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Paperback. Human rights is all too often the first casualty of national insecurity. How can democracies cope with the threat of terror while protecting human rights? This volume compares the lessons of the United States and Israel with the 'best-case scenarios' of the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, and Germany. Editor(s): Brysk, Alison; Shafir, Gershon. Series: Global, Area, and International Archive. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 figures and 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520098602
- ISBN
- 9780520098602
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.52
€ 38.99
€ 28.52
Hardback. Editor(s): Calcagno, Antonio. Series: Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF3; HPJ; HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 245 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319211237
- ISBN
- 9783319211237
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Condition: New
€ 123.48
€ 123.48
Paperback. Between the early 1900s and the late 1950s, the attitudes of white Californians toward their Asian American neighbors evolved from outright hostility to relative acceptance. The author examines this transformation through the lens of California's urban housing markets. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 halftones, 9 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226004181
- ISBN
- 9780226004181
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.04
€ 35.99
€ 28.04
Hardcover. Series: Wiley Series in Operations Research and Management Science. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118974995
- ISBN
- 9781118974995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.55
€ 128.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312107390
- ISBN
- 9780312107390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.89
€ 121.89
Hardcover. Based on a decade of research by the Chronic Poverty Research Centre, this volume includes material on inter-generational transmission, the importance of assets and vulnerability, and conflict, and new thinking about the close relationship between social exclusion and adverse incorporation. Editor(s): Shepherd, Andrew; Brunt, Julia. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579347
- ISBN
- 9780230579347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Hardback. Discusses ecofeminism in the context of the social, political and ecological consequences of globalization. The book includes case studies, essays, theoretical works, and articles on ecofeminist movements from many of the world's regions including Taiwan, Mexico, Kenya, Chile, India, Brazil, Canada, England and the United States. Editor(s): Eaton, Heather; Lorentzen, Professor Lois Ann. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742526976
- ISBN
- 9780742526976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.82
€ 186.82
Hardcover. This book argues that there are some important implications of the role the voice plays in popular music when thinking about processes of identification. The central thesis is that the voice in popular music is potentially uncanny (Freud's unheimlich), and that this may invite or guard against identification by the listener. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA; JFFK; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan London
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105904
- ISBN
- 9780230105904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Agricultural Globalization, Trade and the Environment
. Ed(S): Moss, Charles B.; Rausser, Gordon C....
Hardback. This volume explores a number of different issues, including the operation of the tariff-rate quotas established under the Uruguay Round Agreement, the implications of sanitary and phytosanitary restrictions on trade, and the growing controversy over genetically modified organisms. Editor(s): Moss, Charles B.; Rausser, Gordon C. (College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, USA); Schmitz, Andrew; Taylor, Timothy G. (Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, USA); Zilberman, David. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 567 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 567
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792374725
- ISBN
- 9780792374725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.20
€ 250.20
Hardback. Editor(s): Teti, Douglas M. Num Pages: 202 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JHBK; JKSN1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319409184
- ISBN
- 9783319409184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.41
€ 133.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, glossary, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843101277
- ISBN
- 9781843101277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Paperback. A collection of stories that focus on female subjectivity. It features stories such as: "The Nocturnal Butterflies"; "Shadows in the Shadows"; and, "The Shunammite". Translator(s): Steele, Cynthia. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: 130 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSK; FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259270
- ISBN
- 9780803259270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.11
€ 17.99
€ 17.11
Hardcover. Few women's voices have survived from the antiquity period, but evidence shows that, especially in the area of religion, women were influential in Greek culture. Drawing on Socrates' Symposium, Nye advances this notion by not only exploring the original religious meaning of Diotima's teaching but also how that meaning has been lost throughout time. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP3; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137516015
- ISBN
- 9781137516015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.16
€ 133.16
Paperback. This book explores the cases of five young people who have been victims of domestic violence. It provides deep insight into how their experiences have affected their emotional behaviour, the complexities of issues related to it and those aspects of support which provide the greatest benefit to them. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849053785
- ISBN
- 9781849053785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.34
€ 31.34
Hardcover. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, women argued that unless they gained access to information about their own bodies, there would be no equality. This book considers the ways in which ordinary women worked to position the female body at the center of women's liberation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFFK; JFSJ1; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226443058
- ISBN
- 9780226443058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.91€ 77.87
€ 93.91
€ 77.87
Paperback. A wide-ranging review of the literature relating to poverty and ethnicity has identified the stark differences in rates of poverty according to ethnic group. This review brings together the available evidence on different aspects of poverty and examines what has been studied in relation to its causes. A free pdf is available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349897
- ISBN
- 9781861349897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.33
€ 27.99
€ 27.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Manitoba Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887557309
- ISBN
- 9780887557309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.84
€ 30.99
€ 25.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBK; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403947765
- ISBN
- 9781403947765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 474 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New Dawn Press United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932705645
- ISBN
- 9781932705645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.25
€ 38.99
€ 26.25
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPSN; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457403
- ISBN
- 9781349457403
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Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Paperback. Family Problems: Stress, Risk, and Resilience presents an interdisciplinary collection of original essays that push the boundaries of family science to reflect the increasingly diverse complexity of family concerns in the modern world. Editor(s): Arditti, Joyce A. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 247 x 17. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118348284
- ISBN
- 9781118348284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.66
€ 75.66
Hardback. This book explores the socio-economic context of Africas vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and assesses the politics of domestic and global response. It charts the power relations driving Africas HIV/AIDS epidemic, frustrating the possibility of alleviation and recovery as well as working to relegate the continent to a bleak and vulnerable future. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 469.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631585
- ISBN
- 9780745631585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.74
€ 70.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 111 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606923344
- ISBN
- 9781606923344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.32€ 38.58
€ 53.32
€ 38.58
Paperback. Combining case studies with normative theory, this bookanalyzes the democratic credentials of transnational actors participating in global governance, ranging from corporations and philanthropic foundations to NGOs andsocial movements. This leads to innovative interpretations of democratic legitimacy in a transnational context." Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349316137
- ISBN
- 9781349316137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40