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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Here, for the first time, is a simple, single explanation for the major problems facing the world today. Environmental superstar Annie Leonard has already reached millions worldwide with her message about the way stuff is ruining our lives. It's time she reached you, too. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFT; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348. How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health - and a Vision for Change. 400 pages. Tells the story of the 'stuff' we use everyday - where our bottled water, mobile phones and jeans come from, how they're made and distributed, and where they really go when we throw them away. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFT; RNK. Dimension: 195 x 132 x 20. Weight: 406.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849010382
ISBN
9781849010382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. This welcome new resource for international students in art, design, and media provides clear explanations of the terminology and concepts they must master in order to fulfill their academic potential and enrich their professional careers. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AB; AK; GBC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118768891
ISBN
9781118768891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.70

Paperback. This welcome new resource for international students in art, design, and media provides clear explanations of the terminology and concepts they must master in order to fulfill their academic potential and enrich their professional careers. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AB; AK; GBC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118768945
ISBN
9781118768945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.80

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558378
ISBN
9781904558378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. Chicken provides insight into the astonishing world of the chicken and contains many intriguing facts, including why the largest predator ever to walk the earth is considered the ancestor of the modern chicken and how mother hens communicate with their chicks while they're still in the egg. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 216 pages, 72 colour illustrations, 103 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNCB; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898586
ISBN
9781861898586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black and white illustrations and 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFFN; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678150
ISBN
9780816678150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

paperback. A thought-provoking volume that brings together Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal thinkers and activists to explore the innovations and challenges that Indigenous thought continues to bring to Canada. Editor(s): Timpson, Annis May. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774815529
ISBN
9780774815529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. The author demonstrates how calls for family-friendly employment policies have met with inappropriate action on the part of successive governments. The text explains why federal governments have been able to implement employment equity policies, but failed to develop a national child care system. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808217
ISBN
9780774808217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

hardcover. Drawing on interviews and analysis of primary documents, including two Royal Commissions, this work demonstrates how Canadian women's calls for family-friendly employment policies have translated into inaction or inappropriate action on the part of successive federal governments. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
UBC Press Canada
Edition
New
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808200
ISBN
9780774808200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Bennet, Annmarie. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634631754
ISBN
9781634631754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.22
€ 95.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816660803
ISBN
9780816660803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

Paperback. This work argues that the "clash of civilizations" that is thought to be a feature of the post-Cold War environment is not necessarily caused by the dogma of world religions or cultural incompatibilities but by the hegemonic universalisms that have characterized world history since 1492. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749817
ISBN
9780804749817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816651283
ISBN
9780816651283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd London
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853158400
ISBN
9780853158400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Hardcover. Anselm Gerhard argues in this text that questions such as "why do so many operas end in suicide, murder, and death?" can only be answered by looking at life in the rapidly urbanized mid-19th-century Paris, which introduced new social forces, and also new modes of perception and expectations of art. Translator(s): Whittall, Mary. Num Pages: 520 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: AVGC9; HBJD; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226288574
ISBN
9780226288574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFK; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transaction Publishers United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412864398
ISBN
9781412864398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.02

Paperback. The contributors to Speaking of the Self interrogate the varied ways in which a diverse group of mostly female writers from South Asia-from a seventeenth-century Mughal princess to twentieth century Pakistani novelists-construct and articulate their subjectivity through their autobiographical memoirs, poetry, novels, and diaries. Editor(s): Malhotra, Anshu; Lambert-Hurley, Siobhan. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAS; DS; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359913
ISBN
9780822359913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.71

Hardcover. Presents, contextualises and analyses young British Muslims' views on topics such as identity, Muslim societies, politics, the role of Islam, and family life. This book is organised around several key themes, including, why Islam has become such a powerful force in the lives in young British Muslims, and identity, belonging and loyalty. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781846450198
ISBN
9781846450198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 54.49

Paperback. Examines how developments in physics, biology, medicine, psychology, politics, and art employed the metaphor of the working body as a human motor. This title demonstrates how the utopian obsession with energy and fatigue shaped social thought across the ideological spectrum. Num Pages: 432 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520078277
ISBN
9780520078277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.14

Hardcover. This book strives to understand the social and cultural dynamics in Mediterranean tourist destinations through ethnographic examples from Greece, Spain, Egypt, France, Malta and Crete. It observes and examines the social, cultural and relational processes involved as migrants, tourists and new residents converge with locals in daily life. Editor(s): Nogues-Pedregal, Antonio Migu. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JF; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857246837
ISBN
9780857246837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.67

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