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paperback. How did the cocaine economy get so huge? Who keeps it running behind the scenes? The author travels the trade routes from Colombia via Miami, Kingston and Tijuana to London and New York. He meets Medellin hitmen, US kingpins, British crack users and Brazilian traffickers, and talks to the soldiers and narcotics officers who fight the gangs. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141034461
- ISBN
- 9780141034461
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Explores why our fundamental rights and freedoms are indispensable. This book tells about the threats to our freedoms and shows the unprecedented pressures those rights are under. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 256 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141976310
- ISBN
- 9780141976310
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. How important is a mother to her baby? How well can babies hear, smell and taste? Why do babies cry? And what makes a baby smile? Do babies dream? Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JN; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224101400
- ISBN
- 9780224101400
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.23
€ 16.99
€ 13.23
paperback. Competition, flexibility and profit are still the common currency, even at a time when Western countries have been driven off a cliff by these very values. But will it always be this way? This title argues for the predominance in any society of one of three broad value systems - that of the merchant; the soldier; and the sage. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241955215
- ISBN
- 9780241955215
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.45
€ 14.99
€ 10.45
paperback. Drawing on philosophical debate, moral lessons from Greek mythology and transcripts of conversations between drone operators, this book re-evaluates the socio-political impact of drone warfare on the world - and its people. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPSL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241970348
- ISBN
- 9780241970348
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.75
€ 12.99
€ 9.75
paperback. This is one of Isaiah Berlin's earliest and most convincing expositions of his views on human freedom and the history of ideas, views which were at the heart of his lifelong work on the Enlightenment and its critics. This work throws light on the early development of Berlin's ideas. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712668422
- ISBN
- 9780712668422
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.68
€ 21.99
€ 16.68
paperback. On hearing that Jackser, her childhood abuser, is seriously ill, Martha is elated, thinking that finally she will be able to watch him suffer. But in the hospital she sees a frightened, lonely old man and realises with a shock that he seems to regret his earlier actions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780576770
- ISBN
- 9781780576770
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. This study examines the work of five key philosophical figures from the 19th and 20th centuries through the lens of their own postmodern readings of Plato. It offers a perspective on the relation between the Western philosophical tradition and the evolving postmodern enterprise. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226993317
- ISBN
- 9780226993317
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.70
€ 37.99
€ 29.70
hardcover. In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. This detailed account of Sada's personal history, the events leading up to the crime, and its aftermath steps beyond the simplistic view of Abe Sada as a sexual deviate or hysterical woman to reveal a survivor. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130523
- ISBN
- 9780231130523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.67
€ 46.99
€ 33.67
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893903
- ISBN
- 9780718893903
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Condition: New
€ 38.09
€ 38.09
hardcover. Although we know much about the population of the capital of early modern England, we know little about how Londoners conceived of the many peoples of their own city. This book seeks to rectify this, addressing the question of how the inhabitants of the metropolis ordered the heterogeneity around them. Num Pages: 226 pages, Includes 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: HB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754663751
- ISBN
- 9780754663751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.37
€ 186.37
paperback. Editor(s): Herf, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138010499
- ISBN
- 9781138010499
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Condition: New
€ 71.38
€ 71.38
The Asperger Love Guide. A Practical Guide for Adults with Asperger's ...
Worton, Dean; Edmonds, Genevieve
Paperback. Material based on the experiences of the people on the Autistic Spectrum is usually written by neurotypical writers. This book includes chapters that cover: building self-esteem; the best places to meet potential partners; dating; and, maintaining relationships. Series: Lucky Duck Books. Num Pages: 92 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; MJNA; VFJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 171 x 6. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412919104
- ISBN
- 9781412919104
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Condition: New
€ 52.30
€ 52.30
paperback. Offers a full-length study of the Australian femocrats published in the United States. This book analyzes the implicit political theory of the femocrats and addresses the issues of strategies for social change, class, race and racism, sexuality and sexual politics, "gendered" experience, and accountability to the women's movement. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFK; JPA; JPQ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393881
- ISBN
- 9781566393881
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. Addresses a gap in contemporary studies of nationalism and the nation, providing a critical study of South African nationalism, against a broader context of African nationalism in general. This book explores how an African 'people' came into being in the first lace, particularly in the South African context.a Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144457
- ISBN
- 9781868144457
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Answers questions such as: What is Thabo Mbeki's legacy for patterns of inclusion and exclusion based on race, class and gender? How, if at all, did his presidency reshape relations within the state, between the state and the ruling party and between the state and society? How did he reposition South Africa on the continent and in the world? Editor(s): Glaser, Daryl. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 121 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145027
- ISBN
- 9781868145027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. The "Bleek and Lloyd Collection" consists of the notebooks in which William Bleek and Lucy Lloyd transcribed and translated the narratives, cultural information and personal histories told to them in the 1870's by a number of /Xam informants. This book examines the /Xam archive and also the critical tradition that has grown up around the archive. Editor(s): Wessels, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145065
- ISBN
- 9781868145065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Ekurhuleni - The making of an urban region is the first academic work to provide an historical account and explanation of the development of this extended region to the east of Johannesburg since its origins at the end of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145430
- ISBN
- 9781868145430
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. "In this book Natasha Distiller explores historic and contemporary uses of Shakespeare in South African society which illustrate the complexities of colonial and post-colonial realities as they relate to iconic Englishness."--Back cover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145614
- ISBN
- 9781868145614
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Notions of land and agrarian reform are now well entrenched in post-apartheid South Africa. But what this reform actually means for everyday life is not clearly understood, nor the way it will impact on the political economy. Editor(s): Hebinck, Paul; Cousins, Ben. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JPQ; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868147458
- ISBN
- 9781868147458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01