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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816669592
- ISBN
- 9780816669592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.52
€ 29.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. We live in a moment of unprecedented complexity, an era in which change occurs faster than our ability to comprehend it. This books offers a map for the unfamiliar terrain opening in our midst, unfolding an alternative philosophy of our time through a synthesis of science and culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; PDA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226791180
- ISBN
- 9780226791180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
€ 32.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Travelling from high culture to pop culture and back again, this book approaches cyberspace and Las Vegas through Hegel and Kant and reads Melville's "The Confidence-Man" through the film "Wall Street". Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 292 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; HRLK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226791623
- ISBN
- 9780226791623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226791319
- ISBN
- 9780226791319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.69
€ 36.99
€ 29.69
Paperback. The age of information, media and virtuality is transforming many aspects of human experience. This is an investigation of the postmodern world which critically examines a wide range of contemporary cultural practices. The author contends that postmodern culture is full of creative possibilities. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 354 pages, 13 colour plates, 122 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226791593
- ISBN
- 9780226791593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.54
€ 47.99
€ 37.54
Paperback. Kafka's Bluesproves the startling thesis that many of Kafka's major works engage in a coherent, sustained meditation on racial transformation from white European into what Kafka refers to as the "Negro" (a term he used in English)." Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810132856
- ISBN
- 9780810132856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Paperback. Addresses the startling fact that many African American intellectuals in the 1930s sympathized with fascism, seeing in its ideology a means of envisioning new modes of African American political resistance. This book surveys the work and thought of several authors to have an understanding of Depression-era African American literary culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; JFC; JFSL3; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926711
- ISBN
- 9780813926711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Hardback. Addresses the startling fact that many African American intellectuals in the 1930s sympathized with fascism, seeing in its ideology a means of envisioning new modes of African American political resistance. This book surveys the work and thought of several authors to have an understanding of Depression-era African American literary culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; JFC; JFSL3; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926704
- ISBN
- 9780813926704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.25
€ 98.25
Hardcover. Presents contributions in comparative suburban studies for urban regions, not just in Europe and the United States but also metropolitan regions in China, India and other areas of the world. This title examines the patterns of suburban development in metropolitan regions around the globe. Editor(s): Clapson, Mark; Hutchison, Ray. Series Editor(s): Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243478
- ISBN
- 9780857243478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.19
€ 145.19
Hardback. This volume builds on and expands the existing symbolic interactionist perspective to include the study of social interaction made possible by the use of new social media. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509331
- ISBN
- 9781783509331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.00
€ 197.00
Hardcover. Jordan also argues that no matter what the courts do, Christian churches will have to decide for themselves whether to bless same-sex unions. No civil compromise can settle the religious questions surrounding gay marriage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11halftones. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRCX6; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226410333
- ISBN
- 9780226410333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.76
€ 41.99
€ 32.76
Hardcover. This analysis of the relationship between male homosexuality and Catholicism examines the Church's language about sexual morality and the rhetorical devices used to actively produce silence about the topic. The author draws analogies between clerical institutions and gay culture. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX6; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780226410418
- ISBN
- 9780226410418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.97€ 79.50
€ 93.97
€ 79.50
Hardcover. Explores American church debate about homosexuality to show that even as the main lesson - homosexuality is bad, teens are vulnerable - has remained constant, the arguments and assumptions have changed remarkably. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; HRCX6; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226410449
- ISBN
- 9780226410449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.74
€ 41.99
€ 32.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823273539
- ISBN
- 9780823273539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.53
€ 27.99
€ 26.53
Hardback. Sex is cheap. This new wide ease of sexual access has been made possible by technology far more than by political or religious shifts. Drawing on survey and interview data, the book scrutinizes the American mating market, highlighting how men's interests dominate it, even while their marriageability recedes. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JFMP; JFSJ2; JHB; JHBK5; JMU; VFV; VFVC; VFVG. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190673611
- ISBN
- 9780190673611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.70
€ 41.70
Future of the Welfare State: The Institutions of a Changing Welfare St...
Mark D. Ten Hove, Ten Hove, Mark D.
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, 2 fig., num. tab. BIC Classification: JFF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 180. 8vo. Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- European Interuniversity Press
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0263691
- ISBN
- 9789070776091
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This fascinating introduction to the ancient legends will reintroduce readers to the cyclopes, Minotaur and centaurs of the Ancient Greeks, as well as shedding light on the wider world of mythology. In a concise yet comprehensive format, The Midas Touch is a wonderful evocation of the hugely entertaining stories and characters of mythology. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782430353
- ISBN
- 9781782430353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.08
€ 18.08
Paperback. Examining the ideal of wilderness preservation in the USA, the author shows how the early (antebellum era) conceptions of the wilderness as the place where Indians lived gave way to the idealization of uninhabited wilderness. The policies of Indian removal at Yosemite and other parks are explored. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 halftones, 1 line figure, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 287.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195142433
- ISBN
- 9780195142433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.95
€ 57.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677740
- ISBN
- 9780816677740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.83
€ 20.99
€ 20.83
Paperback. Research consistently shows how through the years more of our time gets spent using media, how multitasking our media has become a regular feature of everyday life, and that consuming media for most people increasingly takes place alongside producing media. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650005
- ISBN
- 9780745650005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.74
€ 24.74
Paperback. The media are home to an eclectic bunch of people. This book is about who they are, what they do, and what their work means to them. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639253
- ISBN
- 9780745639253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.33
€ 27.33
Paperback. Informed by the author's original research, this engaging book uses a core set of powerful practice examples to demonstrate how complex ethical dilemmas can arise in everyday practice. Through detailed analysis of these examples, the book explores how social workers ought to consider right and wrong in practice, to arrive at ethical solutions. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9781137441263
- ISBN
- 9781137441263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.36
€ 48.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441166937
- ISBN
- 9781441166937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.28
€ 42.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Durden, Mark. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AJ; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415549455
- ISBN
- 9780415549455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.31
€ 35.99
€ 35.31