Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
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€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMU; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Bravo Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780062510662
- ISBN
- 9780062510662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.50
€ 15.50
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
€ 173.14
€ 173.14
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€ 26.63
€ 27.99
€ 26.63
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
€ 82.28€ 64.47
€ 82.28
€ 64.47
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
€ 55.50
€ 55.50
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
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
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
€ 51.41
€ 51.41
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
€ 21.99€ 19.34
€ 21.99
€ 19.34
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
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77
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
€ 22.04
€ 22.04
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
€ 36.99€ 34.29
€ 36.99
€ 34.29
Hardcover. This volume fills the gap in books dedicated to the ideas of ground-breaking theorist Juliet Mitchell. Essays from internationally renowned scholars address themes that cross-cut her oeuvre: equality, violence, collective movements, subjectivity, sexuality and power. Mitchell herself contributes a chapter and an afterward. Editor(s): Duschinsky, Robbie; Walker, Susan. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JMAF; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381170
- ISBN
- 9781137381170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762773848
- ISBN
- 9780762773848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.93
€ 14.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138635999
- ISBN
- 9781138635999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardcover. This is the first book dedicated to Australian youth gangs, exploring the subtleties and nuances of street life for young men and their quest for social respect. The key focus is on group violence and the ways in which the 'gang' provides a forum for the expression of this violence. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 figures, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSP2; JKVJ; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333841
- ISBN
- 9781137333841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. Examines the role television played in providing news about the event of the Princess of Wales' death. The book goes on to explore the reasons why Diana's death affected so many people and suggests that TV is integral to culture. Num Pages: 138 pages, bibliography, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851707891
- ISBN
- 9780851707891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 13.32
€ 20.99
€ 13.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; APT; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264. A Case Study of Politics and the Media. 192 pages, 12 b&w. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSV; APT; JFD. Dimension: 150 x 196 x 14. Weight: 264.
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905674749
- ISBN
- 9781905674749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Anti-apartheid was one of the most significant international causes of the late twentieth century. The book provides the first detailed history of the emergence of anti-apartheid activism in Britain and the USA, tracing the network of individuals and groups who shaped the moral and political character of the movement. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203662
- ISBN
- 9780230203662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845402167
- ISBN
- 9781845402167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.40
€ 14.40
Hardcover. Is recreational drug use morally wrong? In this book, I examine four types of argument for the view that it is - religious, nonreligious, harm-based, and non-harm-based - and contend that, by and large, they do not succeed. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM1; JFFH1; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137548764
- ISBN
- 9781137548764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
paperback. A comparative study of European and American cultural traditions and their influence on conceptions of community. It discusses European and American attitudes toward the welfare state, the human rights tradition in the United States, and the role of regionalism in shaping conceptions of national identity. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252069093
- ISBN
- 9780252069093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252065323
- ISBN
- 9780252065323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
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- Number of pages
- 208
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611687293
- ISBN
- 9781611687293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 9.77
€ 53.99
€ 9.77