Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. This book presents findings of systematic research into the contested meanings of development and wellbeing from a country, Peru, which has recently experienced both rapid economic growth and deep social conflict. Editor(s): Copestake, James. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JM; GTF; JFF; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608696
- ISBN
- 9780230608696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Paperback. Multimedia Histories: From the Magic Lantern to the Internet is the first book to explore in detail the vital connections between today's digital culture and an absorbing history of screen entertainments and technologies. Its range of coverage moves from the magic lantern, the stereoscope and early film to the DVD and the internet. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrated with about 30 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; APT; HBT; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897730
- ISBN
- 9780859897730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; HRH; HRLK; JFC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271016337
- ISBN
- 9780271016337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.56
€ 44.99
€ 34.56
Hardback. The British Welfare State initially seemed to promise welfare for all, but excluded millions of disabled people. This book examines attempts in the subsequent three decades to reverse this exclusion. It also provides the first major analysis of the Disablement Income Group and the Thalidomide campaign. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JFFG; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316428
- ISBN
- 9781447316428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
Hardback. Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, he argues that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought in diverse areas such as optics, alchemy, dreaming, vehicle decoration, Sufi metaphysics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674058064
- ISBN
- 9780674058064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. "Instead of seeing the family as a "monolithic" entity, as though separate from its surroundings, this new approach draws attention to assemblages of various types that in different constellations and through different transactions relate people to each other as families and kin"-- Editor(s): Widmer, E. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP; JFSR; JHBK; JKSN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349329472
- ISBN
- 9781349329472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. A collection that challenges the binary conception of conservative religion versus progressive secularism by highlighting the existence of multiple secularisms. Editor(s): Jakobsen, Janet R.; Pellegrini, Ann. Series: A Social Text Book. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HRLP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341499
- ISBN
- 9780822341499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago Series: The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469622101
- ISBN
- 9781469622101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.42
€ 42.42
Hardback. Presents an introduction to risk and uncertainty as they have been analysed in sociology and related social sciences. This book draws on the wide array of contemporary social theories of risk and relates these to the many and diverse areas in contemporary society where risk plays an important role. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640983
- ISBN
- 9780745640983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. With studies of China, India, West Africa, South America and Europe, this book provides a global perspective on food consumption in the modern world. Combing ethnographic, historical and comparative analyses, the volume celebrates the contributions of Jack Goody to the anthropology of food. Editor(s): Klein, Jakob A.; Murcott, Anne. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; JFFT; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326409
- ISBN
- 9781137326409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576876596
- ISBN
- 9781576876596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.44
€ 43.99
€ 39.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Silva, Jake. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; KFFD1; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634821766
- ISBN
- 9781634821766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.09€ 146.81
€ 195.09
€ 146.81
Hardback. A humorous, motivational memoir in the vein of Tyler Oakley's Binge and Marcus Butler's Hello Life, from high-energy comedic social media phenomenon Jake Paul. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AP; BM; JFCA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471161513
- ISBN
- 9781471161513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.50
€ 9.50
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684855776
- ISBN
- 9780684855776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.43
€ 26.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. The Sacred and the Profane examines the hipster and the current cultural impasse by going beyond 'going-against-the-grain.' Num Pages: 77 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 77
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780990347
- ISBN
- 9781780990347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590330685
- ISBN
- 9781590330685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.04€ 49.58
€ 63.04
€ 49.58
Hardback. Series: Columbia Journalism Review Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: CBWJ; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168342
- ISBN
- 9780231168342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.69€ 80.25
€ 104.69
€ 80.25
Paperback. Series: Columbia Journalism Review Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWJ; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168359
- ISBN
- 9780231168359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556525728
- ISBN
- 9781556525728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.63
€ 20.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. Offers a collection of stories, essays, and poems by a range of Indian writers. This title challenges cozy assumptions about motherhood to reveal messy but affirming truths about this vital role and the way we experience it. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017869
- ISBN
- 9789381017869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.50
€ 21.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. An analysis of how poverty is misrepresented in mainstream media, and a look at what really lies behind these narratives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFA; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334417
- ISBN
- 9780745334417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.90
€ 40.99
€ 31.90
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Lewis, Jeffrey. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- For Beginners United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389690
- ISBN
- 9781934389690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.22
€ 18.99
€ 18.22
Hardcover. The Book of Kindness aims to motivate and inspire by showing readers what a difference even a small act of kindness can make. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 col illus. BIC Classification: JFFP; V. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 134. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSS0011301
- ISBN
- 9780008252847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. The Book of Kindness aims to motivate and inspire by showing readers what a difference even a small act of kindness can make. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 col illus. BIC Classification: JFFP; V. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 134. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0012986
- ISBN
- 9780008252847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95