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Hardback. In his philosophical reflections on the art of lingering, acclaimed cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han argues that the value we attach today to the vita activa is producing a crisis in our sense of time. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509516049
ISBN
9781509516049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 51.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475798340
ISBN
9781475798340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.97
€ 38.61

Hardback. Series: Anthropological Studies of Education. Num Pages: 149 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 329.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137591425
ISBN
9781137591425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback. Reveals how international institutions have played a seminal role in the development, diffusion, and implementation of pension reforms that are transforming the postwar social contract in more than thirty countries worldwide, including the United States. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 line illus. 22 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPH; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 283 x 2. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136974
ISBN
9780691136974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. States are inherently and fundamentally geographical. Sovereignty is based on control of territory. This book uses Song China to explain how a pre-industrial regime organized itself spatially in order to exercise authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 halftones; 9 line art; 37 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
396
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674056022
ISBN
9780674056022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158527
ISBN
9780231158527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.60
€ 79.12

Paperback. The Australian Aboriginal art is considered to be an important contemporary art movement, often promoted as being connected to a deep cultural past. This title provides an analysis of the shifting cultural and social contexts that surround the production of Aboriginal art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACBK; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845206574
ISBN
9781845206574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Paperback. "This book synthesizes three decades of academic advising into a user-friendly guide, detailing the path from high school, to selecting the right colleges, to the application process, to thriving as an undergraduate. Writing tips demystify the college admission essay, offering step-by-step guidance from prewriting to revision"-- Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKA; JNM; VSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 285.
Publisher
SuperCollege
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617601163
ISBN
9781617601163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.05

Paperback. This text examines actual attempts to "prepare" for catastrophes and finds that the policies adopted by corporations and government agencies are fundamentally rhetorical: the plans have no chance to succeed, yet they serve both the organizations and the public as symbols of control and stability. Num Pages: 230 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109428
ISBN
9780226109428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardback. The world economy is expanding rapidly despite chronic economic crises. Yet the majority of the world's population live in poverty. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509512782
ISBN
9781509512782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFC; JPFF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637372
ISBN
9780691637372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.58

Hardcover. Editor(s): Andrist, Debra D. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; AB; DSB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198367
ISBN
9781845198367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.15

Paperback. Editor(s): Roydon, Larissa; Xiaoxia, Li; Wolff, Martin. Num Pages: 66 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612096773
ISBN
9781612096773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.02
€ 70.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108079129
ISBN
9781108079129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.74

Paperback. As Washington elites drifted toward ideological poles over a few decades, did ordinary Americans follow their lead? This book reveals that we have responded to this trend - but not, for the most part, by becoming more extreme ourselves. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473659
ISBN
9780226473659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.97

Hardback. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642581
ISBN
9780691642581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.52
€ 143.13

Hardback. Grace after Genocide is the first comprehensive ethnography of Cambodian refugees, charting their struggle to transition from agrarian life to survival in post-industrial America, while still maintaining their Cambodian identities. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1KBB; JFFD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334702
ISBN
9781785334702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.43

Hardback. This volume examines the conditions under which lustration and related transitional justice measures have affected political and social trust-building and democratization across twelve countries in Central and Eastern Europe and parts of the Former Soviet Union between 1989 and 2012. Series: Oxford Studies in Democratization. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPFC; JPHV; JPHX; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198793328
ISBN
9780198793328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.13

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226457154
ISBN
9780226457154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 78.49

Paperback. Translator(s): King, John. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146418
ISBN
9780231146418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

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