Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome; Duckert, Lowell. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JFCD; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. .
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816693092
- ISBN
- 9780816693092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.62
€ 30.62
Paperback. On the 10th Anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking work, the second edition of Emerging Adulthood fully updates and expands Arnett's findings and includes brand new chapters on media use, social class issues, and the distinctive problems of this life stage. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JFSP3; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199929382
- ISBN
- 9780199929382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Hardback. Globalization, it is argued, can yield frustration and disappointment as well as welfare gains for consumers; it may, but does not necessarily, displace local products and via the rapid recent expansion of the mass media, it offers policymakers new opportunities to deal with acute social problems. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333772669
- ISBN
- 9780333772669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.06
€ 127.06
Paperback. From Superman and Batman to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, these pop-culture juggernauts, with their "powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men," thrilled readers and audiences. The author shows how creators turned to science fiction to convey the reality of the paranormal they experienced in their lives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 67 colour plates, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; HRQX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 218 x 33. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271484
- ISBN
- 9780226271484
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
paperback. Recounts the spectacular history of Esalen, the institute that has long been one of the world leaders in alternative and experiential education and stands at the center of the human potential movement. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 colour plate, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBJK; HRQC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 41. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- UNIV OF CHICAGO PR
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226453705
- ISBN
- 9780226453705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.27
€ 25.99
€ 21.27
Paperback. How can Ramakrishna's saintly status be reconciled with his eroticized language and actions? This book argues that the key to understanding him lies in Tantra and its equation of the mystical and the erotic, and that his homosexulity is linked to every aspect of his life and teachings. Num Pages: 408 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLK2; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226453774
- ISBN
- 9780226453774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.14
€ 47.99
€ 37.14
Paperback. Adopting a comparative historical approach, J. H. Chajes uncovers a strain of Jewish belief to which scant attention has been paid. Between Worlds provides fascinating descriptions of cases of possession as well as analysis of the magical techniques deployed by rabbinic exorcists to expel the ghostly intruders. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRJ; HRLK; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221701
- ISBN
- 9780812221701
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Haynes, Jeff. Series: Palgrave Advances. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403916358
- ISBN
- 9781403916358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Paperback. In this survey of Western attitudes and laws about abortion, Jeffrey Reiman argues that an overlooked clue to the solution of the moral problem lies in the unusual way in which we value the lives of individual human beings - namely, that we value them irreplaceably. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692088
- ISBN
- 9780847692088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.40
€ 62.40
hardcover. Responds to recent assaults on liberal theory by proposing a "critical moral liberalism". This text sets forth the basic arguments for the liberal moral obligation to maximize people's ability to govern their own lives, and for the conception that the good life goes with this. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683130
- ISBN
- 9780847683130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.87
€ 199.87
Paperback. Exploring the motivations of migrants in countries around the world, this book proposes a new model of immigration that accounts for the cultural beliefs and social patterns that influence people to move--or to remain at home Num Pages: 179 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726857
- ISBN
- 9780292726857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. In a world where change has become the only constant, how does the perpetually new relate to the old? How does cinema, itself once a new medium, relate both to previous or outmoded media and to what we now refer to as New Media? This collection examines these questions by focusing on the relations of cinema to other media. Editor(s): Geiger, Jeffrey; Littau, Karin. Num Pages: 256 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402774
- ISBN
- 9781474402774
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.47
€ 40.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. Includes various stories. In, "Math Son of Mathonwy" two brothers plot to carry off the virginal Goewin, while in "Manawydan Son of Llyr" a chieftain roams throughout Britain after a spell is cast over his land. In "How Culhwch Won Olwen", a young man must complete many tasks before he can marry a giant's daughter. Translator(s): Gantz, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 320 pages, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140443226
- ISBN
- 9780140443226
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. Translator(s): Gantz, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140443974
- ISBN
- 9780140443974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Hardcover. This text is an account of the changing roles of images in German medieval monasticism from the 12th-century to the Reformation. The author explores the interrelationships between the visual arts and female spirituality in the context of the "cura monialium", the pastoral care of nuns. Num Pages: 580 pages, 246 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACK; AGR; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 282 x 190 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1611.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299458
- ISBN
- 9780942299458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 42.58
€ 53.00
€ 42.58
Paperback. Northeast Asian steel industries have developed global production networks, but by spanning multiple national spaces, these networks unite many national economies while belonging exclusively to none. Who, therefore, is in control? Jeffrey D. Wilson examines how states and firms coordinate their activities to govern global production. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPS; KCP; RND; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349438099
- ISBN
- 9781349438099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
paperback. For more than a century, the Northern Arapaho people lived on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming - the fourth largest reservation in the country. This book draws together aspects of the Northern Arapahos' world - myth, language, art, ritual, identity, and history - to offer a vivid picture of a culture that has endured and changed over time. Series: Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7 figures, map, 3 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260214
- ISBN
- 9780803260214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167680
- ISBN
- 9780231167680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 50.75
€ 64.77
€ 50.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195326222
- ISBN
- 9780195326222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.64
€ 73.64
Hardback. In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops the view that cultural sociology and cultural pragmatics are vital for understanding the structural turbulence and political possibilities of contemporary social life. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509518128
- ISBN
- 9781509518128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.05
€ 73.05