Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Highlighting social tensions that confront the liberal tradition, this book draws a portrait of what we, citizens of modern liberal democracies, have become. It argues that the frequent incapacity of the morally neutral, democratic state to further social causes derives from the liberal stance that political life does not serve a higher purpose. Translator(s): Balinski, Rebecca. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 142 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029115
- ISBN
- 9780691029115
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816636105
- ISBN
- 9780816636105
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. This dictionary of classical mythology distills into brief form a single-source dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends. This concise version covers virtually all major characters, and eight genealogical tables present the principal complex relationships between gods and men. Translator(s): Maxwell-Hyslop, A. R. Num Pages: 616 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CBD; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631201021
- ISBN
- 9780631201021
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Condition: New
€ 54.99
€ 54.99
In the late twelfth century, Japanese people called the transitional period in which they were living the "age of warriors." This book provides an account of the religious, intellectual, and literary practices of medieval Japan in order to reveal the era's own cultural creativity and enormous economic potential. Translator(s): Roth, Kathe. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118422
- ISBN
- 9780231118422
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Condition: New
€ 129.05
€ 129.05
Paperback. Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians is an account of Clastres's first fieldwork in the early 1960s--an encounter with a small, unique, and now vanished Paraguayan tribe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 53. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299786
- ISBN
- 9780942299786
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49
Paperback. Clastres's final, posthumous book on the affirmative role of violence in "primitive societies." Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine; Lebner, Ashley. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Autonomedia United States
- Edition
- new edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350934
- ISBN
- 9781584350934
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Hardback. Masculine domination is so deeply ingrained in our unconscious that we hardly perceive all of its dimensions. It is so much in line with our expectations that we struggle to call it fully into question. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622644
- ISBN
- 9780745622644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. In this major work, Bourdieu examines the distinctive forms of power -- political, intellectual, bureaucratic and economic -- by means of which contemporary societies are governed. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JNA; JP; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620282
- ISBN
- 9780745620282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.72
€ 34.72
Hardback. In this major work, Bourdieu examines the distinctive forms of power - political, intellectual, bureaucratic and economic - by means of which contemporary societies are governed. Num Pages: 504 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSC; JNMN; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608242
- ISBN
- 9780745608242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Paperback. aeo An excellent introduction to Bourdieua s work on the sociology of culture, this collection of interviews and lectures is exceptionally clear and readable. aeo Discusses the development of Bourdieua s views, from his early work in philosophy and anthropology to his most recent work on the sociology of culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745606590
- ISBN
- 9780745606590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.88
€ 25.88
Paperback. 1. This is an important new book by Pierre Bourdieu -- one of the leading social thinkers in the world today 2. It is the first book in which he has addressed questions of gender explicitly -- hence it will be of great interest 3. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622651
- ISBN
- 9780745622651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.55
€ 22.55
Paperback. aeo Bourdieu is the leading sociologist and social theorist in France today. aeo The hardback edition has been widely reviewed and widely praised as a major work. aeo It discusses all the key figures in French intellectual life -- Foucault, Derrida, Levi--Strauss, etc. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608310
- ISBN
- 9780745608310
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.36
€ 33.99
€ 33.36
Paperback. The everyday practice of photography by millions of amateur photographers -- the family snapshots, the holiday prints, the wedding portraits -- may seem to be a spontaneous and highly personal activity. But Bourdieu and his associates show that few cultural activities are more structured and systematic than the social uses of this ordinary art. Editor(s): Bourdieu, Pierre. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AJG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617152
- ISBN
- 9780745617152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.90
€ 24.99
€ 24.90
Paperback. In this second edition of this classic text the authors develop an analysis of education. They show how education carries an essentially arbitrary cultural scheme based on power. More widely, the reproduction of culture through education is shown to play a key part in the reproduction of the social system. Translator(s): Nice, Richard. Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803983205
- ISBN
- 9780803983205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Paperback. aeo This book is a classic work in the sociology of culture, by a world leader in the field. aeo The book is one of the first systematic, comparative studies of European art museums and their publics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; GM; JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619149
- ISBN
- 9780745619149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.67
€ 22.67
Paperback. A major new work by Pierre Bourdieu and his associates: Bourdieu is one of the leading sociologists in the world today. This book documents the accounts of ordinary people as they struggle to survive and to make ends meet, describing the forms of social suffering, hopelessness and despair which are pervasive features of life on the margins. Num Pages: 656 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1186.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745615936
- ISBN
- 9780745615936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.55
€ 27.55
Paperback. Illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world, focusing on the tastes and preferences of the French bourgeoisie. This book argues that the social world functions simultaneously as a system of power relations and as a symbolic system in which minute distinctions of taste become the basis for social judgement. Translator(s): Nice, Richard. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415567886
- ISBN
- 9780415567886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. The Field of Cultural Production brings together Bourdieua s most important writings on art, literature and aesthetics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609874
- ISBN
- 9780745609874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.14
€ 25.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Pierre; Katznelson, Ira. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607825
- ISBN
- 9780691607825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.46
€ 53.29
€ 42.46
Hardback. In Geography of Hope, French sociologist and historian Pierre Birnbaum examines the work of the some of the prominent Jewish social scientists of the past two centuries in order to analyze their range of responses to the tensions between the Enlightenment call for universalism and the reality of Jewish particularism. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752930
- ISBN
- 9780804752930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.91
€ 81.91
Paperback. In 1898, the Dreyfus Affair plunged French society into a yearlong frenzy. In Paris and provincial villages throughout the country, angry crowds paraded through the streets, attacking Jews and destroying Jewish-owned businesses. The author guides readers on a tour of France during this tumultuous crisis. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226052069
- ISBN
- 9780226052069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
Hardback. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Pierre; Katznelson, Ira. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636344
- ISBN
- 9780691636344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.09€ 97.24
€ 129.09
€ 97.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Trolley Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904563587
- ISBN
- 9781904563587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.83
€ 33.99
€ 28.83
Hardcover. Examines the cultural and organizational complexities which arise during mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances. This book explains the strategic relationship between national cultural differences, execution and the performance of global and corporate alliances. Editor(s): Morosini, Piero. Series: International Business & Management. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KJM; KJVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080427621
- ISBN
- 9780080427621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.85
€ 101.85