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Paperback. Editor(s): Chow, Peter C. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349473441
ISBN
9781349473441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 113 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 229.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
113
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531029511
ISBN
9783531029511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.97

Hardcover. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745669830
ISBN
9780745669830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Hardback. However we react to it, the global trend towards mixing or hybridization is impossible to miss, from curry and chips to Thai saunas, Zen Judaism, Nigerian Kung Fu, 'Bollywood' films or salsa or reggae music. Some people celebrate these phenomena and others condemn them. This book considers these phenomena. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646961
ISBN
9780745646961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Hardback. Re-examines the place of the Renaissance in European and World history. Views the culture of Western Europe in co-existence with it's neighbours especially Byzantium and Islam. Examines the Renaissance movement in the whole of Europe from the centre to the peripheries. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631198451
ISBN
9780631198451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745669847
ISBN
9780745669847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.76

Paperback. However we react to it, the global trend towards mixing or hybridization is impossible to miss, from curry and chips to Thai saunas, Zen Judaism, Nigerian Kung Fu, 'Bollywood' films or salsa or reggae music. Some people celebrate these phenomena and others condemn them. This book considers these phenomena. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646978
ISBN
9780745646978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

paperback. In this book Peter Burke adopts a socio-cultural approach to examine the changes in the organization of knowledge in Europe from the invention of printing to the publication of the French Encyclopedie. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745624853
ISBN
9780745624853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.35

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTC; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658039264
ISBN
9783658039264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. The threats of the Cold War were supplanted by a national security environment characterized by unpredictable, motivated, capable adversaries posing multiple threats. This work reminds Americans that the world continues to be a very dangerous place, filled with people and groups eager to topple the United States. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742549531
ISBN
9780742549531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.75

Hardback. This study of urban identity and community looks at selected 20th century literary and film texts in the context of theorizations of modernism, postmodernism, postcoloniality and globalization. Brooker proposes a "reflexive modernism" which rewrites and re-imagines the urban scene. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333801680
ISBN
9780333801680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.61

Paperback. Part of the Longman Critical Readers series, which explores the theoretical issues and conflicts embodied in the essays selected and locates areas of disagreement between positions. This text examines modernist and postmodernist theories in literary criticism. Series: Longman Critical Readers. Num Pages: 280 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582063570
ISBN
9780582063570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFD; PDX; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349250455
ISBN
9781349250455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.62

turtleback. Series: Stadt, Raum Und Gesellschaft. Num Pages: 255 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Edition
2000th Edition
SKU
V9783810028389
ISBN
9783810028389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.95

Hardcover. Introduces students to the main forms of social division and difference that characterise contemporary societies. Drawing on a range of examples from the UK and US, the authors consider a series of challenging questions relating to the primary divisions of class, gender, 'race' and ethnicity. Editor(s): Braham, Peter; Janes, Linda. Series: Sociology & Society S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233091
ISBN
9780631233091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.40

Paperback. Where does Neo-Confucianism fit into the story of China's history? This book argues that as Neo-Confucians put their philosophy of learning into practice in local society, they justified a social ideal in which society at the local level was led by the literati with state recognition and support. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 1 halftone, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674053243
ISBN
9780674053243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

Paperback. At the turn of the twentieth century, two distinct, yet at times overlapping, male same-sex sexual subcultures had emerged in the Pacific Northwest. This title draws on police logs, court records, and newspaper accounts to create a picture of the lives of these men and youths - their sexual practices, cultural networks, and more. Num Pages: 335 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBT; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240483
ISBN
9780520240483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119194729
ISBN
9781119194729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.60

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658063016
ISBN
9783658063016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.37

Paperback / so. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531187273
ISBN
9783531187273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.56

paperback. Num Pages: 395 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSR; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Edition
4. Aufl. 2011
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531178660
ISBN
9783531178660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.28

Paperback. Offers readers an understanding of the origins and histories of early agricultural populations in various parts of the world. This book focuses on agricultural origins in and dispersals out of the Middle East, central Africa, China, New Guinea, and the northern Andes. It examines the reasons for the multiple primary origins of agriculture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205661
ISBN
9780631205661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.69

Hardback. First Farmers: the Origins of Agricultural Societies offers readers an understanding of the origins and histories of early agricultural populations in all parts of the world. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205654
ISBN
9780631205654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.96

Paperback. Series: Critical social studies. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232. Ex-libris with usual markings. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1977th Edition
SKU
KSS0012078
ISBN
9780333220559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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