Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. On the Cultural Border Between Self and World. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 256 pages, ill. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight: 430. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125031
- ISBN
- 9780231125031
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.08
€ 36.99
€ 27.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887485541
- ISBN
- 9780887485541
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.21
€ 18.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. A sensitive and original reading of Plato's Republic that foregrounds the power of myth in the shaping of history. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA; JFHF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214850
- ISBN
- 9780253214850
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Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
hardcover. What should be done about trafficking in women? Aradau shows that the problematization of trafficking as a security issue limits what can be done. Exploring the complex relationship between security, politics and subjectivity, this book suggests new forms of action which transcend security practices. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKV; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573314
- ISBN
- 9780230573314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Instead of viewing globalization and nation states as two separate and opposed domains of theorization and politics, this volume contextualizes US borders within global processes that are reconstituting the relationship between nation states and private corporations at the site of US borders. Editor(s): Sadowski-Smith, Claudia. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294830
- ISBN
- 9780312294830
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.35
€ 54.99
€ 43.35
Paperback. An analysis of the influence of urban life on society compares and contrasts personal relationships in large cities with those in small towns. Num Pages: 464 pages, xii, 452 p. BIC Classification: GTC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226251387
- ISBN
- 9780226251387
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.51
€ 48.99
€ 37.51
Paperback. The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider's look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Series: Issues of Our Time. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393339727
- ISBN
- 9780393339727
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.71
€ 16.99
€ 15.71
paperback. In this wide-ranging work, Claude Levi-Strauss examines the mythology of American Indians and seeks to illustrate how contact with Europeans have altered these tales. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 294 pages, 4 halftones, 3 maps, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226474724
- ISBN
- 9780226474724
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.52
€ 32.99
€ 25.52
Hardback. The published work of Claude Levi--Strauss over the last three and a half decades has established him as one of the worlda s most innovative anthropologists. Yet throughout this period he was maintaining a full taching commitment in Paris. Translator(s): Willis, R. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st U.S. edition,
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631144748
- ISBN
- 9780631144748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80
€ 58.80
Paperback. In this volume Levi-Strauss explores the mythologies of the Americas, with occasional incursions into European and Japanese folklore, tales of sloths and squirrels are interwoven with discussions of Freud, Saussure, "signification," and plays by Sophocles and Labiche. Translator(s): Chorier, B. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 colour plate, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; HPCF; HRQ; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226474823
- ISBN
- 9780226474823
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. "The "structural method," first set forth in this epoch-making book, changed the very face of social anthropology. This reissue of a classic will reintroduce readers to Levi-Strauss's understanding of" Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465095162
- ISBN
- 9780465095162
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Condition: New
€ 29.69
€ 29.69
Paperback. This text is a collection of illustrations of masks from the Northwest Coast. Translator(s): Modelski, Sylvia. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACBK; AFK; GTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295966366
- ISBN
- 9780295966366
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.38
€ 25.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. In these five lectures originally prepared for the CBC, Claude Levi-Strauss, one of the world's greatest living thinkers, offers the insights of a lifetime spent interpreting myths and trying to discover their significance for human understanding. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBTB; HPC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 4. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802063489
- ISBN
- 9780802063489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.13
€ 16.99
€ 16.13
Hardback. A thorough reference to the many deities, magical beings, mythical places, and ancient customs of the Norse and Germanic regions of Europe Num Pages: 352 pages, 109 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DNN; HRKP5; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620554807
- ISBN
- 9781620554807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.68
€ 33.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New and Revised
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515253
- ISBN
- 9780742515253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.50
€ 70.50
Hardback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New and Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515246
- ISBN
- 9780742515246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.59
€ 156.59
Hardback. Providing students with an introduction to cross-national social policy research, this text conveys issues involved in conducting the research, examining the theoretical, conceptual and methodological approaches, and discussing prevailing concepts and methodological difficulties. Editor(s): Clasen, Jochen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631207733
- ISBN
- 9780631207733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.50
€ 140.50
Paperback. Contributions from a number of leading academics with experience of different areas within comparative social policy research as well as undergraduate teaching. Covers conceptual, methodological, theoretical and practical aspects of cross-national research in social policy. Editor(s): Clasen, Jochen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 337 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016031
- ISBN
- 9780631207740
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Dimension: 226 x 150. Weight in Grams: 0.55.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781496408327
- ISBN
- 9781496408327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.87
€ 13.99
€ 13.87
Hardback. Editor(s): Clarke, Danielle; Clarke, Elizabeth. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312232207
- ISBN
- 9780312232207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95