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Paperback. What role does 'vanity' play in the lives of 21st century subjects? Exploring a range of fields including public health, information technology, media studies and feminist approaches to the body and beauty, this book offers a broad analysis of how 'vanity' shapes contemporary Western societies and its understandings of selfhood. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JHB; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323050
ISBN
9781349323050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Vandalism and Anti-Social Behaviour forwards a new typology of vandalism. The authors argue that in order to fully understand vandalism and anti-social behaviour, a culturally criminological perspective should be fostered, which accounts for the emotional and experiential aspects of crime. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349368778
ISBN
9781349368778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.86

Paperback. Series: Topics in Current Chemistry. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662157923
ISBN
9783662157923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.41

Paperback. Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires. This book offers an explanation for the origins of the vampire legends, from the tale of a sixteenth-century shoemaker from Breslau whose ghost terrorized everyone in the city, to the testimony of a doctor who presided over the exhumation and dissection of a graveyard full of Serbian vampires. Num Pages: 244 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBT; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164817
ISBN
9780300164817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857850751
ISBN
9780857850751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. Universities are increasingly taking an active role as research collaborators with citizens, public bodies, and community organisations but they, their funders and institutions struggle to articulate the value of this work. This book addresses the key challenges in collaborative research in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Editor(s): Facer, Keri; Pahl, Kate. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447331629
ISBN
9781447331629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. The nature of education changes with society. Today's shifting populations, as well as developments in gender relations, have raised issues of values, human rights and the role of religion in education which scholars from around the world discuss in this book. Editor(s): Sporre, Karin; Mannberg, Jan. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB; JNLR; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 279.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400798236
ISBN
9789400798236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardback. The nature of education changes with society. Today's shifting populations, as well as developments in gender relations, have raised issues of values, human rights and the role of religion in education which scholars from around the world discuss in this book. Editor(s): Sporre, Karin; Mannberg, Jan. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JHB; JNA; YQR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 429.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048196272
ISBN
9789048196272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HAU United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780986132575
ISBN
9780986132575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Amsterdam, 2010. Num Pages: 150 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531172996
ISBN
9783531172996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.44

Hardback. Editor(s): Whitehead, Jean; Telfer, Hamish; Lambert, John. Num Pages: 280 pages, 33 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBS; WS; WSDP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415533065
ISBN
9780415533065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.67

Paperback. This timely and thought-provoking collection of writings considers values in crime theory, criminal justice and research practice, uncovering the many different 'sides' that criminologists, policy makers and researchers take. Editor(s): Cowburn, Malcolm; Senior, Paul; Duggan, Marian; Robinson, Anne. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBA; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Policy Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447300366
ISBN
9781447300366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.37

Paperback. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Updated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488160
ISBN
9780801488160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. It is not uncommon to hear that poor school performance, welfare dependancy, youth unemployment, and criminal activity result more from shortcomings in the personal makeup of individuals than from societal forces beyond their control. Editor(s): Aaron, Henry J.; Mann, Thomas E.; Taylor, Timothy T. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 19.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815700555
ISBN
9780815700555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.16

Hardback. Editor(s): Altmeppen, Klaus-Dieter; Hollifield, C. Ann; Van Loon, Joost (Nottingham Trent University). Series: Media Business and Innovation. Num Pages: 245 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; HPQ; JFD; JHB; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319510064
ISBN
9783319510064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472065912
ISBN
9780472065912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.89

paperback. A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of values and virtue in public administration, this book calls for a rediscovery of virtue. It explores ways of enabling the public sector to balance the values that are presently dominant with classic values such as accountability, representation, equality, neutrality, transparency and the public interest. Editor(s): De Vries, Michiel S; Kim, P. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHB; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349314546
ISBN
9781349314546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Hardcover. In a secluded valley high in the Andes Mountains, long before the time of the Incas and the Aztecs, the empire of the Aymara rose from the shores of Lake Titicaca and flourished for nearly a thousand years. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTB; HD; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471575078
ISBN
9780471575078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.77

Hardback. This text provides a historical geography of "forgotten California", the portion of the Great Central Valley north of Sacramento. It is structured around four themes - the environment, people, economy and landscape - which illustrate the growth and ethnic diversity of this region of North America. Num Pages: 332 pages, maps, graphs, tables, sketches, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847682850
ISBN
9780847682850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.24

Hardcover. The history of longevity is a history of myths. This volume shows that most reported instances of exceptional longevity are incorrect. It is only when reliable birth registrations are available and when reports of ages above 100 are systematically checked against these data that the quality of national statistics on exceptional longevity improves. Editor(s): Jeune, Bernard; Vaupel, James W. Series: Odense Monographs on Population Aging. Num Pages: 248 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 183 x 9. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Univ Pr of Southern Denmark
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778384669
ISBN
9788778384669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.59

Hardcover. Forces us to consider how profoundly tourism changed Colorado and America and to grapple with both the potential and the problems of our familiar ways of relating to environment, nature, and place Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 37 illus. BIC Classification: JHBS; KNSG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992730
ISBN
9780295992730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85

Hardcover. This book is the first full-length study of utopianism in eighteenth-century Ireland. It reveals that a distinct utopianism emerged in the early decades of the eighteenth century based on the improving visions of the Dublin Society Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Cork University Press Ireland
Number of pages
246
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051688
ISBN
9781782051688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardback. Utopia should be understood as a method rather than a goal. This book rehabilitates utopia as a repressed dimension of the sociological and in the process produces the Imaginary Reconstitution of Society, a provisional, reflexive and dialogic method for exploring alternative possible futures. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231962
ISBN
9780230231962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.29

Paperback. Utopia should be understood as a method rather than a goal. This book rehabilitates utopia as a repressed dimension of the sociological and in the process produces the Imaginary Reconstitution of Society, a provisional, reflexive and dialogic method for exploring alternative possible futures. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHB; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231979
ISBN
9780230231979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.38

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