Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Focusing on African and European women and men, five articles explore generational conflict, connections between representation and violence, the incorporation of gendered power into state formation, memory and forgetting, and consumption and commodity cultures. Editor(s): Hunt, Nancy Rose; Quataert, Jean (Binghamton University, USA); Liu, Tessie P. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 148 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204763
- ISBN
- 9780631204763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.27
€ 31.27
Paperback. The 15 hagiographies of holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences. Dating from the 4th to 7th centuries AD, they are translated from Syriac into accessible prose. Translator(s): Harvey, Susan Ashbrook; Brock, Sebastian P. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 215 pages, 1 illustration, 1 map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRCC1; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213661
- ISBN
- 9780520213661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.77
€ 33.99
€ 24.77
Paperback. A provocative look at economic globalization. It takes on issues such as fast-flowing finance in cyberspace and the bankruptcy of conventional economics. It also discusses the creative options of global governance, corporate accountability, stabilized currency markets, and more. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012553
- ISBN
- 9781565491076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFJ; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785370373
- ISBN
- 9781785370373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.86
€ 15.99
€ 13.86
Paperback. Sir Learie Constantine was an extraordinary figure by any yardstick. One of the greatest and most popular of all West Indian cricketers, he left the game to become, among other things, a barrister, cabinet minister, diplomat, broadcaster, author and journalist. Series: Caribbean Lives. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJW; BGS; JFSL3; JP; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955429
- ISBN
- 9781904955429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.01
€ 14.01
Paperback. A fascinating history of the religious fanatics that would come to be known as the founding fathers of Islamic terrorism and who set down the intellectual roots of Al Queda. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349118796
- ISBN
- 9780349118796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Suitable for students, teachers, and general readers interested in the future of history, this book includes such topics as diverse as parades in 19th-century America, 16th-century Spanish texts, English medical writing, and the visual practices implied in Italian Renaissance frescoes. Editor(s): Hunt, Lynn. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520064294
- ISBN
- 9780520064294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. In this book, leading native and non-native scholars present a fascinating view of American Indian tribal values and indigenous cultures. This 'Tribal Wisdom' offers an ethic of business practice that is relationship-based and community-oriented, fostering a harmonious web of life which includes the natural environment. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSL9; KJG; KJJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786352880
- ISBN
- 9781786352880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.64
€ 52.99
€ 52.64
Paperback. How can America be so powerful and yet so innocent? How can a nation so clever at business and selling its products overseas be so oblivious to how outsiders regard it? This book explains to Americans what the world really thinks of their nation and why, and to non-Americans why America is the way it is. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and yellowing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KOC0017836
- ISBN
- 9780747563952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book examines the theory and practice of justice in and of the city through a multi-disciplinary collaboration, which draws on a wide range of expertise. It will be a valuable resource for academic researchers and students across a range of disciplines including urban and environmental studies. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447318392
- ISBN
- 9781447318392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.59
€ 37.99
€ 35.59
Hardcover. On a mission to explore the common humanity of Cyprus and Turkey and understand what divides them, Papadakis travels to Turkey, returning with fresh insights. This book records his journey into the Dead Zone, and into the realms of memory and history. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVC; GTJ; HBJD; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850434283
- ISBN
- 9781850434283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.75
€ 69.75
Becoming Byzantine: Children and Childhood in Byzantium (Dumbarton Oak...
Papaconstantino, Arietta, Talbot, Alice-Mary,...
Paperback. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023982
- ISBN
- 9780884023982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.33
€ 49.99
€ 41.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 b&w plates. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816673018
- ISBN
- 9780816673018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.93
€ 18.99
€ 18.93
Paperback. The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozam-bique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masquerading tradition throughout the twentieth century. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420881
- ISBN
- 9780821420881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.00
€ 37.99
€ 36.00
Paperback. Analyses the impact of new social media on activism and political dissent, from Cairo to New York. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 b & w images. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332482
- ISBN
- 9780745332482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.50
€ 33.99
€ 22.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Park Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783906027715
- ISBN
- 9783906027715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.49
€ 26.99
€ 23.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 171 x 246 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- EPFL Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782940222896
- ISBN
- 9782940222896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.37€ 66.21
€ 80.37
€ 66.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719040542
- ISBN
- 9780719040542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.72
€ 26.99
€ 26.72
Hardback. Tottering her way through the history of women's footwear, the author writes 'Shoes possess magic powers,' and wonders why it is that women love their shoes so much. She also has plenty of advice on choosing the right heel for your physique, how to keep shoes lasting long and how to judge a man by his footwear. Translator(s): Wenkert, Simonetta. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFCK; VSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 120 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747582465
- ISBN
- 9780747582465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.79
€ 13.99
€ 10.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145527
- ISBN
- 9780231145527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
€ 40.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Melikoglu, Koray. Series: Studies in English Literatures. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838200750
- ISBN
- 9783838200750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Analyzing the first Exposition Coloniale Internationale, held in Paris in 1931, this title shows how the exhibition's display of architecture gave a vision to the colonies that justified France's cultural prejudices, while stimulating the desire for further expansionism. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; AB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317876
- ISBN
- 9780822317876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405859172
- ISBN
- 9781405859172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52
Paperback. From the arrival of Italian ice-cream vendors and German pork butchers, to the rise of curry as the national dish, this book reveals the fascinating multicultural history of British food over the last 150 years, showing how a combination of immigration, increased wealth and globalization have transformed the eating habits of the British. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV; JFSL1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896582
- ISBN
- 9781861896582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.73
€ 29.73