Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of trends and analyzes their sources. Every chapter is co-authored by an urban China expert and an "outside" expert on the wider topic. Together they offer a broad historical and theoretical comparison. Editor(s): Logan, John R. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161466
- ISBN
- 9781405161466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.87
€ 27.87
Paperback. Urbanization and urban development are the focus of this account which introduces readers to the changes now taking place in Chinese cities. Its approach links the visible changes in urban life to changes in the larger political economy of China. Editor(s): Logan, John. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSC; JFSG; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229483
- ISBN
- 9780631229483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.75
€ 37.99
€ 37.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Loesberg, John. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVG; AVQS; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Ossian Publications Ltd Cork
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946005567
- ISBN
- 9780946005567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.01
€ 10.01
Paperback. This book proposes a series of reforms that could improve the media and politics, and the interaction of the two, in Britain. * This book makes an important contribution to public debate in Britain about the relationship between the media and politics. * Contributors include academics, journalists and political commentators. Editor(s): Lloyd, John; Seaton, Jean. Series: Political Quarterly Special Issues. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 8. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405136938
- ISBN
- 9781405136938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 4.78
€ 14.99
€ 4.78
Paperback. Modern analysis of link between journalism and PR Series: Reuters Challenges. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KJSP; KNTJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784530624
- ISBN
- 9781784530624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44
Paperback. Presents an examination of why people do what they do - and how effective incentives can spur people to change their behaviour and achieve more. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847946751
- ISBN
- 9781847946751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.64
€ 12.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Presents the study of stand-up comedy as a form of art. This title appreciates and analyses the specific practice of stand-up itself, moving beyond theories of the joke, of the comic, and of comedy in general to read stand-up through the lens of literary and cultural theory. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325468
- ISBN
- 9780822325468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Seeks at once to describe and explain the emergence of export-oriented South Korean popular music and to make sense of larger South Korean economic and cultural transformations. This book delves into the broader background of South Korea in this wonderfully informed history and analysis of a pop culture phenomenon sweeping the globe. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; AVGN; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283121
- ISBN
- 9780520283121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.04
€ 40.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. The second volume of Double Exposure, a major new series of books based on the remarkable NMAAHC photography archive. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGC; AJCR; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 183 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- GILES
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804472
- ISBN
- 9781907804472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.05
€ 14.99
€ 12.05
Paperback. Takes you behind the scenes of some of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement. This book features historic events both accessible and relevant to an entire new generation of Americans. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BM; FXZ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Top Shelf Productions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603094009
- ISBN
- 9781603094009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.76
€ 19.99
€ 18.76
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Top Shelf Productions United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603093835
- ISBN
- 9781603093835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.69
€ 35.99
€ 25.69
Paperback. Offers account of author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BM; FXZ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Top Shelf Productions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603093002
- ISBN
- 9781603093002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.76
€ 18.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. This text examines from various philosophical perspectives the different reasons for adopting a vegetarian diet, ranging from animal interests and rights to global ecology and world hunger. It includes a chapter responding to common objections to vegetarianism. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681389
- ISBN
- 9780847681389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.09
€ 27.99
€ 24.09
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KNW0008647
- ISBN
- 9780747558309
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
The Established and the Outsiders: The Collected Works of Norbert Eli...
John L. Scotson Norbert Elias
Hardcover. Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias. 272 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Wouters, Cas. Explains differences in power and rank between two very similar groups - both working class - in a local community studied in the early 1960s. This book shows how one group monopolised sources of power and used them to exclude and stigmatise members of the other, pinpointing the role of gossip in the process. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFS. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 30. Weight: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558927
- ISBN
- 9781904558927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.09€ 53.63
€ 59.09
€ 53.63
Hardback. Authenticity is considered the best way to distinguish the real from the phony, the genuine from the fake. The author proposes a new model for thinking about these issues - racial sincerity. This book offers a kaleidoscope of subjects and stories that directly and indirectly address how race is negotiated in today's world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4halftones, 6line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFJ; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226390017
- ISBN
- 9780226390017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.73€ 58.39
€ 69.73
€ 58.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199975778
- ISBN
- 9780199975778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.63
€ 19.99
€ 19.63
Paperback. In this text, John L. Esposito clearly and carefully explains the teachings of Islam - the Quran, the example of the Prophet, Islamic law - about jihad or holy war, the use of violence and terrorism. He chronicles the rise of extremist groups and examines their frightening worldview and tactics. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195168860
- ISBN
- 9780195168860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.34
€ 23.99
€ 21.34
Hardback. One of the world's leading authorities on the Islamic world answers the many troubling questions raised in the wake of the September 11 attack Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRAM9; HRH; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478. Clean copy in quarter cloth over card boards. Covers showing some light shelf wear. Lacking dust wrapper but remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0008110
- ISBN
- 9780195154351
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This newly updated edition of What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam is the best single source for clearly presented, objective information about new developments and understanding of Islam, and for answers to questions about its origin and traditions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199794133
- ISBN
- 9780199794133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.60
€ 21.99
€ 21.60