Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRJ; JFFN; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349427130
- ISBN
- 9781349427130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.95
€ 117.95
Paperback. The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood. Editor(s): Gavin, A. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; JFC; JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345496
- ISBN
- 9781349345496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference work provides the first systematic review to date of how sociologists have studied the relationship between race/ethnicity and educational inequality over the last thirty years in eighteen different national contexts. Editor(s): Dworkin, A. Gary. Num Pages: 676 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JNF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338498
- ISBN
- 9781349338498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.84
€ 121.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFJ; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Tulika Book India
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381464
- ISBN
- 9789382381464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.54
€ 33.99
€ 24.54
paperback. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFJ; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Tulika Book India
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381457
- ISBN
- 9789382381457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.09
€ 46.99
€ 33.09
Hardcover. Sequel to: The Babri Masjid question 1528-2003: a matter of national honour. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFJ; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381471
- ISBN
- 9789382381471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.37€ 47.64
€ 61.37
€ 47.64
Paperback. Anne Fuchs traces the aftermath of the Dresden bombing in the collective imagination from 1945 to today. As a case study of an event that gained local, national and global iconicity, the book investigates the role of photography, fine art, architecture, literature and film in dialogue with the changing German socio-political landscape. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349330867
- ISBN
- 9781349330867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This book explores the varying reactions to the political turmoil in Asia in the late 1990s by looking at external pressures from global actors (the IMF and US security policy), popular protests, the nature of the opposition, and elite coalition formation/dissolution at the highest levels of government. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPHV; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349530762
- ISBN
- 9781349530762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This book is an ethnographic study of the martial art of taijiquan (or 'tai chi') as it is practiced in China and the United States. Drawing on recent literature on ethnicity, critical race theory, the phenomenology of race, and globalization, the author discusses identity in terms of sensual experience and the transmission/receipt of knowledge. Num Pages: 335 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JHM; JHMC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349530526
- ISBN
- 9781349530526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.00
€ 120.00
Hardback. This book explores young people's 'nested' and 'political' ecological relationships with crime through an empirical investigation of the important 'places' and 'spaces' in young people's lives; in their social relationships with peers and family members; and within formal institutional systems such as education, youth justice and social care. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKV; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280533
- ISBN
- 9780230280533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardback. Humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. Throughout history, it has played a crucial role in defining gender roles and identities. This collection offers an in-depth thematic examination of this relationship between humor and gender, spanning a variety of historical and cultural backdrops. Editor(s): Foka, Anna; Liliequist, Jonas. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137473301
- ISBN
- 9781137473301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.56
€ 108.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349523030
- ISBN
- 9781349523030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Paperback. A A lively and well written account of a neglected topic -- greed A Uses the topic of greed as a way to explore broader issues concerning the nature and development of modern societies A Written with a trade as well as an academic market in mind A Many illustrations and featured examples from historical and modern sources. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626062
- ISBN
- 9780745626062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Hardback. A A lively and well written account of a neglected topic -- greed A Uses the topic of greed as a way to explore broader issues concerning the nature and development of modern societies A Written with a trade as well as an academic market in mind A Many illustrations and featured examples from historical and modern sources. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626055
- ISBN
- 9780745626055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, tables, figures, biblio. BIC Classification: GTF; JFS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813325224
- ISBN
- 9780813325224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 29.24
€ 48.99
€ 29.24
Hardback. This book questions the sociocultural dimensions of remembering. It offers an overview of the history and theory of memory studies through the lens of sociology, political science, anthropology, psychology, literature, art and media studies; documenting current international and interdisciplinary memory research in an unprecedented way. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- SKU
- V9780230297449
- ISBN
- 9780230297449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.00€ 123.30
€ 130.00
€ 123.30
Paperback. This book questions the sociocultural dimensions of remembering. It offers an overview of the history and theory of memory studies through the lens of sociology, political science, anthropology, psychology, literature, art and media studies, documenting current international and interdisciplinary memory research in an unprecedented way. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230297456
- ISBN
- 9780230297456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.36
€ 33.99
€ 31.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBL; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349441006
- ISBN
- 9781349441006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.44
€ 61.44
Hardcover. This book investigates unemployed people's attitudes to employment. It reviews literature, identifies gaps in research and then presents findings from several new empirical studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; JHBL; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032102
- ISBN
- 9781137032102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. This second volume covers the relationship between socialist currents and the national liberation movement from the 1940s through decades of increasing repression and illegality, culminating in the transition to armed struggle in the early 1960s. Editor(s): Drew, Allison. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFCX; JPFF; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Juta Academic South Africa
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780799216141
- ISBN
- 9780799216141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.49
€ 16.99
€ 12.49
Hardback. This book explores what becomes of faiths when seen as social capital. In the grip of the current debt crisis, where the social and capital seem increasingly unbalanced, this book examines whether faiths can help rebalance society through drawing communities together. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFSR; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276987
- ISBN
- 9780230276987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.28
€ 62.28
Paperback. Through a close analysis of the pamphlets, reviews, lectures, journalism, editorials, poems, and novels surrounding the introduction of the gold standard in 1816, this book examines the significance of monetary policy and economic debate to the culture and literature of Britain during the age of Romanticism. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451005
- ISBN
- 9781349451005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Paperback. The roster of Muslim superheroes in the comic book medium has grown over the years, as has the complexity of their depictions. Muslim Superheroes tracks the initial absence, reluctant inclusion, tokenistic employment, and then nuanced scripting of Islamic protagonists in the American superhero comic book market and beyond. Editor(s): Lewis, A. David; Lund, Martin. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Ilex Foundation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975941
- ISBN
- 9780674975941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.34
€ 27.99
€ 24.34
Paperback. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 233 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349288847
- ISBN
- 9781349288847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54