×


 x 

Shopping cart

Society & culture: general

Results 23881 - 23904 of 26438

Society & culture: general

Paperback. The essays in Queer Globalizations bring together scholars of postcolonial and lesbian and gay studies in order to examine from multiple perspectives the narratives that have sought to define globalization. Editor(s): Cruz-Malave, Arnaldo; Manalansan, Martin. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716243
ISBN
9780814716243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.43

Hardback. Editor(s): Sheehan, Amy M.; Dalton, Jeremy P. Num Pages: 261 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFFS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
261
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612096834
ISBN
9781612096834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 344.57
€ 230.97

Paperback. A collection of American Indian oratory from the 17th to the 20th century, concentrating on speeches focusing around Indian-white relationships, especially treaty-making negotiations. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTD; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Swallow Press
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804005302
ISBN
9780804005302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. Research on globalisation is a political priority because the world has become a 'single place' where local events may have world-wide political and military consequences. This book argues that studying new religions in a globalisation perspective offers methodological advantages for the study of religion and the general study of globalisation. Editor(s): Geertz, Armin W.; Warburg, Margit. Num Pages: 277 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HR; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779342941
ISBN
9788779342941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.49

Hardcover. Unique portrait of life before, during and after the Armenian Genocide Num Pages: 368 pages, 70 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; FT; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784532116
ISBN
9781784532116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 48.87

Hardback. Favazza critically assesses new and significant biological, ethnological, social, and psychological findings regarding self-injury; presents current understandings of self-injurious acts from cultural and clinical perspectives; and places self-mutilation in historical and contemporary context. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801899652
ISBN
9780801899652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.29

Hardcover. Carrying his story into the twentieth century, the author mounts an argument for freeing fairy tales from their bland contemporary forms, and reinvigorating your belief that we still can find new, powerfully transformative ways of telling these stories. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226242965
ISBN
9780226242965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 47.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487545
ISBN
9780801487545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.15

Hardback. Video surveillance, public records, fingerprints, hidden microphones, RFID chips: in contemporary societies the intrusive techniques of surveillance used in daily life have increased dramatically. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPSL; JPV; KNSS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645100
ISBN
9780745645100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.25

Paperback. In private life, we try to induce or suppress love, envy, and anger through deep acting or emotion work, just as we manage our outer expressions of feeling through surface acting. This title examines two groups of public-contact workers: flight attendants and bill collectors. Num Pages: 339 pages, 4 tables, 1 chart. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMJ; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412. Commercialization of Human Feeling. 339 pages. In private life, we try to induce or suppress love, envy, and anger through deep acting or emotion work, just as we manage our outer expressions of feeling through surface acting. This title examines two groups of public-contact workers: flight attendants and bill collectors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFFP; JMJ; JMQ. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 21. Weight: 418.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
339
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Third Edition, Updated with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272941
ISBN
9780520272941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.27

Paperback. Gathers some of the author's widely read articles. This book reflects on the complex negotiations we make day to day to juggle the conflicting demands of love and work. Num Pages: 322 pages, 2 charts. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214880
ISBN
9780520214880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFCX; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735542
ISBN
9780226735542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Explores American culture's attitudes toward shame and sexuality Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740286
ISBN
9780814740286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394828
ISBN
9780888394828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. Examines the creation of an essentialist view of nationhood based on a peasant culture and a "unifying" Hispanic heritage, and the ways in which grassroots organizations challenge and reconfigure definitions of national identity through their own activities and representations. Series: Puerto Rican Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566395496
ISBN
9781566395496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Presents alternative and more empowering representations of Latinidad to help attain true political equity and intra-racial coalitions Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814720073
ISBN
9780814720073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.14

Paperback. Human Nature is the fuel of violent conflict. The War Hotel looks at how we get aroused and how we get silenced into violent conflict. We are pulled apart in the name of justice and loyalty. Past trauma is triggered into a replay. Out of love and longing to step beyond the ordinary world, we sacrifice ourselves and others. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861564511
ISBN
9781861564511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.54

Paperback. This study attempts to cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore and history in order to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia. Editor(s): Appadurai, Arjun; etc.; Korom, Frank J. (Department of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Mills, Margaret A. (Associate Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA). Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFHF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812213379
ISBN
9780812213379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.44

Paperback.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338635
ISBN
9780822338635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. The Iranian revolution still baffles most Western observers. Few considered the rise of theocracy in a modernized state possible, and fewer thought it might result from a popular revolution. This book provides a thoughtful and intelligible account of the turmoil in Iran, revealing the importance of this singular event for our understanding of revolutions. Series: Studies in Middle Eastern History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195042580
ISBN
9780195042580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.52

Hardback. Globalization of Water is a first-of-its-kind review of the critical relationship between globalization and sustainable water management. It explores the impact of international trade on local water depletion and pollution and identifies "water dependent" nations. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: JFFS; KCLT; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405163354
ISBN
9781405163354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.61

Hardcover. Examines post-crisis investigations and addresses the longer term impact of crisis-induced politics. Editor(s): Boin, Arjen; McConnell, Allan; Hart, Paul 't. Num Pages: 338 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521885294
ISBN
9780521885294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.16

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521166010
ISBN
9780521166010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.86

Paperback. A history of American immigration policies and the political and social factors that produced them. It shows how America has struggled to shape the immigration process to construct the kind of population it desires. Num Pages: 672 pages, 22 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 892.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030749
ISBN
9780674030749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.38

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!