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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Breaking down the barriers Most men are trained from earliest childhood to suppress emotional distress, to avoid the subtle signals of interpersonal conflicts, to experience humiliation at the first hint of failure, and most of all, to resist asking for help. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787941239
ISBN
9780787941239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

Paperback. Television has become the primary source of historical information for tens of millions of Americans. This book poses the questions: Why has television become such a respected authority? and what falsehoods enter our collective memories as truths? Editor(s): Edgerton, Gary R.; Rollins, Peter C. Num Pages: 392 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
2 Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190563
ISBN
9780813190563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.42

Paperback. On December 5, 2004, the still-developing blogosphere took one of its biggest steps toward mainstream credibility, as Nobel Prize - winning economist Gary S Becker and renowned jurist and legal scholar Richard A Posner announced the formation of the Becker-Posner Blog. This book gathers the most important and innovative entries from the blog. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041025
ISBN
9780226041025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Hardcover. From the candy bar to the cigarette, records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the last quarter of the nineteenth century precipitated a colossal shift in human consumption and sensual experience. This book sheds new light on the origins of modern consumer culture and how technologies have transformed human sensory experience. Num Pages: 336 pages, 37 halftones, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCD; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226121277
ISBN
9780226121277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLP; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271056333
ISBN
9780271056333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.58
€ 51.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388. Mental Life, Moral Status, and Kinship. 232 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 20. Weight: 388.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142342
ISBN
9780231142342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153430
ISBN
9780231153430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153423
ISBN
9780231153423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.39
€ 83.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFU; JPV; KNSS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226285917
ISBN
9780226285917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Hardback. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3J; DSBD; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 40. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960719
ISBN
9781403960719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; JFSL3; WTLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625341617
ISBN
9781625341617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.40

Paperback. Graceland is much more than a wildly popular tourist destination associated with a famous entertainer, and Elvis Presley is much more than the King of Rock 'n' Roll. This title posits that Graceland, the second-most-visited historic house in the United States, is a locus sanctus - a holy place - and Elvis is its resident saint. Num Pages: 202 pages, 130 colour plates. BIC Classification: HRA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 264 x 13. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
American Association of Museums United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933253725
ISBN
9781933253725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.05

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638393
ISBN
9780691638393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.52

Paperback. Focussing on a survey of US history from its beginnings, this book reveals our past through the lens of Asian American and Pacific Islander history. Num Pages: 520 pages, 66 b/w images, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 256 x 40. Weight in Grams: 912.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274358
ISBN
9780520274358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. Gary Y. Okihiro presents the intellectual history of the core ideas, concepts, methods, and theories of Third World studies-an academic field first proposed in 1968 that never existed-in order to provide tools for understanding power and ending oppression. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 5. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362319
ISBN
9780822362319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. While exploring anew the meanings of Asian American social history, this title argues that the core values and ideals of the nation emanate today not from the so-called mainstream but from the margins, from among Asian and African Americans, Latinos and American Indians, women, and the gay and lesbian community. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993560
ISBN
9780295993560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Uses the experiences of Asian Americans to reconfigure the ways in which American history can be understood. This book examines a set of binaries - East and West, black and white, man and woman - that have structured the telling of our nation's history and shaped our ideas of citizenship since the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFFS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070070
ISBN
9780691070070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Gary Y. Okihiro presents the intellectual history of the core ideas, concepts, methods, and theories of Third World studies-an academic field first proposed in 1968 that never existed-in order to provide tools for understanding power and ending oppression. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 5. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362098
ISBN
9780822362098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

Paperback. Plucked from tropical America, the pineapple was brought to European tables and hothouses before it was conveyed back to the tropics, where it came to dominate US and world markets. This title presents the history of the world's tropical and temperate zones told through the pineapple's illustrative career. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 7 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QMT; HBG; HBTB; JFCV; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265905
ISBN
9780520265905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.31

Hardback. Offering a rich and insightful road map of Asian American history as it has evolved over more than 200 years, this book marks the first systematic attempt to take stock of this field of study. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 180 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115100
ISBN
9780231115100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.79

Paperback. Saturday, 23rd November 2013. It was just another day in America. And as befits an unremarkable day, ten children and teens were killed by gunfire. Far from being considered newsworthy, these everyday fatalities are simply a banal fact. The youngest was nine; the oldest nineteen. None made the news. There was no outrage at their passing. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JKVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 1 x 1 x 1. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781783351022
ISBN
9781783351022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658073077
ISBN
9783658073077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.46

Hardcover. This volume centers on the lives and experiences of female and African American leaders of foundations and nonprofits. Contributors to the volume examine race and gender as constructs and provide a theoretical background for understanding their effect on the psycho-social development of the individuals. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JN; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120396
ISBN
9780230120396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JNK; JNLR; KJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298563
ISBN
9781349298563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.14

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