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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JPQB; MBN; RND; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170024
ISBN
9780231170024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. This work takes the reader on a journey round the state of Kansas, visiting 106 towns, such as Palermo, Fostoria, and Old Clear Water, and examining why they have declined or been abandoned. Num Pages: 304 pages, 92 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700606689
ISBN
9780700606689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.78

Paperback. Is there really such a thing as free will? How can humans make genuinely independent choices if we are just a cluster of cells and genes in a world determined by scientific laws? In this title, the author provides a defense of free will. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140283891
ISBN
9780140283891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Hardback. This volume maps the historically resonant intersections between Jewishness and queerness, between homophobia and anti-Semitism, and between queer theory and theorizations of Jewishness. It explores the modern Jewish and homosexual identities which emerged as traces of each. Editor(s): Boyarin, Daniel; Itzkovitz, Daniel; Pellegrini, Ann. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113748
ISBN
9780231113748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.25
€ 90.70

Paperback. Beginning with a startling endorsement of the patristic view of Judaism - that it was a 'carnal' religion, in contrast to the spiritual vision of the Church, the author argues that rabbinic Judaism was based on a set of assumptions about the human body that were profoundly different from those of Christianity. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412. Reading Sex in Talmudic Culture. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. 272 pages. Beginning with a startling endorsement of the patristic view of Judaism - that it was a 'carnal' religion, in contrast to the spiritual vision of the Church, the author argues that rabbinic Judaism was based on a set of assumptions about the human body that were profoundly different from those of Christianity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight: 414.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203365
ISBN
9780520203365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. This work shows how women between the 12th and 16th centuries were able to carve out areas of influence by exploiting the institutional church and by manipulating religious precepts. Contributors argue that women's participation in religious life offered them access to power in all its forms. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226066394
ISBN
9780226066394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.89

Paperback. In What Do Women Want?, critically acclaimed journalist Daniel Bergner disseminates the latest scientific research and paints an unprecedented portrait of female lust Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFSJ1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 119 x 17. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782112570
ISBN
9781782112570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Hardcover. In Ferraris for all, Daniel Ben-Ami argues that society as a whole benefits from greater affluence and action is needed to increase and spread global prosperity. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847423467
ISBN
9781847423467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.62
€ 46.84

Paperback. An account of conversations between the two great intellectuals. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178. Explorations in Music and Society. 208 pages. An account of conversations between the two great intellectuals. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JFC. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight: 152.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747563853
ISBN
9780747563853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Hardback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801438172
ISBN
9780801438172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.23

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814712900
ISBN
9780814712900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 350 pages, 22 b&w illus., 9 tables,. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; 1KBB; AFKP; ASDT; AV; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022295
ISBN
9780253022295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Eschia Books Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926696171
ISBN
9781926696171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Eschia Books Canada
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780981094229
ISBN
9780981094229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.69

Paperback. A key publication on the British Museum's approach to the ethical issues surrounding the inclusion of human remains in museum collections and possible solutions to the dilemmas relating to their curation, storage, access management and display. Editor(s): Fletcher, Alexandra; Antoine, Daniel; Hill, J. D. Num Pages: 180 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GM; HDA; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
British Museum Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861591978
ISBN
9780861591978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.39

Hardback. Examines how various American communities create and maintain a sense of collective identity through sports. Editor(s): Nathan, Daniel A. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; WSBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037610
ISBN
9780252037610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.02

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366648
ISBN
9780850366648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066382
ISBN
9780252066382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073977
ISBN
9780252073977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.07

Hardback. Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom. This book explains why philosophy and the social sciences need to rediscover the spirit of cities. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151441
ISBN
9780691151441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.08
€ 39.91

Paperback. Revives the classical idea that a city expresses its own distinctive ethos or values. This book explores how this classical idea can be applied to today's cities, and they explain why philosophy and the social sciences need to rediscover the spirit of cities. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
With a New preface by the authors
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159690
ISBN
9780691159690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their elderly parents? This title provides an account of Chinese culture and debunks various stereotypes. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145853
ISBN
9780691145853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. Focuses on five general issues of health care for elderly population: the meaning of old age, the goals of medicine and health care for the elderly, the balance between the needs of the young and old, the pressures of other social priorities, and the role of families, especially the burden on women, in long-term care. Editor(s): Callahan, Daniel. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSP31; MBDC; MBP; MJX; MQCL4; MQCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406326
ISBN
9780878406326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.99

paperback. Reflecting diverse voices in film and television, more than a dozen industry professionals explore how their works represent complex identities Editor(s): Bernardi, Daniel. Num Pages: 390 pages, 67 photos, 2 tables. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292719743
ISBN
9780292719743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.19

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