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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This volume assesses contemporary church responses to multicultural diversity and resisted categories of social difference, with a central focus on whether or how racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, and gender differences are validated by churches (and especially black churches) torn between competing inclusive and exclusive tendencies. Editor(s): Ackah, William; Reddie, Anthony G. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 303 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; JFC; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349489343
ISBN
9781349489343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

Paperback. An exploration of European integration as seen through a gender lens. This book looks at integration theories, institutional relationships, enlargement, the development of gender law and the role of formal actors, scholars and expert networks in the EU policy-making process. With a focus on gender mainstreaming as a new approach to gender policy. Editor(s): Abels, Gabriele; Mushaben, Joyce Marie. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JPA; JPB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333608
ISBN
9781349333608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

Paperback. Presents the teachings of the Catholic Church as they relate to more than one hundred specific and challenging moral questions as they have been asked by business leaders. Andrew V. Abela and Joseph E. Capizzi have assembled the relevant quotations from recent Catholic social teaching as responses to these questions. Spanish translation. Editor(s): Abela, Andrew V.; Capizzi, Joseph E. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; JFM; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813228860
ISBN
9780813228860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.90

paperback. Presents the teachings of the Catholic Church as they relate to more than one hundred specific and challenging moral questions as they have been asked by business leaders. Andrew V. Abela and Joseph E. Capizzi have assembled the relevant quotations from recent Catholic social teaching as responses to these questions. Editor(s): Abela, Andrew V.; Capizzi, Joseph E. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; JFM; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Edition
second edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813228846
ISBN
9780813228846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.17

Hardback. A collection of articles by well-known feminists first presented at the 1989 Conference of the British Sociological Association. The contributors report on original research that demonstrate the ways in which women may be manipulated in their daily lives by men. Editor(s): Abbott, Pamela; Wallace, Claire. Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333542774
ISBN
9780333542774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Paperback. Offering insightful anthropological-historical contributions to the understanding of elites worldwide, this book helps us grasp their ways of life and role in times of contested global inequalities. Case studies include the Polish gentry, the white former colonial elite of Mauritius, professional elites, and transnational (financial) elites. Editor(s): Abbink, J; Salverda, T. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSR; JHBL; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349450602
ISBN
9781349450602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

Hardback. This volume explores the ways in which considerations of difference, especially colonialism, post-colonialism, and race, have shaped French culture and French studies in the modern era. Editor(s): Abbeele, Georges van den; Stovall, Tyler. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106464
ISBN
9780739106464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.71

hardcover. This text reader provides a broad-ranging feminist introduction to the ongoing controversies of development in Latin America and the Caribbean, and identifies key trends and debates in the scholarly literature on women and gender in the region. Editor(s): Abbassi, Jennifer; Lutjens, Sheryl L. Series: Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; JFC; JFSJ1; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780742510746
ISBN
9780742510746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.70

Paperback. Arising from the proceedings of two symposia, this text is composed of contributions by scholars who examine the social, intellectual and historical contexts of the work of the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni di Lutero, who used the name Dosso. Editor(s): Ciammitti, Luisa; Ostrow, Steven F.; Settis, Salvatore. Series: Issues & Debates. Num Pages: 432 pages, 154 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AFC; AGB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892365050
ISBN
9780892365050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 42.58

Paperback. Provides readings from the works of eighteen Latin American thinkers of the nineteenth century, each of whom were engaged in examining the problems that Spanish and Portuguese America faced in the one hundred years after securing independence in 1810. This book includes biographical headnotes for each contributor, a glossary, and a bibliography. Editor(s): Burke, Janet; Humphrey, Ted. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208377
ISBN
9780872208377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. This is a collection of essays from leading public intellectuals that identifies major conceptual problems in the analysis of poverty and inequality and advances strategies for reducing poverty and inequality that are consistent with these new conceptual and methodological approaches. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kanbur, Ravi. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748438
ISBN
9780804748438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781443819893
ISBN
9781443819893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 28.31

paperback. Editor(s): Hoagland, Sarah Lucia; Frye, Marilyn. Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780271020198
ISBN
9780271020198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

paperback. These essays by distinguished Australian scholars variously treat the relation between liberalism and diversity, democracy and diversity, culture and rights, and evaluate whether Australia's thirty-year experiment in liberal multiculturalism should be viewed as a successful model. Editor(s): Levey, Geoffrey Brahm. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little shelf wear, otherwise as new
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031941
ISBN
9780857456298
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

paperback. Editor(s): Jacobson, Anne Jaap. Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780271019727
ISBN
9780271019727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

paperback. First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Editor(s): Lupack, Alan. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear, sunned to spine. Ownership details on half-title. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031844
ISBN
9780815308430
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

hardcover. This work examines issues of race and religion with essays from leading international commentators such as Peter Gowan, Mahmood Mamdani and Georgi Derluguian. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFSL1; JPFF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365078
ISBN
9780850365078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.09

paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 193 x 31. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lomond Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781842042472
ISBN
9781842042472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. A special pocket edition that features an elegant bonded-leather binding, distinctive gilt edging, and decorative endpapers. It is a suitable gift for anyone interested in Irish folklore. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Pocket Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435155930
ISBN
9781435155930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Offers a collection of the haunting German stories from the past 200 years. This title includes Hoffmann's hallucinatory portrait of terror and insanity "The Sandman"; Chamisso's influential black masterpiece "Peter Schlemiel", where a man barters his own shadow; and Kafka's chilling, disturbing satire "In the Penal Colony". Translator(s): Wortsman, Peter. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DQ; FYT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198804
ISBN
9780141198804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.63

Hardback. The perfect gift for anyone interested in Irish folklore. These lrish tales are reprinted from nineteenth-century sources, but they date back to a centuries-old oral tradition of storytelling that had yet to be committed to the printed page. They were passed down through the ages virtually unaltered and feature a wide variety of fantastic beings. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection. Num Pages: 704 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159. .
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Inc United States
Number of pages
704
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435161368
ISBN
9781435161368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 111. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241252116
ISBN
9780241252116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Tahirovi?-Sijer?i?, Hedina; Levine-Rasky, Assistant Professor of Sociology Cynthia (Queen's University). BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Inanna Publications and Education Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771334013
ISBN
9781771334013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.70

Paperback. An examination of the relationship between modernism and postmodernism within the frame of 20th-century American culture. The essays suggest that the relationship between the modern and the postmodern is not one of rupture, belatedness, dilution or extremity, but of haunting. Editor(s): Scandura, Jani. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814781371
ISBN
9780814781371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

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