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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This text addresses the changes brought about by the growth of digital communication technologies and the way we think about them. The volume addresses topics ranging from virtual reality, internet commerce, and computer art, to the effects of new technology on work, leisure, and community. Editor(s): Trend, David. Series: KeyWorks in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223023
ISBN
9780631223023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11

Paperback. Series: Critical Interventions. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138654440
ISBN
9781138654440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.94

Hardcover. Connect to the world around you and realize the enormous potential in talking to strangers

Everyday, random encounters really can change lives, when you make them happen the right way and leverage the connection at the other end. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFP; VS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118203477
ISBN
9781118203477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.03

Hardcover. We hear much talk about the advent of a postracial age. The election of Barack Obama as President of the U.S. was held by many to be proof that we have once and for all moved beyond race. The Swedish government has even gone so far as to erase all references to race from its legislative documents. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745689715
ISBN
9780745689715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.85

Paperback. * Brings together well--established contributors and emergent scholars in postcolonialism. * Presents essays in dialogue with each other to create a controversial collection that examines the current state of postcolonial studies. Editor(s): Goldberg, David Theo; Quayson, Ato. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631208051
ISBN
9780631208051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.83

Hardback. Argues that race is integral to the conceptual, philosophical and material emergence of the modern nation state, and to its ongoing management. This book shows that debates and struggles about race in a wide variety of societies are really about the nature of political constitution and community. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199199
ISBN
9780631199199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.20

Paperback. Delineates the concerns and considerations, principles and practices, concepts and categories that fall under the rubric of "multiculturalism". This readers analyzes themes such as the relations between self and other, selves and others; between knowledge, power, pedagogy, and empowerment; and between meaning, ambiguity, and representation. Editor(s): Goldberg, David Theo. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631189121
ISBN
9780631189121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.09

Paperback. Racist Culture offers an anti--essentialist and non--reductionist account of racialized discourse and racist expression. Goldberg demonstrates that racial thinking is a function of the transforming categories and conceptions of social subjectivity throughout modernity. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631180784
ISBN
9780631180784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.15

Paperback. * Offers a new conceptual apparatus for thinking about developments and transformations in the a racial statea . * Integrates racial theory with state theory, arguing that race is integral to the formation and management of states. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199212
ISBN
9780631199212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.73

paperback. We hear much talk about the advent of a postracial age. The election of Barack Obama as President of the U.S. was held by many to be proof that we have once and for all moved beyond race. The Swedish government has even gone so far as to erase all references to race from its legislative documents. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 129 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745689722
ISBN
9780745689722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

Paperback. This wide-ranging book brings new and fresh visions of important aspects of Tibetan culture. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876924775
ISBN
9781876924775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.10

Paperback. Power and Betrayal in the Canadian Media is a sweeping exploration of the Canadian media system and the impact it has on Canadian society, politics, and culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442600515
ISBN
9781442600515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. This edition offers an interpretation of a puzzling chapter in American social and medical history: the dramatic change in the pattern of opiate addiction-from respectable upper-class matrons to lower-class urban males, often with a criminal record. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Enlarged
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005853
ISBN
9780674005853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.04

Paperback. This text is a thorough history of the traffic in psychoactive substances. It brings wide research, reasoned judgment, and dry humour to a subject prone to ill-informed and overheated discussions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010031
ISBN
9780674010031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.77

Paperback. This treatment of minority-dominated congressional districts shows that the unintended consequences of black majority districts actually contradict the common wisdom that whites will not be adequately represented in these areas. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 line drawings, 35 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226092713
ISBN
9780226092713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 327 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268020255
ISBN
9780268020255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardcover. Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called aale to protect their properties-farms, gardens, market goods, piles of collected firewood-from the ravages of thieves and Vigilant Things argues that aale are keys to understanding how images function in Yoruba social and cultural life. Num Pages: 416 pages, 87 illus., 77 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; ACBK; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990736
ISBN
9780295990736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. A study of the social theorist Pierre Bourdieu's work, this work focuses on a central theme, the complex relationship between culture and power, and explains that sociology for Bourdieu is a mode of political intervention. The book aims to clarify Bourdieu's concepts and correct misinterpretations. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226785950
ISBN
9780226785950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Hardback. Proposing that the 'forbidden fruit' eaten by Adam and Eve was in fact a fig rather than an apple, this book explores the history of the fruit in fascinating detail, from the Crusaders to the wonderful fig festivals of the modern world. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 colour, 20 black & white. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233499
ISBN
9781780233499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. From Tin Pan Alley to grand opera, player-pianos to phonograph records, this title explores the rise of music as big business and the creation of a radically new musical culture. It uncovers the origins of the culture industry in music and chronicles how music ignited an auditory explosion that penetrated various aspects of society. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; JFCA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064041
ISBN
9780674064041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.77

Hardcover. The Greek myths have a universal appeal, reaching far beyond the time and physical place in which they were created. In this book, the reader is taken on a tour of 22 destinations in Greece and Turkey, from Mount Olympus to Homer's Hades, recounting the tales from Greek mythology and the history associated with each. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500518328
ISBN
9780500518328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. The first comprehensive treatment of Louise Erdrich's writing in all its diversity. This book offers searching analysis of the common themes and contexts across Erdrich's poetry, prose, memoirs, and children's fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719074271
ISBN
9780719074271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.03

Hardback. An investigation of our social and moral fragmentation and how the internet serves as a 'marketplace' for extreme religious and political ideas where self-worth, solidarity and belonging are easily obtained online. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043434
ISBN
9781849043434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.34

Hardback. The Yucatan Peninsula is home to one of the world's great regional cuisines. With a foundation of native Maya dishes made from fresh local ingredients, it shares much of the same pantry of ingredients and many culinary practices with the rest of Mexico. This title takes you on a gastronomic tour of the peninsula. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 576 pages, 385 colour and b&w photographs, 36 drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 286 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2918.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292735811
ISBN
9780292735811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.10

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