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Society & culture: general

Paperback. At the turn of the twentieth century, a consumer culture in the United States promoted constant spending to meet material needs and develop social identity and self-cultivation. This work examines the key players active in shaping this cultural evolution: advertisers and consumer advocates. Num Pages: 528 pages, 50 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856765
ISBN
9780807856765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.74

Paperback. The Beloved Community lays out an exuberant new vision for progressive Christianity and reclaims the centrality of faith in the quest for social justice and authentic community. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCS; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465044160
ISBN
9780465044160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.73

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, 27 halftones 6 line drawings 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JKSB; LNDC; LNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634548
ISBN
9780691634548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.00
€ 95.07

Paperback. This controversial book establishes fundamental similarities between anti-globalization aurora movements, offering a new understanding of the sources and significance of resistance to the spiritual conditions of the modern world. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804759380
ISBN
9780804759380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611490831
ISBN
9781611490831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.28

Paperback. This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career. It will appeal to those teaching and studying cultural studies, social theory, sports studies, and sociology, as well as to general readers interested in Muhammad Ali. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBA; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628714
ISBN
9780745628714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.06

Hardback. This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career. It will appeal to those teaching and studying cultural studies, social theory, sports studies, and sociology, as well as to general readers interested in Muhammad Ali. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBA; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628707
ISBN
9780745628707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.24

Paperback. The history of voting rights in America is marked by dogged progress against persistent prejudice toward an expanding inclusiveness. The Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright is a crucial chapter in that story and marked a turning point for the civil rights movement. Charles Zelden's retelling of this episode reveals why. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613403
ISBN
9780700613403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSN2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 193 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Number of pages
768
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
9th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781285464541
ISBN
9781285464541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 289.64

Paperback. The first comprehensive portrait of the Roman Renaissance world. Num Pages: 480 pages, 37 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212085
ISBN
9780253212085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFDT; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226421520
ISBN
9780226421520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.38

Hardback.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227874
ISBN
9780807827291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. On July 2 and 3, 1917, race riots rocked the small industrial city of East St Louis, Illinois. This title takes the reader beyond that pivotal time in the city's history to explore black people's activism from the antebellum era to the eve of the post - World War II civil rights movement. Series Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Barnes, L. Diane. Series: Law Society & Politics in the Midwest. Num Pages: 360 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821418031
ISBN
9780821418031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

Paperback. Selected for CHOICE's list of Outstanding Academic Books for 1995. Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892641093
ISBN
9780892641093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.32

Paperback. Recommended for Steiner/Waldorf teachers of Class 11 (age 16-17) as a way of introducing world literature. Series: Waldorf Education Resources. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JNU; YQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863153792
ISBN
9780863153792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. A biography of Elizabeth McCormack, regarded by many as the very soul of philanthropy whose unstinting practical advice and compassion have helped to inform the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars to worthy causes around the world. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Edition
First Trade Paper
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610392037
ISBN
9781610392037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. The author of this text aims to show that revenge is a required form of justice that should be incorporated into the criminal justice system. He argues that the current system disempowers those who are victims of crime, the accused, and their respective communities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. Chicago, IL
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227789
ISBN
9780812694024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The reader reprints extracts of key historical texts - those of Daniel Bell on the post-industrial society and Jean-Francois Lyotard on the post-modern condition. The new cultural logic of contested pluralism is analysed in seminal papers by Andreas Hyssen and Jim Collins. Editor(s): Jencks, Charles. Series: AD Reader. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470748664
ISBN
9780470748664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.85

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; JFSG; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196264
ISBN
9781845196264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.40

Hardback. Focusing on multi-ethnic interaction in an inner city area, this book addresses difficult issues that are often simplistically and negatively portrayed, challenging the stereotypical denigration of inner city life, and Muslim communities in particular. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSG; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447315643
ISBN
9781447315643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.33

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