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Society & culture: general

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307731975
ISBN
9780307731975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Weiser Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578636167
ISBN
9781578636167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.33

Paperback. Covers the experience of a range of forms of sexual violence over women's lifetimes. Drawing on feminist theory, developing a critique of male research and quoting extensively from the women interviewed, the book develops feminist thought in several key areas. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 369.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745604633
ISBN
9780745604633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HRCC91; HRCV4; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578083
ISBN
9781877578083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. In the context of global ageing societies, there are few challenges to the underlying assumption that policies should promote functional health and independence in older people and contain the costs of care. This important book provides such a challenge. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 239 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349187
ISBN
9781861349187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

Hardcover. A survey of social and political graphics since the early 1990s. Num Pages: 240 pages. Dimension: 294 x 258 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1562.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714841779
ISBN
9780714841779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.98

Hardback. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 656 pages, 15 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774830669
ISBN
9780774830669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.10

Paperback. A celebratory history of how lesbians "made a scene" by creating places and opportunities to form relationships, debate politics, and build their own culture across Canada. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 15 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 5SL; HBTV; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774830676
ISBN
9780774830676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Liz Murray never really had a chance in life. Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and an equally dependent mother who was in and out of mental institutions, she seemed destined to become just another tragic statistic. Another life wasted on the brutal streets of New York. By the age of 15, Liz found herself homeless. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFB; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First paperback edit edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099556299
ISBN
9780099556299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. This book is based on the life accounts of 244 children of minority ethnic origin who were placed with predominantly white foster carers and adopters. The book provides a most interesting overview of the decision-making and planning processes that shape the placement in care of children of minority ethnic origin in the UK. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHMP; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853028755
ISBN
9781853028755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.18

Paperback. This new book explores the interface between political philosophy and politics, looking at the effects of philosophical traditions on the contemporary relationship between women and politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748611089
ISBN
9780748611089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. In this study of sexuality, desire, the body and women, Liz Wilson investigates first-millennium Buddhist notions of spirituality. She argues that despite the marginal role women played in monastic life, they occupied a very conspicuous place in Buddhist hagiographic literature. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRE; HRLB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226900544
ISBN
9780226900544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This work explains the nature and extent of contemporary world hunger, explaining why hunger still persists while agricultural production increases and genetic engineering revolutionizes food production and distribution. Series: Routledge Introductions to Development. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JFFC1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. Ex library with usual markings otherwise remains a good copy.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRF0019223
ISBN
9780415137737
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This work traces the history of the Kimono - its designs, uses, aesthetics and social significance - and in doing so explores the world of the geisha, last wearers of the kimono. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKTA; HBT; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428992
ISBN
9780099428992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Published with a new preface, this bestseller offers an intimate glimpse into a unique female community. Liz Dalby, the only non-Japanese woman ever to have trained as a geisha, reveals the realities of geisha life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Edition
1st UK Paperback Edition
SKU
V9780099286387
ISBN
9780099286387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. In False Choices, an all-star lineup of feminists contests the simplistic reading of Hillary Clinton Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784784614
ISBN
9781784784614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFG; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Plume
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780147516404
ISBN
9780147516404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.04

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
SIMON & SCHUSTER EXPORT
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439197721
ISBN
9781439197721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816683109
ISBN
9780816683109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFT. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 202 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375707377
ISBN
9780375707377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.80

Paperback. Public schools across the nation have turned to the criminal justice system as a gold standard of discipline. This book shows how schools and prisons became so intertwined. It tells what this mean for students, communities, and a democratic society? Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b&w line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JKVP; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 327.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281462
ISBN
9780520281462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.83

Hardback. Public schools across the nation have turned to the criminal justice system as a gold standard of discipline. This book shows how schools and prisons became so intertwined. It tells what this mean for students, communities, and a democratic society? Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b&w line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JKVP; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281455
ISBN
9780520281455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 73.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Lizz. Num Pages: 373 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DQ; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559510
ISBN
9781875559510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.94

Paperback. Shows how food - and its lack - was central to the war's causes and continuation. This title explores how starvation was often a deliberate governmental policy, and reveals how the necessity of feeding whole countries leads to Pearl Harbour, Germany's invasion of Russia, and the Holocaust itself. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141028972
ISBN
9780141028972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

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