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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed light on the stories, and folk roots. This book examines ancient Greek and Roman beliefs about death and the departed and the various kinds of ghost stories that arose from these beliefs. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725089
ISBN
9780292725089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Series: One Year. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414375298
ISBN
9781414375298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.63

Hardcover. Editor(s): Berardo, Kate; Deardorff, Darla K. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JNRV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stylus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579228033
ISBN
9781579228033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.46

Hardback. This reader recounts the story of the emergence and impact of postmodern thought in human geography, bringing together, in a single volume, the pivotal writings of the period since 1965. Editor(s): Dear, Michael J.; Flusty, Steven. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217817
ISBN
9780631217817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.63

Paperback. Explains the importance of social media as a part of an overall ecosystem of tools for change, and examines how broader participation by marginalized voices can foster opportunity on both the individual and collective levels. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605094168
ISBN
9781605094168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. The issue of a woman's place - and the possibility that she might stray from it - was one of early modern Italy's most persistent social concerns. This book takes as its starting point the vast literature of this era devoted to the proper conduct and education of women. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSBD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822321675
ISBN
9780822321675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Deane Curtin puts todays most important social and environmental ethical issues into their historical, political and philosophical contexts, and offers deep insights into the nature of our freedom and its relation to justice in our globalized, commercialized culture. Series: Nature's Meaning. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742525795
ISBN
9780742525795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.35

Hardback. Dean Duncan provides a critical survey of the aesthetics of classical music in film. Exploring tensions between high art and commercial culture, he examines how directors quote themes and classical passages in genres ranging from the Soviet avant garde to Hollywood romances. Series: Communications & Media Studies. Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; AVGC4; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823222797
ISBN
9780823222797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.72

Hardback. Series: Columbia Journalism Review Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFD; KCX; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158183
ISBN
9780231158183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Shelton, Dean. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634635875
ISBN
9781634635875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.85
€ 70.11

Hardback. Is travel inherently beneficial to human character? Does it automatically educate and enlighten while also promoting tolerance, peace, and understanding? This title identifies and overcomes common obstacles to ethical sightseeing. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b/w photos and 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFM; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257825
ISBN
9780520257825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 72.21

Paperback. Is travel inherently beneficial to human character?Does it automatically educate and enlighten while also promoting tolerance, peace, and understanding? This title identifies and overcomes common obstacles to ethical sightseeing. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b/w photos and 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFM; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257832
ISBN
9780520257832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

paperback. Brings social scientific understandings to bear on tourism in the postindustrial age, during which the middle class has acquired leisure time for international travel. This title examines notions of authenticity, high and low culture, and the construction of social reality around tourism. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
255
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition, With a New Introduction
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280007
ISBN
9780520280007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.94

Hardcover. Historians have long speculated on the role played by the Enlightenment in the rise of nationalism in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. This book offers a fresh perspective on this subject through an examination of the Greek Enlightenment, its aspirations, and its relationship to the larger European Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335812
ISBN
9780880335812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Dean Duncan provides a critical survey of the aesthetics of classical music in film. Exploring tensions between high art and commercial culture, he examines how directors quote themes and classical passages in genres ranging from the Soviet avant garde to Hollywood romances. Series: Communications & Media Studies. Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; AVGC4; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823222803
ISBN
9780823222803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Argues for a shift in cultural heritage conservation, from a focus on maintaining the physical fabric of material culture towards the impact that conservation work has on people's lives. This book challenges the commodification of sacred objects and places by western conservation thought and attempts to decolonize conservation practice. Editor(s): Sully, Dean. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781598743104
ISBN
9781598743104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20
€ 48.20

Paperback. This work argues that the prevailing view of happiness being defined as "well-feeling" is dangerous in politics as well as ethics. It suggests that it creates individuals with no other sense of obligation than finding personal satisfaction, regardless of the cost to themselves or others. Num Pages: 168 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847681402
ISBN
9780847681402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.75

paperback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415752534
ISBN
9780415752534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.72

Paperback. Designed to complement DeMariaa s textbook British Literature 1640--1789: An Anthology , this critical reader contains seventeen essays by sixteen contemporary literary critics and covers the full range of works printed in the anthology. Editor(s): Robert Demaria., Prof (Vassar College, New York USA). Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631197416
ISBN
9780631197416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.59

Paperback. The story of las CasasO 16th century fight against oppression of the Indian people in the New World. Editor(s): Sullivan, Francis Patrick. Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556127175
ISBN
9781556127175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99

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