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Paperback. Martyrdom is a controversial topic, with a long history of provoking fierce debate. In this Very Short Introduction Jolyon Mitchell provides a historical analysis to understand the contemporary debates surrounding martyrdom. Using examples from a variety of contexts around the world, he explores how it has evolved, and what it means today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM9; HRAX; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 174 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199585236
- ISBN
- 9780199585236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. This volume addresses critical questions about how to achieve the best outcomes from police and security providers by reviewing and critiquing the scientific literature and identifying best practice guidelines. Chapters cover a range of topical issues, including legitimacy, organised crime, public protests and intelligence and investigations. Editor(s): Prenzler, Tim. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 252 pages, 4 black & white tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JKVC; JKVP; LNFX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137574701
- ISBN
- 9781137574701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
paperback. Based on five years of intensive research through Osiris Educational's award-winning Outstanding Teaching Intervention programme, during which the authors have trained more than 500 teachers to teach over 1,300 lessons in schools nationwide, this book offers advice and tools developed in these successful outstanding lessons. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444. Engaging Learners. 180 pages, illustrations. Based on five years of intensive research through Osiris Educational's award-winning Outstanding Teaching Intervention programme, during which the authors have trained more than 500 teachers to teach over 1,300 lessons in schools nationwide, this book offers advice and tools developed in these successful outstanding lessons. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JNT. Dimension: 221 x 183 x 15. Weight: 442.
- Publisher
- Crown House Publishing
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845907976
- ISBN
- 9781845907976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.07
€ 24.99
€ 21.07
Paperback. The Sd.Kfz.8 and Sd.Kfz.9 heavy prime movers of the Wehrmacht on a variety of war fronts. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 305 x 4. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764301674
- ISBN
- 9780764301674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Las elecciones del 2008 ahora son solo un recuerdo, pero 'que paso con todas las promesas que le hizo Barack Obama al pueblo estadounidense? Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- REV y Actualizado ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602557420
- ISBN
- 9781602557420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.50
€ 16.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. Outlines the trans formative power of a progressive and thoughtful education - which for the author takes the form of education in knowledge. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415487405
- ISBN
- 9780415487405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.46
€ 23.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447312819
- ISBN
- 9781447312819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. An in depth examination of the impact that a global population of 10 billion will have on the planet and how we will have to adapt to cope with it. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780334912
- ISBN
- 9781780334912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. Series: Research for Development. Num Pages: 193 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNKD; KCA; KNS; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319532424
- ISBN
- 9783319532424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.06
€ 139.06
Paperback. Series: Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16, 11 black & white halftones, 4 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHMC; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479649
- ISBN
- 9780801479649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. The lives of animals and humans are deeply intertwined and mutually influencing. In recent years, there has been a growing appreciation of ways in which the interactions of human animals and non-human animals matter educationally. This book seeks to contribute to the ongoing conversation about animals and education. Editor(s): Rice, Suzanne; Rud, A. G. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNKC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137505248
- ISBN
- 9781137505248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Hardback. Tells the story of how music and youth culture have changed along with the economic, political, and cultural transformations of American society. This book traces the histories of punk, hardcore, heavy metal, glam, thrash, alternative rock, grunge, and riot grrrl music, and relates them to wider social changes that have taken place. Num Pages: 286 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814757475
- ISBN
- 9780814757475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. [Previously published as 'Went The Day Well'] 'Of all the books marking the bicentenary Waterloo, this has to be the best' Spectator 'A book to die for' Evening Standard From Samuel Johnson Prize shortlisted author David Crane, this is a breathtaking portrait of the Britain that fought the battle of Waterloo. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0014602
- ISBN
- 9780007358380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Everyone knows what William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but it has become customary to assume that the victory was inevitable, given the alleged superiority of Norman military technology. With biographical sketches of the great warriors who fought for the crown of England in 1066, this work shows that this view is mistaken. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w plates, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712666725
- ISBN
- 9780712666725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362722
- ISBN
- 9780822362722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.56
€ 26.56
Paperback. This book looks at what is needed to prevent the proliferation of harm and the gradual collapse of civil society. A wide range of expert contributors outline what might help to make better societies and which mechanisms, interventions and evidence are needed when we think about a better society Editor(s): Atkinson, Rowland; McKenzie, Lisa; Winlow, Simon. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447332039
- ISBN
- 9781447332039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.42
€ 30.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. Series: Springer Series in Social Psychology. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461255352
- ISBN
- 9781461255352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 160.96
€ 160.96
Hardback. The last volume in The Image of the Black in Western Art marks a shift by focusing on representation of blacks by black artists in the West. It takes on migration in the U.S and globalization, Negritude and cultural hybridity, black artists' relationship with European traditions and experimentation, as well as photography, jazz and activism. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2252.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052697
- ISBN
- 9780674052697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 94.85
€ 99.82
€ 94.85
Paperback. * This book is a cutting-edge critical analysis of our contemporary networked world. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649689
- ISBN
- 9780745649689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.22
€ 25.22
Hardcover. The most authoritative cognitive neuroscience text is also the most accessible. Editor(s): Gazzaniga, Michael S.; Mangun, George R. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 87 color illus., 183 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 221 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2804.
- Publisher
- A Bradford Book
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- fifth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262027779
- ISBN
- 9780262027779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.92€ 217.37
€ 225.92
€ 217.37