Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Broad in scope and stylistically diverse, these essays offer a fascinating overview of the links between thought, public exposition, and action in the fields of politics, science, and culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645264
- ISBN
- 9781442645264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.41
€ 79.41
Paperback. The most thorough review of the national political ethos written in a generation, In Search of Canadian Political Culture offers a bottom-up, regional analysis that challenges how we think and write about Canada. It will interest specialists in Canadian political culture and generalists in Canadian politics. Num Pages: 348 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774813891
- ISBN
- 9780774813891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.90
€ 37.99
€ 36.90
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nelson, Olive F.; Davies, Mace R. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 185 x 263 x 21. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620818848
- ISBN
- 9781620818848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 303.73€ 202.97
€ 303.73
€ 202.97
Paperback. This is a collection of Nelson Mandela's articles, speeches, letters from underground and the transcripts of his trials. The articles illustrate the magnetic attraction of one of the foremost campaigners for freedom Africa has ever known. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002302
- ISBN
- 9780435907822
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. After twenty-seven years in prison, Nelson Mandela finally walked free in February 1990. This book offers a collection of his articles, speeches, letters from underground, and the transcripts from his trials that demonstrates the charisma and determination of a towering figure in the struggle for racial equality in South Africa. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; DN; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439303
- ISBN
- 9780141439303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.44
€ 12.99
€ 12.44
Paperback. Argues that European modernity has become inextricably linked with the experience of the warrior and conqueror. This title develops a powerful critique of modernity, and offers a critical response combining ethics, political theory, and ideas rooted in Christian and Jewish thought. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341703
- ISBN
- 9780822341703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.46
€ 32.99
€ 29.46
Paperback. Explores how Italy's Mezzogiorno became both backward and picturesque, an alternately troubling and fascinating borderland between Europe and its others. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248267
- ISBN
- 9780520248267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.80
€ 38.99
€ 27.80
Hardback. Like other industrial nations, Japan is experiencing its own forms of, and problems with, internationalization and multiculturalism. This volume focuses on several aspects of this process and examines the immigrant minorities as well as their Japanese recipient communities. Editor(s): Graburn, Nelson H. Series: Asian Anthropologies. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452261
- ISBN
- 9781845452261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.39
€ 152.39
Paperback. This text explores the relationship between race and technology. From Indian H-1B workers and Detroit techno music to karaoke and the Chicano interneta, this book uses case studies to document the use of technology - rupturing stereotypes such as Asian whizz kids and black technophobes. Editor(s): Nelson, Alondra; Tu, Thuy Linh N.; Hines, Alicia Headlam. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736043
- ISBN
- 9780814736043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
Paperback. This text presents Nels Anderson's ethnographic work of a world of homeless men - a study conducted on Madison street in Chicago - and includes Anderson's later work on the juvenile and the tramp, the unattached migrant, and the family. Series: Heritage of Sociology S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226019673
- ISBN
- 9780226019673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.97
€ 40.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. Nelly Richard is one of the most prominent cultural theorists writing in Latin America. Richard helped to organize the 1987 International Conference on Latin American Women's Literature in Santiago. This work develops some of the key issues brought to the fore during that landmark meeting. Translator(s): Nelson, Alice A.; Tandeciarz, Silvia R. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3556 x 6. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333142
- ISBN
- 9780822333142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.88
€ 25.99
€ 25.88
Paperback. Translator(s): Quester, Theodore; West-Duran, Alan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636426
- ISBN
- 9780816636426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.96
€ 27.99
€ 26.96
Hardback. This text uses examples and perspectives from economics, technology and mass media to show how globalization is producing unprecedented impacts on education and culture. The author points to governmental and school policies that can actively shape the future of education. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510975
- ISBN
- 9780742510975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.19
€ 142.19
Paperback. Unravels the social and cultural work involved in developing contraceptives for men and explains how technologies that conflict with hegemonic masculinity have a hard time coming into existence. This work also documents how the World Health Organization took the lead in investigating male contraceptives by coordinating worldwide research network. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331957
- ISBN
- 9780822331957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.21
€ 31.99
€ 30.21
Paperback. Two Cree women fought injustices regarding the rights of Aboriginal women and children in Canada. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646422
- ISBN
- 9780888646422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.06
€ 25.99
€ 22.06
Hardcover. Hypocrisy and prejudice compel a principled mulatto teacher to desert a steady job and a socially prominent fiance. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- New ed of 1928 ed
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780837111278
- ISBN
- 9780837111278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.55€ 25.81
€ 68.55
€ 25.81
Paperback. A New York Times bestseller: "This terrific new book .. [explores] the 'notion of whiteness,' an idea as dangerous as it is seductive."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 512 pages, 70 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393339741
- ISBN
- 9780393339741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.36
€ 19.99
€ 18.36
Hardcover. This volume explores violence in the public lives of modern Middle Eastern cities--as a collective act, a historical event, and an urban process. Editor(s): Fuccaro, Nelida. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804795845
- ISBN
- 9780804795845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.39
€ 146.39
Paperback. This volume explores violence in the public lives of modern Middle Eastern cities--as a collective act, a historical event, and an urban process. Editor(s): Fuccaro, Nelida. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797528
- ISBN
- 9780804797528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275706
- ISBN
- 9780520275706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Hardcover. For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a theater of the mind. This book examines that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its historical context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; DSG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226853505
- ISBN
- 9780226853505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37€ 87.41
€ 106.37
€ 87.41
Paperback. For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a theater of the mind. This book examines that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its historical context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; DSG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226853512
- ISBN
- 9780226853512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.90
€ 41.99
€ 31.90
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137603616
- ISBN
- 9781137603616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.09
€ 51.09
Paperback. Learn from the master how to turn yourself into an action hero - the author of The Game turns his hand to survival Num Pages: 432 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 117 x 30. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KIN0033228
- ISBN
- 9781847677600
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99