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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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