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Society & culture: general

Hardback. A collection of short biographies of ordinary Japanese men and women, most of them unknown outside their family and locality, whose lives collectively span the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: The Human Tradition Around the World Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029117
ISBN
9780842029117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.40

Paperback. Combining translations of five peasant narratives with critical commentary on their provenance and implications for historical study, this book illuminates the life of the peasantry in Tokugawa Japan. Editor(s): Walthall, Anne. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; JFS; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226872346
ISBN
9780226872346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Presenting the biography of Matsuo Taseko, a peasant woman of the Tokugawa period, honoured and then adopted as a patron saint by rightist nationalists, this text gives perspectives on the practices and intellectual concerns of rural entrepreneurs and their role in the Meiji Restoration. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226872377
ISBN
9780226872377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.35

Paperback / so. Series: Quartiersforschung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531194721
ISBN
9783531194721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, fig: 3, b&w, table: 4, b&w. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838203867
ISBN
9783838203867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6ill. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874135459
ISBN
9780874135459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
NewSouth Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742234908
ISBN
9781742234908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.70

Hardback. Series: Routledge Research in Gender and Society. Num Pages: 162 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 6 black & white halftones, 4 blac. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFK; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415840415
ISBN
9780415840415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.30
€ 156.76

Hardcover. This volume explores migrant's movements not only as geographical movements from here to there but also as movements that constitute an embodied, cognitive, and existential experience of living "in between" or on the "borderlands" between differently figured life-worlds. Editor(s): Gronseth, Anne Sigfrid. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 ills. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782380450
ISBN
9781782380450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.68

Paperback / so. Series: Progress in Experimental Tumor Research. Num Pages: 355 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 507.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
355
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810020222
ISBN
9783810020222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.24

Paperback. Demonstrates that women are creators of and activists within the two principal political currents of twentieth-century Belize: colonial-middle class reform and popular labour-nationalism. This title examines the tensions of the 1910s that led to the 1919 anti-colonial riot; and the militant anti-colonial labour movement of the 1930s. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 photographs, 2 maps, 5 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLCM; HB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224926
ISBN
9780803224926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. The author is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and worked in crofting communities. In this edition, she portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society, including: seasonal customs deriving from Celtic festivals; the famous waulking songs; and the Highland tradition of seers and second sight. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 11. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752419046
ISBN
9780752419046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Wales is a Celtic country and the Celts have always treasured oral learning and recitation. Indeed they have a passion for committing facts to memory rather than relying on the written word. This title covers legends associated with place-names; calendar customs; giants and monsters; omens and second sight; and, folk healing and herbal remedies. Illustrator(s): Feachem, Richard, KBE. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752419350
ISBN
9780752419350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. This book strips away modern myths about the Druids Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 b&w illustrations, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBTB; HRKP2; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752425764
ISBN
9780752425764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893392
ISBN
9780718893392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.04

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429704
ISBN
9781847429704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.70

Paperback. This book explores economic, social and environmental transformations in Europe and the USA to inform the regeneration of 'weak market cities'. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426833
ISBN
9781847426833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 48.23

paperback. This book provides a unique insider view on the impact of neighbourhood conditions on family life and explores the prospects for families from the point of view of equality, integration, schools, work, community, regeneration and public services. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420497
ISBN
9781847420497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.27

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429728
ISBN
9781847429728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.27

Paperback. Through varied case studies this original book compares changes between Northern and Southern European countries, bigger and smaller cities over 10 years, to present a compelling framework showing how Europe's post-industrial cities are striving to combat environmental and social unravelling. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447327530
ISBN
9781447327530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. Heart Disease and Durable Preoccupations with Difference. Series: Experimental Futures. 280 pages, 5 illustrations. Proposes that medical treatment should be seen as a site of, rather than an alternative to, political and social contestation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JHM; MBDC; MJD. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 17. Weight: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353447
ISBN
9780822353447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Feminism challenges both the theory and practice of politics, opening up ways of thinking about political change. This volume deals with various aspects of feminism and politics, covering political studies, political theory, interests and representation, identities and coalitions, equality and anti-discrimination, and citizenship. Editor(s): Phillips, Revd Dr Anne. Series: Oxford Readings in Feminism. Num Pages: 482 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198782056
ISBN
9780198782056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Hardback. The idea that respect for cultural diversity conflicts with gender equality is now a staple of both public and academic debate. Yet discussion of these tensions is marred by exaggerated talk of cultural difference, leading to ethnic reductionism, cultural stereotyping, and a hierarchy of traditional and modern. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647999
ISBN
9780745647999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. Democracy and democratization are now high on the political agenda, but there is growing indifference to the gap between rich and poor. Political equalities matter more than ever, while economic inequality is accepted almost as a fact of life. It is the separation between economic and political that lies at the heart of this book. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621098
ISBN
9780745621098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.41

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