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Hardcover. This is an investigation into what remains of the old city of Tokyo. The author explored the streets on foot using old maps, and found that, despite an almost completely new cityscape, present day inhabitants divide Tokyo's space in much the same way that their ancestors did 200 years earlier. Translator(s): Nishimura, Kimiko. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 black-and-white photographs; 70 black-and-white line drawings, maps, and wood. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMVD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071353
ISBN
9780520071353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.00
€ 49.43

Paperback. When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Num Pages: 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1002. The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil. 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. Bringing her readers to the slopes above a modern plantation town, the author follows three generations of shanty-town women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and trial. It is a story of class relations told at the basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight: 1006.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520075375
ISBN
9780520075375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP; THF; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662543283
ISBN
9783662543283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.17

Paperback. Selected papers presented at a conference titled "Jewish ethnography between science and literature" held in Zurich (Switzerland) in September 2013. Editor(s): Safran, Gabriella; Kilcher, Andreas. Num Pages: 426 pages, 36 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DS; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019622
ISBN
9780253019622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Covered are the radio and wire controlled vehicles as used by the Wehrmacht in 1940-1943. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 4. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301780
ISBN
9780764301780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. At a time when anti-immigrant feeling is rising among the American public and when immigration is often cast in economic or deviant terms, this book humanizes the controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants' desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews, it focuses on the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066144
ISBN
9780674066144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. In recent years the spatial turn in literary and cultural studies has opened up new ways of looking at the interactions among writers, readers, texts, and places. Geocriticism offers a timely new approach, and this book presents an array of concrete examples or readings, which also reveal the broad range of geocritical practices. Editor(s): Tally, Robert T., Jr. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298884
ISBN
9781349298884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JH; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660318
ISBN
9780745660318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782943303
ISBN
9781782943303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. Carrying on in Key Stage 1 is written to help teachers continue key practical activities and child focused learning throughout Key Stage 1. The activities are mapped onto the National Curriculum Programmes of Study for this age group. Series: Carrying on in Key Stage 1. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: JNS; YQN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 298 x 6. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Featherstone Education Ltd
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905019915
ISBN
9781905019915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. Which is better, appeasement or a war to end war? Such questions reflect the confusion that besets liberal-minded men and women in the face of war. This work traces the pattern in their attitudes from Erasmus to the Americans after Vietnam, and concludes that peacemaking 'is a task which has to be tackled afresh every day of our lives'. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658917
ISBN
9781850658917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

paperback. Series: Play in the EYFS. Num Pages: 66 pages, Black Line Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 278 x 4. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Practical Pre-School Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
66
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909280304
ISBN
9781909280304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099574873
ISBN
9780099574873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Feral House,U.S. United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922915866
ISBN
9780922915866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.32

Paperback. Ainley explains how English education is now driven by the economy and politics, having failed to deliver upward social mobility and a brighter future. Concludes with suggestions for positive change. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: JFFM; JFSC; JN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447332114
ISBN
9781447332114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

hardcover. .
Publisher
Seaforth Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473882393
ISBN
9781473882393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJR; APF; JFC; MBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622900
ISBN
9780816622900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive federation of merchant guilds based in harbour towns along the North Sea and Baltic coasts of what are now Germany and her neighbours, which eventually dominated maritime trade in Northern Europe and spread its influence much further afield. This title deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3H; HBTK; HBTM; JWF; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 179 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782007791
ISBN
9781782007791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. For students who have never studied Sociology before, this book will give an idea of what to expect. For students already studying Sociology at school or college, it will provide a concise but comprehensive learning aid. Series: Get Set for University. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620197
ISBN
9780748620197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.22

Paperback. The essential primer to our globalised world and the discipline that attempts to explain it. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780743035
ISBN
9781780743035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.38

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