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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Editor(s): Kemmerer, Lisa; Nocella, Anthony J., II. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lantern Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590561829
ISBN
9781590561829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Funnell, Lisa. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: APFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176156
ISBN
9780231176156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Editor(s): Funnell, Lisa. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: APFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176149
ISBN
9780231176149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 83 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; KJE; KNTX; UF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Gabler United States
Number of pages
83
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658010072
ISBN
9783658010072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.10

Paperback. This book examines the persistence of social violence and public insecurity in Honduras. Using a spatial perspective, the author looks at the Honduran state's security polices - known as Mano Dura - and the challenges authorities face. She points to the state's historical difficulty producing and ordering political territory and space. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JKV; JPA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 237.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349439850
ISBN
9781349439850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

hardcover. Num Pages: 315 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, 42 black & white tables, 42 colou. BIC Classification: 1FCK; JFFN; RGC; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 643.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319269900
ISBN
9783319269900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.87

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Num Pages: 112 pages, 58 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMAN; JMBT; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 189.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401786065
ISBN
9789401786065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.43

Paperback. Presents the story of how food has come to play a central role in how Palestinian citizens of Israel negotiate life and a shared cultural identity within a tense political context. Translator(s): Wesley, David; Wesley, Elana. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366. Social and Political Aspects of Palestinian Food in Israel. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 232 pages. Presents the story of how food has come to play a central role in how Palestinian citizens of Israel negotiate life and a shared cultural identity within a tense political context. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFCV. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight: 366. Translator(s): Wesley, David; Wesley, Elana.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262324
ISBN
9780520262324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. From Hollywood classics like Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights to the 1990s wave of Jane Austen films, adaptations of the British Nineteenth-century novel have been sensationally popular. This book examines how British and American filmmakers used the domestic novels of the past to construct stable gender ideals for the present. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349284115
ISBN
9781349284115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Paperback. 320 pages, 4 photographs. Editor(s): Lionnet, Francoise; Shih, She-Mei. A bold intervention in debates about the role of theory in the humanities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCX. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348467
ISBN
9780822348467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Lionel Robbins' lectures on the history of economic thought comprise one of the greatest accounts since World War II of the evolution of economic ideas. This volume features these lectures. It covers a broad chronological range, including Plato, Aristotle, Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, Marx, and Alfred Marshall. Editor(s): Medema, Steven G.; Samuels, Warren J. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 line illus. BIC Classification: JFCX; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070148
ISBN
9780691070148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. Traces the history of the Jesuits' invention of Confucius and of themselves as native defenders of Confucius' teaching. This book demonstrates how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Western missionaries used translations of the ancient ru tradition to invent the historical figure who has since been globally celebrated as philosopher, and prophet. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320470
ISBN
9780822320470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. The biblical prohibition of images sets Judaism apart, together with Islam, from all other religious systems. This book attempts to explain the reasons for the prohibition - as well as its limits - and then shows how influential it has been in determining aspects of Jewish thinking. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333625958
ISBN
9780333625958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HRCC2; JFHF; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578633159
ISBN
9781578633159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. Discusses the significant connections between sexuality and Mexican immigrant men Editor(s): Naples, Nancy A.; Vidal-Ortiz, Salvador. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 265 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758496
ISBN
9780814758496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. This book, which brings together nine studies of fundamentalism in disparate religions and regional contexts, examines the specific circumstances nurturing such beliefs and practices, and explores the possibilities for cross-cultural insights into this widespread phenomenon in the contemporary world. Editor(s): Caplan, Lionel. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349088324
ISBN
9781349088324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.68

Hardback. This book, which brings together nine studies of fundamentalism in disparate religions and regional contexts, examines the specific circumstances nurturing such beliefs and practices, and explores the possibilities for cross-cultural insights into this widespread phenomenon in the contemporary world. Editor(s): Caplan, Lionel. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333419748
ISBN
9780333419748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Paperback. Animal rights sounds like a modern idea, but in fact - for over three millennia - philosophers, theologians, and political theorists have grappled with the question of our obligations toward animals. This anthology illuminates the complex evolution of moral thought regarding animals. It includes writings of authors from ancient Greece onwards. Editor(s): Linzey, Andrew; Clarke, Paul Barry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134217
ISBN
9780231134217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Berge, Zane L.; Muilenburg, Lin Y. Num Pages: 302 pages, 14 black & white tables, 47 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD; JNQ; JNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138857605
ISBN
9781138857605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

Paperback. In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to - and often end up becoming active in - urban public schools. Their presence can bring long-needed material resources to such schools. The author shows that, it can also introduce new class and race tensions, and even exacerbate inequalities. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNKP; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226120218
ISBN
9780226120218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.05

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