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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Provides compelling and probing case studies of economic problems and public housing plights in Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and San Antonio. This book also provides brief histories of each city - all of which expanded dynamically between 1935 and 1965 - and how they responded to slums under the Housing Acts of 1937, 1949, and 1954. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBW; 3JJ; JFFB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439911150
ISBN
9781439911150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Paperback. How can co-operation emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists - whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals - when there is no central authority to police their actions? This title explores this question, and its implications in this age of nuclear weapons and arms talks. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140124958
ISBN
9780140124958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Atkins, Robert; Mintcheva, Svetlana. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The New Press New York
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595580504
ISBN
9781595580504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.67

Paperback. Suitable for those interested in early modern literature or the history of food, this title tells the story of how early modern Europeans put food into words and words into food, and created an experience all their own. It features illustrations and a handful of recipes. Num Pages: 376 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021270
ISBN
9780226021270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardcover. Num Pages: 150 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 266 x 18. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894898911
ISBN
9781894898911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761992
ISBN
9780226761992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores different approaches to myth from several disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. In this new edition, Robert Segal considers both the future study of myth as well as the impact of areas such as cognitive science and the latest approaches to narrative theory. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198724704
ISBN
9780198724704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Blending political, cultural and economic perspectives, this text traces the evolution of Asian countries in the 20th century. Its aim is to determine the mix of culture, experience, scale, timing, leadership and policy that shapes individual developing nations. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJ; GTF; HBJF; JFC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674687585
ISBN
9780674687585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.74

Paperback. This is an examination of the complex relationships among universities, states, and markets in light of the growing influence of globalization. Editor(s): Rhoads, Robert A.; Torres, Carlos. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 tables, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFS; JNMN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804751698
ISBN
9780804751698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Hardback. Drawing on archival materials, secondary sources, and eyewitness accounts of the brave men and women who marched, this gripping account offers a brief and nuanced narrative of this critical phase of the black freedom struggle. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781421421599
ISBN
9781421421599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.43

Paperback. Drawing on archival materials, secondary sources, and eyewitness accounts of the brave men and women who marched, this gripping account offers a brief and nuanced narrative of this critical phase of the black freedom struggle. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421605
ISBN
9781421421605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.19

Paperback. Examining a wide array of cultures, the author offers an original consideration of our dual inheritance, going deep inside an ethnographic record to outline a relationship between our genetic codes and symbolic systems. He reveals how the inherent tensions between these two modes of transmission generate many of the features of human society. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226240862
ISBN
9780226240862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062510662
ISBN
9780062510662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Hardback. Series: ATLA Monograph Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC7; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810830943
ISBN
9780810830943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.28

Paperback. Presents a study of folklore and folklore methodologies. This book outlines four perspectives that researchers employ to conceptualize, document, and study the phenomena that we consider 'folklore': folklore as artifact, describable and diffusible entity, culture, and behavior. It describes the pervasiveness of folklore in everyday life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 106 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209948
ISBN
9780253209948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.09

Hardback. A survey of the controversial issue of foetal protection policy in the workplace. The author argues for a practical strategy which will maximize women's employment choices and reproductive health while keeping foetal risk and harm to a minimum. Num Pages: 225 pages, 4 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076944
ISBN
9780231076944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.58

Paperback. This interdisciplinary book explores how the post-war discourse on urban decline in the United States has articulated the contradictions of capitalist development, the ambivalence Americans have towards their cities and the nature of social responsibilities in an urban society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557864420
ISBN
9781557864420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.03

Paperback. Provides a sourcebook for one of the influential theories of myth, the theory which connects myth to rituals. This title covers the theory from the origin in biblical and classical studies to its spread to the study of religions worldwide and to its extension to literature and the social sciences. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLF; HRLK; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206804
ISBN
9780631206804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.36

Paperback. This book reveals contributions of two men who dedicated their lives to freeing Africa from colonialism and racism. An ideal text for university and legal audiences, this book chronicles the development of the concept of Pan-Africanism and applies its tenets to the processes of de-colonization and nationalism (nation-building) in Africa. Editor(s): Johnson, Robert. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 4. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761847915
ISBN
9780761847915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Regnery Publishing
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596986008
ISBN
9781596986008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Robbins, Hollis; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105992
ISBN
9780143105992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AVG; AVH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 281 x 14. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Tundra Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101918685
ISBN
9781101918685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. One woman's story of healing through Aboriginal principles and awakening to her own healing powers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; VXA; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591432197
ISBN
9781591432197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.24

Paperback. Examines the shatter zone created in the colonial South through the interactions of American Indians and European colonists. This book assesses the shatter zone region as a whole and the varied ways in which Native peoples wrestled with an increasingly unstable world and worked to re-establish order. Editor(s): Ethridge, Robbie; Shuck-Hall, Sheri Marie. Num Pages: 536 pages, 1 photo, 15 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803217591
ISBN
9780803217591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

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