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Paperback. Examining the ideal of wilderness preservation in the USA, the author shows how the early (antebellum era) conceptions of the wilderness as the place where Indians lived gave way to the idealization of uninhabited wilderness. The policies of Indian removal at Yosemite and other parks are explored. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 halftones, 1 line figure, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 287.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195142433
- ISBN
- 9780195142433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.49
€ 52.49
Hardcover. This fascinating introduction to the ancient legends will reintroduce readers to the cyclopes, Minotaur and centaurs of the Ancient Greeks, as well as shedding light on the wider world of mythology. In a concise yet comprehensive format, The Midas Touch is a wonderful evocation of the hugely entertaining stories and characters of mythology. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782430353
- ISBN
- 9781782430353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.93
€ 18.99
€ 17.93
Hardback. This work explores how war veterans reintegrated into society. It analyzes the effort that was required to avoid the potential social decay that is often associated with veteran reintegration and also explores topical issues of educational, health, housing, and personal readjustment they faced. Series: Studies in Modern American History. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739102435
- ISBN
- 9780739102435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.32
€ 164.32
Future of the Welfare State: The Institutions of a Changing Welfare St...
Mark D. Ten Hove, Ten Hove, Mark D.
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, 2 fig., num. tab. BIC Classification: JFF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 180. 8vo. Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- European Interuniversity Press
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0263691
- ISBN
- 9789070776091
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Sex is cheap. This new wide ease of sexual access has been made possible by technology far more than by political or religious shifts. Drawing on survey and interview data, the book scrutinizes the American mating market, highlighting how men's interests dominate it, even while their marriageability recedes. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JFMP; JFSJ2; JHB; JHBK5; JMU; VFV; VFVC; VFVG. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190673611
- ISBN
- 9780190673611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.89
€ 41.99
€ 39.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823273539
- ISBN
- 9780823273539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Hardcover. Explores American church debate about homosexuality to show that even as the main lesson - homosexuality is bad, teens are vulnerable - has remained constant, the arguments and assumptions have changed remarkably. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; HRCX6; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226410449
- ISBN
- 9780226410449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Hardcover. This analysis of the relationship between male homosexuality and Catholicism examines the Church's language about sexual morality and the rhetorical devices used to actively produce silence about the topic. The author draws analogies between clerical institutions and gay culture. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX6; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780226410418
- ISBN
- 9780226410418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 79.37
€ 94.74
€ 79.37
Hardcover. Jordan also argues that no matter what the courts do, Christian churches will have to decide for themselves whether to bless same-sex unions. No civil compromise can settle the religious questions surrounding gay marriage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11halftones. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRCX6; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226410333
- ISBN
- 9780226410333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Paperback. Why are so many churches vehemently opposed to blessing same-sex unions? This title shows how carefully selected ideals of Christian marriage have come to dominate recent debates over same-sex unions. It is suitable for both sides of the ongoing American debate over gay marriage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102535
- ISBN
- 9780226102535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.29
€ 23.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. Mark Jordan has written a provocative and stimulating introduction to the issues surrounding sexual ethics and sexuality and theology, filling a much--needed void in this field. Jordan summarizes key topics and themes in the teaching and discussion of religious ethics as well as pushing forward the debate in interesting and original directions. Series: New Dimensions to Religious Ethics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; JFM; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218180
- ISBN
- 9780631218180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.18
€ 55.18
Paperback. This analysis of the relationship between male homosexuality and Catholicism examines the Church's language about sexual morality and the rhetorical devices used to actively produce silence about the topic. The author draws analogies between clerical institutions and gay culture. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC7; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226410432
- ISBN
- 9780226410432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. Explores the invention of sodomy in medieval Christendom, examining its conceptual foundations in theology and gauging its impact on Christian sexual ethics both then and now. The text traces the genealogy of this cultural construct through many of the idiosyncratic worldviews of the Middle Ages. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JFC; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226410401
- ISBN
- 9780226410401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Hardback. This volume builds on and expands the existing symbolic interactionist perspective to include the study of social interaction made possible by the use of new social media. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509331
- ISBN
- 9781783509331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.93
€ 134.93
Hardcover. Presents contributions in comparative suburban studies for urban regions, not just in Europe and the United States but also metropolitan regions in China, India and other areas of the world. This title examines the patterns of suburban development in metropolitan regions around the globe. Editor(s): Clapson, Mark; Hutchison, Ray. Series Editor(s): Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243478
- ISBN
- 9780857243478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.35
€ 144.35
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bennett, Andy; Cieslik, Mark; Miles, Steven. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403905734
- ISBN
- 9781403905734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Hardback. Addresses the startling fact that many African American intellectuals in the 1930s sympathized with fascism, seeing in its ideology a means of envisioning new modes of African American political resistance. This book surveys the work and thought of several authors to have an understanding of Depression-era African American literary culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; JFC; JFSL3; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926704
- ISBN
- 9780813926704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.64
€ 82.64
Paperback. Drawing on archival material and contemporary analysis, this title provides an account of the prehistory of cultural studies in Britain. It offers a genealogy of the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies which has its roots in adult education as well as in the work of Raymond Williams, E P Thompson, and Richard Hoggart. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814717011
- ISBN
- 9780814717011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. The age of information, media and virtuality is transforming many aspects of human experience. This is an investigation of the postmodern world which critically examines a wide range of contemporary cultural practices. The author contends that postmodern culture is full of creative possibilities. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 354 pages, 13 colour plates, 122 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226791593
- ISBN
- 9780226791593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226791319
- ISBN
- 9780226791319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83