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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Third revised edition, previously published in 1973 by Harper Collins, of a collection of texts stressing the universal themes of mythology. They range from the Bible to English literature, to C Jung and others, to illustrate the archetypal aspects of the universal hero. This edition includes heroine myths and an updated bibliography. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195119572
- ISBN
- 9780195119572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.22
€ 35.22
Hardcover. The baby boom generation's entry into old age has led to an unprecedented increase in the elderly population. The social and economic effects of this shift are significant. This title takes a eclectic view of the subject. It offers in-depth analysis of the effects of retirement plans, employer contributions, and housing prices on retirement. Editor(s): Wise, David A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 504 pages, 106 line drawings, 126 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; KCF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226903064
- ISBN
- 9780226903064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.63€ 112.09
€ 136.63
€ 112.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, 6, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477591
- ISBN
- 9780801477591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. Shows us the wretched face of homelessness in late twentieth-century America in countless cities across the nation. This title reveals who the homeless are, how they live, and why they have ended up on the streets. It sketches a portrait of men and women who are highly adaptive, resourceful, and pragmatic. Num Pages: 405 pages, 3 b&w photographs, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079892
- ISBN
- 9780520079892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. In this work Schum develops a general theory of evidence as it is understood and applied across a broad range of disciplines and practical undertakings. He include insights from law, philosophy, logic, probability, semiotics, artificial intelligence, psychology and history. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HB; HPL; JFCX; JM; L; PBT; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810118218
- ISBN
- 9780810118218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.72
€ 66.72
Hardback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151887
- ISBN
- 9780231151887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.55€ 80.20
€ 104.55
€ 80.20
Paperback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151894
- ISBN
- 9780231151894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.65
€ 37.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. A poignant portrayal of the price of postsocialist transition for industrial workers Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; GTB; JFSC; JHBL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219404
- ISBN
- 9780253219404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.52
€ 27.99
€ 26.52
Hardcover. The Welfare of Performing Animals Series: Animal Welfare. Num Pages: 294 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662458334
- ISBN
- 9783662458334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.56
€ 168.56
Hardback. Is Canada becoming a more polarized society? Or is it a kind-hearted nation that takes care of its disadvantaged? Editor(s): Green, David A.; Kesselman, Jonathan R. Series: Equality | Security | Community. Num Pages: 480 pages, 60 figures, 55 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JKS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774812078
- ISBN
- 9780774812078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.09
€ 112.09
Paperback. A provocative triptych of black queer desire, articulated through aesthetic works and experiences Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 29 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; APF; JFCA; JFSK2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077876
- ISBN
- 9780252077876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.55
€ 27.99
€ 26.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816699421
- ISBN
- 9780816699421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.55
€ 26.55
hardcover. This work applies Kenneth Burke's theory of guilt-purification-redemption in a close, critical analysis of Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech, developing and examining the implications of Burke's redemption drama in contemporary public discourse. Series: Communication, Media and Politics. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742529274
- ISBN
- 9780742529274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.41
€ 146.41
With case studies examining cities of all sizes, from Toronto to Moncton, Innovating in Urban Economies analyzes the impact of size, location, and the regional economy on innovation and knowledge in Canada's cities Editor(s): Wolfe, David A. Series: Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-regions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1, 11 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646988
- ISBN
- 9781442646988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.99
€ 91.99
Paperback. In the 1980s - at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities - the Black Arts Movement burst onto the British art scene with breathtaking intensity, changing the nature and perception of British culture irreversibly. This volume presents a history of that movement. Editor(s): Bailey, David A. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 116 (31 in color; 85 in timeline as b/w). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; ACBK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 252 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1132.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334200
- ISBN
- 9780822334200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.21
€ 36.99
€ 33.21
Paperback. The rise of China is the most important development in world affairs. During the past three decades China dramatically modernized its economy and taken a positon as one of the two major powers in the world. For all of its newfound prowess, China's rise has not been a smooth process. The China Reader chronicles and catalogues these complexities. Editor(s): Shambaugh, David. Num Pages: 568 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 180 x 38. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 6 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199397082
- ISBN
- 9780199397082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.87
€ 89.87
Hardback. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this volume offers an overview of the role of writers, intellectuals, citizens, and the churches both before, but particularly after, 1989 in the GDR and the new Germany. Friedrich Schorlemmer provides the focal point, giving the book its coherence. Editor(s): Rock, David. Series: Culture and Society in Germany. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; GTB; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819598
- ISBN
- 9781571819598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.51
€ 163.51
Paperback. This collection of essays assesses the work of a number of American intellectuals, including Susan Sontag, F.O. Mathieson, Daniel Bell and Hannah Arendt, who have addressed issues of culture and its multifaceted relations to politics, history, sociology and literary criticism. Editor(s): Murray, David. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894043
- ISBN
- 9780859894043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.02
€ 46.02
Hardback. Featuring essays on parliament and politics, Ottawa and the provinces, and external affairs, the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs provides a comprehensive account of the year's events. Editor(s): Leyton-Brown, David. Series: Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802036735
- ISBN
- 9780802036735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.59
€ 131.59
Paperback. The Final Solution sets out to clarify the key questions surrounding the attempt by the Nazis to exterminate the Jews. The controversial results of this study challenge many of our accepted ideas about the period. Editor(s): Ceserani, David. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415152327
- ISBN
- 9780415152327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.55
€ 56.55