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Society & culture: general

Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b&w halftone; 3 b&w line. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHBD; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199828265
ISBN
9780199828265
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. Bringing the psychology of uncertainty together with contemporary case studies, this book is a sweeping diagnostic for-and antidote to-ineffective political discourse in a globalized world that imports bads as well as goods. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419602
ISBN
9781421419602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. Writing is a defining marker of civilisation; without it there could be no accumulation of knowledge. Andrew Robinson tells the fascinating story of the history of writing, considering its development, and examining the enormous variety of writing and scripts we use today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: CBX; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199567782
ISBN
9780199567782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Based on ten years of research-including extensive interviews with Major Taylor's 91-year old daughter-this is the dramatic story of a young black man who, against prodigious odds, rose to fame and stardom in the tempestuous world of international professional bicycle racing a century ago. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780801853036
ISBN
9780801853036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.18

Hardback. Andrew Reynolds' The Children of Harvey Milk is not only a compelling collective portrait of gay politicians around the globe; it also offers a powerful explanation of why individual politicians practicing "identity politics"have been absolutely crucial to the successes of this still-expanding global social movement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSK; JHBK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190460952
ISBN
9780190460952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.86

Paperback. Winner of the Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award. One of the American West's bloodiest-and least-known-massacres is searingly re-created in this generation-spanning history of native-white intermarriage. Num Pages: 368 pages, 35 illustrations; 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871408570
ISBN
9780871408570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Much ink has been spilled lamenting or championing the decline of printed books. The author shows that the rich history of reading itself offers unexpected clues to what lies in store for books. From medieval manuscript books to today's interactive urban fictions, he explores the manifold ways that physical media have shaped how we read. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103488
ISBN
9780226103488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 482 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662. 482 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDA. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight: 682.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
482
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226668017
ISBN
9780226668017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.16

Paperback. Centuries after the brutal slaughter of the Cathars by papally endorsed Northern French forces, the medieval Cathars continue to exert a powerful influence on both popular culture and spiritual seekers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Watkins Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Anniversary edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780287157
ISBN
9781780287157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. The extraordinary history of news and its dissemination, from medieval pilgrim tales to the birth of the newspaper Num Pages: 456 pages, 64 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212761
ISBN
9780300212761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Andrew Parker undertakes a critical reconsideration of the frequently absent, or troubled, figure of the mother in theorists including Marx, Freud, Lacan, and Derrida. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSJ; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352327
ISBN
9780822352327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Clears a devastating path from the bygone Glasgow of the 1970s to the grim secrets of Gloucester in the mid 1990s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215607
ISBN
9780571215607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

hardcover. Num Pages: 32 pages, , colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Jetty House United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937721121
ISBN
9781937721121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.75

hardcover. Num Pages: 32 pages, , colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jetty House United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982823668
ISBN
9780982823668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 255 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173542
ISBN
9780691173542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Hardback. Argues that cultural politics - specifically America's often covert patronage of the arts - played a highly important role in the transfer of imperial authority from Britain to the United States during a critical period after World War II. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; DSBH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154152
ISBN
9780691154152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.64

Paperback. The Government has introduced new powers for tackling anti-social behaviour, such as Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs). This study examines how the new powers are being used, and what people think about them. Its findings should advance strategic thinking on the issue. Num Pages: 68 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 212 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861347633
ISBN
9781861347633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.23

hardcover. Argues that Fremont used both a radical form of the picturesque and an imaginary map to create an aesthetic craving for expansion Num Pages: 1 photograph, 23 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; JFC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803238077
ISBN
9780803238077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.84

Hardback. The definitive biography of the influential Appalachian reformer who dedicated his life to ending racial violence through education Series: New Directions in Southern History. Num Pages: 348 pages, 24 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813168159
ISBN
9780813168159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.79

Paperback. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 112 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1018. 364 pages, Illustrations. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight: 986.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251267
ISBN
9780520251267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.72

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