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Society & culture: general

Hardback. The contributors to this important new collection offer a vision of contemporary feminism based on individual rights and personal responsibility. Editor(s): McElroy, Wendy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634359
ISBN
9781566634359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.92

Paperback. This is a collection of essays examining the Goddess Movement in its many facets. It explores the ways women in the US and Britain have abandoned Western patriarchal religions and have embraced a spirituality based in a celebration of the Goddess and the female body as sacred text. Editor(s): Griffin, Wendy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742503489
ISBN
9780742503489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; APB; BGFA; JFSL3; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399573224
ISBN
9780399573224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Tracing Robert Clifton Weaver's career through the creation, expansion, and contraction of New Deal liberalism, this book illuminates his instrumental role in the birth of almost every urban initiative of the period, from public housing and urban renewal to affirmative action and rent control. Num Pages: 444 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226214016
ISBN
9780226214016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JF; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Shoemaker & Hoard, Div of Avalon Publishing Group Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593760076
ISBN
9781593760076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Whether suggesting standards for technical innovation or pointing to the ruinous effects of what has become everyday practice, Berry speaks bravely against thoughtlessness, measuring every word as he leads the way toward balancing our currently out-of-kilter society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582434872
ISBN
9781582434872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16, 13 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479670
ISBN
9780801479670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16, 13 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453311
ISBN
9780801453311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.69

Hardcover. Attempting to cut a third way between the usual alternatives of social constructionist and naturalist approaches to the body, this collection turns to both the biological and the social sciences as a starting point for an adequate critique of the body, before moving to offer a cultural analysis. Editor(s): Welton, Donn. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 189 x 27. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577181255
ISBN
9781577181255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: D; JFH; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Original Falcon Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935150350
ISBN
9781935150350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590331286
ISBN
9781590331286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.73
€ 37.37

Hardback. While conventional approaches tend to view education as the accumlation of knowledge, skill and understanding, there is a growing appreciation that it is concerned with the development of the mind. This book discusses education as enculturation. Editor(s): Wells, Gordon; Claxton, Guy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223306
ISBN
9780631223306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.40

Hardcover. Editor(s): Weller, Janel R. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFS; JPSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629484099
ISBN
9781629484099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.16
€ 126.88

Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AJC; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 188 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550962994
ISBN
9781550962994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.00

Paperback. "Women and Romance" includes historical as well as contemporary selections, personal letters as well as theoretical essays, and social science perspectives as well as literary criticism of the novel and the popular mass-market romance. Editor(s): Weisser, Susan Ostrov. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; DSB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 34. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793558
ISBN
9780814793558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Weinstock, Jacqueline S.; Rothblum, Esther D. Series: The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814774731
ISBN
9780814774731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Cuts through the confusion and rhetoric to offer straightforward, incisive analyses of globalisation and its future. The contributors analyse recent trends, immigrations and capital flows. Editor(s): Weinstein, Michael M. Num Pages: 304 pages, 45 figures. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412. What's New?. 304 pages, 45 figures. Editor(s): Weinstein, Michael M. Cuts through the confusion and rhetoric to offer straightforward, incisive analyses of globalisation and its future. The contributors analyse recent trends, immigrations and capital flows. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFS. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134590
ISBN
9780231134590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Hardcover. Through an exploration of contemporary Chinese popular religion from its cultural, social, and material perspectives, Wei-Ping Lin paints a broad picture of the dynamics of popular religion in Taiwan. Analyzing these aspects of religious practice in a unified framework, she traces their transformation as adherents move from villages to cities. Num Pages: 217 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504363
ISBN
9780674504363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761811374
ISBN
9780761811374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.21

Hardcover. "Rulin waishi" (The Unofficial History of the Scholars) is an 18th century landmark in the history of the Chinese novel. Through a close reading of this novel, the author seeks answers to such questions as: what accounts for the literati's enthusiasm for writing and reading novels? Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010956
ISBN
9780674010956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.31

Hardback. Offers a selection of the best of recent scholarship on human sexualities, from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Edited by renowned author in the field, Jeffrey Weeks. Addresses sexualities in global perspective, bringing together a collection of contemporary research which will be of interest worldwide. Editor(s): Weeks, Jeffrey; Holland, Janet; Waites, Matthew. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 29. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622484
ISBN
9780745622484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.43

Paperback. Primates of Park Avenue is an "amusing, perceptive and..deliciously evil" memoir of the most secretive and elite tribe, Manhattan's Upper East Side mothers. Num Pages: 272 pages, stepback. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JFC; VFV; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476762715
ISBN
9781476762715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.10

paperback. Editor(s): Ryan, Louise (Harvard University and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston Massachusetts). Series: Studies in Migration and Diaspora. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138251915
ISBN
9781138251915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.83

Paperback. This work explores the performances and transactions that lie at the heart of public events in contemporary Anakalang, Indonesia. The author argues that by looking at representations as concrete practices we may find them to be entangled in the tensions and hazards of social existence. Num Pages: 300 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMN; CFG; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520204751
ISBN
9780520204751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.96

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