Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Explores the range of institutional fads, analyzing the features of our culture that foster them, and identifying the major stages of the fad cycle - emerging, surging, and purging. This book examines the causes and consequences of fads and suggests ways of fad-proofing our institutions. Num Pages: 222 pages, 14 line illustrations, 15 text boxes. BIC Classification: JFS; JMJ; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246263
- ISBN
- 9780520246263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.81
€ 35.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. An exploration of the ways we talk about - and why we worry about - new crimes and new forms of victimization. Focusing on so-called random crimes such as freeway shootings, gang violence, and wilding, it shows how new crime problems emerge and how some quickly fade from public attention while others spread and become enduring subjects of concern. Num Pages: 237 pages, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFE; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520215726
- ISBN
- 9780520215726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFG; JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044262
- ISBN
- 9780226044262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382. Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCA. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 18. Weight: 382.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274709
- ISBN
- 9780520274709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 351 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583228548
- ISBN
- 9781583228548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Hardback. Rise of the Red Engineers explains the tumultuous origins of the class of technocratic officials who rule China today. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804760775
- ISBN
- 9780804760775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.41
€ 140.41
Paperback. Told through a case study of Tsinghua University - China's premier school of technology - this book traces how Red engineers were groomed in the early years of socialism, survived the Cultural Revolution, and triumphed in the post-Mao years by uniting with communist officials. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760782
- ISBN
- 9780804760782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Wenderoth moves from outrageous premises to piercing insights in his first book since Letters to Wendy's. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; DQ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Wave Books United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780974635378
- ISBN
- 9780974635378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.31
€ 15.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. Cult favorite Letters to Wendy's has sold thousands of copies through web, direct and special orders, and will appeal to a wide variety of readers at independent and chain stores. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Wave Books United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780970367204
- ISBN
- 9780970367204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.36
€ 15.99
€ 15.36
The African American Urban Experience: Perspectives from the Colonial ...
Joe W. Trotter, Earl Lewis, Tera W. Hunter
Hardcover. In order to illuminate transformations in African-American urban life, this book brings together urban history, contemporary social, cultural and policy research and comparative perspectives on race, ethnicity and nationality within and across national boundaries. Editor(s): Trotter, Joe; Lewis, Earl; Hunter, Tera W. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294649
- ISBN
- 9780312294649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.55
€ 68.55
Hardback. Lays out the underlying logic of contemporary poverty governance in the United States. This book argues that poverty governance - how social welfare policy choices get made, how authority gets exercised, and how collective pursuits get organized - has been transformed in the United States by two significant developments. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 line drawings, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768762
- ISBN
- 9780226768762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.20€ 80.81
€ 95.20
€ 80.81
Paperback. Lays out the underlying logic of contemporary poverty governance in the United States. This book argues that poverty governance - how social welfare policy choices get made, how authority gets exercised, and how collective pursuits get organized - has been transformed in the United States by two significant developments. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 line drawings, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768779
- ISBN
- 9780226768779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Num Pages: 80 pages, 44 color illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764338281
- ISBN
- 9780764338281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, 100 photographs, line drawings, cartoons and logos i.e graphic design. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Jajosa Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992870003
- ISBN
- 9780992870003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.71
€ 21.99
€ 20.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666405
- ISBN
- 9780940666405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.87
€ 20.99
€ 15.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 324 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666399
- ISBN
- 9780940666399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.86
€ 34.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. Develops a theory of systemic racism to interpret the racialized character and development of society, focusing on white-on-black oppression, and investigating three historical eras. This book examines how major institutions have been pervaded by racial stereotypes, ideas, images, emotions, and practices. Num Pages: 386 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415952781
- ISBN
- 9780415952781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Paperback. Using material from a number of US and UK sources, Joe Feagin analyses a wide range of key contemporary issues that relate to the global, political, economic and racial dimensions of city development. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847684991
- ISBN
- 9780847684991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.15
€ 78.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 440 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764306204
- ISBN
- 9780764306204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.41
€ 36.99
€ 25.41
hardcover. To research the authenticity of numerous Christian relics, this work uses such techniques as radiocarbon dating, polarized-light microscopy, and forensic serology. It examines such significant relics as the Shroud of Turin, the multiple heads of John the Baptist, and the "incorruptible" corpses of saints. Num Pages: 230 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124254
- ISBN
- 9780813124254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.49
€ 39.49