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Society & culture: general

Paperback. A manifesto for change; a ground breaking examination of sexism in modern day society. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471149207
ISBN
9781471149207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Hardcover. In Ice Cream: A Global History, Laura B. Weiss takes us on a vibrant trip through the history of ice cream from ancient China to modern-day Tokyo in order to tell the lively story of how this delicious indulgence became a global sensation. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 colour illustrations, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WBVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897923
ISBN
9781861897923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.00

In Addressing the Letter, Laura A. Salsini considers how the works of authors including the Marchesa Colombi, Sibilla Aleramo, Gianna Manzini, Natalia Ginzburg, and Oriana Fallaci highlight such issues as love, the loss of ideals, lack of communication and connection, and feminist ideology. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442641655
ISBN
9781442641655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Paperback. A rare, intimate glimpse into the daily lives of middle-class women in urban Pakistan Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218841
ISBN
9780253218841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. Explores the lives and self-understanding of Mexicans of African descent living in the agricultural village of San Nicolas on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Num Pages: 392 pages, 43 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351320
ISBN
9780822351320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.53

Hardback. Explores the lives and self-understanding of Mexicans of African descent living in the agricultural village of San Nicolas on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Num Pages: 392 pages, 43 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351214
ISBN
9780822351214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.30

Paperback. Roberto Rossellini's "Il Miracolo" is deceptively simple: a demented peasant woman is seduced by a stranger she believes to be Saint Joseph, is socially ostracized for becoming pregnant out of wedlock, but is finally redeemed through motherhood. This book explores the unique place that the movies occupy in American culture. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; HBTB; JFMD; LAZ; LNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616190
ISBN
9780700616190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.30

Hardcover. Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. Laugrand and Oosten examine key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit, a category consisting of insects and other small life forms. Num Pages: 424 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFZ; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782384052
ISBN
9781782384052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.80

Paperback. Draws on disabled young people's own accounts of their childhood. This book describes their experiences of the health, education and welfare systems. It offers explanations for continued prejudice against disabled people in an age of equal opportunity. Editor(s): Stevenson, Olive. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB1; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632050550
ISBN
9780632050550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.14

Paperback. This book is based on extensive interviews with adolescents diagnosed with AS. It includes six life stories, which present an authentic and fascinating look at the lives of the teenagers and how AS has shaped their growing identities. The stories provide the basis for a discussion of common themes and issues facing teenagers with AS. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843101260
ISBN
9781843101260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.87

library. Num Pages: 24 pages, col.ill. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 263.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Kar-Ben United States
Number of pages
24
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580131209
ISBN
9781580131209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. * Poignant first-hand account of life for a young Afghani woman under the Taliban * Like Desert Flower, this simple human story is a powerful way to tell readers around the world of the plight of a people, and this book couldn't be more timely Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BGA; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd London
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860499616
ISBN
9781860499616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

BIC Classification: JFFE; LAM; LNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138279827
ISBN
9781138279827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.69

Paperback. Analyzes the debate on sati, or widow burning, in colonial India. This book argues that the women who were burned were marginal to the debate and that the controversy was over definitions of Hindu tradition, the place of ritual in religious worship, the civilizing missions of colonialism and evangelism, and the proper role of the colonial state. Num Pages: 246 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRLF; JFSJ1; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214071
ISBN
9780520214071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.18

Hardback. Specialists focus on Hungary's outstanding achievments in various fields, notably technology, literature and the arts, and sport. The volume includes a biographical dictionary, map, and illustrations. Editor(s): Somlyody, Laszlo; Somlyody, Nora. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; AC; JFC; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335331
ISBN
9780880335331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05
€ 50.14

Hardback. Prompted by the overt omission of Muncie's black community from the famous study by Lynd and Lynd, "Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture", this book uncovers the neglected part of the story of Middletown, a well-known pseudonym for the Midwestern city of Muncie, Indiana. It is a useful resource for community research. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759104839
ISBN
9780759104839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.72

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lassiter, George H. Num Pages: 254 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607419518
ISBN
9781607419518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.92
€ 96.46

Paperback. Lasse Thomassen argues that the politics of inclusion and identity should be viewed as struggles over how these identities are represented. He centres this argument through careful analysis of cases from the last four decades of British multiculturalism. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474422666
ISBN
9781474422666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Hardback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFMX; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040207
ISBN
9780252040207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.55

Paperback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; JFMX; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081668
ISBN
9780252081668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.31

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