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Hardback. Investigates the world of nature conservation, arguing that the West's attitude to endangered wildlife is shallow, self-contradictory and ultimately very damaging. The author points out that illegal trading is often the direct result of Western consumer desires, from coltan for cellular phones to exotic meats sold to Londoners. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300154344
- ISBN
- 9780300154344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.76
€ 36.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. Presents a fresh view of the upbringing of English children in upper and professional class families over three centuries. Drawing on direct testimony from contemporary diaries and letters, this book revises previous understandings of parenting and what it was like to grow up in the period between 1600 and 1914. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300163964
- ISBN
- 9780300163964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Gertrude Tennant's life was remarkable for its length (1819-1918), but even more so for the influence she achieved as an unsurpassed London hostess. This title presents her life, placing her not only at the heart of a multi-generational, matriarchal family epic but also at centre of European social and literary life for the best part of a century. Num Pages: 308 pages, 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300168976
- ISBN
- 9780300168976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.99
€ 20.99
€ 16.99
Paperback. Ponders the nature of happiness and its place in philosophical thinking and writing throughout the ages. This title explores notions of happiness - from Greek philosophers to Desmond Tutu, Charles Darwin, Iris Murdoch, and the Dalai Lama - as well as the theories advanced by psychologists, economists, geneticists, and neuroscientists. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; JMAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300178104
- ISBN
- 9780300178104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.54
€ 17.99
€ 14.54
Hardback. In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of newcomers - Eastern European emigres, Mexican immigrants, and Southerners both black and white - flocked to Chicago. This title highlights approximately seventy-five paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculptures by such artists as Eldzier Cortor, Archibald Motley, and Morris Topchevsky. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 112 pages, 85 colour images + 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; ACXD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184532
- ISBN
- 9780300184532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Well-written and eminently accessible, this book explores and celebrates the Upper Palaeolithic art of the Dordogne, admirably conveying the author's enthusiasm for her subject. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 b/w + 8 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACBK; ACC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300188028
- ISBN
- 9780300188028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. In January 1935, the Vernay-Hopwood Chindwin Expedition departed from Rangoon to explore the Chindwin River valley on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History. This book includes documentation and photographs made during the journey as well as biographical narratives of its organizers, sponsors, and field scientists. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, 75 colour images + 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJG; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190236
- ISBN
- 9780300190236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Hardback. The first publication in book form of the historic postrevolution conversations between activist playwright and Czech president Vaclav Havel and Polish journalist Adam Michnik Translator(s): Matynia, Elzbieta. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300204032
- ISBN
- 9780300204032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.69€ 42.96
€ 53.69
€ 42.96
Hardback. A leading legal scholar explores how the constitutional right to seek justice has been restricted by the Supreme Court Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300211580
- ISBN
- 9780300211580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.84
€ 36.99
€ 26.84
Hardback. Editor(s): Chalabi, Tamara; Van Cauteren, Philippe. Num Pages: 152 pages, 408 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; AFF; AGHF; HBJF1; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 301 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300218206
- ISBN
- 9780300218206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.00€ 18.88
€ 21.00
€ 18.88
Hardcover. This is presidential power in its rawest form, revealed alongside the private vulnerabilities of the world's most public man. Editor(s): Germany, Kent B.; Johnson, Robert David; McKee, Guian A.; Holland, Max; Shreve, David. Series Editor(s): May, Ernest. Series: The Presidential Recordings. Num Pages: 3536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 168 x 150. Weight in Grams: 4320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Three-volume slipcased set
- Number of pages
- 3536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393062861
- ISBN
- 9780393062861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.24€ 151.47
€ 162.24
€ 151.47
Hardcover. In this landmark biography, Jane Addams becomes America's most admired and most hated woman-and wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 280 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393071658
- ISBN
- 9780393071658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.00€ 27.69
€ 28.00
€ 27.69
Hardcover. The surprising truth behind Barack Obama's decision to continue many of his predecessor's counterterrorism policies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393081336
- ISBN
- 9780393081336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Hardcover. America is run by dead people-leaders from past generations who enacted programmes that churn ahead regardless of waste, irrelevance or new priorities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; LAZ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393082821
- ISBN
- 9780393082821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.58
€ 25.99
€ 22.58
Hardcover. This gorgeous companion book to the PBS series illuminates an important, overlooked part of American history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 280 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393241297
- ISBN
- 9780393241297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.78
€ 36.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. "An accessible, passionate indictment of the ignorance, opportunism and social indifference that enriched lawyers and a few plaintiffs, though the available scientific evidence was against them." -New York Times Book Review, Notable Books of 1996 Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LAY; LNTJ; MBQ; MNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393316728
- ISBN
- 9780393316728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.08
€ 24.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. "A good story and first-rate social science."-New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLC; JFSL9; JHM; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393321005
- ISBN
- 9780393321005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. "Exhilarating .. strikes a balance between the personal and the abstract."-Edward Rothstein, New York Times Editor(s): Foner, Eric. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393337051
- ISBN
- 9780393337051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.64
€ 27.99
€ 24.64
Hardback. Demonstrates that a minor variation of Freud's trauma theory, known as brief therapy, can be seen as the core of all major modern therapies, from behaviour therapy to psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393700947
- ISBN
- 9780393700947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.87
€ 21.99
€ 21.87
Hardback. This book offers a new conceptual approach to the problem of post-traumatic stress disorder, in which the response to trauma is seen as a reaction to injury rather than as an illness. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JMH; MMJT; MMKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393701234
- ISBN
- 9780393701234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37