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Hardback. The multi-billion dollar business of the international conventional arms trade involves virtually every country in the world. Around the globe, people's lives are being irrevocably changed by the effects of guns, tanks, and missiles. This book explores the complexities and realities of the global conventional weapons trade. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641539
- ISBN
- 9780745641539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. 'Globalization' is one of the key concepts of our time. It is used by both the right and the left as the cornerstone of their analysis of the international economy and polity. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641515
- ISBN
- 9780745641515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.85
€ 79.85
Hardback. * This is the complete correspondence between Sigmund Freud and his daughter Anna. * The letters deal with personal and family matters as well as professional matters, including the progress of Sigmund Freud s and Anna Freud s scientific works. Translator(s): Somers, Nick. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 43. Weight in Grams: 908.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641492
- ISBN
- 9780745641492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.39
€ 41.39
Paperback. * * This is the first major biography of Max Weber to appear in more than 80 years. * Radkau was able to make use of previously unavailable source material, including the extensive correspondence of Max Weber and that of his wife, Marianne Weber. Num Pages: 700 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641485
- ISBN
- 9780745641485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.27
€ 31.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. In May 1997, the then UK Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, famously said that foreign policy should have 'an ethical dimension', and that the Labour Government would 'put human rights at the heart of foreign policy'. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641157
- ISBN
- 9780745641157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.14
€ 26.14
Hardback. In May 1997, the then UK Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, famously said that foreign policy should have 'an ethical dimension', and that the Labour Government would 'put human rights at the heart of foreign policy'. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641140
- ISBN
- 9780745641140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Hardback. The ascendancy of neo-liberalism in different parts of the world has put social democracy on the defensive. Its adherents lack a clear rationale for their policies. Yet a justification for social democracy is implicit in the United Nations Covenants on Human Rights, ratified by most of the worlds countries. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641126
- ISBN
- 9780745641126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.85
€ 79.85
Paperback. Computer games have fundamentally altered the relation of self and society in the digital age. Analysing topics such as technology and power, the formation of gaming culture and the subjective impact of play with computer games, this text will be of great interest to students and scholars of digital media, games studies and the information society. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641119
- ISBN
- 9780745641119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26
Hardback. Computer games have fundamentally altered the relation of self and society in the digital age. Analysing topics such as technology and power, the formation of gaming culture and the subjective impact of play with computer games, this text will be of great interest to students and scholars of digital media, games studies and the information society. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641102
- ISBN
- 9780745641102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. In recent years the mass murder of thousands of innocent civilians by al Qaeda terrorists has plumbed the depths of criminality and immorality. Yet it is the response to those attacks, particularly by the United States, that has provoked widespread accusations that the anti-terrorist cure may be worse than the terrorist disease. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641096
- ISBN
- 9780745641096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Hardback. In recent years the mass murder of thousands of innocent civilians by al Qaeda terrorists has plumbed the depths of criminality and immorality. Yet it is the response to those attacks, particularly by the United States, that has provoked widespread accusations that the anti-terrorist cure may be worse than the terrorist disease. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641089
- ISBN
- 9780745641089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.68
€ 60.68
Hardback. Rejects much of what criminology has become, criticizing the rigid determinism and rampant positivism that dominate the discipline today. This title draws on a range of research - from urban ethnography to sexology and criminal victimization studies - to illustrate its failings. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641065
- ISBN
- 9780745641065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.45
€ 73.45
Paperback. It is a truism to suggest that celebrity pervades all areas of life today. The growth and expansion of celebrity culture in recent years has been accompanied by an explosion of studies of the social function of celebrity and investigations into the fascination of specific celebrities. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 264 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641058
- ISBN
- 9780745641058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Hardback. It is a truism to suggest that celebrity pervades all areas of life today. The growth and expansion of celebrity culture in recent years has been accompanied by an explosion of studies of the social function of celebrity and investigations into the fascination of specific celebrities. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641041
- ISBN
- 9780745641041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Hardback. This book is a synthesis of the principal ideas in Afrocentric thinking. It provides the reader with the major concepts, ideas, and theories useful for informed judgments about the efficacy of the theory. Furthermore, it is a call for resurgence grounded in a re-examination of African ideals. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641027
- ISBN
- 9780745641027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive introduction to risk and uncertainty as they have been analysed in sociology and related social sciences. This book draws on the wide array of contemporary social theories of risk and relates these to the many and diverse areas in contemporary society where risk plays an important role. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640990
- ISBN
- 9780745640990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Hardback. Presents an introduction to risk and uncertainty as they have been analysed in sociology and related social sciences. This book draws on the wide array of contemporary social theories of risk and relates these to the many and diverse areas in contemporary society where risk plays an important role. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640983
- ISBN
- 9780745640983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. An original presentation of the concept of youth - an exciting rethinking of the social construction of 'youth' that explores new ways of theorizing youth without prejudice or lumping 'young people' together as one uniform category. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640945
- ISBN
- 9780745640945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. * Written by a leading social work academic whose work is internationally renowned. * Confronts contemporary challenges facing social workers in relation to globalization and the rise of international global problems. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640884
- ISBN
- 9780745640884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.09
€ 73.09
Hardback. Written by one of the very few top social work academics in the UK whose work is internationally renowned. Covers all user groups (from young offenders to the elderly and immigrant groups) as well as looking at important themes that shall become of ever greater relevance to social workers ,such as disaster management. Series: Polity Short Introductions. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640860
- ISBN
- 9780745640860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49