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Paperback. Reveals the sources of Barack Obama's ideas and explains why his principled aversion to absolutes does not fit contemporary partisan categories. This title traces the origins of his ideas and establishes him as the most penetrating political thinker elected to the presidency in the past century. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCX; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154336
- ISBN
- 9780691154336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. From a best-selling social work author, this book is about assessment and intervention, in other words what you actually do as a social worker. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 186 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848601314
- ISBN
- 9781848601314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.10
€ 52.99
€ 50.10
Paperback. Mao Zedong was a giant of 20th century history. In this Very Short Introduction, Delia Davin provides an account of Mao the man. From his childhood as a peasant to ruler of the most populous nation on Earth, she considers the major events in his life, his revolutionary writing, and his utopian dreams that culminated in the Cultural Revolution. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 117 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199588664
- ISBN
- 9780199588664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Interrogates the narratives of "land grabbing" and "agricultural investment" through detailed local studies that illuminate how these are experienced on the ground and the implications for Africa's land and agricultural economy. Editor(s): Hall, Ruth; Tsikata, Dzodzi. Series: African Issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; JPVH3; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011305
- ISBN
- 9781847011305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.85
€ 26.99
€ 26.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412919371
- ISBN
- 9781412919371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.65
€ 60.65
paperback. Charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789, right through to the 'coup d'etat' that brought Napoleon to power ten years later. This book explains the drama and complexities of this era. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140049459
- ISBN
- 9780140049459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JMH; VFJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 272 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801005688
- ISBN
- 9780801005688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.16
€ 16.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. Explores the relationship between culture and the military in Chinese society from early China to the Qing empire, with contributions by eminent scholars aiming to reexamine the relationship between military matters and law, government, historiography, art, philosophy, literature, and politics. Editor(s): Di Cosmo, Nicola. Num Pages: 456 pages, 3 line illustrations, 7 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060722
- ISBN
- 9780674060722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.75
€ 36.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. The events of 1968 have been seen as a decisive turning point in the Western world of even mythical significance. The author takes a critical look at "May 1968" and questions whether the events were in fact as "revolutionary" as French and foreign commentators have indicated. Series: Italian Politics. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571816856
- ISBN
- 9781571816856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.04
€ 37.99
€ 35.04
Hardback. Based on studies of humans and of other primates, as well as on fossil and archaeological evidence, this title offers a perspective on human evolution by decoupling ideas of aggression and predation to build a more realistic understanding of what it is to be human. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHMP; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444. Aggression, Hunting, and Human Evolution. 224 pages, illustrations. Based on studies of humans and of other primates, as well as on fossil and archaeological evidence, this title offers a perspective on human evolution by decoupling ideas of aggression and predation to build a more realistic understanding of what it is to be human. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHMP; WNCF. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 18. Weight: 444.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274006
- ISBN
- 9780520274006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.56
€ 54.99
€ 39.56
Paperback. Mary Prince was a freed slave from Bermuda who achieved notoriety when she published her autobiography at a time when abolition debates were raging. This book details the ill-treatment she received by her various owners and her escape to England where she sought refuge with Christian missionaries. Editor(s): Salih, Sara. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437492
- ISBN
- 9780140437492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. From the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author comes the poignant and shocking memoir of Cathy's recent relationship with Tayo, a young boy she fosters whose good behaviour and polite manners hide a terrible past. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007260980
- ISBN
- 9780007260980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.61
€ 13.99
€ 10.61
Hardback. Terrorism has a variety of contexts, histories and forms which have all been the focus of intense scrutiny in recent years, whilst cultural representations of the terrorist have received much less attention, which is odd when we consider that terrorism by its very nature is spectacle. Series: International Library of Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 integrated bw. BIC Classification: JFD; JKV; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767017
- ISBN
- 9781780767017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.64€ 126.76
€ 142.64
€ 126.76
Paperback. Helps to discover the history of one of the most colourful and dramatic episodes of the Civil War. Illustrator(s): Kozik, Mariusz. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034008
- ISBN
- 9781846034008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.76
€ 24.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. A provocative and original book about the world today: the problems it faces, how it works and how ordinary citizens can retake control of its future Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847396396
- ISBN
- 9781847396396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 288. 96 pages, 100 b/w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; HBW; JWG. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 9. Weight: 282.
- Publisher
- Dovecote Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904349884
- ISBN
- 9781904349884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.24
€ 9.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, over 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVS; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 278 x 15. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199840618
- ISBN
- 9780199840618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.44
€ 81.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRA; HRKT; HRQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253206381
- ISBN
- 9780253206381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Caroline Archer sets out to provide adoptive and foster parents with an understanding of the complex range of difficulties with which their children may struggle as a result of their early experience of adversity. She presents strategies to help parents deal with their youngsters' troubling behaviour, in what seems to them a hostile world. Num Pages: 224 pages, references, glossary. BIC Classification: JKSB1; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853028021
- ISBN
- 9781853028021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.84
€ 25.84
Paperback. This is a comprehensive analysis of the main dynamics of modernity which discusses the technological, social and political elements of modernism, and analyzes the works of Hegel, Marx, Weber, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, and Arendt. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216131
- ISBN
- 9780631216131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88