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Hardback. By 2025, twenty-seven cities will have populations greater than ten million - the common measure by which an urban population constitutes a 'megacity.' This title argues that megacities will become havens for terrorists and criminal networks as well as centers of major environmental depletion. Num Pages: 224 pages, figures; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBD; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597975513
ISBN
9781597975513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.38

Paperback. Seeking the truths that are found in the interstices between examiner and examined, world and word, and body and mind, and taking inspiration from James, Dewey, Arendt, Husserl, Sartre, Camus, and, especially, Merleau-Ponty, the author creates in these chapters a distinctive anthropological pursuit of existential inquiry. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923659
ISBN
9780226923659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. A critical introduction to the theory of risk, reviewing the contribution of leading sociologist, Ulrich Beck. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745318141
ISBN
9780745318141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Anthony Giddens has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade. Num Pages: 440 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Polity Press
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745600079
ISBN
9780745600079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401180
ISBN
9781474401180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Spiral bound. .
Publisher
Imprint unknown
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903575956
ISBN
9781903575956
Spiralbound
Condition: New

€ 31.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509514212
ISBN
9781509514212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99

Paperback. A study of the world of modeling. Exploring an arena of cultural production, it shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. It examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466. The Making of a Fashion Model. 328 pages, illustrations. A study of the world of modeling. Exploring an arena of cultural production, it shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. It examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHMP. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight: 444.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270763
ISBN
9780520270763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. Neoliberalism has been the defining paradigm in global health since the latter part of the twentieth century. This book offers a tale about the forces driving decision making in health and development policy today, illustrating how the privatization of health care can have catastrophic outcomes for some of the world's most vulnerable populations. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FCD; JHMC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282841
ISBN
9780520282841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Editors: Jan. 1902-Jan. 1905, J.S. Bassett; Apr. 1905-Jan. 1919, W.H. Glasson (with Edwin Mims, Apr. 1905-July 1909; W.P. Few, Oct. 1909-Jan. 1919); Apr. 1919- W.K. Boyd, W.H. Wannamaker. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRAX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153285
ISBN
9780691153285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Hardback. This is a history and ethnography of the North-West Frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan, an area of increasing strategic interest to the West. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JHMC; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040723
ISBN
9781849040723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 53.33

Paperback. This interdisciplinary textbook examines children's lives across the world, acknowledging the great differences as well as points of comparison, between childhoods in different contexts. Editor(s): Montgomery, Heather. Series: Childhood. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305835
ISBN
9781447305835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. 8vo. Very good copy in clean dustwrapper.The history and politics of India
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
SKU
KEX0272572
ISBN
9780521267458
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 21.00

Paperback. * David Vincent is a foremost social historian and has been working on the history of privacy and secrecy for a number of years * This new book will be a short history of privacy since the middle ages. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671130
ISBN
9780745671130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.74

Hardback. Examining sociology as a vocation and building on the work of Talcott Parsons, this book discusses author's views on the discipline of sociology and shows how his perspective of the field evolved in the postwar era. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282070
ISBN
9780520282070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback. The impersonality of social relationships in the society of strangers is making majorities increasingly nostalgic for a time of closer personal ties and strong community moorings. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652184
ISBN
9780745652184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Goggin, Joyce; Leyda, Julia; Negra, Diane. Num Pages: 310 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 272 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138998766
ISBN
9781138998766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBS; JHMC; UDBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168340
ISBN
9780691168340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. "Pathologies of Power" uses harrowing stories of life and death to argue thatthe promotion of social and economic rights of the poor is the most importanthuman rights struggle of our times. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606. Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor. With a New Preface by the Author. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 438 pages. "Pathologies of Power" uses harrowing stories of life and death to argue thatthe promotion of social and economic rights of the poor is the most importanthuman rights struggle of our times. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHMC. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight: 606.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
438
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243262
ISBN
9780520243262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.23

Hardback. Translator(s): Brown, Saskia. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163767
ISBN
9780231163767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Through personal vignettes, frank discussions and practical suggestions for dealing with everything from major to minor Aspie challenges, Liane, her husband and their three daughters bravely open their home to their readers, inviting them to look behind the curtains at their version of Aspie life. Num Pages: 176 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBK; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853028731
ISBN
9781853028731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a Nigerian feminist who fought for suffrage and equal rights for her countrywomen long before the second wave of the women's movement in the United States. She also joined the struggle for Nigerian independence as an activist in the anticolonial movement. This book presents the story of this courageous woman. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066139
ISBN
9780252066139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Editor(s): Gray, Tonia; Mitten, Denise. Series: Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JN; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319535494
ISBN
9783319535494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 378.12

Paperback. Today we hear much talk of crisis and comparisons are often made with the Great Depression of the 1930s, but there is a crucial difference that sets our current malaise apart from the 1930s: today we no longer trust in the capacity of the state to resolve the crisis and to chart a new way forward. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745680958
ISBN
9780745680958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

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