Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798549
- ISBN
- 9780804798549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.24
€ 35.24
Hardback. Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) was highly a acclaimed Japanese poet and translator from classical Japanese. She was also a prominent feminist. In 1928 she was invited to travel around areas with a strong Japanese presence in China's northeast. This is her account of that journey. Translator(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 128 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; JFSJ1; WTH; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123181
- ISBN
- 9780231123181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.48
€ 121.48
Paperback. Discusses the literary and artistic effects of globalisation Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 252 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AB; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223456
- ISBN
- 9780253223456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Hardback. Provides an account of world history from the end of WWII onwards, an era when transnational communities challenged the long domination of the nation-state. In this title, leading scholars elucidate the political, economic, cultural, and environmental forces that have shaped the planet in the past sixty years. Series: A History of the World. Num Pages: 990 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; HBG; HBLW3; HBLX; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1451.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 990
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674045729
- ISBN
- 9780674045729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816634866
- ISBN
- 9780816634866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Hardcover. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. Num Pages: 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452672
- ISBN
- 9780857452672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.57
€ 148.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 166 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613244647
- ISBN
- 9781613244647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.10€ 156.44
€ 231.10
€ 156.44
Paperback. Between 1890 and 1920 over one-third of the peasants of Mount Lebanon left their villages and traveled to the Americas. This book traces the journeys of these villagers from the ranks of the peasantry into a middle class of their own making. Num Pages: 271 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227408
- ISBN
- 9780520227408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.83
€ 47.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138921344
- ISBN
- 9781138921344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.98
€ 244.98
Paperback. Explores the political, social and economic forces that are shaping what America and the world will become in ensuing decades. From demographics to democracy, this title explores what the author calls the 'Drivers of Global Change', framing the international conversation about the future in provocative ways. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- WH Allen
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753540503
- ISBN
- 9780753540503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.18
€ 21.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; HRQ; JFHF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627310345
- ISBN
- 9781627310345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.02
€ 31.99
€ 23.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 72 photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888395252
- ISBN
- 9780888395252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.42
€ 20.99
€ 15.42
Hardcover. "Covers [Arabic] literature produced by women writers in Europe and in North and South America from 1920 to 2011"--Introduction. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634027
- ISBN
- 9780815634027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.47
€ 55.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Corbin, Alain; Courtine, Jean-Jacques; Vigarello, Georges. Translator(s): Cohen, Keith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32-page color insert. BIC Classification: AC; HB; JFSJ; JFSJ2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168793
- ISBN
- 9780231168793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
hardcover. Traces the dual strains of 'iconophilia' and iconoclasm, the privileging and prohibition of religious images, over a span of two-and-a-half millennia in the West. This book addresses arguments regarding the moral authority of the image in European Christianity from the medieval through the early modern periods. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; HRAM7; HRC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034226
- ISBN
- 9780226044132
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. A case study of the folklore of sexuality, this text examines the myth of the "droit de cuissage" and how for seven hundred years each era used the mythical custom to its own ends in an insight into popular misconceptions of the Middle Ages. Studies Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFHF; WJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067438
- ISBN
- 9780226067438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Hardback. Editor(s): Corbin, Alain; Courtine, Jean-Jacques; Vigarello, George. Translator(s): Cohen, Keith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 752 pages, 56 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFSJ2; JHMC; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168786
- ISBN
- 9780231168786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.53
€ 72.53
Paperback. In this analysis of the processes by which the Zionist idea was realised, Alain Dieckhoff examines the ways in which the competing factions of Zionism negotiated the formation of the Jewish State. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850655954
- ISBN
- 9781850655954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.62
€ 26.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. The Holocaust changed what it means to be a Jew, for Jew and non-Jew alike. This title decodes the shifts in anti-Semitism at the end of the Cold War, chronicles the impact of Israel's policies on European Jews, opposes arguments both for and against cultural assimilation, and reopens questions about Marx and Judaism. Translator(s): O'Neill, Kevin; Suchoff, David. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 201 pages, Introduction, notes, index. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803268951
- ISBN
- 9780803268951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.87
€ 19.87
hardcover. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032561
- ISBN
- 9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00