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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
162
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603849388
ISBN
9781603849388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.76

Paperback. This book tells the stories of nine disabled leaders who, by force of personality and concrete achievement, have made us think differently about disability. They share a common will to change society so that disabled people get a fair deal. It is based on extensive interviews with the subjects and people who know them. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFFG; JPHL; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104155
ISBN
9781843104155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRLK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Larson Publications United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780943914701
ISBN
9780943914701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health. Num Pages: 54 pages, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319046174
ISBN
9783319046174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.79

Hardcover. An American Dilemma examines the application of the death penalty in the United States as it conflicts with obligations under the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. Series: International Law, Crime, and Politics. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; LBBR; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137270368
ISBN
9781137270368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Paperback. Cholas and Pishtacos are two provocative characters from South American popular culture. In this book, these two figures become vehicles for an exploration of race, sex, and violence beginning with three forms of social and economic interaction: estrangement, exchange and accumulation. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 halftones, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFFE; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226891545
ISBN
9780226891545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Understanding that the psychological well-being of individuals is inextricably linked to the health of their communities, environments, and cultures, the authors propose a radical interdisciplinary reorientation of psychology to create participatory and dialogical spaces for critical understanding and creative restoration. Series: Critical Theory and Practice in Psychology and the Human Sciences. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1M; GTB; JFFS; JFSL; JMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230537699
ISBN
9780230537699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152709
ISBN
9780231152709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 42.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152716
ISBN
9780231152716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. During the Elizabethan era, writers such as Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Daniel, and others frequently expounded on mercy, exploring the sources and outcomes of clemency. This fresh reading of such depictions shows that the concept of mercy was a contested one, directly shaped by tensions over the exercise of judgment by a woman on the throne. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349475773
ISBN
9781349475773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.98

Paperback. Uncovers the voices of working-class women, active in the Communist Party, USA, in order to examine how these individuals confronted the tensions between their roles as workers, wives, mothers, and consumers. This work details the strategies used by women to argue for their rights as workers in the paid labor force and as caregivers in the home. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073915
ISBN
9780252073915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. In the summer of 1909, the gruesome murder of nineteen-year-old Elsie Sigel sent shock waves through New York City and the nation at large. Through the lens of this unsolved murder, this work offers a snapshot of social and sexual relations between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in turn-of-the-century New York City. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Second Printing
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130484
ISBN
9780691130484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.27

Hardback. A lively and accessible study of media and discourse. Editor(s): Alia, Valerie. Series: Media Topics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFG; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748623471
ISBN
9780748623471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.88
€ 97.67

Paperback. A lively and accessible study of media and discourse. Editor(s): Alia, Valerie. Series: Media Topics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFG; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 350 x 307 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300. Representation and Interaction. Series: Media Topics. 208 pages, 3 line drawings. Editor(s): Alia, Valerie. A lively and accessible study of media and discourse. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: CFG; JFD. Dimension: 350 x 307 x 12. Weight: 300.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748623488
ISBN
9780748623488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. A study of the innovations, obligations, and fresh possibilities in the field of visual anthropology. It concentrates on documentary photography and ethnographic film, as well as lesser-known areas of study and presentation including dance, painting, architecture, archaeology, and primate research. Editor(s): Strong, Mary; Wilder, Laena. Num Pages: 384 pages, 166 colour and b&w figures, 3 tables, 1 diagram, 1 box. BIC Classification: AJCR; APF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 284 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1988.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292706712
ISBN
9780292706712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.41

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861341426
ISBN
9781861341426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

Paperback. Written in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole travelled widely before eventually arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war met with racism and refusal. Editor(s): Salih, Sara. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBWL; JFSL3; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140439021
ISBN
9780140439021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. This text explores the changing role of the state in Canada, Britain and the USA in the area of health care. Welfare systems have often survived by experimenting with alternative forms of delivering services - this book focuses on how these models signal both persistence and transformation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KBC; JFF; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104852
ISBN
9780231104852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.25

Paperback. Shows how mythologies of meritocracy, the land of opportunity, and the American dream remain firmly in place while simultaneously erasing injustices and the struggles of the working poor Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; BG; JFC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479814664
ISBN
9781479814664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. * Collects first-rate, original essays on inequalities. * Emphasises race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age and nationality. * Highlights themes that represent the scope and range of theoretical orientations, contemporary emphases, and emerging topics in the field of social inequalities. Editor(s): Romero, Mary A.; Margolis, Eric. Series: Blackwell Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 592 pages, 19. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231547
ISBN
9780631231547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.25

This volume is the fourth and concluding part of a survey which brings to light the contributions of about 1000 nineteenth-century women whose published work appeared in journals listed in the London Royal Society's Catalogue of Scientific Papers 1800-1900. Volume IV concerns women authors from Imperial Russia. Num Pages: 188 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GBC; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442247413
ISBN
9781442247413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.21

Paperback. In this book, preeminent classicist Mary Lefkowitz brings fresh insights to the mythology of ancient Greece, demonstrating that these stories are not only entertaining but also offer crucial lessons about human experience. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300107692
ISBN
9780300107692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.64

Hardback. The focus of this book is on how community comes to influence political behaviour; it takes an interdisciplinary approach blending the fields of community psychology, sociology, and political science. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621916
ISBN
9780230621916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Paperback. Mary Prince was a freed slave from Bermuda who achieved notoriety when she published her autobiography at a time when abolition debates were raging. This book details the ill-treatment she received by her various owners and her escape to England where she sought refuge with Christian missionaries. Editor(s): Salih, Sara. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437492
ISBN
9780140437492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

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