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  1. Energy Poverty (Inbunden)

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    Antoine (EDT) Halff, Benjamin K. (EDT) Sovacool, Jon (EDT) Rozhon

    ISBN: 9780199682362 - UTGIVEN: 2015-01

    This edited volume looks at energy poverty, an issue whose pivotal role in the fight for human development is only now being recognised by policymakers. Nearly one quarter of humanity still lacks access to electricity. Close to one third rely on traditional fuels like firewood and cow dung for cooki[...]

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    från 727.00 kr
  2. The Fall of the Faculty (Inbunden)

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    Benjamin Ginsberg

    ISBN: 9780199782444 - UTGIVEN: 201108

    Dissatisfaction with the academy runs deep in America. Despite-or perhaps because of-the fact that a far greater percentage of Americans have attended college than at any time in the past, distrust of the higher education system seems higher than ever. The most common complaints concern rapidly esc[...]

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    från 258.00 kr
  3. The Battle Hymn of the Republic (Inbunden)

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    John Stauffer, Benjamin Soskis, John Stauffer

    ISBN: 9780199837434 - UTGIVEN: 2013-06

    It was sung at Ronald Reagan's funeral, and adopted with new lyrics by labor radicals. John Updike quoted it in the title of one of his novels, and George W. Bush had it performed at the memorial service in the National Cathedral for victims of September 11, 2001. Perhaps no other song has held such[...]

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    från 229.00 kr
  4. Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector (Häftad)

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    Benjamin Moser

    ISBN: 9780199895823 - UTGIVEN: 201205

    "That rare person who looked like Marlene Dietrich and wrote like Virginia Woolf," Clarice Lispector is one of the most popular but least understood of Latin American writers. Now, after years of research on three continents, drawing on previously unknown manuscripts and dozens of interviews, Benjam[...]

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    från 182.00 kr
  5. Middle Class Problems (Inbunden)

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    Benjamin Lee

    ISBN: 9780224101127 - UTGIVEN: 2014-12

    This is a collection of real-life inconveniences faced by the iPhone-losing, polenta-burning, Eurostar-missing middle classes. While 870 million people in the world suffer from starvation, it's worth sparing a thought for the beleaguered and misunderstood middle classes who face similarly harrowing [...]

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    från 109.00 kr
  6. Blue Notes in Black and White (Inbunden)

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    Benjamin Cawthra

    ISBN: 9780226098753 - UTGIVEN: 201110

    Miles Davis, supremely cool behind his shades. Billie Holiday, eyes closed and head tilted back in full cry. John Coltrane, one hand behind his neck and a finger held pensively to his lips. These iconic images have captivated jazz fans nearly as much as the music has. Jazz photographs are visual lan[...]

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    från 332.00 kr
  7. Blue Notes in Black and White (Häftad)

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    Benjamin Cawthra

    ISBN: 9780226100746 - UTGIVEN: 2013-10

    Miles Davis, supremely cool behind his shades. Billie Holiday, eyes closed and head tilted back in full cry. Blue Notes in Black and White charts the development of jazz photography from the swing era of the 1930s to the rise of black nationalism in the '60s. Through text and photographs, Benjamin C[...]

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    från 269.00 kr
  8. The Religion of Falun Gong (Inbunden)

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    Benjamin Penny

    ISBN: 9780226655017 - UTGIVEN: 201204

    In July 1999, a mere seven years after the founding of the religious movement known as Falun Gong, the Chinese government banned it. Falun Gong is still active in other countries, and its suppression has become a primary concern of human rights activists and is regularly discussed in dealings betwee[...]

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    från 479.00 kr
  9. Walter Benjamin (Pocket)

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    Uwe Steiner, Michael Winkler, Uwe Steiner

    ISBN: 9780226772226 - UTGIVEN: 201206

    Seven decades after his death, German Jewish writer, philosopher, and literary critic Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) continues to fascinate readers and influence academic writing, both stylistically and conceptually. Here Uwe Steiner offers a comprehensive and sophisticated introduction to the oeuvre o[...]

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    från 238.00 kr
  10. Walter Benjamin's Grave (Häftad)

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    Michael T. Taussig

    ISBN: 9780226790046 - UTGIVEN: 2006-08

    In September 1940, Walter Benjamin committed suicide in Port Bou on the Spanish-French border when it appeared that he and his travelling partners would be denied passage into Spain in their attempt to escape the Nazis. In 2002, one of anthropology's - and indeed today's - most distinctive writers, [...]

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    från 257.00 kr
  11. Imperial Endgame (Pocket)

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    Benjamin Grob-fitzgibbon

    ISBN: 9780230248731 - UTGIVEN: 2011-05-03

    In this fresh and controversial account of Britain's end of empire, Grob-Fitzgibbon reveals that the British government developed a successful strategy of decolonization following the Second World War based on devolving power to indigenous peoples within the Commonwealth.[...]

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    från 219.00 kr
  12. Understanding Drug Use and Abuse (Häftad)

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    Benjamin P. Bowser

    ISBN: 9780230303317 - UTGIVEN: 2014-05

    Addressing drug use and abuse as a global phenomenon, this title draws on contemporary and international research findings to examine the causes of drug use in different countries and to explore different policy responses to its prevention and treatment.[...]

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    från 312.00 kr
  13. The Secret History of Democracy (Häftad)

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    Benjamin Isakhan

    ISBN: 9780230375109 - UTGIVEN: 2012-03

    Could democracy have a 'secret' history? Most of us are familiar with a history of democracy that emphasises the keystone moments in the story of Western civilization: the achievements of the ancient Greeks and Romans, the more recent development of the British parliament, the American Declaration o[...]

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    från 253.00 kr
  14. NATO Beyond 9/11 (Inbunden)

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    Ellen (EDT) Hallams, Luca (EDT) Ratti, Benjamin (EDT) Zyla

    ISBN: 9780230391215 - UTGIVEN: 2013-11

    This volume brings together leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic to examine the significance of 9/11 for the transformation of the Atlantic Alliance over the last decade. Blending international relations, political science, IR theory and history, it asks whether 9/11 represents a major t[...]

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    från 781.00 kr
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    från 765.00 kr
  16. Research Methods in Child Welfare (Övrig)

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    Amy J. L. Baker, Benjamin S. Charvat

    ISBN: 9780231141307 - UTGIVEN: 2008-05-30

    Social service agencies are facing the same expectations in quality management and outcomes as private companies, compelling staff members and researchers to provide and interpret valid and useful research to stakeholders at all levels in the field. Child welfare agencies are particularly scrutinize[...]

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    från 471.00 kr
  17. Truth to Power, The: Intellectual Affairs in the Clinton White House (Övrig)

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    Benjamin R. Barber

    ISBN: 9780231144391 - UTGIVEN: 2008-05-12

    In 1994 Benjamin R. Barber was invited by President Clinton to participate in a seminar on the future of democratic ideas and ideals. Following their meeting, Barber became an informal consultant to the Clinton White House, working with a president who proved to be an astonishing listener open to a [...]

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    från 276.00 kr
  18. Living with the Dragon: How the American Public Views the Rise of China (Övrig)

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    Benjamin I. Page, Tao Xie

    ISBN: 9780231152082 - UTGIVEN: 2010-05-21

    It is widely believed that most Americans not only distrust but also despise China. Considering the country's violent political history, unprecedented economic rise, and growing military capabilities, China has become America's strongest market competitor and arguably the most challenging global thr[...]

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    från 247.00 kr
  19. A Desert Named Peace (Inbunden)

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    Benjamin Claude Brower

    ISBN: 9780231154925 - UTGIVEN: 2009-07-01

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    från 809.00 kr
  20. A Desert Named Peace (Pocket)

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    Benjamin Claude Brower

    ISBN: 9780231154932 - UTGIVEN: 2011-08-19

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    från 201.00 kr
  21. Religion, Food, and Eating in North America (Pocket)

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    Benjamin E. (EDT) Zeller, Marie W. (EDT) Dallam, Reid L. (EDT) Neilson

    ISBN: 9780231160315 - UTGIVEN: 2014-03

    The way in which religious people eat reflects not only their understanding of food and religious practice but also their conception of society and their place within it. This anthology considers theological foodways, identity foodways, negotiated foodways, and activist foodways in the United States[...]

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    från 278.00 kr
  22. Sports Analytics (Inbunden)

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    Benjamin C. Alamar

    ISBN: 9780231162920 - UTGIVEN: 201308

    Benjamin C. Alamar founded the first journal dedicated to sports statistics, the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports. He developed and teaches a class on sports analytics for managers at the University of San Francisco and has published numerous cutting-edge studies on strategy and player ev[...]

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    från 203.00 kr
  23. Christ without Adam (Pocket)

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    Benjamin H. Dunning

    ISBN: 9780231167659 - UTGIVEN: 2014-04

    The apostle Paul deals extensively with gender, embodiment, and desire in his authentic letters, yet many of the contemporary philosophers interested in his work downplay these aspects of his thought. Christ Without Adam is the first book to examine the role of gender and sexuality in the turn to t[...]

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    från 226.00 kr
  24. The Naked and the Lens (Häftad)

    av

    Louis Benjamin

    ISBN: 9780240811598 - UTGIVEN: 200910

    The Naked and the Lens is designed as both a technical guide and an artistic inspiration. Filled with beautiful images of the nude form, it also shows you how this can be technically achieved. The book covers key topics: concept, lighting, directing, post-production, and artisic re-interpretation an[...]

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    från 184.00 kr