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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Focusing on care workers for the elderly, this book examines the paradoxical position of irregular migrants in European society, who are often labelled as 'illegal' residents but who in fact provide much needed, essential support to welfare systems. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHBL; JKSG; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230343160
ISBN
9780230343160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.42

Hardcover. The connection between women and weasels is an ancient and favorable one, based in the Greek myth of a midwife who tricked the gods to ease Heracles' birth - and was turned into a weasel by Hera as punishment. With various symbolic associations between weasels and women, the author brings to life one of the most enduring myths of Western culture. Translator(s): Eisenach, Emyln. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044743
ISBN
9780226044743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 58.86

Paperback. An analysis of the history and social role of mobile phones today (with an enhancement of their primary writing function) is followed by a proposal of a philosophical theory of objects, which is meant to be complementary to Searle's 'collective intentionality', that places writing at the basis of social reality. Translator(s): De Sanctis, Sarah. Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256167
ISBN
9780823256167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616685072
ISBN
9781616685072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 51.97

Hardcover. Editor(s): Pompili, Maurizio. Num Pages: 487 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 186 x 261 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
487
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613249246
ISBN
9781613249246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 337.48
€ 226.86

Paperback. Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was arguably the most complex director of postwar Italian cinema. His films - "Accattone", "The Canterbury Tales", "Medea", "Salo" - continue to challenge and entertain new generations of moviegoers. This title studies Pasolini's cinematic realism, in theory and in practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520078550
ISBN
9780520078550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.11

Paperback. Offers an accessible, yet sophisticated analysis of major global turning points and future scenarios with an emphasis on actionable issues. Num Pages: 280 pages, 28 b/w illus. 1 map 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFFR; JFFS; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316503539
ISBN
9781316503539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.18

Using a variety of economic, financial, and political indicators, this book demonstrates that the global system has become an 'architecture of collapse'. The global financial crisis of 2008, the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and China, and the European sovereign debt crisis illustrate the causes and the consequences of global instability Series: Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; KCS; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 340 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199683604
ISBN
9780199683604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.55

Paperback. The first collection of essays on Frantz Fanon's classic anti-colonial text, 'Black Skin, White Masks'. It offers a range of interpretations of the text by leading scholars across various disciplines. Editor(s): Silverman, Maxim. Series: Texts in Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSL3; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719064494
ISBN
9780719064494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. Across a spectrum of academic disciplines, the topic of globalization is at the forefront of contemporary efforts to understand a dynamically changing world society. How might critical social theory respond creatively to the challenge of thinking and theorizing globalization in its full complexity? Editor(s): Pensky, Max. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742534506
ISBN
9780742534506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.21

paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2013. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568589510
ISBN
9781568589510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. In this revealing book, Max Cryer explores the truth or otherwise of facts and beliefs we may have always been told are true, but which on closer examination may not be. In a wide-ranging book encompassing social history, language, music, politics, the natural world and much more, we discover the truth behind some of our most cherished beliefs. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GBA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Exisle Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921966484
ISBN
9781921966484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.72

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 299 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810029928
ISBN
9783810029928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816696109
ISBN
9780816696109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. "Niles' excellent translation should bring Luthi's sensitive and articulate study the recognition it deserves among English readers." -Library Journal Luthi demonstrates how the folktale, by its very distance from reality, can play upon the most important themes of human existence." Translator(s): Niles, John D. Series: Folklore Studies in Translation. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253203939
ISBN
9780253203939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. .
Publisher
Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871082814
ISBN
9781871082814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

hardcover. Immigration has been a controversial area of public policy since the Commonwealth Immigration Act ended most primary immigration in 1962. This study looks at the work of practitioners in the court-system that hears appeals from immigrants against decisions made by the British government. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1fig.2tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFFN; LNAA; LNDA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861341723
ISBN
9781861341723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. Series: Heritage of Society S. Num Pages: 369 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publication date
1968
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
SKU
V9780226877242
ISBN
9780226877242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.12

Paperback. * Presents new, accessible translation by internationally acclaimed Weberian scholar * Contains classic text by Weber exploring the continuing debate over the origins and legacy of modern Western capitalism * Includes an enlightening introduction by the translator, a glossary, and supplemental essays. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD1; HRCC93; HRCX6; JFC; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
(3rd printing)
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230816
ISBN
9780631230816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Seal Press
Edition
42174th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580051736
ISBN
9781580051736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.80

Hardcover. An emigration story, this book explores the rapid expansion of identity at the cusp of American life. Told in a first-person narrative, it is also a love story, in which the romantic protagonist is torn between Russian and Western women. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Apparent First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608936
ISBN
9780815608936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.34

Paperback. Explores the rapid expansion of identity at the cusp of a new, American life. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 321.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609971
ISBN
9780815609971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783603367
ISBN
9781783603367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.65

Paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, A. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226723563
ISBN
9780226723563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

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