Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This contemporary oral history, based on interviews conducted over an 18-year period, is the first of its kind in English. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBTD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442605596
- ISBN
- 9781442605596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.13
€ 60.13
Hardback. In Britain today, half a million homeless people form a permanent "underclass". This study traces similarities to the vagrant of bygone days. For centuries, laws have combated alleged threats from vagrants, ignoring causal factors like economic fluctuation, bad harvests, disease and war. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFA; JFFB; JFSC; JHBD; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333738467
- ISBN
- 9780333738467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. By exposing how they failed to satisfy their own prescriptions for appropriate poor relief, this volume asks whether the "Charity Organisation Society" was itself morally equipped to castigate others about sin. The book provides quantitative and qualitative analyses of primary source data. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333633793
- ISBN
- 9780333633793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.12
€ 194.12
Paperback. WikiLeaks and Anonymous are driven by the same ideals and aims as the Illuminati were 250 years ago, and the next counter culture revolution has already begun online. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780288727
- ISBN
- 9781780288727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Hardback. Islamic artists channeled their energies not into easel painting and large-scale sculpture, but rather into what Western scholars, obeying a very different hierarchy of art forms, rather disparagingly termed the "decorative arts" or even "the minor arts". Num Pages: 574 pages, 343 illus. BIC Classification: AFT; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904597506
- ISBN
- 9781904597506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.85
€ 235.85
Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative survey of Islamic Architecture from the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 656 pages, Contains 24 colour plates, 300 black-and-white photographs, 1246 line drawings and a sect. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC; AM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1738.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613793
- ISBN
- 9780748613793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.57€ 68.37
€ 77.57
€ 68.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- PM Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded and Updated
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604865752
- ISBN
- 9781604865752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.59
€ 21.99
€ 20.59
Paperback / so. Series: Schriftenreihe Des Bundesinstituts Fur Bevolkerungsforschung. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810021694
- ISBN
- 9783810021694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.46
€ 73.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403915740
- ISBN
- 9781403915740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Robert L.; Terborg-Penn, Rosalyn. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138116
- ISBN
- 9780231138116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.45
€ 49.99
€ 36.45
Paperback. It's spring 1983. It seemed that one of the most startling discoveries of the century had been made, and that one of the world's most sought after documents had finally come to light, the private diaries of Adolf Hitler. What followed was the exchange of extraordinary sums of money for world-wide publishing rights. But that was just the beginning. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099791515
- ISBN
- 9780099791515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.93
€ 14.99
€ 11.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226342931
- ISBN
- 9780226342931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78
paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780132155977
- ISBN
- 9780132155977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.79
€ 142.79
Paperback. This text explores a range of knowledges which would have been familiar to Conrad and his original readers. Drawing on research into trade, policing, sexual and financial scandals, changing theories of trauma and contemporary war-crimes, it provides contexts for Conrad's fictions and produces original readings of his work. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353705
- ISBN
- 9781349353705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Work has always been central to the African American experience. Whether as slaves or freedmen, African Americans have struggled to gain economic opportunity. This title analyzes the position of African American workers in the US economy and social order over the past century and a half. Series: African American Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192598
- ISBN
- 9780813192598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.20
€ 33.20
paperback. Explores the history of American left-wing Christians who discovered the convergence between radical politics and Christian faith. This book examines the histories of individuals, movements, and organizations that encompass more than a century of American history, and discusses the role of religious activism in movements of social transformation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9781566393355
- ISBN
- 9781566393355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Hardcover. This book examines the development of biopolitics as an academic perspective within political science. It reviews the work of the leading proponents of this perspective and presents a comprehensive view of biopolitics as a framework to structure political inquiry. Editor(s): Blank, Robert H.; Hines, Samuel M., Jr.; Funke, Odelia; Losco, Joseph; Stewart, Patrick. Series: Research in Biopolitics. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784411084
- ISBN
- 9781784411084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.00
€ 148.00
Paperback. Addresses the question: Why should Africa be studied in the American university? Put to scholars in the social sciences and humanities, prominent Africanists who are also leaders in their various disciplines, their responses make a strong case for the research on Africa. Editor(s): Bates, Robert H.; etc.; Mudimbe, V.Y.; O'Barr, Jean F. (Professor of the Practice of Women's Studies, Duke University, USA). Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFC; JH; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226039015
- ISBN
- 9780226039015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.01
€ 36.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Following independence, most countries in Africa sought to develop, but their governments pursued policies that actually undermined their rural economies. This book provides a preface and chapter that address the seeds of Africa's recovery and discuss the significance of the continent's success for the arguments of this classic work. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; JPH; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated, Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282568
- ISBN
- 9780520282568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Africa World Pr
- Edition
- Reprint, 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865431577
- ISBN
- 9780865431577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.92
€ 33.99
€ 28.92
paperback. Drawn from 3,000 years of the history of power, this guide helps readers achieve for themselves what Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, Louis XIV and Machiavelli learnt the hard way. Num Pages: 480 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 463
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861972781
- ISBN
- 9781861972781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.81
€ 26.99
€ 18.81
Paperback. Suitable for those with an interest in conquest, self-defense, wealth, power or simply being an educated spectator, this book teaches you how to cheat, dissemble, feign, fight and advance your cause in the modern world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861974044
- ISBN
- 9781861974044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
€ 13.99
€ 10.94
Paperback. The gold standard in Greek mythology, in a dazzling graphic deluxe edition with a new introduction by the bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Num Pages: 832 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 154 x 55. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106715
- ISBN
- 9780143106715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.08
€ 29.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. A reading and research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and magic. This book is a scholar-poet's quest for the meaning of European myths, a polemic about the relations between man and woman, and also a personal document in which the author explored the sources of his own inspiration and, as he believed, all true poetry. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 40. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571174256
- ISBN
- 9780571174256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.73
€ 25.99
€ 17.73