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Society & culture: general

Paperback. On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day on which the temperature would eventually climb to 106 degrees. This book reveals how in coming decades the effects of climate change will intensify the social and environmental pressures in urban areas around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPR; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226276182
ISBN
9780226276182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. Once dominated by black-white relations, discussions of race in the USA are increasingly informed by an awareness of strife between non-white racial groups. Combining race history, legal theory, theology, social psychology and anecdote, this work offers an examination of race and responsibility. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780814796962
ISBN
9780814796962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. Examines the translation of classical Hollywood into Disney's feature films from a Deleuzian perspective. This book retells the emergence of Disney animation and classical Hollywood cinema from the perspective of affect and the embodied modes of generating affection. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFDT; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695478
ISBN
9780748695478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.81
€ 103.24

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474414593
ISBN
9781474414593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.39

Hardcover. Clinicians certified in the expressive art therapies the visual arts, movement, drama, music, writing and other creative processes are typically unfamiliar with some of the interventions and approaches used in play therapy. Editor(s): Green, Eric J.; Drewes, Athena A. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSM; MBPK; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118527986
ISBN
9781118527986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.37
€ 49.92

paperback. This volume highlights the approach of medical anthropology to contemporary African American health care issues and aims to demonstrate the importance of cultural relatism for those working in health care intervention among the different segments of the African American population. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Praeger United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780897899024
ISBN
9780897899024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.39

Paperback. BIC Classification: HP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 2. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Open Court
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812699500
ISBN
9780812699500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. An engaging and provocative survey of our current globalised world from one of Britain's foremost political historians. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
ABACUS
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349120669
ISBN
9780349120669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. Draws upon film theory, animation theory, and philosophy to examine modes of animation storytelling that address aesthetic experience within contexts of technological, environmental, and socio-cultural change. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b/w. BIC Classification: APFV; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292567
ISBN
9780520292567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024702022
ISBN
9789024702022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.96

Hardback. Provides an introduction to the new theory of Net Locality and the profound effect on individuals and societies when everything is located or locatable. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405180610
ISBN
9781405180610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.21

paperback. Whither the life of online images? Num Pages: 230 pages, 3 figures, 26 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781439903278
ISBN
9781439903278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. The majority of immigrants settle in cities when they arrive, and few can deny the dynamic influence migration has on cities. However, a one-size-fits-all approach cannot describe the activities and settlement patterns of immigrants in contemporary cities. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745690018
ISBN
9780745690018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. The majority of immigrants settle in cities when they arrive, and few can deny the dynamic influence migration has on cities. However, a one-size-fits-all approach cannot describe the activities and settlement patterns of immigrants in contemporary cities. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690025
ISBN
9780745690025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Hardback. Eric Fish provides compelling portraits of young Chinese as they struggle to cope with their country's wrenching socioeconomic and demographic transition after years of lofty expectations. He deftly captures their hopes, disillusionment, and rebellion in a system that is scrambling to keep them in line as they increasingly refuse to conform. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442248830
ISBN
9781442248830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.94

Hardcover. Traces the widespread acceptance of Nazi policies requiring German individuals to prove their Aryan ancestry to the popularity of ideas about eugenics and racial science that were advanced in the late Imperial and Weimar periods by practitioners of genealogy and eugenics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253349453
ISBN
9780253349453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934211949
ISBN
9780934211949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Examines the literacy practices of Black LGBTQ people, developing - from sixty in-depth interviews conducted with individuals of various ages living across the United States - an analytical theory of "black queer literacies". Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFC; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809335541
ISBN
9780809335541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Paperback. This study considers the recent surge of science fiction narratives from the postcolonial Third World as a utopian response to the spatial, political, and representational dilemmas that attend globalization. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346479
ISBN
9781349346479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Collier, Eric. Num Pages: 155 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFB; LNSH9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634843362
ISBN
9781634843362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.41
€ 173.97

Paperback. Series: Readings in Western Civilization. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069456
ISBN
9780226069456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779555
ISBN
9780552779555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.62

Paperback. Looking at a hundred-year history of film and capitalism, this title theorizes a cultural history that illuminates the spaces where film and the nation transcend their customary borders, where culture and capital crisscross - and in doing so, develops a new way of understanding historical change and transformation in modern Japan and beyond. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 72 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822329398
ISBN
9780822329398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. After Globalization offers a new way of thinking about globalization -- both what it was and how it still operates as a social narrative. In lively and unflinching prose, the authors argue that contemporary thought about the world is disabled by a fatal flaw: the inability to think "an after" to globalization. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118357521
ISBN
9781118357521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.50

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