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Society & culture: general

Paperback. These two lectures by Jacques Derrida, "Foreigner Question" and "Step of Hospitality/No Hospitality", derive from a series of seminars on hospitality conducted by Derrida in Paris, January 1996. They examine "hospitality" and its implications on political and ethical debate. Translator(s): Bowlby, Rachel. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 112 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734066
ISBN
9780804734066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardcover. While much has been written against the death penalty, the author contends that Western philosophy is massively, if not always obviously, complicit with a logic in which a sovereign state has the right to take a life. Translator(s): Kamuf, Peggy. Series: Seminars of Jacques Derrida. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JFMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226144320
ISBN
9780226144320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.51

Paperback. Is it possible to uphold international hospitality and justice in the face of nationalism and civil strife in so many countries? Using examples of treatment of minorities in Europe, Derrida probes the thinking behind cosmopolitanism. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415227124
ISBN
9780415227124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.50

Paperback. This dialogue, proposed to Jacques Derrida by historian Elisabeth Roudinesco, brings together two friends who share a common history and intellectual heritage. While their perspectives are different, they have many common references: psychoanalysis, above all, but also the authors and works that have come to be known as "post-structuralist." Translator(s): Fort, Jeff. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746274
ISBN
9780804746274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. The Internet and social media are pervasive and transformative forces in contemporary China. The Internet, Social Media, and a Changing China explores the changing relationship between China's Internet and social media and its society, politics, legal system, and foreign relations. Editor(s): DeLisle, Jacques; Goldstein, Avery; Yang, Guobin. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223514
ISBN
9780812223514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.80
€ 63.02

Paperback. In this volume drawn from the reference work "Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge", major scholars take up basic topics in philosophy and science, offering an account of the extraordinary explosion of desire for knowledge in the classical Greek world. Editor(s): Brunschwig, Jacques; Lloyd, G. E. R. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021556
ISBN
9780674021556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.10

Hardcover. The world today faces numerous challenges, including the fallout from the financial crisis and varied and diverse examples of violence and conflict across the globe. This book offers an examination of these developments, providing an exploration of the future of the global system and its international powers and organizations. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JFSR2; JPSL; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publisher
Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9789948144717
ISBN
9789948144717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 8.28

Paperback. Icelandic folktales & legends Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752430454
ISBN
9780752430454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.72

Hardback. Editor(s): Simmons, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 125 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
125
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634839990
ISBN
9781634839990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.02
€ 142.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816647767
ISBN
9780816647767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. This is the story of Jackie Semha, a young girl born in Tunisia to a loving family and community, yet one in which only boys are celebrated. Her journey from Tunisia, to France, Israel, Canada and finally the United States forces her to confront the disparity between the land of her birth and the land of her mature years. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BG; G; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296412
ISBN
9789652296412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. An anthology of writing by Jacqueline Rose, a singular, provocative critic renowned for her commitment to psychoanalytic theory as a uniquely productive way of analyzing literature, culture, politics, and society. Editor(s): Clemens, Justin; Naparstek, Ben. Num Pages: 440 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSJ; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349785
ISBN
9780822349785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Zionism was inspired as a movement - one driven by the search for a homeland for the stateless and persecuted Jewish people. Yet, it trampled the rights of the Arabs in Palestine, and became so controversial that it defies understanding and trumps reasoned public debate. This book aims to analyze the messianic fervor of Zionism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 352 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130682
ISBN
9780691130682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. * Controversial appraisal of the role of the unconscious in our political lives* Deals with the Thatcher phenomenon* Urges radical re--reading of Melanie Klein* Author enjoys celebrity for her controversial book on Sylvia Plath. . Series: Bucknell Lectures in Literary Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMAF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631189244
ISBN
9780631189244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Paperback. A new perspective on Italian masculinity Num Pages: 248 pages, 42 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DST; APF; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216441
ISBN
9780253216441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457819
ISBN
9780752457819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. This work presents selections from the whole of Pascal's career as a writer, including her adolescent poetry and her pioneering treatise on the education of women. Editor(s): Conley, John J. (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University, USA). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226648330
ISBN
9780226648330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. This beautiful illustrated book is the result of eight years exhaustive research into the myths, magic and healing power of trees. Num Pages: 368 pages, (b/w illustrations). BIC Classification: JFHF; VXA; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Soft Bound Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780722534083
ISBN
9780722534083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. At a time when anti-immigrant feeling is rising among the American public and when immigration is often cast in economic or deviant terms, this book humanizes the controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants' desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews, it focuses on the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066144
ISBN
9780674066144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.97

Paperback. The beginning of the twentieth century was an important time in African-American history. Segregation and discrimination were on the rise. Two seminal African American figures - Booker T Washington and W E B Du Bois - began to debate on ways to combat racial problems. Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029957
ISBN
9780842029957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.51

Board book. Num Pages: 12 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 159 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Kar-Ben Copies Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822589457
ISBN
9780822589457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.26

Paperback. aeo Takes a sweeping account of labor history from a social perspective from colonial times to the present, chronologically arranged. aeo Addresses black, white, native American, male, female, adult and child labor into a single volume. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSC; JHBL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207702
ISBN
9780631207702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.53

paperback. To study the settlement process of undocumented migrants, this work examines one of Houston's Maya communities, the approximately 900 Maya from a township in the Department of Totonicapan, Guatemala. It traces this Maya community from its genesis in 1978 to the complex effects of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 tables, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; JFFN; JFSL9; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392570
ISBN
9781566392570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Hardback. Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as unskilled. This book uncovers these migrants' lifelong human capital and identifies mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, job jumping, and entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520283725
ISBN
9780520283725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.52
€ 73.01

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