s. Series: New Millennium Books in International Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742530171
- ISBN
- 9780742530171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.24
€ 75.24
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742529779
- ISBN
- 9780742529779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.24
€ 35.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Okigbo, Charles; Eribo, Festus. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742527461
- ISBN
- 9780742527461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.30
€ 78.30