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Paperback. This study explores the different ways people view the law. It identifies three common narratives: one is based on the idea of the law as magisterial and remote; another views the law as a game to be played; and a third narrative describes the law as an arbitrary power to be actively resisted. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 line drawing, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; LAB; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226227443
ISBN
9780226227443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. The last decade has witnessed an explosion of popular and scholarly attention focussed on nuclear issues around the globe and especially in the Middle East. The Nuclear Question in the Middle East combines thematic and theoretical discussions regarding nuclear weapons and nuclear energy with case studies from across the region. Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPSF; JWMN; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042116
ISBN
9781849042116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.67

Paperback. Conceptions of nationalism as a historical and contemporary phenomenon remain fragmentary in the late-1990s. This text analyzes the contraditions inherent in the general understanding of nationalism in order to fashion a new intellectual synthesis. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
447
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850654100
ISBN
9781850654100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.22

Paperback. Designed for secondary teachers to help and support delivery of key areas of the UK curriculum, namely work related learning, the Every Child Matters agenda, social and emotional competencies, and enterprise, this book offers insights and useful information, as well as practical and proven tools and techniques for students. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Network Continuum
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855394582
ISBN
9781855394582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. This text examines the internal and external dynamics - Iranian polity, foreign policy and the capabilities of the Iranian military - which affect and often determine the policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Editor(s): Al-Suwaidi, Jamal S. Num Pages: 444 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860641442
ISBN
9781860641442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 bw illus. BIC Classification: JNK; JNL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474232630
ISBN
9781474232630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.37
€ 147.36

Paperback. Presents leading statements of rights-based liberalism and of the communitarian, or civic republican alternatives to that position Editor(s): Sandel, Michael J. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
New York University Press Paperback, 1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814778418
ISBN
9780814778418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Using a case-based approach to connect the classroom and the practice environment, this text incorporates a broad set of themes that include advocacy, social justice, global focus, ethics, theory, and critical thinking. It helps readers to develop the basic skills of engagement, assessment, intervention, and reflective practice, and more. Series: Social Work in the New Century. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781483379241
ISBN
9781483379241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 181.49

Hardcover. This reader contains texts and extracts from source materials for the subject of race and nation. It provides material for coursework, seminars and tutorials, essays and examination revision, research and assignments. Series: Tauris History Readers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMP; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860641954
ISBN
9781860641954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 135.20

Paperback. Here the author argues that the West must not ignore Syria's robust tradition of secularism, and cautions that US attempts to undermine the current regime may, paradoxically, embolden the Islamists and help the regime to maintain its authoritarian grip on power. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hurst & Co.
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658016
ISBN
9781850658016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Focuses on the 'woman question' in the Middle East, when gender became a highly charged nationalist issue tied up in complex ways with the West. This book is a radical challenge to any easy equation of modernity with progress, emancipation, and the empowerment of women. Editor(s): Abu-Lughod, Lila. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Second printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691057927
ISBN
9780691057927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. Addresses the question of human rights in the international context, focusing in particular on the interaction between human rights as a value and norm in international relations and Islam as a constituent of political culture in particular societies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JPVH; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845113827
ISBN
9781845113827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 948.
Publisher
Pearson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
8th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780205959136
ISBN
9780205959136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 267.90

Paperback. This book is a history of the future. It shows how our contemporary understanding of the Net is shaped by visions of the future that were put together in the 1950s and 1960s. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; GPF; JPA; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326603
ISBN
9780745326603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.40

Hardback. An accessible introduction to a wide range of theoretical perspectives on the modern state and a comprehensive overview of modern state theory. Num Pages: 328 pages, None. BIC Classification: JPHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 677.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621750
ISBN
9780748621750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 114.08

Paperback. This is the story of the sexual revolution in a small university town in Kansas. Bypassing the tales of radicals on either coast, the author argues that the revolution was forged in both towns and cities, as "ordinary" people struggled over the boundaries of sexual behaviour in postwar America. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones, 6 cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JJP; HBJK; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009745
ISBN
9780674009745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.74

Hardback. Drawn from various disciplines and a broad spectrum of research interests, these essays reflect on the challenging issues confronting women in Ukraine today. The contributors are an interdisciplinary, transnational group of scholars from gender studies, feminist theory, history, anthropology, sociology, women's studies, and literature. Editor(s): Rubchak, Marian J. Num Pages: 238 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451187
ISBN
9780857451187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.57

Hardcover. Provides overviews of the main writers and key themes of Anglophone Jewish fiction. This title highlights the wealth of diversity in this field, identifying and exploring key themes including immigration, Diaspora, the Holocaust, Judaism, assimilation, anti Semitism and Zionism. It is discussed in relation to theoretical frameworks. Editor(s): Brauner, David; Staehler, Axel. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 252 x 34. Weight in Grams: 994.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748646159
ISBN
9780748646159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.96
€ 196.08

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811041747
ISBN
9789811041747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.36
€ 58.30

Hardcover. BIC Classification: HBW; JPSF; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 20. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748683970
ISBN
9780748683970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 107.92

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