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Hardback. Begins with a question: Is beauty destined to end in tragedy? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Colombia, the author scrutinizes the anxious, audacious, and sometimes destructive attempts people make to transform their bodies through cosmetic surgery and liposuction. Num Pages: 192 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226789859
- ISBN
- 9780226789859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.38€ 78.69
€ 93.38
€ 78.69
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with Nigeria's writers, publishers, booksellers, and readers, surveys, and a reading of close to 500 Nigerian novels - from lightweight romances to literary masterpieces - this work explores how global cultural flows and local conflicts meet in the production and reception of fiction. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map, 2 line illus., 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058290
- ISBN
- 9780691058290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.04€ 54.80
€ 70.04
€ 54.80
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781350022270
- ISBN
- 9781350022270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.68
€ 20.99
€ 18.68
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFD; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137454997
- ISBN
- 9781137454997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.51
€ 129.51
hardcover. Examining politics in a small Afghan town that managed to remain relatively peaceful in the years following the fall of the Taliban, this book calls examines how and when violence erupts and calls into question the international community's approach to developing stability in Afghanistan. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776714
- ISBN
- 9780804776714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.87
€ 118.87
Hardcover. Bayesian Inference in the Social Sciences builds upon the recent growth in Bayesian methodology and examines an array of topics in model formulation, estimation, and applications. Particular emphasis is placed on an interdisciplinary coverage, model checking, and modern computational tools such as Markov chain Monte Carlo. Editor(s): Jeliazkov, Ivan; Yang, Xin-She. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118771211
- ISBN
- 9781118771211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.81
€ 145.81
Hardcover. This book offers a detailed overview of the application of Baysian argumentation in philosophy, linguistics and social psychology. It provides a formal measure of subjective argument strength and argument force. Includes analyses of real life court cases. Editor(s): Zenker, Frank. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; HPK; JHBC; JMJ; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753563
- ISBN
- 9789400753563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; JHB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531118895
- ISBN
- 9783531118895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 64.07
Hardcover. This unique and original collection by internationally renowned scholars uses critical engagements with Zygmunt Bauman's sociology to understand the challenges that face globalized human societies at the start of the 21st century. Includes a concluding chapter by Bauman. Editor(s): Davis, Mark; Tester, Professor Keith. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221345
- ISBN
- 9780230221345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 81 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 81
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622575411
- ISBN
- 9781622575411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.20€ 64.97
€ 92.20
€ 64.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Number of pages
- 403
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292020341
- ISBN
- 9781292020341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.25
€ 93.25
Paperback. This work covers topics such as the history of humanitarian action, the scope of international humanitarian crises, developing a professional corps, team building, developing a common language, and funding international humanitarian action. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222438
- ISBN
- 9780823222438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Hardback. This work covers topics such as the history of humanitarian action, the scope of international humanitarian crises, developing a professional corps, team building, developing a common language, and funding international humanitarian action. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 633.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222421
- ISBN
- 9780823222421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.32
€ 89.32
Paperback. Basic Statistics for Social Research offers an introduction to core general statistical concepts and methods. It covers procedural aspects of the application of statistical methods for data-description; and hypothesis-testing; distributions, tabulations, central tendency, variability, independence, correlation and regression. Series: Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470587980
- ISBN
- 9780470587980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.32
€ 129.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKSB; KCF; KCY; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 111. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141985480
- ISBN
- 9780141985480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Hardback. Describes an empirically validated method for analyzing the thematic content of narratives as a tool for comparative research in Anthropology, Cultural Psychology and Ethnopsychiatry. Series: Psychocultural Research with the Thematic Apperception Test. Num Pages: 576 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JHM; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500020
- ISBN
- 9780742500020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.09
€ 202.09
Paperback. Explores the psychophysical and neurophysical determinants of cross-linguistic constraints on the shape of colour lexicons. Series: Hume S. Num Pages: 200 pages, notes, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 225 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575861623
- ISBN
- 9781575861623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.39
€ 30.99
€ 24.39
hardcover. Chronicles the growth and development of the union movement in Major League Baseball and the key role of the press and public opinion in the players' successes and failures in labour-management relations. Swanson focuses on the most turbulent years, 1966 to 1981. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBS; KNSP; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803255234
- ISBN
- 9780803255234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.39
€ 33.99
€ 30.39
Paperback. Ethnographic introduction to the social, economic and political factors that have contributed to tensions on the ground over US bases in South Korea Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JHMC; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336053
- ISBN
- 9780745336053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.51
€ 36.99
€ 29.51