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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Editor(s): Olson, Robert W. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813108964
- ISBN
- 9780813108964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.12
€ 33.12
Paperback. Tells the story of Islam and democratization in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation. Challenging stereotypes of Islam as antagonistic to democracy, this study of courage and reformation in the face of state terror suggests possibilities for democracy in the Muslim world and beyond. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSR2; JHMC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050478
- ISBN
- 9780691050478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.32
€ 54.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. This study of the conversion of tribal peoples to Christianity combines case studies with the contributors' theories, challenging anthropologists and sociologists to reassess the varieties of religious experience and the convergent processes involved in religious change. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W. Num Pages: 345 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HRCX7; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078369
- ISBN
- 9780520078369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Through extensive archival research and a systematic study of sample programs from Sesame Street's first ten seasons, Morrow tells the story of Sesame Street's creation; the ideas, techniques, organization, and funding behind it; its place in public discourse; and its ultimate and unfortunate failure as an agent of commercial television reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890857
- ISBN
- 9780801890857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
Through extensive archival research and a systematic study of sample programs from Sesame Street's first ten seasons, Morrow tells the story of Sesame Street's creation; the ideas, techniques, organization, and funding behind it; its place in public discourse; and its ultimate and unfortunate failure as an agent of commercial television reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: APT; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882302
- ISBN
- 9780801882302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.30
€ 69.30
hardcover. This work examines the mysterious death of Jane Stanford, the co-founder of Stanford University who died in 1905 - shortly after recovering from strychnine poisoning. At the time the University President, David Starr Jordan, claimed she died from heart disease, a claim this book refutes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804747936
- ISBN
- 9780804747936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.10
€ 32.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Reveals that the globalization of American mass culture that seems unstoppable today began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. This book narrates how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies that developed after the Civil War actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007120
- ISBN
- 9780226007120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.08
€ 31.99
€ 25.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732404
- ISBN
- 9780226732404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.89
€ 37.99
€ 29.89
Hardcover. As symbols of America's version of the "good life," cultural products became a primary means for people around the world, especially in Europe, to reimagine both America and themselves in the context of America's growing global sphere of influence. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732428
- ISBN
- 9780226732428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.36
€ 52.99
€ 41.36
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583671610
- ISBN
- 9781583671610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.53
€ 20.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660038
- ISBN
- 9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Hardback. The Shame of Poverty challenges thinking about the nature and causes of poverty in both the Global North and Global South. It invites the reader to question their understanding of poverty by bringing into close relief the day-to-day experiences of low-income families across the globe. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199684823
- ISBN
- 9780199684823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.16
€ 81.16
Paperback. This classic text presents Blair's Beveridge Lecture alongside the views of some of Britain's foremost policy analysts and commentators. It provides a rich tapestry of analysis, insight and reflection that will stimulate critical debate about the shape of British welfare for some time to come. Editor(s): Walker, Robert. Num Pages: 180 pages, 1tabs. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341990
- ISBN
- 9781861341990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.22
€ 28.22
Paperback. Discover the important distinction between being a gay sex addict and a gay man exploring his sexual freedom. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSK2; JMP; MMZR; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gentle Path Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780985063306
- ISBN
- 9780985063306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.12
€ 23.99
€ 22.12
Paperback. Acclaimed worldwide as the definitive biography of the Prophet in the English language. This book will be read with equal enjoyment by those already familiar with Muhammad's life and those coming to it for the first time. Num Pages: 362 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3F; BG; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621330
- ISBN
- 9780946621330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.46
€ 25.99
€ 19.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 50. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349138800
- ISBN
- 9780349138800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Rousseau was both a central figure of the European Enlightenment and its most formidable critic. This study of his works, across a range of disciplines, shows how his thinking and writing were inspired by an ideal of humanity's self-realization in a condition of unfettered freedom. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 188 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGR; HPCD; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801982
- ISBN
- 9780192801982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238. Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing. 208 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFSL9. Dimension: 188 x 211 x 16. Weight: 230.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892818662
- ISBN
- 9780892818662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.21
€ 16.99
€ 16.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JHB; KNAC; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167091
- ISBN
- 9780691167091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; JFSF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158020
- ISBN
- 9780691158020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Hardback. Examines how middle class Americans juggle the seemingly paradoxical relationship between faith and reason. Based on interviews with two hundred people from various faiths, this book dispels the common explanations: that Americans are adept at keeping religion and intellect separate, or that they are a nation of joiners. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274280
- ISBN
- 9780520274280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. Details how Americans have traditionally relied on narratives to address what it means to be strong, morally responsible individuals and to explain why some people are more successful than others - in short, to help us make sense of our lives. This title argues that these narratives have done little to help Americans confront new challenges. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138558
- ISBN
- 9780691138558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.04
€ 33.99
€ 25.04
Paperback. Much has been written about the profound impact the post-World War II baby boomers had on American religion. But the lifestyles and beliefs of the generation that has followed - and the influence these younger Americans are having on the face of religion - are not so well understood. This book offers a look at the future of American religion. Num Pages: 320 pages, 68 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: HR; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146140
- ISBN
- 9780691146140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.11
€ 43.99
€ 31.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 40 line illus. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165820
- ISBN
- 9780691165820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.40
€ 37.99
€ 27.40