Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Develops an historical argument with contemporary relevance - Empire abroad inevitably undermines democracy at home. Focusing on France and to a lesser extent on the United Kingdom, this title shows how empire and the post-colony have pervaded - and corroded - Western cultural, intellectual, and social life from the mid-19th century onwards. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336976
- ISBN
- 9780822336976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 235 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826314178
- ISBN
- 9780826314178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99
€ 33.99
hardcover. Cockaigne: portrayed in legend, oral history, and art, this imaginary land became the most pervasive collective dream of medieval times-an earthly paradise to counter the suffering and frustration of daily existence and to quell anxieties over an ever-more-exclusive heavenly afterlife. Translator(s): Webb, Diane. Num Pages: 544 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- COLUMBIA UNIV PR
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231117029
- ISBN
- 9780231117029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 35.72
€ 54.99
€ 35.72
Paperback. Tabloids hotly debated in South Africa Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222114
- ISBN
- 9780253222114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Hardback. Editor(s): Kurthen, Hermann; Fijalkowski, Jeurgen; Wagner, Gert G. Series: Industrial Development & the Social Fabric S. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JKS; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524. Immigrant Incorporation. Series: Industrial Development & the Social Fabric S. 256 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Kurthen, Hermann; Fijalkowski, Jeurgen; Wagner, Gert G. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFN; JKS; JPQB; JPVH1. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 19. Weight: 524.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762305230
- ISBN
- 9780762305230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.71
€ 110.71
Paperback. This text presents 15 lectures by Hermann von Helmholtz, a leading 19th-century scientist who was concerned with the implications of science for philosophy and culture. Topics covered include: the origins of the planetary system; the problems of perception; and the relation of optics to painting. Num Pages: 400 pages, 71 engravings. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JFC; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226326597
- ISBN
- 9780226326597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.98
€ 40.99
€ 30.98
Hardback. Series: Max Kade German-American Research Institute Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271059372
- ISBN
- 9780271059372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.33€ 87.49
€ 105.33
€ 87.49
Paperback. Presents a memoir of a defiant Polish Jew who commanded Italian resistance fighters during the Holocaust. Throughout the years of the Holocaust, Hermann Wygoda lived a life of narrow escapes, daring masquerades, and battles that almost defy reason. This book celebrates the memory of this man who received decorations from three Western powers. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071393
- ISBN
- 9780252071393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Hardcover. Intended for clinicians, who work with clients who have co existing severe mental health and substance abuse problems, who may not be motivated to tackle their drug/alcohol problems and be poorly engaged with treatment services. Num Pages: 318 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MBPK; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470854372
- ISBN
- 9780470854372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.42
€ 198.42
Paperback. This treatment manual was developed specifically for clinicians, who work with clients who have co-existing severe mental health and substance abuse problems, who may not be motivated to tackle their drug/alcohol problems and be poorly engaged with treatment services. Num Pages: 318 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MBPK; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470854389
- ISBN
- 9780470854389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.18
€ 71.18
Hardback. Editor(s): Hernandez, Paula; Alonso, Sara. Num Pages: 618 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 182 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1314.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 618
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604566475
- ISBN
- 9781604566475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 310.23€ 206.86
€ 310.23
€ 206.86
Paperback. Sets out to bring an international framework to the analysis to international and US legal, political and cultural crises. It explores the US's moral supremacy during a time of domestic shortcomings and asks whether insisting that other nations adhere to US norms may harm societies. Editor(s): Hernandez-Truyol, Berta. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736142
- ISBN
- 9780814736142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardcover. A study of race and racism in France, these 11 articles present research on the tension between a republican tradition in France that has long denied the legitimacy of acknowledging racial difference and a lived reality in which racial prejudice shaped popular views about foreigners, Jews, immigrants, and colonial people. Editor(s): Chapman, Herrick; Frader, Laura Levine. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571818577
- ISBN
- 9781571818577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.23
€ 152.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226120300
- ISBN
- 9780226120300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. Editor(s): Herrmann, Peter; Babacan, Hurriyet. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622579679
- ISBN
- 9781622579679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.21€ 168.77
€ 252.21
€ 168.77
Hardback. Hershini Bhana Young engages with the archive of South African and black diasporic performance to examine the absence of black women's will from that archive, showing that alternative critical imaginings juxtaposed against traditional historical research can help to locate where agency and will may reside. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363095
- ISBN
- 9780822363095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62
Paperback. Hershini Bhana Young engages with the archive of South African and black diasporic performance to examine the absence of black women's will from that archive, showing that alternative critical imaginings juxtaposed against traditional historical research can help to locate where agency and will may reside. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822363200
- ISBN
- 9780822363200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.27
€ 30.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Klinger, Cornelia (Permanent Fellow, Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna, Austria); Nagl-Docekal, Herta (Professor of Philosophy, University of Vienna, Austria). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019642
- ISBN
- 9780271019642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.08
€ 52.99
€ 41.08
Hardback. Cytomegalovirus is a lucid and spare autobiographical narrative by Herve Guibert (1955-1991) of the everyday moments of his hospitalization due to complications of AIDS. In one of his last works, the acclaimed writer presents his struggle with the disease in terms that are unsentimental and deeply human. Translator(s): Orban, Clara. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823268566
- ISBN
- 9780823268566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.81
€ 85.81
Paperback. Series: Jewish, Judaism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486258492
- ISBN
- 9780486258492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.21
€ 12.21