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Paperback. The huge potential use of drugs and other chemically active substances from plants has only recently been recognized. Due to widespread destruction of the plants' habitats and the ethnic groups that possess knowledge of their potential, "ethnobotany" development is urgent. Series: WWF Manuals in Plant Conservation. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 photographs, 25 line drawings, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTF; JHM; PSTS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Nelson Thornes Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412483707
- ISBN
- 9780412483707
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Condition: New
€ 123.26
€ 123.26
Paperback. A parenting guide for new dads likens fatherhood to a wilderness expedition and offers survival advice for such challenges as making an emergency diaper, warming a baby bottle on top of a car engine, and assembling a breast pump. Num Pages: 229 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743251549
- ISBN
- 9780743251549
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.02
€ 19.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. This title discusses major differences between these two traditions that touch various aspects of social science research, including design, goals, causal effects and models, concepts and measurement, data analysis, and case selection. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149714
- ISBN
- 9780691149714
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Explores alternative means of concept construction and their impact on the role of concepts in measurement, case selection, and theories. This book examines the necessary approach to concept building and contrasts it with the family resemblance approach. It provides advice on the construction and use of social science concepts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124117
- ISBN
- 9780691124117
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Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 46.32
€ 59.43
€ 46.32
Paperback. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Edition
- 11th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781337109642
- ISBN
- 9781337109642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 208.05
€ 208.05
Hardback. Globalization, the economic crisis and related policies of austerity have led to a growth in extreme exploitation at work, with migrants particularly vulnerable. This book explores the lives of the growing numbers of severely exploited labourers in the world today, questioning how we can respond to such globalized patterns of extreme inequality. Editor(s): Lewis, Hannah; Skrivankova, Klara; Waite, Louise; Craig, Gary. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137460400
- ISBN
- 9781137460400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.90
€ 132.90
Paperback. This byte teases out some of the fundamentally moral questions that continue to perplex us, about life and death, good and evil, and sex and the body Editor(s): Smith, Mark. Series: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 129 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322009
- ISBN
- 9781447322009
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Condition: New
€ 16.09
€ 16.09
Hardback. Troubled Waters provides readers with an appreciation of the central role of religious meanings and ritual practices surrounding water, arriving at creative new ways to approach the growing water crisis worldwide. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLF; JHMC; RBKF; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742552449
- ISBN
- 9780742552449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.91
€ 144.91
Paperback. Troubled Waters provides readers with an appreciation of the central role of religious meanings and ritual practices surrounding water, arriving at creative new ways to approach the growing water crisis worldwide. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLF; JHMC; RBKF; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742552456
- ISBN
- 9780742552456
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.88
€ 48.99
€ 46.88
Hardback. Updated to reflect the most current thinking on urban studies, The Blackwell City Reader , Second Edition features a comprehensive selection of multidisciplinary readings relating to the analysis and experience of global cities. Editor(s): Bridge, Gary; Watson, Sophie. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBA; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189835
- ISBN
- 9781405189835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.97
€ 113.97
Paperback. This book draws together a range of case studies by international experts to assess the impacts of social mix policies and the degree to which they might represent gentrification by stealth. Editor(s): Bridge, Gary; Butler, Tim; Lees, Loretta. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424921
- ISBN
- 9781847424921
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.58
€ 40.99
€ 38.58
Paperback. Teacher education in times of change offers a critical examination of teacher education policy in the UK and Ireland over the past three decades. Written by a research group from five countries, it makes international comparisons, and covers broader developments in professional learning, to place these key issues and lessons in a wider context. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JNF; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447318545
- ISBN
- 9781447318545
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.34
€ 37.99
€ 36.34
Paperback. Being Faithful in Diversity considers the facts and natures of religious diversity and examines responses to them. It then explores the more difficult issue about how it is we are to be true to our religious positions and live within the context of religious diversity. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRA; HRC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ATF Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921511028
- ISBN
- 9781921511028
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Condition: New
€ 26.51
€ 26.51
Paperback. From 1945 to 1960, the University of Chicago was home to a group of students whose work has come to define a second "Chicago School" of sociology. In this book, sociologists critically confront this legacy and discuss the internal conflicts that call into question the idea of a unified "school". Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226249391
- ISBN
- 9780226249391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 45.53
€ 53.49
€ 45.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226264981
- ISBN
- 9780226264981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.88
€ 31.99
€ 24.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226249377
- ISBN
- 9780226249377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. This study analyzes the, often misunderstood, subculture of fantasy role-playing games such as 'Dungeons and Dragons'.Gary Alan Fine immerses himself in several different gaming systems, offering insightful details on the nature of the games and the behaviour of the players. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; WDHW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0002-
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226249445
- ISBN
- 9780226249445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.41
€ 43.99
€ 33.41
Paperback. This book argues that the Jewish community should take a positive attitude to the reality of intermarriage and use it as an opportunity to increase participation and reinvigorate the community. The text includes an action plan for Jewish leaders to recast Judaism as a positive choice for non-Jews. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, form. BIC Classification: HRJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787908812
- ISBN
- 9780787908812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.68
€ 33.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765639325
- ISBN
- 9780765639325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.19€ 52.78
€ 83.19
€ 52.78
Hardback. A Companion to Popular Culture is a landmark survey of contemporary research in popular culture studies that offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the field. Editor(s): Burns, Gary. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192057
- ISBN
- 9781405192057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.71
€ 206.71