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Hardback. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Num Pages: 752 pages, 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1170. Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition. 752 pages, Illustrations. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight: 1154.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270169
- ISBN
- 9780520270169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.50
€ 45.99
€ 32.50
Paperback. A collection of essays exploring the Marxist and feminist theorisation in education and learning. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336381
- ISBN
- 9780745336381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.89
€ 31.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Shattuck, Roger. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590170670
- ISBN
- 9781590170670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.84
€ 17.99
€ 15.84
Paperback. Presenting some ground-breaking ideas, this book prompts a radical reappraisal of how we think about and understand male intimate abuse and violence Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JMG; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Atrium
- Number of pages
- 273
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855942202
- ISBN
- 9781855942202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.08
€ 16.99
€ 16.08
Hardback. Here, after reviewing theories about how women are likely to fare as a result of economic development, the editors and their contributors focus on the socioeconomic status of women and changes in it as a result of processes of economic development in individual countries in five continents. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537. 247p. Cloth. First Edition. Keywords: "Business, Finance & Law - Economics - Political Economy,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Economics - Economic Policy & Development,Subjects - Business, Finance & La"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KON0730763
- ISBN
- 9780275951344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 37.99€ 4.99
€ 37.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Argues that feminist theorizing has been skewed toward non-disabled experience, and that the knowledge of people with disabilities must be integrated into feminist ethics, discussions of bodily life, and criticism of the cognitive and social authority of medicine. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFK; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415910477
- ISBN
- 9780415910477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.12
€ 61.12
Paperback. This book, now in paperback, develops a comprehensive understanding of the motivations and experiences of students who choose to study abroad for the whole or part of a degree. It includes case studies of students from East Asia, Europe and the UK, and considers the implications of their movement for contemporary higher education. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 71. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137345998
- ISBN
- 9781137345998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Paperback. An exploration of the artist's powerful evocations of statelessness, otherness and denial. Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour plates & 30 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: AFKP; AGB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 252 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714836607
- ISBN
- 9780714836607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 24.98
€ 37.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. "My name is Flora Jessop. I've been called apostate, vigilante, and crazy bitch, and maybe I am. But some people call me a hero, and I'd like to think they're right too. If I am a hero, maybe it's because every time I can play a part in saving a child or woman from a life of servitude and degradation, I'm saving a little piece of me, too. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCC99; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470565469
- ISBN
- 9780470565469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.44
€ 16.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFG; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Plume
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780147516404
- ISBN
- 9780147516404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.04
€ 16.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. This text attempts to describe, illustrate and discuss the problem of substance abuse, current theory and research in causes and risk factors and alternative intervention approaches. These issues span the topics of epidemiology, treatment, prevention, programme planning and evaluation. Series: Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MJW; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 157. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KOC0015718
- ISBN
- 9780803937499
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JFSR1; JPVH1; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402. Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-1951. 256 pages, 25ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JFSR1; JPVH1; JPVR. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight: 394.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485428
- ISBN
- 9780801485428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. By 2050 the world will face the enormous challenge of feeding 9 billion people in the face of climate change, rising energy costs and pressure on food-growing land and resources. This is the first scholarly yet accessible account of the global food situation, synthesising the key issues in one volume. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFCV; JFFR; KCB; RNFF; TVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 194 x 13. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857851550
- ISBN
- 9780857851550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.66
€ 44.99
€ 36.66
Paperback. Animal studies and biopolitics are two of the most dynamic areas of interdisciplinary scholarship. Bringing these two emergent areas of thought into direct conversation, this book fosters a new discussion about the status of nonhuman animals and the shared plight of humans and animals under biopolitics. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX; JFFZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922416
- ISBN
- 9780226922416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
€ 31.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Despite centuries of campaigning, women still earn less and have less power than men. Equality remains a goal not yet reached. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745689920
- ISBN
- 9780745689920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
paperback. Donna J. Haraway refigures our current epoch, moving away from the Anthropocene toward the Chthulucene: an epoch in which we stay with the trouble of living and dying on a damaged earth while living with and understanding the nonhuman in complex ways conducive to building more livable futures. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 illustrations, incl. 2 in color. BIC Classification: JFFK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362241
- ISBN
- 9780822362241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.48
€ 31.99
€ 28.48
Paperback. In this controversial and explosive book, Andrew Keen argues that the Internet has had a disastrous impact on all our lives - and outlines what we must do to change it, before it's too late. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; PDR; UBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393436
- ISBN
- 9781782393436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807001677
- ISBN
- 9780807001677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.58
€ 16.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JP; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816694983
- ISBN
- 9780816694983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Engages with developments in the anthropology of ethics and migration studies to explore in empirical depth and detail the life experiences of three young men - a Ugandan migrant in Copenhagen, a Burkina Faso migrant in Amsterdam, and a Mexican migrant in Boston - in ways that significantly broaden our understanding of the existential situations. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 315
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276727
- ISBN
- 9780520276727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. WINNER OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780748481
- ISBN
- 9781780748481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Why do children seem to desire so much, so often, so soon, and why do parents capitulate so readily? This book teases out the complex factors that contribute to how we buy, from lunchroom conversations about Game Boys to the stark inequalities facing American children. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448. Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture. 320 pages, illustrations. Why do children seem to desire so much, so often, so soon, and why do parents capitulate so readily? This book teases out the complex factors that contribute to how we buy, from lunchroom conversations about Game Boys to the stark inequalities facing American children. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; JFSP1. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight: 444.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st PB Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258440
- ISBN
- 9780520258440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739106877
- ISBN
- 9780739106877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.86€ 17.50
€ 107.86
€ 17.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Judith; Gambetti, Zeynep; Sabsay, Leticia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HPS; JFFK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362906
- ISBN
- 9780822362906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82