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Society & culture: general

paperback. In this book Peter Burke adopts a socio-cultural approach to examine the changes in the organization of knowledge in Europe from the invention of printing to the publication of the French Encyclopedie. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745624853
ISBN
9780745624853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.35

Paperback. However we react to it, the global trend towards mixing or hybridization is impossible to miss, from curry and chips to Thai saunas, Zen Judaism, Nigerian Kung Fu, 'Bollywood' films or salsa or reggae music. Some people celebrate these phenomena and others condemn them. This book considers these phenomena. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646978
ISBN
9780745646978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Paperback. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745669847
ISBN
9780745669847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.76

Hardback. Re-examines the place of the Renaissance in European and World history. Views the culture of Western Europe in co-existence with it's neighbours especially Byzantium and Islam. Examines the Renaissance movement in the whole of Europe from the centre to the peripheries. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631198451
ISBN
9780631198451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Hardback. However we react to it, the global trend towards mixing or hybridization is impossible to miss, from curry and chips to Thai saunas, Zen Judaism, Nigerian Kung Fu, 'Bollywood' films or salsa or reggae music. Some people celebrate these phenomena and others condemn them. This book considers these phenomena. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646961
ISBN
9780745646961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Hardcover. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745669830
ISBN
9780745669830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

paperback. Over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the technologies began to light up streets, sidewalks, buildings, and public spaces. This book depicts the changing experience of the urban night over this period, visiting a host of actors - scavengers, newsboys, and mashers alike - in the nocturnal city. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 291 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226269542
ISBN
9780226269542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardback. This book reveals the complete truth behind the wave of Cuban baseball talent coming to MLB, placing recent events in the context of Cuban baseball history before delving into the stories of the major Cuban stars who have left the island. It shares their personal histories, explains why many chose defection, and details their harrowing journeys. Num Pages: 386 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; JFFN; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 721.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442247987
ISBN
9781442247987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.96

Paperback. The first comprehensive examination of the early blues industry and the music it produced Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 photographs; 9 tables; 688 lines of music. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; AVGK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076763
ISBN
9780252076763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. SeemanKing Philip's War: Colonial Expansion, Native Resistance, and the End of Indian Sovereignty by Daniel R. MandellThe Caning of Charles Sumner: Honor, Idealism, and the Origins of the Civil War by Williamjames Hull HofferBloodshed at Little Bighorn: Sitting Bull, Custer, and the Destinies of Nations by Tim Lehman Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403120
ISBN
9781421403120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.90

SeemanKing Philip's War: Colonial Expansion, Native Resistance, and the End of Indian Sovereignty by Daniel R. MandellThe Caning of Charles Sumner: Honor, Idealism, and the Origins of the Civil War by Williamjames Hull HofferBloodshed at Little Bighorn: Sitting Bull, Custer, and the Destinies of Nations by Tim Lehman Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403113
ISBN
9781421403113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.61

Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138931626
ISBN
9781138931626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.45

Paperback. A critical look at how Inuit men balance traditional values and social circumstances to find their place in the contemporary Arctic. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFSJ2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773543133
ISBN
9780773543133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. An exploration of modern assumptions about God, social, economic, and political structures, through the analysis of contemporary cultural expression. This is combined with a study of the locations that successively became the frontiers of modernity, such as Vienna, Moscow, Paris and Berlin, as well as America. Num Pages: 752 pages, 166 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AB; ACX; AV; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 167 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1190. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0006766
ISBN
9780500281512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Shows that under the cover of national security and covert operations, the US government has repeatedly collaborated with and protected major international drug traffickers. Num Pages: 279 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; JFFH1; JKVC; JKVF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214491
ISBN
9780520214491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.88

Hardback. Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HD; HR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102767
ISBN
9780759102767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.36

paperback. Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HD; HR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102774
ISBN
9780759102774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.21

Paperback. The Education of the Eye examines the origins of visual culture in eighteenth-century Britain, setting out to reclaim visual culture for the democracy of the eye and to explain how aesthetic contemplation may, once more, be open to all who have eyes to look. Num Pages: 296 pages, 63 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748001
ISBN
9780804748001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
KIT Publishers Netherlands
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9789068322644
ISBN
9789068322644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.04

Paperback. This study examines 17th-century mathematical sciences - astronomy, optics and mechanics - not as abstract ideas, but as vital enterprises that involved practices related to both experience and experiment. Mersenne, Descartes, Pascal, Barrow, Newton, Boyle and the Jesuits are discussed. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; JFCX; PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226139449
ISBN
9780226139449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

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