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Society & culture: general
Paperback. In a wide-ranging exploration of the role of forests in Western thought, Harrison enriches our understanding not only of the forest's place in the cultural imagination of the West, but also of the ecological dilemmas that now confront us so urgently. Illustrations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318073
- ISBN
- 9780226318073
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.06
€ 31.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813583099
- ISBN
- 9780813583099
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.27
€ 43.99
€ 41.27
paperback. Robert Pfaller advances a general theory of interpassivity as the wish for delegated consumption and enjoyment in both art and in everyday life, tackling a vast range of phenomena: culture, art, sports and religion. Series: Incitements. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; HPS; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781474422932
- ISBN
- 9781474422932
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Condition: New
€ 21.22
€ 21.22
Paperback. Challenging the myth of the "post-belief society". Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Verso
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781681749
- ISBN
- 9781781681749
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.14
€ 29.99
€ 24.14
Paperback. When Only the Ball Was White was first published in 1970, Satchel Paige had not yet been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and there was a general ignorance even among sports enthusiasts of the rich tradition of the Negro Leagues. In his pioneering book, Peterson tells the forgotten story of the many unknown greats of the Negro League. 53 halftones. Num Pages: 416 pages, 53 photos. BIC Classification: JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195076370
- ISBN
- 9780195076370
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Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
Paperback. Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy showcases the best new scholarly work on philosophy from the end of antiquity into the Renaissance. OSMP combines historical scholarship with philosophical acuteness, and will be an essential resource for anyone working in the area. Editor(s): Pasnau, Robert. Series: Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HPS; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198786375
- ISBN
- 9780198786375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.17
€ 57.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199322381
- ISBN
- 9780199322381
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.27
€ 15.99
€ 15.27
Paperback. Brings together some of the leading writers and scholars on urban America to offer perspectives on how to sustain prosperous, livable cities in fast-evolving economy. Drawing on the research in the social sciences, this book explores optimal ways to manage the modern city and proposes solutions to some of the most pressing urban problems. Editor(s): Inman, Robert P. Num Pages: 432 pages, 53 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; KCU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131054
- ISBN
- 9780691131054
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Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.23
€ 53.48
€ 42.23
Paperback. Of the some sixty thousand vacant properties in Philadelphia, half of them are abandoned row houses. Street-level entrepreneurs re purposing hundreds of these empty houses as facilities for recovering addicts and alcoholics. This book presents a study of this recovery house movement and its place in the new urban order wrought by welfare reform. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226234090
- ISBN
- 9780226234090
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. Solidarity First examines the concept and practice of social cohesion in terms of its impact on, and significance for, workers in Canada. Editor(s): O'Brien, Robert. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774814393
- ISBN
- 9780774814393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
Hardback. The entire series, "Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World,engages the major organizing themes of the subject through a collection of high-level, debate-inspiring essays, inviting readers to think anew about the complex ways in which the Atlantic experience shaped both American societies and the Atlantic world itself. Editor(s): Olwell, Robert; Tully, Alan. Series: Anglo-America in the Trans-Atlantic World. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882517
- ISBN
- 9780801882517
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.50
€ 54.99
€ 45.50
Paperback. Traces both the history of civil rights and black power politics as well as the history of suburbanization and home-owner politics. This work shows that racial inequities in both New Deal and Great Society liberalism precipitated local struggles over land, jobs, taxes, and race within postwar metropolitan development. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 halftones. 8 tables. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124865
- ISBN
- 9780691124865
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.78
€ 43.99
€ 30.78
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641041
- ISBN
- 9780691641041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.78
€ 173.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935191506
- ISBN
- 9781935191506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.55
€ 26.99
€ 22.55
Hardback. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Num Pages: 752 pages, 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1170. Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition. 752 pages, Illustrations. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight: 1154.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270169
- ISBN
- 9780520270169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.50
€ 45.99
€ 32.50
Paperback. Examines the participation of scientists and physicians in the construction of Nazi racial policy and discusses sterilization laws, euthanasia programs, public health policies, and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 464 pages, 36 halftones, 14 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JFC; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674745780
- ISBN
- 9780674745780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.01
€ 45.99
€ 38.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HB; JFD; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- University Press of America
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761813965
- ISBN
- 9780761813965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.46
€ 113.46
Presents a compelling study of how ordinary people commit extraordinary acts of violence and how perpetrators and victims manage in the aftermath. Grounded in extensive, qualitative analysis of perpetrator testimony, this book reveals the individual experiences of perpetrators and general patterns of influence that lead to collective violence. Series: Qualitative Studies in Psychology. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JFFE; JKV; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479821600
- ISBN
- 9781479821600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.28
€ 56.28
Paperback. Offers an interpretation of American society. This book features a preface relating the arguments of the book both to the realities of American society and to the debate about the country's future. Num Pages: 410 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484. Individualism and Commitment in American Life. 410 pages, Illustrations. Offers an interpretation of American society. This book features a preface relating the arguments of the book both to the realities of American society and to the debate about the country's future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 25. Weight: 482.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 410
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 3Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254190
- ISBN
- 9780520254190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 29 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252067624
- ISBN
- 9780252067624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17