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Paperback. We are living in a world full of games. More than 31 million people in the UK are gamers. In this book, visionary game designer Jane McGonigaI challenges conventional thinking and shows that games - far from being simply escapist entertainment - have the potential not only to radically improve our own lives but to change the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDR; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540281
ISBN
9780099540281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. A study that upsets the popular assumption that human relations in small-scale societies are based on shared experience. It presents an account of the lives of the Korowai of West Papua, Indonesia, and shows that in this society, people organize their connections to each another around otherness. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256866
ISBN
9780520256866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. A study of ubanization of Africa. Editor(s): Murray, M.; Myers, G. Num Pages: 332 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349532049
ISBN
9781349532049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.18

Paperback. Eric Mindling has been travelling the back roads of Oaxaca, Mexico, for over two decades. Oaxaca Stories in Cloth shows not only his love, but his respect for that dramatic geography and the people who have made it their home. Num Pages: 280 pages, 140 Colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AJCP; HBTB; JFCK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 277 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780983886082
ISBN
9780983886082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 30.23

Hardback. This engaging book exemplifies the new interdisciplinary field of cognitive cultural studies, demonstrating that collaboration between cognitive science and cultural studies is both exciting and productive. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406169
ISBN
9781421406169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.02

Hardback. Editor(s): Viroli, Maurizio. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 126 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164366
ISBN
9780691164366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. These folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient countries are vividly retold by local storyteller Janet Dowling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these 30 stories from Surrey reflect the wisdom and eccentricities of the county and its people. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466354
ISBN
9780752466354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JNLB; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472942357
ISBN
9781472942357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. An insider's account of life with Adolf Hitler - now back in print for the first time in 75 years. A riveting personal account of the life of Hitler before he came to power in 1933. Original and full edition comprising of 572 pages. Editor(s): Carruthers, Bob. Num Pages: 572 pages, Approx 25 B&W Images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1232.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781592236
ISBN
9781781592236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. The civilization we know as Ancient Egypt stretched over three thousand years. What was life like for ancient Egyptians? What were their beliefs - and how different were they from ours? This title uses Egypt's narratives to create a panorama of its history, from the earliest settlers to the time of Cleopatra. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HRKP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Penguin Global
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141021768
ISBN
9780141021768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Richards, Robert J.; Daston, Lorraine. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 260 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317205
ISBN
9780226317205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473912212
ISBN
9781473912212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.35

Hardcover. The all-time bestselling training handbook, updated for new technologies and roles

Active Training turns instructional design on its head by shifting the emphasis away from the instructor, and on to the learner. Series: Active Training Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNRV; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 191 x 34. Weight in Grams: 890.

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118972014
ISBN
9781118972014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.48

Hardcover. Challenging the view that ideas about sexual and gender dissidence were too confused to congeal into a coherent form in the Middle Ages, the author demonstrates that sodomy had a rich, multimedia presence in the period - and that a flexible approach to questions of terminology sheds new light on the many forms this presence took. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 colour plates, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226169125
ISBN
9780226169125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07
€ 49.03

Paperback. This volume provides arguments, theory and examples based on research about what it looks like when educators, policy makers, and students try to rethink and change their practices by engaging in evidence-based conversations to challenge and inform their work. Editor(s): Earl, Lorna M.; Timperley, Helen. Series: Professional Learning and Development in Schools and Higher Education. Num Pages: 132 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048123568
ISBN
9789048123568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Paperback. A new edition of the classic text on African American music. Num Pages: 704 pages, Over 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVGH; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
702
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393971415
ISBN
9780393971415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.83
€ 61.13

Paperback. In 1949 Simone de Beauvoir asked, What does it mean to be a woman? Her answer to that question inaugurated a radical transformation of the meaning of woman that defined the direction of subsequent feminist theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745687841
ISBN
9780745687841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Hardcover. In the STUDIES IN GENDER HISTORY series, this text examines practitioners of medicine, as well as patients, as embodied and sexed subjects and brings together recent cultural and feminist theories on the body, nineteenth-century medical history and the history of gender and Victorian feminism. Series: Studies in Gender History. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFFK; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1998th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333682487
ISBN
9780333682487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887402050
ISBN
9780887402050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.65

Hardback. The limiting of violence through state powers is one of the central projects of the modern age. Why then have recent centuries been so bloody? The author demonstrates that the aim of decreasing and deterring violence has gone hand in hand with the misleading idea that violence is abnormal and beyond comprehension. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142968
ISBN
9780691142968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.97
€ 53.97

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