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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Of equal appeal to general readers, designers and typographers, this book is a vibrant cultural guide to fifty of the most remarkable typefaces. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244317
ISBN
9781851244317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. What causes a child to grow up gay, straight, or bisexual? In this book, neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JMM; PSAN; VFVC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190297374
ISBN
9780190297374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.85

Paperback. Takes a look at the ways that the twentieth century reacted to and reimagined its predecessor. This work considers how the Victorian inheritance has been represented in literature, politics, film, and visual culture; and the ways in which modernists and progressives have sought to differentiate themselves from an image of the Victorian. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821417621
ISBN
9780821417621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Hardcover. Why has sleep become increasingly politicized in contemporary society? This book provides an account of the politics of sleep in the late modern age. The future of sleep has become contested and uncertain: something to be defended, downsized or even perhaps (one day) done away with altogether. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMTD; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230223660
ISBN
9780230223660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; AJB; AJC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816523603
ISBN
9780816523603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.73

Paperback. Traces the search for American tradition and national identity through folklore and folklife from the 19th century onwards. This work shows how American thinkers and leaders have used folklore - ranging from Paul Bunyan and Davey Crockett to quilts, cowboys, and immigrants - to express the meaning and mystique of their country. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028929
ISBN
9780842028929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.23

hardcover. Traces the search for American tradition and national identity through folklore and folklife from the 19th century onwards. This work shows how American thinkers and leaders have used folklore - ranging from Paul Bunyan and Davey Crockett to quilts, cowboys, and immigrants - to express the meaning and mystique of their country. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780842028912
ISBN
9780842028912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.20

Is hunting a bygone activity, out of touch with modern life; or is it valuable as an escape from it? Does hunting promote violence, not just to animals, but to humans as well? Is hunting, with its connection to the land and frontier experience, a heritage worth preserving? This book discusses these questions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 35 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125282
ISBN
9780813125282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.71

Hardback. Milspaw, Lisa Minardi, Steven M. Nolt, Candace Perry, Sheila Rohrer, and Diane Wenger Editor(s): Bronner, Simon J.; Brown, Joshua R. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 592 pages, 131, 103 black & white halftones, 27 colour illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; GBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421384
ISBN
9781421421384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138774957
ISBN
9781138774957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPA; JPS; JW; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349494231
ISBN
9781349494231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.77

hardcover. Professor Holdaway takes a sociological and theoretical approach to analyse the new phenomenon of Black Police Associations established in the majority of constabularies in England and Wales, describing and analysing how race and ethnicity are constructed and sustained within constabularies and how they have changed during the last two decades. Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JKV; JP; LNFX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780199573448
ISBN
9780199573448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.68

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752490045
ISBN
9780752490045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961646
ISBN
9780750961646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.16

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447300274
ISBN
9781447300274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.95

Hardcover. This book challenges the widely held conjecture that gangs represent 'the new face of youth crime', repudiating claims which situate the gang at the heart of sexual violence, mass shooting and control of the illegal drugs trade and examining how better we might understand the violence of the street and the organisations that inhabit it. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFE; JKVC; JKVJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137358080
ISBN
9781137358080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.71

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900468
ISBN
9781903900468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784086
ISBN
9780582784086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.45

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels. Num Pages: 329 pages, 23 colour illustrations, 23 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AF; AKC; GTE; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137521651
ISBN
9781137521651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.60

Paperback. It would be easy to assume that, in the eighteenth century, slavery and the culture of taste - the world of politeness, manners, and aesthetics - existed as separate and unequal domains, unrelated in the spheres of social life. This book demonstrates that these two areas of modernity were surprisingly entwined. Num Pages: 392 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KJ; DSB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New in Paper ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160979
ISBN
9780691160979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.02

Hardcover. Editor(s): Clarke, Matthew; Feeny, Simon. Num Pages: 124 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 187 x 16. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600218781
ISBN
9781600218781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.04
€ 130.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BTC; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750965897
ISBN
9780750965897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. Simon Reich presents an interpretation of the relationship between material (hard) and social (soft) power, with implications for the alternative ways these link and the impact of these linkages on the future of American policy. Global Norms offers a new way of understanding both theory and policy in the 21st Century. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. 248 pages, 0. Simon Reich presents an interpretation of the relationship between material (hard) and social (soft) power, with implications for the alternative ways these link and the impact of these linkages on the future of American policy. Global Norms offers a new way of understanding both theory and policy in the 21st Century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JPSL. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230241169
ISBN
9780230241169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.12

Paperback. Community and ageing investigates changing concepts and experiences of community into older age and how they play out in housing with care settings, with an overview of how the housing with care sector in the UK and internationally. It explores the impact of a range of factors, from social networks to diversity and the built environment. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 238 x 67. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847420701
ISBN
9781847420701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.95

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