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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The philosophy of religion and the quest for spiritual truth preoccupied Albert Einstein - so much that it has been said "one might suspect he was a disguised theologian." But what exactly was Einstein's religious credo? This book offers an unbiased and well-documented answer to this question. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFCX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691102979
- ISBN
- 9780691102979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.73
€ 45.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816696109
- ISBN
- 9780816696109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.27
€ 35.27
Paperback. In this revealing book, Max Cryer explores the truth or otherwise of facts and beliefs we may have always been told are true, but which on closer examination may not be. In a wide-ranging book encompassing social history, language, music, politics, the natural world and much more, we discover the truth behind some of our most cherished beliefs. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GBA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Exisle Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921966484
- ISBN
- 9781921966484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.22
€ 15.22
paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2013. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Nation Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568589510
- ISBN
- 9781568589510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.60
€ 29.99
€ 25.60
Paperback. Across a spectrum of academic disciplines, the topic of globalization is at the forefront of contemporary efforts to understand a dynamically changing world society. How might critical social theory respond creatively to the challenge of thinking and theorizing globalization in its full complexity? Editor(s): Pensky, Max. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742534506
- ISBN
- 9780742534506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.41
€ 68.41
Paperback. The first collection of essays on Frantz Fanon's classic anti-colonial text, 'Black Skin, White Masks'. It offers a range of interpretations of the text by leading scholars across various disciplines. Editor(s): Silverman, Maxim. Series: Texts in Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSL3; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719064494
- ISBN
- 9780719064494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.08
€ 27.08
Paperback. Offers an accessible, yet sophisticated analysis of major global turning points and future scenarios with an emphasis on actionable issues. Num Pages: 280 pages, 28 b/w illus. 1 map 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFFR; JFFS; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316503539
- ISBN
- 9781316503539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.73
€ 57.73
paperback. This volume in the "Founders in Modern Political and Social Thought" series presents a critical examination of Machiavelli's thought, challenging accepted interpretations of his work and arguing that his republicanism was based on the ideal of civic life protected by the shield of fair laws. Series: Founders of Modern Political & Social Thought. Num Pages: 260 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032712
- ISBN
- 9780198780892
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Hardcover. Editor(s): Pompili, Maurizio. Num Pages: 487 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 186 x 261 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 487
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613249246
- ISBN
- 9781613249246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 332.42€ 226.12
€ 332.42
€ 226.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616685072
- ISBN
- 9781616685072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.56€ 52.38
€ 72.56
€ 52.38
Paperback. An analysis of the history and social role of mobile phones today (with an enhancement of their primary writing function) is followed by a proposal of a philosophical theory of objects, which is meant to be complementary to Searle's 'collective intentionality', that places writing at the basis of social reality. Translator(s): De Sanctis, Sarah. Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256167
- ISBN
- 9780823256167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.75
€ 30.99
€ 28.75
Hardcover. The connection between women and weasels is an ancient and favorable one, based in the Greek myth of a midwife who tricked the gods to ease Heracles' birth - and was turned into a weasel by Hera as punishment. With various symbolic associations between weasels and women, the author brings to life one of the most enduring myths of Western culture. Translator(s): Eisenach, Emyln. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044743
- ISBN
- 9780226044743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.23€ 60.45
€ 70.23
€ 60.45
Paperback. In Crimes of Peace, Maurizio Albahari investigates why the Mediterranean Sea is the world's deadliest border, and what alternatives might improve this state of affairs. Albahari transforms abstract statistics into names and narratives that place the responsibility for the Mediterranean migration crisis in the heart of liberal democracy. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JFFN; JHM; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223828
- ISBN
- 9780812223828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 500+ colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; ACV; ACXD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348860
- ISBN
- 9780764348860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.37€ 50.74
€ 64.37
€ 50.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 500+ colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; ACV; ACXD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348617
- ISBN
- 9780764348617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.37€ 50.61
€ 64.37
€ 50.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 500+ colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; ACV; ACXD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228. Weight in Grams: 2529.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348624
- ISBN
- 9780764348624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.37€ 50.59
€ 64.37
€ 50.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 500+ colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; ACV; ACXD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348877
- ISBN
- 9780764348877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.37€ 50.24
€ 64.37
€ 50.24
Paperback. In "Women of the Washington Press," Maurine Beasley chronicles for the first time the discrimination faced by Washington women journalists from the 1830s to the present day. In the face of blatant prejudice and restrictive societal attitudes, these remarkable journalists found ways to make enormous strides, sometimes by creating their own beats. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810125711
- ISBN
- 9780810125711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.20
€ 35.20
Paperback. Tells us about the social and political roles of women in America as they do about the relation of the first lady to the press. Looking at the personal interaction between each first lady and the mass media of her day, the author traces the growth of the institution of the first lady as a part of the American political system. Series: Visions of the American Press S. Num Pages: 240 pages, plates [10]. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPHL; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810123120
- ISBN
- 9780810123120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Hardcover. The first book devoted to Eleanor Roosevelt's 1933-1945 tenure in the White House the longest of any first lady. Provides an insightful account of how she merged her private and public lives to transform the ambiguous role of first lady into an important institution of the American political system." Series: Modern First Ladies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617272
- ISBN
- 9780700617272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.24
€ 52.24
Paperback. Series: CMAS Mexican American Monograph. Num Pages: 179 pages, 1 b&w illus., 13 pages of cartoons. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292798038
- ISBN
- 9780292798038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.96
€ 20.99
€ 20.96
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPK; JFSC; JHB; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649702
- ISBN
- 9780691649702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.07
€ 169.07
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFSC; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634005
- ISBN
- 9780691634005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.12€ 106.38
€ 138.12
€ 106.38
This book brings to light the first Jewish fiction in French and reveals how the first generation of Jews born as French citizens used fiction as a laboratory for experimenting with modern forms of Jewish identity. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763844
- ISBN
- 9780804763844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.72
€ 40.99
€ 38.72