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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.30

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.34

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

€ 59.96

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

€ 37.99
€ 28.10

Paperback. Durkheim is one of the founding fathers of modern sociology and a key figure in the development of social theory. And yet today his work is often misunderstood, since it is commonly viewed through the lens of later authors who used his writings to illustrate certain tendencies in social thought. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745616162
ISBN
9780745616162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.20

paperback. Offers a glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. This book explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Random House Business
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847941343
ISBN
9781847941343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.24

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.33

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.96
€ 54.22

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.54

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.50

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

€ 42.99
€ 35.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198740292
ISBN
9780198740292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.63

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

€ 51.99
€ 8.56

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

€ 18.99
€ 14.25

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

€ 40.76

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

€ 35.99
€ 32.76

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845201135
ISBN
9781845201135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.75

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Animals and Social Problems. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHB; MZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319521015
ISBN
9783319521015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.13

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