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Society & culture: general

Hardback. The experience of higher education in the UK has become an increasingly common phenomenon in the 21st century. This book explores the emotional and moral significance of the relationships young women develop at university, such as friends, family and housemates, by using a seven-year qualitative longitudinal study of the transitional period. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSJ1; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137319722
ISBN
9781137319722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.22

Paperback. Documents the first five years of life of the children of the influential Millennium Cohort Study, looking at the children's lives and development as they begin formal education and the implications for family policy, and service planning in health and social services. This book is suitable for academics, students and researchers in these fields. Editor(s): Hansen, Kirstine; Joshi, Heather; Dex, Shirley. Series: The UK Millennium Cohort Study Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFR; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424754
ISBN
9781847424754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.88

Paperback. In the MONOGRAPHS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, LATIN AMERICA series, a study of the origin, development and cultural background of randai, the folk theatre tradition of the Minangkabau ethnic group of West Sumatra. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802056
ISBN
9780896802056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Offers an account of life at the heart of the fashion industry, from photo shoots and celebrity interviews to the ugly truth behind the glamour - infighting, back-stabbing and the dangerous pursuit of beauty. This title tells the story of an illustrious career in fashion, from receptionist to the editor's chair. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFCK; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781783350155
ISBN
9781783350155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Presents an account of the astonishing discovery and rescue of Guatemala's secret police archives. This title explores Guatemala's struggles to manage this avalanche of evidence of past war crimes, providing a firsthand look at how postwar justice activists worked to reconfigure terror archives into implements of social change. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356028
ISBN
9780822356028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. With case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam, these contributions reveal contemporary religious practices in Southeast Asia as thoroughly modern manifestations of uncertainties, moral disquiet and unequal rewards in the contemporary moment. Editor(s): Endres, Kirsten W.; Lauser, Andrea. Series: Asian Anthropologies. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFH; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453587
ISBN
9780857453587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.17

Paperback. Tells the story of the Jews of Lebanon in the twentieth century. This work challenges the prevailing view that Jews in the Middle East were second-class citizens, and were persecuted after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. Num Pages: 237 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2 Rev Exp
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845190576
ISBN
9781845190576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562650
ISBN
9780813562650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.45

Paperback. Explores the problems faced by refugees and migrants in the rich society of the western world as they are seen by the refugees and migrants themselves. This work focuses on the literature written by these displaced persons and discusses the issues of language, cultural transmission and racism. Editor(s): Petersen, Kirsten Holst; Rutherford, Anna. Num Pages: 173 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DN; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772885070
ISBN
9788772885070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811713795
ISBN
9780811713795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779345669
ISBN
9788779345669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTC; JFMX; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442246935
ISBN
9781442246935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.33

Hardback. This collection of eight essays and 24 supporting documents concerning mainland British North America includes essays about Native Americans, the transatlantic slave trade, regulation of the sexual behaviour of white and black women, and the creation of new religious practices. Editor(s): Fischer, Kirsten; Hinderaker, Eric. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218531
ISBN
9780631218531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; HBJK; HBLH; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801486791
ISBN
9780801486791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.96

hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVG; JFC; JFFJ; JPFQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813574714
ISBN
9780813574714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.45

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813574707
ISBN
9780813574707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. An argument against reductive accounts of the nineteenth-century sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis s work as the product of her identity as an African American and Native American woman. Num Pages: 344 pages, 51 illustrations, incl. 18 in color. BIC Classification: ACV; AFKB; AGB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342663
ISBN
9780822342663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Applying analytical strategies from linguistics, literature, and history, Kirsten Fudeman demonstrates that language played a central role in the formation, expression, and maintenance of medieval Jewish identity and that it brought Christians and Jews together even as it set them apart. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812242508
ISBN
9780812242508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.38

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Fast, Kirsten. Series: Berliner Schriften Zur Museumskunde. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663102717
ISBN
9783663102717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.03

Paperback. This Policy Press Short provides an accessible analysis of what gender equality means and how we can achieve it by adapting best practices in childcare and long term care policies from other countries. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKSB1; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447330486
ISBN
9781447330486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.61

Hardcover. Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405114226
ISBN
9781405114226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.48

Paperback. Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405114233
ISBN
9781405114233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.07

Paperback. Tracing the rise of the California teen as a national icon in the 1950s and 60s, Kirse May shows how idealized images of a suburban youth culture soothed America's post-war nerves while denying racial and urban realities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807853627
ISBN
9780807853627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.06

Paperback. 'Outstanding contributions to women's history.' History Today Editor(s): Kirshner, Julius; Wemple, Suzanne Fonay. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631154921
ISBN
9780631154921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

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