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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This first examination of the trade in erotica during the 1920s and '30s provides an understanding of the evolution of both obscenity law and sexual explicitness in literature, and raises fascinating questions about moral control, idealism, and the marketplace in ways that continue to resonate today. Num Pages: 424 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; GTB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217988
ISBN
9780812217988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 bw illus. BIC Classification: AC; AK; AMX; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472591036
ISBN
9781472591036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.89

Hardback. This volume examines the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. Although set in Buenos Aires, Auyero describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums. Num Pages: 216 pages, 17 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFC; JFFH; JPQB; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352594
ISBN
9780822352594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.56

Paperback. Examines the ways popular protests are experienced and remembered by those who participate in them. This book focuses on the roles of two young women, Nana and Laura, in uprisings in Argentina. It offers discussions of resistance and the combined effects of globalization, neoliberal economic policies, and political corruption in Argentina. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFC; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822331155
ISBN
9780822331155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. "Political clientelism" is a term used to characterise the contemporary relationships between political elites and the poor in Latin America in which goods and services are traded for political favours. This title presents the ethnography of urban clientelism ever carried out in Argentina. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 table, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JHMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326212
ISBN
9780822326212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. The Politics of Waiting in Argentina. 192 pages, 17 photographs, 1 figure. Describes the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. This title also describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JKS; JPQB. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 13. Weight: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352334
ISBN
9780822352334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JFFE; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173030
ISBN
9780691173030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JFFE; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164779
ISBN
9780691164779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Jasvinder Sanghera, international bestselling author of SHAME, describes her life-changing journey to the rural Punjabi village of Kang Sabu - the village where her parents grew up. Num Pages: 304 pages, Integrated b&w pictures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340962091
ISBN
9780340962091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. In her new top ten bestseller Jasvinder Sanghera tells the harrowing and moving stories of women trapped in forced marriages. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340962077
ISBN
9780340962077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Separates myth from truth and describes the development of the society from its origins amongst the masons working upon the great cathedrals of the Middle Ages Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845296780
ISBN
9781845296780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
BIS Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789063694142
ISBN
9789063694142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 46 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 208 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Imprint unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881613875
ISBN
9789881613875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardcover. Editor(s): Woodland, Jason R. Num Pages: 252 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600212215
ISBN
9781600212215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.03
€ 112.06

Hardcover. To be fat in a thin-obsessed gay culture can be difficult. Despite affectionate in-group monikers for big gay men-chubs, bears, cubs - the anti-fat stigma that persists in American culture at large still haunts these individuals who often exist at the margins of gay communities. This book delves into the world of Girth & Mirth. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814708385
ISBN
9780814708385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724125
ISBN
9780814724125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFM; JHB; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 263 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173245
ISBN
9780691173245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Does it take faith to be a Jedi? Are droids capable of thought? Should Jar Jar Binks be held responsible for the rise of the Empire? Presenting entirely new essays, no aspect of the myth and magic of George Lucas s creation is left philosophically unexamined in The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy. Editor(s): Eberl, Jason T.; Decker, Kevin S. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; HPX; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119038061
ISBN
9781119038061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSP2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226409214
ISBN
9780226409214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 209 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1410.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062405371
ISBN
9780062405371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.47

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