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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press Ithaca
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487798
- ISBN
- 9780801487798
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.01
€ 41.99
€ 41.01
Paperback. An analysis of the definition of courage and the "mystery of bravery". This book utilizes soldiers' memoirs, heroic and romantic literature and philosophical discussions to analyze the link between courage and fear and expose the role of courage in generating anxieties of manhood and masculinity. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008267
- ISBN
- 9780674008267
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€ 41.99€ 34.55
€ 41.99
€ 34.55
Paperback. Highlights nearly 100 species of plants and animals that were significant to the ancient Maya and that continue to inhabit the Maya region. Illustrator(s): Chab-Medina, Juan C. Num Pages: 400 pages, 123 line drawings, 3 maps, 5 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9; JHM; PST; PSV; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292777606
- ISBN
- 9780292777606
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.82
€ 38.99
€ 34.82
Hardcover. What is the relationship between anger and justice, especially when so much of our moral education has taught us to value the impartial spectator, the cold distance of reason? This book looks at the emotionally charged South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFE; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226119984
- ISBN
- 9780226119984
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.05
€ 43.99
€ 34.05
paperback. Outlines a framework for research on translation in institutional settings, using the Finnish translation unit at the European Commission as a case study. This title adopts an ethnographic approach to explore the life and work of the translators at the centre of this study. Num Pages: 188 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFE; CFB; CFP; JPSN2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- St Jerome Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781905763085
- ISBN
- 9781905763085
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Condition: New
€ 50.78
€ 50.78
Paperback. In the mid-sixteenth century, Jesuit missionaries working in what is now Brazil were struck by what they called the inconstancy of the people they met, the indigenous Tupi-speaking tribes of the Atlantic coast. This title situates the Jesuit missionaries' accounts of the Tupi people in historical perspective. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JB; HRCX7; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 181 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984201013
- ISBN
- 9780984201013
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.41
€ 14.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Patel, Ana Cutter; De Greiff, Pablo; Waldorf, Lars. Series: Advancing Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JP; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Social Science Research Council United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984125708
- ISBN
- 9780984125708
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Explores our common habits of thinking about the presence and significance of the channels of information in our lives. Offering analysis of the philosophical and social foundations of contemporary media theory as well as everyday strategies of knowing media, this book addresses the advantages and limitations of different ways of understanding it. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 115 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979405709
- ISBN
- 9780979405709
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.52
€ 13.99
€ 12.52
Hardcover. Lord Acton (1834-1902) is often called a historian of liberty. Acton is mainly known for a single maxim, 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. In this title, the author presents an indepth consideration of Acton's thought. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804651
- ISBN
- 9780875804651
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Condition: New
€ 56.83
€ 56.83
Hardcover. Translator(s): Klots, Yasha; Ufberg, Ross. Num Pages: 495 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; AN; APB; BGFA; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804286
- ISBN
- 9780875804286
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Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Paperback. Provides a poignant glimpse into the world of boys torn from their comfortable childhoods and separated from their families, ultimately to perish in the Nazi death machine Editor(s): Wilson, Paul R. Num Pages: 208 pages, 123 color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 828.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Jewish Publication Society United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780827609440
- ISBN
- 9780827609440
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.47
€ 35.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. This work shows how immigrants in the USA responded to the Civil War. It stresses the social and political situation in the US from which the phenomonon of the ethnic regiments emerged, the relationships the groups had within larger society, and the impact the war had on the ethnics. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBW; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218288
- ISBN
- 9780823218288
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.02
€ 41.99
€ 37.02
Paperback. Minois concludes with comments on the most recent turn in this long and complex history-the emotional debate over euthanasia, assisted suicide, and the right to die. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Series: Medicine and Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866470
- ISBN
- 9780801866470
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.17
€ 35.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Globalization is characterised by persistent poverty and growing inequality. Conventional wisdom has it that this global poverty is residual - as globalization deepens, the poor will be lifted out of destitution. The policies of the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO echo this belief and push developing countries ever deeper into the global economy. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635545
- ISBN
- 9780745635545
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Condition: New
€ 27.89
€ 27.89
Paperback. A provocative analysis of gender inequalitya s destructive effects on our society and our planet. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629643
- ISBN
- 9780745629643
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Condition: New
€ 27.23
€ 27.23
Paperback. Today neoliberals argue that we should let ourselves be guided by market forces and that there is little we can do to stem the flow of economic globalization. On the other hand, thinkers on the left continue to denounce domination and claim to speak in the name of victims who are powerless to change the circumstances of their lives. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPFK; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624341
- ISBN
- 9780745624341
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Condition: New
€ 23.11
€ 23.11
The Changing Experience of Childhood. Families and Divorce.
Smart, Carol; Neale, Dr. Bren; Wade, Amanda
Paperback. Family life in modern societies is being transformed by high rates of divorce. Such changes have given rise to concerns that the quality of family life for children has deteriorated and that children are damaged by the choices their parents are making. It is possible, however, that children and families are more resilient than this. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624006
- ISBN
- 9780745624006
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Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Paperback. Market Society provides an original and accessible review of changing conceptions of the market in modern social thought. The book considers markets as social institutions rather than simply formal models, arguing that modern ideas of the market are based on critical notions of social order, social action and social relations. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620275
- ISBN
- 9780745620275
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Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to the work of Norbert Elias. It is the first systematic appraisal of two central themes of his thought -- violence and civilization. Although Elias is best known for his theory of civilizing processes, this study highlights the crucial importance of the concept of decivilizing processes. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618791
- ISBN
- 9780745618791
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Condition: New
€ 25.61
€ 25.61
Paperback. This book provides an account of the concept of ideology in relation to poststructuralism and postmodernism. One of the few books to relate this discussion to third world issues. Author is internationally known in the field of development studies and for his previous work in ideology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 301.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613161
- ISBN
- 9780745613161
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Condition: New
€ 25.30
€ 25.30