Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Drawing on more than three years of fieldwork across three continents, the author traces our complex and often contradictory relationship with these versatile animals in public spaces such as Venice's Piazza San Marco and London's Trafalgar Square and in working-class and immigrant communities of pigeon breeders in New York and Berlin. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour plates, 36 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226002088
- ISBN
- 9780226002088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Localization is a manifesto to unite those who recognize the importance of cultural, social and ecological diversity for our future - and who do not aspire to a monolithic global consumer culture. This book details self-reinforcing policies to create local self-sufficiency and shows that there is an alternative to globalization. Num Pages: 304 pages, Index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012255
- ISBN
- 9781853836121
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472554710
- ISBN
- 9781472554710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.43
€ 40.99
€ 33.43
Hardcover. Contemporary culture is packed with fantasy and science fiction storyworlds extending across multiple media platforms. This book explores the myriad ways in which imaginary worlds use media like films, novels, videogames, comic books, toys and increasingly user-generated content to captivate and energise contemporary audiences. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306036
- ISBN
- 9781137306036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.76
€ 108.76
Hardcover. Changing Unjust Laws Justly describes the practical realities of campaigning to restrict abortion and explores various jurisprudential, legislative, and ethical aspects of the question. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMA; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Catholic Univ of Amer Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813214061
- ISBN
- 9780813214061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.17
€ 92.17
Hardback. The essays in this volume illuminate key conditions for autonomy and development: the definition and redefinition of national territories as cultural orders clash and mix; control of resource bases upon which northern economies depend; and renewal and reworking of cultural identity. Editor(s): Scott, Colin H. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; GTF; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808446
- ISBN
- 9780774808446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Paperback. Argues that demographic and environmental stress - the interactions among rapid population growth, environmental degradation, inequality, and emerging scarcities of vital natural resources - represents one important source of turmoil in today's world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFE; JPB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138350
- ISBN
- 9780691138350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.05
€ 46.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813570754
- ISBN
- 9780813570754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
Paperback. At one time during the first half of the twentieth century, Marcus Garvey was the most famous black man on the planet. This title chronicles Garvey's life, the failed business ventures, his misguided negotiations with the Ku Klux Klan, the two wives and the premature obituaries that contributed to his lonely, tragic death. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099501459
- ISBN
- 9780099501459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. This collection offers an assessment of how theoretical readings of Ireland and Irish culture have begun to question the grounds of debate in Irish studies. The concept of the "authentic" in Irish culture is explored, with analyses of film, television, literature, and emigration. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan London
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333675977
- ISBN
- 9780333675977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Paperback. Colin Graham examines the course by which the history of modernity and colonialism has constructed an idea of 'Ireland', produced more often as a citation than an actuality. He intervenes with authority and originality in controversial area, where cultural theory and analysis run alongside the daily challenge of political events. Series: Tendencies: Identities, Texts, Cultures. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004761
- ISBN
- 9780748609765
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Colin Graham examines the course by which the history of modernity and colonialism has constructed an idea of 'Ireland', produced more often as a citation than an actuality. He intervenes with authority and originality in controversial area, where cultural theory and analysis run alongside the daily challenge of political events. Series: Tendencies: Identities, Texts, Cultures. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003416
- ISBN
- 9780748609765
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Mapping Decline, illustrated with more than 75 full-color maps, traces the ways private real estate restrictions, local planning and zoning, federal housing policies, and urban renewal encouraged "white flight" and urban decline in St. Louis, Missouri. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 304 pages, 78 color illus. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812220940
- ISBN
- 9780812220940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.76
€ 50.99
€ 45.76
Paperback. These 14 essays apply Deleuze and Guattari's work to analysing television, film, music, art, drunkenness, mourning, virtual technology, protest, activism, animal rights and abolition. Each chapter questions the premise of the animal and critiques the centrality of the human. Editor(s): Gardner, Colin; MacCormack, Patricia. Series: Delueze Connections. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HPS; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474422741
- ISBN
- 9781474422741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.63
€ 41.99
€ 34.63
Paperback. A history of the complex relationship between a school and a people Num Pages: 280 pages, 28 illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584658443
- ISBN
- 9781584658443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.56
€ 32.99
€ 25.56
Paperback. New perspectives on three centuries of Indian presence in New England Series: Re-encounters with Colonialism: New Perspectives on the Americas. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 tables. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874518191
- ISBN
- 9780874518191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.52
€ 32.99
€ 25.52
Hardback. Offers an account that traces the histories of the Native peoples of the American West, from their arrival thousands of years ago to the early years of the nineteenth century. This book depicts Indian country west of the Appalachians to the Pacific, with emphasis on conflict and change. Series: History of the American West. Num Pages: 631 pages, 22 photographs, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 631
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803215306
- ISBN
- 9780803215306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.73
€ 113.73
Paperback. Traces the histories of the Native people of the American West from their arrival thousands of years ago to the early years of the nineteenth century. Emphasizing conflict and change, this work offers a look at the early history of the region by blending ethnohistory, colonial history, and frontier history. Series: History of the American West. Num Pages: 631 pages, 22 photographs, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 227 x 33. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 631
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264656
- ISBN
- 9780803264656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.35
€ 42.99
€ 42.35
Hardback. Editor(s): Calloway, Colin G. Series: The Bedford Series in History and Culture. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312102814
- ISBN
- 9780312102814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.05
€ 119.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167123
- ISBN
- 9780231167123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99