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Paperback. The Snowden Affair, Wikiieaks, the lone wolf terrorist, Hilary Clinton's private email account - the question of the secret is arguably the central element of our contemporary political experience. Organised as a reflection on Jacques Derrida's later writings on secrecy, Charles Barbour looks at the basic ontological question: what is a secret? Series: Incitements. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black and white illustration. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474425001
- ISBN
- 9781474425001
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.83
€ 32.99
€ 27.83
Hardback. Looks at the hunting of humans in the West, from ancient Sparta, through the Middle Ages, to the modern practices of chasing undocumented migrants. This title provides the historical events and philosophical reflection. It also investigates the psychology of manhunting. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFJ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151656
- ISBN
- 9780691151656
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.56
€ 54.99
€ 39.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Young, Michael; Muller, Johan. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 black & white tables, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHB; JN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415713917
- ISBN
- 9780415713917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.76€ 51.27
€ 55.76
€ 51.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 12 figures, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: JHB; KJM; KJU; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176781
- ISBN
- 9780231176781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. A collection exploring practices and experiences of deportation, and the threat of deportation, in regional and national settings from the U.S.-Mexico border to Israel, and from Somalia to Switzerland. Editor(s): De Genova, Nicholas; Peutz, Nathalie Mae. Num Pages: 507 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746. Sovereignty, Space, and the Freedom of Movement. 496 pages. Editor(s): De Genova, Nicholas; Peutz, Nathalie Mae. Examines deportation as an increasingly global mechanism of state control. This title explores practices and experiences of deportation in regional and national settings from the US-Mexico border to Israel, and from Somalia to Switzerland. It also addresses broader questions, including the ontological significance of freedom of movement. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPV. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight: 750.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345763
- ISBN
- 9780822345763
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
Hardback. This first English translation of lectures Claude Levi-Strauss delivered in Tokyo in 1986 synthesizes his ideas about structural anthropology, critiques his earlier writings on civilization, and assesses the dilemmas of cultural and moral relativism, including economic inequality, religious fundamentalism, and genetic and reproductive engineering. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 116 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072909
- ISBN
- 9780674072909
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Hardback. Could rising home ownership and equity rates ease problems of aging populations by funding the needs of older people? How much do governments rely on citizens to use their housing wealth now and in the future? This book discusses these questions and more. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743830
- ISBN
- 9789400743830
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Condition: New
€ 124.23
€ 124.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Hausmann, Andrea; Helm, Sabrina. BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 244 x 170. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531148069
- ISBN
- 9783531148069
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Condition: New
€ 91.50
€ 91.50
Paperback. Studies the pansexual BDSM community in the San Francisco Bay Area. This title shows how fantasy play depends on pre-existing social hierarchies, even as it also participates in a commodification of desires. Num Pages: 315 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JHMC; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351597
- ISBN
- 9780822351597
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.70
€ 31.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. Reviews the burial history of central North Yorkshire Num Pages: 448 pages, Tables, black & white|Illustrations, black & white|Line drawings, black & white|Graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBJD1; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 38. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089206
- ISBN
- 9780719089206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.71
€ 150.71
Paperback. Presents an argument that the research university developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. This book investigates the origins and evolving fixtures of academic life: the lecture catalog, the library catalog, and the grading system. Num Pages: 668 pages, 51 halftones, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JHBC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 668
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109220
- ISBN
- 9780226109220
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.62
€ 37.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. Series: Contributions in Critical Museology & Material Culture. Num Pages: 104 pages, 74 colour & b&w photographs & illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GM; HD; JFS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 269 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Horniman Museum & Gardens
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780951814161
- ISBN
- 9780951814161
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.65
€ 26.99
€ 23.65
Paperback. Favazza critically assesses new and significant biological, ethnological, social, and psychological findings regarding self-injury; presents current understandings of self-injurious acts from cultural and clinical perspectives; and places self-mutilation in historical and contemporary context. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMH; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899669
- ISBN
- 9780801899669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.65
€ 47.65
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198740292
- ISBN
- 9780198740292
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Condition: New
€ 76.24
€ 76.24
Paperback. This text offers a review and analysis of divorce law in America, with some proposed changes in the law. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698691
- ISBN
- 9780847698691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.76
€ 59.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Random House Australia Australia
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857984289
- ISBN
- 9780857984289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. This new edition presents a nuanced and credible picture of childhood in different cultures, past and present. Num Pages: 547 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107420984
- ISBN
- 9781107420984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.20
€ 42.20
Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Zooarchaeology offers a cutting-edge compendium of zooarchaeology the world over that seeks to provide a holistic view of the role played by animals in shaping human history, with case studies from five continents examining human-animal relationships across a range of geographical, historical, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Albarella, Umberto; Rizzetto, Mauro; Russ, Hannah; Vickers, Kim; Viner-Daniels, Sarah. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 816 pages, 129 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HD; JHMC; RGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686476
- ISBN
- 9780199686476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.38
€ 247.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487804
- ISBN
- 9780801487804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.92
€ 34.99
€ 31.92
Paperback. The first comprehensive work on the burgeoning field of business anthropology, this innovative reference book, including more than 60 international scholar-practitioners, provides a foundation for the field for years to come. Editor(s): Denny, Rita M.; Sutherland, Patricia L. Num Pages: 837 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611321722
- ISBN
- 9781611321722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.35
€ 71.35