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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Examines the concept of place in the language, social structure, and ritual of southeast Alaska's Tlingit Indians. This book makes a contribution to the literature on the Tlingit, the Northwest Coast cultural area, Native American and indigenous studies, and to the social scientific and humanistic literature on space, place, and landscape. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 bw photos, 2 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987491
ISBN
9780295987491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.75

Hardback. This volume provides an accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date survey of the ancient Greek genre of historical writing from its origins before Herodotus to the Greek historians of the Roman imperial era, seven centuries later. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405145220
ISBN
9781405145220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.44

Hardback. Collection of provocative essays on how to improve cultural resource management practice by the leading consultant in the field. Series: Heritage Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102132
ISBN
9780759102132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.43

hardcover. Offers professionals within the field of cultural resource management (CRM) practical advice on dealing with traditional cultural properties (TCPs). Series: Heritage Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HD; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100701
ISBN
9780759100701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.59

Paperback. Argues that the environmental scarcities will have profound social consequences - contributing to insurrections, ethnic clashes, urban unrest, and other forms of civil violence. This book develops a model of the sources of environmental scarcity. It shows that scarcities stem from the degradation and depletion of renewable resources. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 line illus., 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFR; JPA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089799
ISBN
9780691089799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Hardback. Editor(s): DeFrantz, Thomas F.; Rothfield, Philipa. Series: New World Choreographies. Num Pages: 323 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ASDC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137546524
ISBN
9781137546524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.13

Paperback. Examines the lives of transnational sport migrants: players, journalists, coaches and administrators who toil far away from the sporting limelight. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745330143
ISBN
9780745330143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. From a public health perspective, alcohol is no ordinary consumer product. On a global level, it is a major contributor to disease, disability, premature mortality, and impacts upon social life. This is a new edition of a hugely successful book that looks at research in this unique field, and also the public policy that derives from this research. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 black and white line drawings and 1 black and white halftone. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MBNH; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199551149
ISBN
9780199551149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.94

Hardback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; CFG; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992174
ISBN
9780295992174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.27

Paperback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Documenting and analyzing more than 3,000 Tlingit, Haida, and other Native names on the land, this book highlights their descriptive force and cultural significance. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988580
ISBN
9780295988580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138824300
ISBN
9781138824300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.03

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCA; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636580
ISBN
9780691636580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.35

Paperback. A response to the contemporary moral debate about homosexuality, taking into account medical and social scientific research and examining biblical and theological concerns. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851111575
ISBN
9780851111575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.40

paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 71. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480904
ISBN
9780801480904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.28

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810020512
ISBN
9783810020512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.99

Hardback. Is opium a vile curse on society, a blessed medicine from God, or possibly both? This fresh history offers surprising new insights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16-page black & white section. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300175325
ISBN
9780300175325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.22

Hardback. From 1934 to 1954 Joseph I Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, reigned over the Production Code Administration, the Hollywood office tasked with censoring the American screen. This title tells the story of Breen's ascent to power and the widespread effects of his reign. Num Pages: 440 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFA; BGF; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143585
ISBN
9780231143585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. This book explores the four-year interval between 1930 and 1934, a time when censorship was lax and Hollywood made the most of it. Doherty chronicles how the freewheeling films of an unrestricted Hollywood inform the culture of America in the 1930s. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 67 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640. Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934. Series: Film and Culture Series. 400 pages, 67 photos. This book explores the four-year interval between 1930 and 1934, a time when censorship was lax and Hollywood made the most of it. Doherty chronicles how the freewheeling films of an unrestricted Hollywood inform the culture of America in the 1930s. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFA; JFC. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 27. Weight: 748.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110952
ISBN
9780231110952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Conventional wisdom holds that television was a co-conspirator in the repressions of Cold War America, that it was a facilitator to the blacklist and handmaiden to McCarthyism. This work argues that, through the influence of television, America actually became a more open and tolerant place. Num Pages: 320 pages, 43 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Edition
Revised
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129534
ISBN
9780231129534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. The history of six centuries of weeping Britons. A comprehensive debunking of the myth of the British 'stiff upper lip', from medieval mystics to Margaret Thatcher. Num Pages: 456 pages, 30 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 271 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199676057
ISBN
9780199676057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Paperback. The history of six centuries of weeping Britons. A comprehensive debunking of the myth of the British 'stiff upper lip', from medieval mystics to Margaret Thatcher Num Pages: 456 pages, 30 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JF. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199676064
ISBN
9780199676064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.62

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521026697
ISBN
9780521026697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.13

Paperback. Psychoanalytic theory has traditionally taken sexual difference to be the fundamental organizing principle of human subjectivity. This book contests that assumption, arguing that other forms of difference - particularly race - are equally important to the formation of identity. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329619
ISBN
9780822329619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback / so. Series: Schriftenreihe der Friedrich Naumann Stiftung Zur Politik Un. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663029892
ISBN
9783663029892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.59

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