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Paperback. This path--breaking study will become the standard work on the history of reading in the West. It will be indispensable to students of cultural history, and to all those who want a fresh perspective on the history of books and their uses. Editor(s): Cavallo, Guglielmo; Chartier, Roger. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CF; GL; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630540
- ISBN
- 9780745630540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Hardback. There are around 5,000 languages spoken across the world today, but the languages that coexist in our multilingual world have varied functions and fulfil various roles. Some are spoken by small groups, a village or a tribe; others, much less numerous, are spoken by hundreds of millions of speakers. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629551
- ISBN
- 9780745629551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.95
€ 73.95
Hardback. This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of todaya s globalized society. The human species is divided into more than five thousand language groups that do not understand each other. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745627472
- ISBN
- 9780745627472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Paperback. Talk and Social Theory will be an essential text for students of sociolinguistics and the analysis of discourse in conversation. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624716
- ISBN
- 9780745624716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
Paperback. * Fascinating account of how we present ourselves in everyday talk and conversation which is explained through methods of conversation analysis. * Combines theoretical discussion with fine--grained analysis of ordinary conversation* Offers an understanding towards how selves are created and transformed in everyday talk. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618975
- ISBN
- 9780745618975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.19
€ 24.19
Paperback. aeo A clear and comprehensive introduction to Chomskya s work, dealing with his contributions to linguistics, philosophy, social and political thought. aeo Describes Chomskya s rationalist view of mind and human nature in a more systematic way than Chomsky himself has and investigates why this view is the most plausible one. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618883
- ISBN
- 9780745618883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.17
€ 27.17
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745616599
- ISBN
- 9780745616599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.88
€ 25.88
Hardback. * A compelling history of theories of reading, a common component of literary theory and history of the book courses at undergraduate level. * This is the first major work to bring insights from book history to bear on literary history and theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; CJCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745616582
- ISBN
- 9780745616582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. This important book provides a comparative study of the growth and impact of mass literacy across Europe between 1750 and 1950. The volume outlines the main features of the comparative growth of literacy, and relates them to the later growth of electronic media. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; CFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614441
- ISBN
- 9780745614441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.69
€ 78.69
Paperback. This important book examines the role of written and spoken language in shaping our sense of reality, in exchanges of social life, and in fashioning our sense of self. It develops a distinctive, socio--historical approach to these issues, offering a range of illuminating studies in the social history of language. Editor(s): Burke, Peter; Porter, Roy. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613413
- ISBN
- 9780745613413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.53
€ 34.53
Paperback. Talk and Social Structure is an up-to-date and provocative survey of current developments combining the complementary fields of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. The book provides a distinctive debate that relates these innovative areas to important issues in the social sciences. Editor(s): Zimmerman, Don H. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612409
- ISBN
- 9780745612409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Paperback. aeoWritten as a textbook for students in communication and cultural studies. aeoRich with e xamples and illustrations. aeo Presents a comprehensive and original theoretical approach. aeoThe authors are well--known and this book builds upon their previous and highly successful works. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38. BIC Classification: CFG; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745603735
- ISBN
- 9780745603735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.48
€ 28.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CBW; CJCW; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727914873
- ISBN
- 9780727914873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.24
€ 52.24
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691625324
- ISBN
- 9780691625324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 42.35
€ 53.36
€ 42.35
Paperback. Featuring both traditional and simplified characters along with pinyin and English translation, this book includes comprehensive exercises and character writing sheets with information on the stroke orders of introduced characters. Series: The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese. Num Pages: 328 pages, 129 color illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Spi Wkb Bl
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159980
- ISBN
- 9780691159980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.55
€ 37.99
€ 27.55
Paperback. Series: Soochow University Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156392
- ISBN
- 9780691156392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.28
€ 30.99
€ 22.28
Paperback. Hobbes' extreme political views have commanded so much attention that they have eclipsed his work on language and mind, and on reasoning, personhood, and group formation. This book argues that it was Hobbes who invented the invention of language thesis - the idea that language is a cultural innovation that transformed the human mind. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143255
- ISBN
- 9780691143255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. Presents the author's vision of philosophy of language. Explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, this book investigates foundational concepts - such as truth, reference, and meaning - that are central to the philosophy of language and important to philosophy as a whole. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138664
- ISBN
- 9780691138664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
Paperback. Illustrates the significance of linguistic concerns for a broad range of philosophical topics - including the relationship between language and thought; the objects of belief, assertion, and other propositional attitudes; the distinction between metaphysical and epistemic possibility; and, the nature of necessity, actuality, and possible worlds. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136837
- ISBN
- 9780691136837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.21€ 50.79
€ 65.21
€ 50.79
Paperback. Brings together the important essays written by one of the world's foremost philosophers of language. This book illustrates the significance of linguistic concerns for a range of philosophical topics - including the relationship between language and thought; truth, vagueness, and partial definition; and, and skepticism about meaning and mind. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136813
- ISBN
- 9780691136813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.21€ 50.79
€ 65.21
€ 50.79