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Society & culture: general

Paperback. The highly acclaimed, controversial and much needed look at our highly sexualised culture, reissued with a new introduction. 'A must-read' Viv Groskop, Guardian Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087099
ISBN
9781844087099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. The third in a major new series of books based on the remarkable NMAAHC photography archive. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGC; AJCR; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 182 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804489
ISBN
9781907804489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.05

paperback. An examination of children of immigrants in New York and London. Using ethnographic, survey, and interview data in two racially diverse, low-achieving high schools, it analyzes seemingly oppositional styles, tastes in music, and school behaviors and finds that most teens try to find a balance between success with peers and success in school. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031643
ISBN
9780520262119
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226400143
ISBN
9780226400143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475993
ISBN
9780801475993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Hardcover. Challenging popular misconceptions of female users, this book is the first to examine how female drug user's identities, and hence their experiences, are shaped by drug policies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426727
ISBN
9781847426727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.80

Paperback. Takes readers into the intriguing world of machine gambling, an increasingly popular and absorbing form of play that blurs the line between human and machine, compulsion and control, risk and reward. Num Pages: 456 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160887
ISBN
9780691160887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. "In this book Natasha Distiller explores historic and contemporary uses of Shakespeare in South African society which illustrate the complexities of colonial and post-colonial realities as they relate to iconic Englishness."--Back cover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wits University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145614
ISBN
9781868145614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Redefining the face of the American farmer Num Pages: 240 pages, Color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFSL; TVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 505.
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865717893
ISBN
9780865717893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.30

Hardback. Centering on "moving places" - places with locations that are not fixed, but relative - this book draws together contributions from Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa, exploring practices and experiences of movement, non-movement, and place-making. Editor(s): Gregoric Bon, Natasa; Repic, Jaka. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332425
ISBN
9781785332425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.02

Paperback. This text argues that it is the nature of modernity to foster compassion. It offers a historical view to disprove the idea that modernity erodes moral sentiment and breaks down older social bonds. The book looks at the way in which modern society is building new and different social bonds. Series: Postmodern Social Futures. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 215.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695560
ISBN
9780847695560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.73

Paperback. A passionate, controversial argument against compromises on the road to freedom, by the renowned former dissident, human rights activist and Jewish leader Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; JFFS; JPA; JPHC; JPQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586483548
ISBN
9781586483548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. The subject of this book is the lives of three very different 17th-century women. They were not queens or noblewomen, one was a Jewish merchant, one a Catholic mystic visionary, and one a Protestant painter. From their writings and memoirs the author has retrieved their lives from obscurity. Num Pages: 372 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674955219
ISBN
9780674955219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case, when a man with a wooden leg swaggered into the French courtroom, denounced du TiIh, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. This book, by the noted historian who served as a consultant for the film, adds new dimensions to this famous legend. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674766914
ISBN
9780674766914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. Chicago native Natalie Moore shine's light on contemporary segregation in the city's South Side; her reported essays showcase the lives of these communities through the stories of her family and the people who reside there. The South Side highlights the impact of Chicago's historic segregation - and the ongoing policies that keep the system intact. Num Pages: black and white map, one 8 page black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. .
Publisher
Picador USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250118332
ISBN
9781250118332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; DSB; JFFK; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182089
ISBN
9780231182089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. In this book, Natalie Persadie explains that, among developing countries, the achievement of legal advances for women-at either the international or national levels-is particularly difficult where practical measures are not subsequently implemented. She examines the need for financial and human resources to make such legal measures effective. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFSJ1; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858096
ISBN
9780761858096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.00

Paperback. The United States is once again experiencing a major influx of immigrants. Rather than simply characterizing Americans as either nativist or nonnativist, this book argues that controversies over immigration policy are best understood as questions of political membership and belonging to the nation. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226057163
ISBN
9780226057163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.41

Hardback. A state-of-the-art primer on digital applications for social scientists, with explorations of the emerging field of hypermedia ethnography Num Pages: 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292744332
ISBN
9780292744332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.60

Paperback. This best practice guide provides a blueprint for managing seamless transitions between services for young people aged 16-25 with additional needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex health needs and sensory impairments. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849055680
ISBN
9781849055680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.24

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813535708
ISBN
9780813535708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 49.96

Paperback. Powerhouse Christian artist Natalie Grant has made a career out of raising her voice, though it hasn't always been that way. Finding Your Voice will show women everywhere not only how to find their God-given voice, identity, and passions, but how to use it when they do. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. .
Publisher
Zondervan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310344735
ISBN
9780310344735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. As new technology makes it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an overview of these fundamental issues. Editor(s): Armstrong, Natalie; Eborall, Helen. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118231784
ISBN
9781118231784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.84

Paperback. NOW REVISED AND UPDATED. 'A glorious, fascinating encyclopaedic look at the wonder of the female body.' WOMAN'S JOURNAL Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDZ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised and updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089901
ISBN
9781844089901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

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