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Society & culture: general
Hardback. The book tells the sweeping historical drama of the ascent of globalization, from the Second World War to the present day. The story is told through the richly detailed accounts of eighteen remarkable men and women, describing how these architects reshaped the modern world, for better or worse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992897
- ISBN
- 9781784992897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.00
€ 150.00
hardcover. This is a study of male fantasy, representation anxiety, and narratorial authority in two 16th-century books, Baldassare Castiglione's "Il libro del Cortegiano" (1528) and "Giovanni Della Casas Galateo" (1558). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; 3JB; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ2; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804739047
- ISBN
- 9780804739047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.74
€ 138.74
Hardback. Figures of a Changing World develops an account of culture change that is based on the distinction between the two rhetorical figures of metaphor and metonymy. These figures are applied both to the large-scale interpretation of tensions in culture change and to the micro-interpretation of tensions within particular texts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 147 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257478
- ISBN
- 9780823257478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.44
€ 88.44
Paperback. This is a study of male fantasy, representation anxiety, and narratorial authority in two 16th-century books, Baldassare Castiglione's "Il libro del Cortegiano" (1528) and "Giovanni Della Casas Galateo" (1558). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; 3JB; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ2; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739054
- ISBN
- 9780804739054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Figures of a Changing World develops an account of culture change that is based on the distinction between the two rhetorical figures of metaphor and metonymy. These figures are applied both to the large-scale interpretation of tensions in culture change and to the micro-interpretation of tensions within particular texts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257485
- ISBN
- 9780823257485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.42
€ 29.42
Paperback. This volume deals with two momentous and interrelated events in American history. The American Civil War is the country's largest and most significant war, as northern victory created national sovereignty and ended legal slavery. Reconstruction, although intricately linked to the Civil War, has a more complicated and darker legacy. Editor(s): Harrold, Stanley. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156646
- ISBN
- 9781405156646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.63
€ 43.63
Paperback. Rodney Harrison and John Schofield explore how archaeology can inform the study of our own society and other late-modern societies through detailed case studies and a summary of the existing literature. They draw together cross-disciplinary perspectives, and develop a new agenda for the study of the materiality of contemporary societies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 42 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HDD; JFCD; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199548088
- ISBN
- 9780199548088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.96
€ 69.96
Paperback. Unlike the many books on corporate social responsibility, the focus of this text is on ethical consumers; their behaviour, discourses and narratives as well the social and political contexts in which they operate and the manner and effectiveness of their actions. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412903530
- ISBN
- 9781412903530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.41
€ 106.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Harrison, Ira E.; Harrison, Faye V. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252067365
- ISBN
- 9780252067365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Hardcover. Alain L Locke, in his famous 1925 anthology "The New Negro", declared that 'the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem'. This biography of this extraordinarily gifted philosopher and writer, narrates the untold story of Locke's profound impact on twentieth-century America's cultural and intellectual life. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HPCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317762
- ISBN
- 9780226317762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.75
€ 95.07
€ 78.75
Taking the Heat: Women Chefs and Gender Inequality in the Professional...
Harris, Deborah A., Giuffre, Patti
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; KNDF; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813571256
- ISBN
- 9780813571256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. A journey inside the hidden world of Islamic finance, from one of the world's leading Islamic finance bankers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KCLF; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472121691
- ISBN
- 9781472121691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: APF; CFG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Silman-James Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879505285
- ISBN
- 9781879505285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.43
€ 24.99
€ 17.43
Hardcover. Editor(s): Harris, Charlotte G.; Berger, Andrea M. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613245828
- ISBN
- 9781613245828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.11€ 116.58
€ 171.11
€ 116.58
Paperback. This important book provides the first substantial analysis of white working class perspectives on multiculturalism and change in the UK, improving our understanding of this under-researched group and suggesting a new and progressive agenda for white working class communities. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447313960
- ISBN
- 9781447313960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.10
€ 37.99
€ 36.10
Hardback. Family Ethnicity provides information about the various cultural and social elements that are fundamental to family identity in the US today. Unique family customs, proverbs and stories are passed on for generations allowing families to differentiate or link themselves to other families. Editor(s): McAdoo, Harriette Pipes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680. "1Kg.2nd ed. Paperback. Fine clean copy, as new. Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-369) and indexes. Families of color : strengths that come from diversity / Harriette Pipes McAdoo -- Reframing familty ethnicity in America / Doris Wilkinson -- The American Indian experience / Suzan Shown Harjo -- Firstborn American Indian daughters : struggles to reclaim cultural and self-identity / Le Anne E. Silvey -- Contemporary issues in the urban American Indian family / Walter T. Kawamoto, Tamara C. Cheshire -- Native Hawaiian families / Lillian Aotaki Phenice -- Mexican American/Chicano families : parenting as diverse as the families themselves / Estella A. Martnez -- Cuban Americans in exile : myths and reality / Zulema E. Surez -- Dichos y refranes : the transmission of cultural values and beliefs / Jaime Chahin, Francisco A. Villarruel, Ruben Anguiano Viramontez -- African American extended kin systems : an empirical assessment in the National survey of Black Americans / Shirl." Keywords: "Subjects - Health, Family & Lifestyle - Psychology & Psychiatry - Specific Topics - Compulsive Behaviour,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Discrimination & Racism - Racism,"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Second
- SKU
- KEX0161103
- ISBN
- 9780761918561
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 73.92
€ 73.92
Paperback. This text examines public and private expressions of female same-sex sexuality in 16th- and 17th-century England. The author outlines the vernacular through which female same-sex erotics first entered verbal consciousness by examining travel narratives, anatomies and marital advice books. Series: Sexuality, History & Society S. Num Pages: 268 pages, 4 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020099
- ISBN
- 9780226020099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Hardback. Editor(s): Romo, Harriett D.; Mogollon-Lopez, Olivia. Num Pages: 326 pages, 1 b&w map, 4 b&w charts/graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781477308974
- ISBN
- 9781477308974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.39
€ 96.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Romo, Harriett D.; Mogollon-Lopez, Olivia. Num Pages: 326 pages, 1 b&w map, 4 b&w charts/graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309025
- ISBN
- 9781477309025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Series: Papers of the Peabody Museum. Num Pages: 454 pages, 3 color photos and drawing, 272 halftones and line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3H; ACBK; AFPC; HD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873652148
- ISBN
- 9780873652148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.99
€ 40.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Harriet Ritvo provides a picture of how animals figured in English thinking during the 19th century and, by extension, how they served as metaphors for human psychological needs and sociopolitical aspirations. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674037076
- ISBN
- 9780674037076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.30
€ 51.30
Hardback. Editor(s): Pierpoint, Harriet. Num Pages: 537 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMG; GBCY; JFFZ; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137431820
- ISBN
- 9781137431820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 310.13
€ 310.13
paperback. A fresh new jacket design brings this classic self-help guide up to date for a contemporary readership. One of the forerunners to today's pop psych market along with Women Who Love Too Much, this multimillion bestseller shows us how anger affects women's relationships and explains how to turn this often destructive force into a constructive one. Num Pages: 256 pages, (12 b/w line illustrations). BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MMJT; VFJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Element Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780722536230
- ISBN
- 9780722536230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.57
€ 12.99
€ 9.57
Paperback. This guide outlines the steps women, as well as men, can take to strengthen good relationships and heal difficult ones. It is also available on two 90-minute audio-cassettes from HarperAudio. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VFV; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060916466
- ISBN
- 9780060916466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.26
€ 17.99
€ 15.26