Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This new study presents striking parallels in both ethnic (non-European) and folk (European) traditional costumes and ornaments made with silver and glass. From Sudan, Guinea Coast, East and South Africa, Alps, Baltic Sea, Russia, Afghanistan, and Himalaya, these examples display a common sense of beauty among many distant peoples. Num Pages: 160 pages, 484 color photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1H; JFCK; WCP; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764311451
- ISBN
- 9780764311451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.41
€ 36.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. With hundreds of illustrated examples, this groundbreaking book explores the jewels, craftsmanship, technological development, and history of Bohemia. Gorgeous color photos show the area's artistry, its most significant designers and manufacturers, and their contributions to the art of jewelry, button, and bead making. Num Pages: 176 pages, 384 color photos. BIC Classification: 1DVK; JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 828. The Heritage of Bohemia. 176 pages, 384 color photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVK; JFCK; WC. Dimension: 275 x 196 x 15. Weight: 814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404672
- ISBN
- 9780887404672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.45
€ 36.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 384 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WCP; WCR; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887408397
- ISBN
- 9780887408397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.40
€ 36.99
€ 25.40
Hardback. Divided into three parts-History, Interpretation, and Practice-this provocative volume incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation to the rights and fate of women. Editor(s): Schwarzenbach, Sibyl A.; Smith, Patricia. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128926
- ISBN
- 9780231128926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.88€ 86.38
€ 111.88
€ 86.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- y First edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147224
- ISBN
- 9780231147224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.88€ 86.38
€ 111.88
€ 86.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147231
- ISBN
- 9780231147231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- n
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295981529
- ISBN
- 9780295981529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Intermediate care has become a buzzword within health and social care over the last few years. Seen as the panacea for a number of woes, particularly for older people, intermediate care has been held up as a way forward within contemporary health and social care. This text explores what is understood by the concept of intermediate care. Num Pages: 150 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861563569
- ISBN
- 9781861563569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.65
€ 84.65
Hardcover. An in-depth study of a group of multilingual students from widening participation backgrounds on a first-year undergraduate academic writing programme. The book explores ways in which identity positions emerge in the spoken interaction, with a particular focus on gender. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573987
- ISBN
- 9780230573987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardcover. The past decade has seen the emergence of new types of trade union representatives attracting new and more diverse activists; this book explores their motivations and values, drawing upon the voices of the activists themselves and capturing the relationship between work, social identity and class consciousness. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSV; JHBL; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230244115
- ISBN
- 9780230244115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Paperback. El Alto, Rebel City combines ethnography and political theory to explore the astonishing political power exercised by the indigenous citizens of El Alto, Bolivia in the past decade. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341543
- ISBN
- 9780822341543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.90
€ 36.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Urbanization was central to development in late imperial China. Yet its impact is heatedly debated. This book argues that this conceptual impasse derives from the fact that the seemingly continuous urban expansion was in fact punctuated by a wide variety of 'dynastic urbanisms'. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035614
- ISBN
- 9780674035614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.46
€ 49.99
€ 42.46
Hardcover. Using auto-ethnography, Taieb narrates the journey of developing a educational philosophy from and for the Kayble of Algeria and undertakes to write the sociological foundations of an Kayble education system. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBA; JFSL9; JNFR; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137446916
- ISBN
- 9781137446916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 46.56
€ 53.37
€ 46.56
Paperback. Explores the physical, mental and emotional changes that occur during puberty. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations, 1port. BIC Classification: 5AK; JFSP2; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 210 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 390. 128 pages, colour illustrations, 1port. Explores the physical, mental and emotional changes that occur during puberty. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). BIC Classification: 5AK; JFSP2; VFVC. Dimension: 210 x 210 x 9. Weight: 370.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781741141047
- ISBN
- 9781741141047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A range of perspectives and data on pastoral abuse, investigating sexual and financial misconduct, and political and personal abuse of authority. Rather than focusing on individuals, it investigates whether the foundation for malfeasance is inherent in religious organizations themselves. Editor(s): Shupe, Anson D. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM; HRCX; HRLP; JFF; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814781470
- ISBN
- 9780814781470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Food chemical safety remains a serious concern to the food industry. Risks such as adulteration, the existence of toxic and allergenic compounds in foods, and poor regulation of post harvest processing indicate that food chemical safety is not fully guaranteed. This book aims to cover the major developments and applications in this field. Editor(s): Wang, Shuo. Num Pages: 342 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFU; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118488591
- ISBN
- 9781118488591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.41
€ 234.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604564129
- ISBN
- 9781604564129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.17€ 81.20
€ 115.17
€ 81.20
Paperback. Highlights the contributions of rebbetzins to the development of American Jewry. Tracing the careers of rebbetzins from the beginning of twentieth century onwards, this title chronicles the evolution of the role from a few individual rabbis' wives who emerged as leaders to a cohort who worked together on behalf of American Judaism. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740538
- ISBN
- 9780814740538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.52
€ 32.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. This book explains why the ferocity of the Nazi attack upon the Jews took many by surprise. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521609593
- ISBN
- 9780521609593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.03
€ 44.03
Hardback. This work seeks to understand how, in 19th-century Germany, Jews and non-Jews shaped and experienced Jewish emancipation, a process whereby Jews were freed from ancient discriminatory laws and, over the course of decades, became citizens. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726443
- ISBN
- 9780804726443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.49
€ 94.49