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Society & social sciences
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612345772
- ISBN
- 9781612345772
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.84
€ 43.99
€ 38.84
Based on a performance by Djanka Tassey Condae. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; DC; HBJH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664953
- ISBN
- 9781624664953
Condition: New
€ 52.31€ 41.70
€ 52.31
€ 41.70
Explores the many issues surrounding by-elections in the period which saw the extension of the franchise, the introduction of the ballot, and the demise of most dual member constituencies. Editor(s): Otte, T. G.; Readman, Paul. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings, 5 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837800
- ISBN
- 9781843837800
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
In most developing countries, good quality seed is hard to obtain and farmers struggle to save seed from one year to the next. This title takes a people-centred look at the companies, public agencies and family farms that are taking on this role and making a difference to food security across Africa. Editor(s): Mele, P. Van; Bently, Jeffrey W.; Guei, Robert. G. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JPQ; KNAC; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 9020.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845938437
- ISBN
- 9781845938437
Condition: New
€ 140.04
€ 140.04
Disaster management is an increasingly important subject, as effective management of both natural and manmade disasters is essential to save lives and minimize casualties. This title covers the best practice for proactive disaster management in both developed and developing countries. Editor(s): Arora, R.; Arora, P. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSR; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845939298
- ISBN
- 9781845939298
Condition: New
€ 177.39
€ 177.39
Num Pages: 488 pages, chart. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778. The Rashidun Caliphs. 488 pages, chart. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 33. Weight: 778.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150828
- ISBN
- 9780231150828
Condition: New
€ 80.86€ 62.72
€ 80.86
€ 62.72
Organizing the "unorganizable" Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037320
- ISBN
- 9780252037320
Condition: New
€ 57.95
€ 57.95
Addresses contemporary debates about modernity, nation building, and the link between the ideology of power and the production of knowledge Editor(s): Hafez, Sherine; Slyomovics, Susan. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253007469
- ISBN
- 9780253007469
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Explores how science became increasingly important in nineteenth-century British culture and how the systematic study of insects permitted entomologists to engage with the most pressing questions of Victorian times: the nature of God, mind, and governance, and the origins of life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300150919
- ISBN
- 9780300150919
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.64
€ 43.99
€ 31.64
Presents a mathematical treatment of Suzumura consistency, an alternative to established coherence properties such as transitivity, quasi-transitivity, or acyclicity. This title discusses applications in individual and social choice theory, fields important not only to economics but also to philosophy and political science. Num Pages: 230 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFP; KCA; KJMD; KJQ; KJSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052994
- ISBN
- 9780674052994
Condition: New
€ 54.64€ 50.74
€ 54.64
€ 50.74
The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart startled scientists by demonstrating that twins reared apart are as alike, across a number of personality traits and other measures, as those raised together, suggesting that genetic influence is pervasive. Segal offers an overview of the study's scientific contributions and effect on public consciousness. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19 halftones, 2 graphs, 44 tables. BIC Classification: JMC; JMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055469
- ISBN
- 9780674055469
Condition: New
€ 64.15€ 59.01
€ 64.15
€ 59.01
Patronage systems in public service are reviled as undemocratic and corrupt. Yet patronage was the prevailing method of staffing government for centuries, and in some countries it still is. Grindle considers why patronage has been ubiquitous in history and explores the processes through which it is replaced by merit-based civil service systems. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 charts, 1 graph, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JPH; JPL; KNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065703
- ISBN
- 9780674065703
Condition: New
€ 57.02€ 52.81
€ 57.02
€ 52.81
Drawing on a rich array of sources, including her father's striking account of his childhood in China, Tiger Writing not only illuminates Gish Jen's work but explores the aesthetic and psychic roots of the independent and interdependent self--each mode of selfhood yielding a distinct way of observing, remembering, and narrating the world. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 111 x 27. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072831
- ISBN
- 9780674072831
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
The British Empire used intelligence tests, laboratory studies, and psychoanalysis to measure and manage the minds of subjects in distant cultures. Challenging assumptions about the role of scientific knowledge in the exercise of power, Erik Linstrum shows that psychology did more to reveal the limits of imperial authority than to strengthen it. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBTQ; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088665
- ISBN
- 9780674088665
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.56
€ 53.99
€ 45.56
Asia Inside Out reveals the dynamic forces that have linked regions of the world's largest continent. Connected Places, the second of three volumes, highlights the flows of goods, ideas, and people across natural and political boundaries and illustrates the confluence of factors in the historical construction of place and space. Num Pages: 425 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 167 x 37. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967687
- ISBN
- 9780674967687
Condition: New
€ 55.83€ 51.77
€ 55.83
€ 51.77
Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Key Concepts. 200 pages. Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight: 370.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745623801
- ISBN
- 9780745623801
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the concept of consumption and to the wide--ranging debates about the nature and consequences of consumer society. Community and social class appear to be in irreversible decline. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625294
- ISBN
- 9780745625294
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
* This is the first biography to be written about the life of Martha Freud, the wife of the father of psychoanalysis. * This is the first biography to be written about the life of Martha Freud, the wife of the father of psychoanalysis. * Fully illustrated with halftones of the Bernays and Freud Families. Translator(s): Glasgow, R.D.V. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 251 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633381
- ISBN
- 9780745633381
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Roger Silverstone's compelling new book places the global media at the heart of the moral future of civilisation. It argues that the media (the press, broadcasting, the Internet and increasingly peer-to-peer technologies and networks) have a profound significance for the way in which the world is understood by its citizens. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 501.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635033
- ISBN
- 9780745635033
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24