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Paperback. Alex Haley's "Roots" introduced griots to the world outside of West Africa and generated an enormous amount of interest in their profession. This work is a comprehensive portrait of the world of this uniquely African profession, starting with their discovery by the outside world in 1352 by a North African traveller, Ibn Battuta. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219619
- ISBN
- 9780253219619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Hardcover. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- MIT Press Boston
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KST0035910
- ISBN
- 9780262112925
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: ILR paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Ilr Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875463209
- ISBN
- 9780875463209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.15
€ 46.99
€ 42.15
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631660
- ISBN
- 9780691631660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.04
€ 217.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables, 30 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138636828
- ISBN
- 9781138636828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.92
€ 65.92
Hardback. Wellbeing in Later Life uses the latest research from a variety of disciplines to address and correct common myths and misconceptions about aging. Editor(s): Kirkwood, Thomas B. L.; Cooper, Cary L. Series: Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118608449
- ISBN
- 9781118608449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.62
€ 252.62
Paperback. Offers vivid, literary descriptions of Fontana del Re, an impoverished Neapolitan neighborhood. This book documents the struggles of Neapolitans surrounded by crumbling buildings and economic insecurity. It details family dynamics as well as the workings of Naples's informal economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2 Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133715
- ISBN
- 9780231133715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. Offers an analysis of the uncertainties, dreams, and anxieties that have accompanied postapartheid freedoms in Chatsworth, a formerly Indian township in Durban. This title tells the stories of ordinary Indians whose lives were racialized and framed by the township, and how these residents domesticated and inhabited this urban space. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152967
- ISBN
- 9780691152967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.36
€ 46.99
€ 33.36
Hardback. Offers an analysis of the uncertainties, dreams, and anxieties that have accompanied post apartheid freedoms in Chatsworth, a formerly Indian township in Durban. This title describes how the racial segmentation of South African society still informs daily life, notions of race, personhood, morality, and religious ethics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152950
- ISBN
- 9780691152950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.52€ 82.16
€ 109.52
€ 82.16
hardcover. Series: Suffolk Records Society. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1D; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853459606
- ISBN
- 9780853459606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.97
€ 44.99
€ 36.97
paperback. Series: Cornerstone Books. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1D; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853459613
- ISBN
- 9780853459613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
Hardback. Was population held in check by high mortality or low fertility, or by some combination of the two? This book suggests an answer through analysis of the population and tax registers of the village of Nakahara between 1717 and 1830. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804709286
- ISBN
- 9780804709286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.71
€ 87.71
hardcover. These 15 essays engage topics from architecture to politics and from fast food to film, aiming to reveal the problems and potential of postmodern cultural criticism. It looks at the value and limits of postmodernist approaches to present-day society and culture. Editor(s): Carmichael, Thomas; Lee, Alison. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875802510
- ISBN
- 9780875802510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.36
€ 47.36
Hardcover. As timely now as when it was first published, Thomas D. Clark's classic history of agrarianism prepares readers for a new era that promises to bring rapid change to the land and the people of Kentucky. Series: Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf. Num Pages: 152 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813102375
- ISBN
- 9780813102375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.90
€ 41.90
Hardcover. In stories that range from the discovery of a religious truth to remembering a childhood trauma to coming out of the closet, the author reveals a common social pattern: When people escape a place of darkness by discovering a life-changing truth, they typically ally with a new community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 halftones, 4 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226175744
- ISBN
- 9780226175744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 79.50
€ 95.24
€ 79.50
Hardback. This volume brings together leading scholars in the field of organisation studies to reflect on the universal phenomena of hierarchy (vertical organisation of tasks) and bureaucracy (rule-bound execution of tasks), resulting in a colourful kaleidoscope of thought-provoking, critical and refreshingly non-mainstream analysis. Editor(s): Diefenbach, Thomas; By, Rune Todnem. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KJU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780527826
- ISBN
- 9781780527826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.41
€ 216.41
Hardback. Introduction to Social Statistics is a basic statistics text with a focus on the use of models for thinking through statistical problems, an accessible and consistent structure with ongoing examples across chapters, and an emphasis on the tools most commonly used in contemporary research. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 182 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169028
- ISBN
- 9781405169028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.03
€ 54.03
Paperback. In the wake of a suicide, the most troubling questions are invariably the most difficult to answer: How could we have known? What could we have done? And always, unremittingly: why? Written by a clinical psychologist whose own life has been touched by suicide, this book offers an account of why some people choose to die. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025493
- ISBN
- 9780674025493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.82
€ 30.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691608099
- ISBN
- 9780691608099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.52€ 46.20
€ 59.52
€ 46.20
Paperback. Examines the lives of transnational sport migrants: players, journalists, coaches and administrators who toil far away from the sporting limelight. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330143
- ISBN
- 9780745330143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.58
€ 37.99
€ 29.58