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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Seeks to understand the relationship between HIV, medical technologies, and ideas about the body. This book is suitable for those who are engaged in questions of the social and ethical dimensions of biomedicine, biotechnology, and genomics. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 148 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MBS; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989426
ISBN
9780295989426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.24

Hardback. Seeks to understand the relationship between HIV, medical technologies, and ideas about the body. This book is suitable for those who are engaged in questions of the social and ethical dimensions of biomedicine, biotechnology, and genomics. Series: In Vivo. Num Pages: 148 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MBS; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989594
ISBN
9780295989594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.11

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137533234
ISBN
9781137533234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.74
€ 46.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JNA; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Puddle Dancer Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781892005052
ISBN
9781892005052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.31

Hardback. Turning Points demonstrates the role of style and form in promoting and shaping cultural development by studying important critics, and analyzing cultural change in literature, music, art, and philosophy. Num Pages: 360 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; HP; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727082
ISBN
9780804727082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876924768
ISBN
9781876924768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. Remains the most complete history of the Assassins. Beginning the story with the separation of Sunnis and Shi'ites and the rise of Isma'ilism, an offshoot of Shi'ism, Hodgson traces the long and complex history of power struggles within Islam that led ultimately to the separation of the Nizari Isma'ilis and their direct challenge to Muslim leadership. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219166
ISBN
9780812219166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612010
ISBN
9780691612010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.81
€ 48.36

Paperback. Understanding Media: the most important book ever written on communication. Ignore its message at your peril. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415253970
ISBN
9780415253970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Written by the author who is known for coining the term 'Global Village', this title illustrates his theories that force us to question how modes of communication have shaped society. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, Fully illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 107 x 12. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141035826
ISBN
9780141035826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. The theme of McLuhan's book is the distinction between two quite different traditions of reasoning which have grown up in Western and Eastern countries, and how global communications have brought these two traditions into contact. Series: Communication and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, halftones, line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195079104
ISBN
9780195079104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.29

Paperback. Terms and phrases such as "the global village" and "the medium is the message" are now part of the lexicon, and McLuhan's theories continue to challenge our sensibilities and our assumptions about how and what we communicate. Num Pages: 389 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
389
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262631594
ISBN
9780262631594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. Previously unpublished lectures and interviews by the pre-eminent media seer of the modern age--informal, accessible, provocative. Editor(s): McLuhan, Stephanie; Staines, David. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The MIT Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262633178
ISBN
9780262633178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.80

Paperback. Offers an overview of persuasive strategies and propaganda techniques. How do individuals and organisations exert influence to build communities and networks? What role do media play in communicating persuasive messages? How do we use recent discoveries in cognitive science to promote a cause, advocate social change or market ideas and products? Series: Media Topics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFF; JPVN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644155
ISBN
9780748644155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 300 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publisher
The Heard Museum United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934351768
ISBN
9780934351768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.80
€ 48.20

hardcover. This collection of tales represents and preserves the oral heritage of Arctic and Subarctic ethnic groups, so that their stories are no longer in danger of becoming lost to future generations. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781591587613
ISBN
9781591587613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.87
€ 51.10

Hardcover. Focuses on the use and adaptive reuse of everyday buildings in Oakland, California, to make the city a better place for children. She introduces us to the women who were determined to mitigate the burdens placed on working-class families by an indifferent industrial capitalist economy. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 448 pages, 120 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMVD; JFSJ1; JKSB1; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226311289
ISBN
9780226311289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 39.88

Paperback. This text centres the future of Southern California on the links between the two fastest-growing racial groups in California, Asians and Latinos, and the economic and social mainstream of this important sector of the global economy. Editor(s): Lopez-Garza, Marta; Diaz, David R. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFN; JFSL4; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804736312
ISBN
9780804736312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.71

Hardcover. Addressing the issue of how gendered spatial relations impact the production of literary works, this book discusses gender implications of spatial categories: the notions of home and away, placement and displacement, dwelling and travel, location and dislocation, and the 'quest for place' in women's writing from Argentina from 1920 to the present. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADS; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120853
ISBN
9780230120853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.63
€ 45.14

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465036622
ISBN
9780465036622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. Although the scale on which children are affected by war may be greater today than at any time since the world wars of the twentieth century, children have been a part of conflict since the beginning of warfare. This book shows that boys and girls have routinely contributed to home front war efforts. Editor(s): Marten, James. Num Pages: 313 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSP1; JFSP2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756676
ISBN
9780814756676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGS; JFSJ1; JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736562
ISBN
9781613736562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. Focusing on the language and symbols of reform, Fineman argues that by advocating measures based on equality of treatment rather than of outcome, liberal feminists disregarded the socioeconomic factors that simultaneously place women at a disadvantage in the market and favor their taking on primary domestic responsibilities. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226249575
ISBN
9780226249575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. This text traces popular music back to its roots in jazz, blues, and country through the rise of rock 'n' roll and the emergence of heavy metal, punk, and rap. The author argues that despite the balance of these origins, something has gone seriously wrong with the sound and sensibility of music. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK; AVGL; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039596
ISBN
9780226039596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

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