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Society & culture: general

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. Explains how internal displacement and efforts to engineer resettlement are conceived and practiced by policy makers and practitioners. This book considers the origins and parameters of internal displacement and resettlement policy and practice and proposes an explanation for why it often fails. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTF; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781848130463
ISBN
9781848130463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

Hardback. This highly original and engaging book by French historian Robert Muchembled, is a journey through time and space in search of the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture. * An outstanding book about the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRQX9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628158
ISBN
9780745628158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Paperback. This highly original and engaging book by French historian Robert Muchembled, is a journey through time and space in search of the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture. * An outstanding book about the changing perception and significance of the devil in Western culture. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRQX9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628165
ISBN
9780745628165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.82

Paperback. Originally published in French under title: Une histoire de la violence. Editions du Seuil, c2008. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647470
ISBN
9780745647470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.53

Paperback. A pioneering study of South African theatre under Apartheid, exploring the ways in which the stage became an arena for the battle against oppression. Series: African Culture Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFC; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783609802
ISBN
9781783609802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJK; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510713925
ISBN
9781510713925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Surveys the economies of exchange in human blood, tissues, and organs. This book compares tissue economies in the United Kingdom and United States. It features a series of case studies based on particular forms of tissue exchange and also considers the impact of different models of biotechnology patents on tissue economies. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; KCC; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337706
ISBN
9780822337706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardcover. Challenging the view that ideas about sexual and gender dissidence were too confused to congeal into a coherent form in the Middle Ages, the author demonstrates that sodomy had a rich, multimedia presence in the period - and that a flexible approach to questions of terminology sheds new light on the many forms this presence took. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 colour plates, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226169125
ISBN
9780226169125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 48.88

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442278141
ISBN
9781442278141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.32

Paperback. This collection brings together scholars and artists in disability studies, sexuality, queer theory, and feminism, to show how much sexuality studies and disability studies have to learn from each other. Editor(s): McRuer, Robert; Mollow, Anna. Num Pages: 432 pages, 11 illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351542
ISBN
9780822351542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBH; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814755556
ISBN
9780814755556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Draws on feminist theory, African American and Latino/a cultural theories, composition studies, film and television studies, and theories of globalization and counter-globalization. This book articulates the central concerns of crip theory and considers how such a perspective might impact cultural and historical inquiry in the humanities. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 301 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
301
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757130
ISBN
9780814757130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138819979
ISBN
9781138819979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.10
€ 63.57

Paperback. This work traces the lives of the Palaeo-Eskimos, the bold first explorers of the Arctic. Four thousand years ago, these people entered the far northern extremes of the North American continent, carving a living out of their bleak new homeland. Num Pages: 244 pages, 83ill.(16col.).figs.10M. BIC Classification: 1KBCW; 1MTN; HBTP; HDDA; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774808545
ISBN
9780774808545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BGX; HRCC7; HRCX4; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736579
ISBN
9781613736579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Media analyst McChesney (communication, U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign) deconstructs how the media system works in the US so that citizens can see it isn't so mysterious and be inspired to take a role in reshaping the flawed policies that the system is built on. McChesney argues that the increasing Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583671054
ISBN
9781583671054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

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