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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. Num Pages: 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452672
- ISBN
- 9780857452672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.65
€ 154.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816634866
- ISBN
- 9780816634866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Provides an account of world history from the end of WWII onwards, an era when transnational communities challenged the long domination of the nation-state. In this title, leading scholars elucidate the political, economic, cultural, and environmental forces that have shaped the planet in the past sixty years. Series: A History of the World. Num Pages: 990 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; HBG; HBLW3; HBLX; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1451.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 990
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674045729
- ISBN
- 9780674045729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.34
€ 54.99
€ 46.34
Paperback. Discusses the literary and artistic effects of globalisation Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 252 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AB; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223456
- ISBN
- 9780253223456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardback. Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) was highly a acclaimed Japanese poet and translator from classical Japanese. She was also a prominent feminist. In 1928 she was invited to travel around areas with a strong Japanese presence in China's northeast. This is her account of that journey. Translator(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 128 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; JFSJ1; WTH; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123181
- ISBN
- 9780231123181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798549
- ISBN
- 9780804798549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804791243
- ISBN
- 9780804791243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.17
€ 113.17
Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765708243
- ISBN
- 9780765708243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.39
€ 156.39
Paperback. Presents a major new theory of the state developed by the renowned anthropologist Akhil Gupta Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FKA; GTB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351108
- ISBN
- 9780822351108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.09
€ 36.99
€ 33.09
paperback. Translator(s): Teeland, Jan. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JFC; JHBC; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271015026
- ISBN
- 9780271015026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.36
€ 46.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. * Examines the role of Islam in the 21st century and its increasingly forceful presence on the world stage. * Written by a Muslim and leading social scientist (who has worked in the Muslim world but lives in the West), the book explains what is going wrong in society by referring to Islamic history and beliefs. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JM; HRAX; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622101
- ISBN
- 9780745622101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Hardback. * Examines the role of Islam in the 21st century and its increasingly forceful presence on the world stage. * Written by a Muslim and leading social scientist (who has worked in the Muslim world but lives in the West), the book explains what is going wrong in society by referring to Islamic history and beliefs. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; HRAX; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 342. Living Dangerously in a Post-honor World. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. 228 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. * Examines the role of Islam in the 21st century and its increasingly forceful presence on the world stage. * Written by a Muslim and leading social scientist (who has worked in the Muslim world but lives in the West), the book explains what is going wrong in society by referring to Islamic history and beliefs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JM; HRAX; HRH; JFSR2. Dimension: 196 x 149 x 21. Weight: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622095
- ISBN
- 9780745622095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Paperback. Islam, argues the author, does not mean the subordination of women, contempt for other religions, opposition to the modern world or 'barbaric punishments' for petty crime. This title starts with the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the Qur'an's five pillars which govern the beliefs and behaviour of Muslims everywhere. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- I B Tauris & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860642579
- ISBN
- 9781860642579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.77
€ 34.99
€ 29.77
Hardcover. Examining relations between America and the Muslim world, the author draws on forty case studies representing the global span of Islam to demonstrate how the US has become involved directly or indirectly in each of these societies. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR2; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815723783
- ISBN
- 9780815723783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.63
€ 50.63
Paperback. Building on the concept of a "teaching community," Heble and his contributors explore what it might mean for teachers and students to reach outside the walls of the classroom and attempt to establish meaningful connections between the ideas and theories they have learned and the broader community beyond campus. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JF; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487520588
- ISBN
- 9781487520588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardback. Building on the concept of a "teaching community," Heble and his contributors explore what it might mean for teachers and students to reach outside the walls of the classroom and attempt to establish meaningful connections between the ideas and theories they have learned and the broader community beyond campus. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JF; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487500795
- ISBN
- 9781487500795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.63
€ 57.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062334701
- ISBN
- 9780062334701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Hardcover. Discusses African women's verbal art Editor(s): Sidikou, Aissata G.; Hale, Thomas A. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 b&w illus, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356703
- ISBN
- 9780253356703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Adams, Aislinn. Num Pages: 60 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 119 x 11. Weight in Grams: 118. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Appletree Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003971
- ISBN
- 9780862813765
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Kumar, Amitava. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814746974
- ISBN
- 9780814746974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Analyzes the relationship between conceptions of racial and ethnic identity and the ways social stratification and inequality are reproduced and experienced in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822333883
- ISBN
- 9780822333883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. In this interdisciplinary collection leading experts and scholars from criminology, psychology, law and history provide a compelling analysis of practices and beliefs that lead to violence against women, men and children in the name 'honour'. Editor(s): Gill, Aisha K.; Strange, Carolyn; Roberts, Karl Anton. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSR; JKS; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289551
- ISBN
- 9781137289551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.77
€ 112.77
Hardback. A challenge to the assumption that there is appropriate employment available for people who are expected to retire later and the gender-neutral way the expectation for extending working lives is presented in most policy-making circles. Editor(s): Ni Leime, Aine; Street, Debra; Vickerstaff, Sarah; Krekula, Clary. Series: Ageing in a Global Context. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447325116
- ISBN
- 9781447325116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.73
€ 104.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JFFS; JFS; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689392
- ISBN
- 9780816689392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40