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Paperback. * This is a highly original book about Facebook D now one of the most-visited sites on the web. Facebook is now used by nearly 500 million people throughout the world, many of whom spend several hours a day on this site. *Tales from Facebook explores the ways in which people use Facebook in their everyday lives. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652108
ISBN
9780745652108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Paperback. In the year 1570, at the age of thirty-seven, Michel de Montaigne gave up his job as a magistrate and retired to his chateau to brood on his own private grief - the deaths of his best friends, his brother, and his first-born child. This title offers a celebration of perhaps one of the most joyful and yet profound of all Renaissance writers. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map, port. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234585
ISBN
9780571234585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKC; AKL; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500094006
ISBN
9780500094006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.44
€ 174.40

Paperback. Attempts to develop a "radical microsociology". This book proposes that successful rituals create symbols of group membership and pump up individuals with emotional energy, while failed rituals drain emotional energy. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 464 pages, 19 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123899
ISBN
9780691123899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. An insightful, affectionate look at the often neglected role of cattle in shaping Highland life, from religious practices to cattle-raiding to cowboys. Num Pages: 192 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817442
ISBN
9781906817442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Boss, Michael; Maher, Eamon. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. . New.
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9781853906428
ISBN
9781853906428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.69

Paperback. The verb "declutter" has not yet made it into the Oxford English Dictionary, but its ever-increasing usage suggests that it's only a matter of time. The author finds that both the idea of organization and the role of the clutterologist are deeply ingrained in our culture, and that there is a fine line between clutter and deviance in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCD; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226171715
ISBN
9780226171715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBC; APT; JFCA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770413801
ISBN
9781770413801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 512 color photos. BIC Classification: ACX; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764307195
ISBN
9780764307195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.83
€ 39.78

Paperback. A comprehensive history of world philosophy, this book is also a social history of global intellectual life. Eschewing polemics, it presents a sophisticated view of the multiple cultures of world history, and reveals how creativity is driven by a range of conflicting positions in each community. Num Pages: 1120 pages, 15 maps, 57 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1452.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674001879
ISBN
9780674001879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.31

Paperback. Focusing on clothing, bodily deportment, sex roles, sexual practices, and political rhetoric as forms of "fashion," this work bounds across two thousand years of history, showing how the evolution of fashion from an upper-class privilege into a vehicle of popular expression closely follows the rise of democratic values. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JFCK; JFCX; JPHV; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102627
ISBN
9780691102627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. A collection of essays on works of literature, such as Salman Rushdie's controversial "Satanic Verses", and twentieth century thinkers, such as Jacques Derrida and Karl Marx. It questions and deconstructs power structures where ever they operate. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415964821
ISBN
9780415964821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. The Andean nation of Ecuador derives much of its revenue from petroleum that is extracted from its vast Upper Amazonian rain forest, which is home to ten indigenous nationalities. This book presents a trenchant ethnography of history, ecology, imagery, and cosmology to focus on shamans, ceramic artists, myth, ritual, and political engagements. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 photographs; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074790
ISBN
9780252074790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Pieper, Jim. Num Pages: 160 pages, 407 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 289 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309687
ISBN
9780764309687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 46.85

Paperback. An ethnography that examines the culture of beauty and plastic surgery in Brazil Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illustrations, including 10 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472. Beauty, Sex, and Plastic Surgery in Brazil. 312 pages, 25 illustrations, including 10 in colour. An ethnography that examines the culture of beauty and plastic surgery in Brazil. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight: 480.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348016
ISBN
9780822348016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Ranciere's account of Western philosophical thought from Plato to Bourdieu argues that philosophers depend on an ideal "poor" for their own analyses but preclude them from abstract thought Editor(s): Parker, Andrew. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332749
ISBN
9780822332749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
414
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837615135
ISBN
9783837615135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.64
€ 42.56

Paperback. Dealing with the decomposition of cultural myths, these essays move from the local to the global, from history to sport, from body parts to stage productions, and from race relations to global politics. Editor(s): Case, Sue-Ellen; Brett, Philip; Foster, Susan. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b&w photos, 1 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: AN; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213747
ISBN
9780253213747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226896809
ISBN
9780226896809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. Presents an examination of why people do what they do - and how effective incentives can spur people to change their behaviour and achieve more. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847946751
ISBN
9781847946751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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