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Paperback. What should we expect from democracy, and how likely is it that democracies will live up to those expectations? This work offers an assessment of contemporary answers to these questions, and explores its implications for policy and political action. It includes accounts of democracy's purposes that focus on aggregating preferences. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123967
- ISBN
- 9780691123967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Provides a picture of the variety of criminal activity in the city. This illustrated book shows how both pure greed and genuine mental illness were responsible for unpleasant cases - such as the murder of an elderly aristocrat in his bed or the poisoning of a series of 'working girls'. It is of interest to London and Victorian historians. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860773921
- ISBN
- 9781860773921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.48
€ 23.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226460550
- ISBN
- 9780226460550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.34
€ 41.99
€ 32.34
Paperback. The concluding volume of Dave Pelzer's million-copy bestselling memoir. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 124 x 32. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409151371
- ISBN
- 9781409151371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Rep Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620970119
- ISBN
- 9781620970119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.85
€ 19.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780985132941
- ISBN
- 9780985132941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.36
€ 69.36
Hardback. In this sweeping, definitive work, historian David Crowe offers an unflinching account of the long and troubled history of genocide and war crimes. From ancient atrocities to more recent horrors, he traces their disturbing consistency but also the heroic efforts made to break seemingly intractable patterns of violence and retribution. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622241
- ISBN
- 9780230622241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.42
€ 116.42
Paperback. Seventy years ago, on 6 June 1944, a great Allied Armada landed on the coast of Normandy. The invasion force launched on D-Day was a size never seen before and never likely to be seen again. In this book, we hear from the men and women who were involved in the assault; those who risked their lives for a better future. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091941574
- ISBN
- 9780091941574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. The 50 Fantastic Things series is a no nonsense, ideas bank ..no frills, just 50 examples of great ideas already in practice! Ideal for the busy practitioner they offer a 'dip in' approach to accessing ideas that they may not have thought of. Simple inspiring ideas is just what they need to reignite their enthusiasm. Series: 50 Fantastic Ideas. Num Pages: 64 pages, 223 line drawings. BIC Classification: JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 5. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408179543
- ISBN
- 9781408179543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.32
€ 17.99
€ 15.32
Paperback. Demonstrates that Islam and modernity are not merely compatible, but actually go hand-in-hand. This ethnographic portrayal of an Islamic community articulates how an alternative modernity, and specifically an enchanted modernity, may be constructed by Shi'I Muslims who consider themselves simultaneously deeply modern, cosmopolitan, and pious. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124216
- ISBN
- 9780691124216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Who, or what, is the Green Man, and why is this medieval image so present in our precarious modern times? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRKP; JFHF; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 241.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571318025
- ISBN
- 9780571318025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
€ 17.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. Critical and Creative Thinking: A Guide for Teachers reveals ways to develop a capacity to think both critically and creatively in practical and productive ways. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JNC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118955383
- ISBN
- 9781118955383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.84
€ 34.84
Paperback. Shows two worlds - the lucrative realm of the perfume makers, and the equally rivalrous domain of smell science. At the core of our sense of smell lies an enigma: why do things smell the way they do? How is smell written into the molecules? This book is the story of the quest to solve this puzzle. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; JMM; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571215386
- ISBN
- 9780571215386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Brings together the author's explorations of emotion and expression. This work also offers "tools and techniques for nondualistic thought," and in the process touching and transforming such theoretical discourses as psychoanalysis, speech-act theory, Western Buddhism, and the Foucauldian "hermeneutics of suspicion." Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 figure, 1 photo. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330158
- ISBN
- 9780822330158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
SIPRI Yearbook 2016: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security...
Stockholm International Peace Research Instit...
Hardcover. The 47th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2015 in security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; non-proliferation; arms control; and disarmament. Series: SIPRI Yearbook Series. Num Pages: 892 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 283 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1498.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198787280
- ISBN
- 9780198787280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.13
€ 170.13
Paperback. "A study of the unintended impact of the Red Guard movement and the sent-down campaign on the generation"--Provided by publisher. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHB; JPFC; JPH; JPHV; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149655
- ISBN
- 9780231149655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
€ 30.99
€ 22.36
Paperback. A user-friendly and accessible text offering comprehensive coverage of the new PTLLS Award for trainee teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector. Series: Further Education and Skills. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Fifth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857257734
- ISBN
- 9780857257734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.31
€ 37.99
€ 34.31
Paperback.
We talk about irrationality when behaviour defies explanation or prediction, when decisions are driven by emotions or instinct rather than by reflection, when reasoning fails to conform to basic principles of logic and probability, and when beliefs lack coherence or empirical support. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPL; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647838
- ISBN
- 9780745647838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.30
€ 23.30
Global Perspectives on Physical Education and After-School Sport Progr...
Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson (Ed.)
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761865551
- ISBN
- 9780761865551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 52.78
€ 54.99
€ 52.78
Paperback. This major book-length analysis of developments in Northern Ireland after the beginning of actual IRA decommissioning in October 2001 examines the impact of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement on politics, economy and society in Northern Ireland. Editor(s): Neuheiser, Jorg; Wolff, Stefan. Series: Studies in ethnopolitics. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFFE; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781571816580
- ISBN
- 9781571816580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99