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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 788. Civility and Science in Seventeenth-century England. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight: 700.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
516
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226750194
ISBN
9780226750194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.50

Paperback. This volume contains contributions from social theorists which debate the relative merits of the modernist and post-modernist approach to social enquiry, examining the relations between science, crtitique and narrative. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557862846
ISBN
9781557862846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.28

Paperback. This text attempts to describe, illustrate and discuss the problem of substance abuse, current theory and research in causes and risk factors and alternative intervention approaches. These issues span the topics of epidemiology, treatment, prevention, programme planning and evaluation. Series: Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MJW; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 157. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KOC0015718
ISBN
9780803937499
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Series: Indigenous Americas. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; GTB; HBTR; JFSL9; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
3rd ed.
SKU
V9781517901424
ISBN
9781517901424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.37

Paperback. How Zionism became an exceptional ideology in the eyes of the West Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439906385
ISBN
9781439906385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.27

Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173520
ISBN
9780231173520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

Paperback. This text explains how culture, in various guises, modifies the standard rules of economic engagement, creating systems that differ markedly from those predicted by the theory of general market competition. This analysis is grounded in established principles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 46. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229629
ISBN
9780631229629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.42

Hardcover. This text explains how culture, in various guises, modifies the standard rules of economic engagement, creating systems that differ markedly from those predicted by the theory of general market competition. This analysis is grounded in established principles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 46. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229612
ISBN
9780631229612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Institute for International Economics,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881326956
ISBN
9780881326956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSL3; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761855224
ISBN
9780761855224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847947581
ISBN
9781847947581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making. In this title, the author shows violence within and between societies - both murder and warfare. Num Pages: 1056 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
1056
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034645
ISBN
9780141034645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. In a world driven by technology and ever-closer global networks, is humanity approaching a Golden Age, or is the notion of progress an illusion born in the West? Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786070760
ISBN
9781786070760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. When "24" exploded onto TV screens in 2001, "Time" magazine called it one of the 'Best Television Events of the Decade'. This book brings together critical discussions of "24" from a wide range of perspectives. It looks in detail at the creative and controversial features of "24". Editor(s): Peacock, Steven. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324. TV Against the Clock. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. 256 pages. Editor(s): Peacock, Steven. When "24" exploded onto TV screens in 2001, "Time" magazine called it one of the 'Best Television Events of the Decade'. This book brings together critical discussions of "24" from a wide range of perspectives. It looks in detail at the creative and controversial features of "24". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 19. Weight: 324.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845113292
ISBN
9781845113292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.44

Paperback. Comprehensive and versatile, The Sociology of Work: Structures and Inequalities is ideal for courses in the sociology of work and occupations, and the sociology of organizations and corporations, as well as labor studies and human resource management. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSJ; JHBL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 237 x 35. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195381726
ISBN
9780195381726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; AFC; AGB; AGH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226567372
ISBN
9780226567372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. In the spring of 1672, German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz arrived in Paris, home of France's two greatest philosopher-theologians of the period, Antoine Arnauld and Nicolas de Malebranche. Their meeting represents an important moment. This work focuses on relationships between these brilliant and resolute individuals. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145310
ISBN
9780691145310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Muffler, Steven J. Num Pages: 163 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKSW1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 182 x 12. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594545474
ISBN
9781594545474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.53
€ 89.46

Paperback. Like Huck's raft, the experience of American childhood has been both adventurous and terrifying. This title gives us a comprehensive history of American childhood. Num Pages: 464 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019980
ISBN
9780674019980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.26

Hardback. War after Death considers forms of violence that regularly occur in actual wars but do not often factor into the stories we tell about war, which revolve invariably around killing and death. Recent history demonstrates that body counts are more necessar Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256778
ISBN
9780823256778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.23

Paperback. Scholem, Eliade, and Corbin are the twentieth century's legendary scholars in the respective fields of Judaism, History of Religions, and Islam. This book compares the paths taken by these thinkers, exploring how they overturned traditional approaches to studying religion by de-emphasizing law, ritual, and social history. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HRAB; HRLK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691005409
ISBN
9780691005409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

Hardback. Gelber's highly readable and lively prose makes clear how this unique economic ritual survived into the industrial twentieth century, in the process adding a colorful and interesting chapter to the history of the automobile. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; KJS; KNPR; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801889974
ISBN
9780801889974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.69
€ 50.33

Paperback. With debates on the meaning of 'liberal society' more heated than ever, this is a timely re-issue of a classic text Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHBA; JHM; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784786472
ISBN
9781784786472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. A revised translation of Condorcet's view of progress across history and his prophetic writings on women, slavery, freedom and revolution. Editor(s): Lukes, Steven; Urbinati, Nadia. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 368. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. 262 pages. Editor(s): Lukes, Steven; Urbinati, Nadia. A revised translation of Condorcet's view of progress across history and his prophetic writings on women, slavery, freedom and revolution. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 7. Weight: 368.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107605398
ISBN
9781107605398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.35

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