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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This is a national history of American race relations, examined through the lens of housing discrimination. The book graphically demonstrates the variety of methods used by whites to thwart the racial integration of their neighbourhoods. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847697014
ISBN
9780847697014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.60

Paperback. Almost six hundred years ago, a short, genial man took a very old manuscript off a library shelf. With excitement, he saw what he had discovered and ordered it copied. This book details how one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, made possible the world as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572442
ISBN
9780099572442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Hardcover. Why are we obsessed with calculating our selections? The author argues that competitive trade nurtures calculative reason, which provides the ground for most discourses on economy. But market descriptions of economy are incomplete. Drawing on a range of materials from small ethnographic contexts to global financial markets.. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406. The Dialetics of Community and Market. 196 pages. Why are we obsessed with calculating our selections? The author argues that competitive trade nurtures calculative reason, which provides the ground for most discourses on economy. But market descriptions of economy are incomplete. Drawing on a range of materials from small ethnographic contexts to global financial markets. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; KCA. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455149
ISBN
9781845455149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.13

Hardback. This text is intended as an introductory overview of the emergence of Science, Technology and Society Studies (STS) as a field of study, as well as a summary of interests and concerns. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742500662
ISBN
9780742500662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.89

Paperback. Mimesis is one of the oldest, most fundamental concepts in Western aesthetics. This book offers a searching treatment of its long history at the center of theories of representational art. Moving between ancient and modern traditions, it contends that the history of mimesis hinges on problems that are of concern for contemporary aesthetics. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092584
ISBN
9780691092584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.34
€ 51.27

Paperback. This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary bioethics. It also presents provocative, philosophically informed arguments on current bioethical issues. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690605
ISBN
9780745690605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.28

Hardcover. This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary bioethics. It also presents provocative, philosophically informed arguments on current bioethical issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690599
ISBN
9780745690599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.18

Paperback. Examines various aspects of childhood delinquency, from hooliganism, teenage gangs and vandalism to juvenile crime and classroom anarchy. This book argues that far from being simply the product of society, the rebellion of under-privileged children and youth has a long and compelling history. It is intended for those interested in oral history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFF; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199847
ISBN
9780631199847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 50.79

Paperback. Great Myths of Child Development reveals the latest evidence-based science behind the myths and misconceptions about the developing child. Series: Great Myths of Psychology. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118521236
ISBN
9781118521236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.10

paperback. Editor(s): Milner, Stephen J. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816638215
ISBN
9780816638215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118477595
ISBN
9781118477595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118477588
ISBN
9781118477588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.17

Paperback. An argument for a new system of ethics in journalism that will take into account its global reach and impact. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773536937
ISBN
9780773536937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.75

Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; JFSG; JPR; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120522
ISBN
9780813120522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, 48. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 220 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The New Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595581556
ISBN
9781595581556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.97

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
218
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442218086
ISBN
9781442218086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.29

Paperback. His new epilogue is partly a guide for new historians to tackle the complexities of Cold War studies. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801851957
ISBN
9780801851957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.66

Paperback. Though they were acquitted, these same defendants were soon being ostracized by their own neighbors, and within four months of Till's death, Southern blacks were staging the historic Montgomery bus boycott-the first major battle in the coming war against racial injustice that would lead to the passage of civil rights legislation a decade later. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; BGH; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801843266
ISBN
9780801843266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.66

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106877
ISBN
9780739106877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.92

Paperback. Stephen Kern writes about the sweeping changes in technology and culture between 1880 and World War I that created new modes of understanding and experiencing time and space. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; JFCX; JMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021693
ISBN
9780674021693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. Entertaining non-fiction from the number one bestselling writer now reissued with a new cover in B format and supported by a marketing campaign for King's entire back catalogue. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9781444723267
ISBN
9781444723267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443657
ISBN
9780801443657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.95

Paperback. A classic and highly controversial expose of the secret world of the Freemasons reissued with a new introduction by Martin Short, author of 'Inside the Brotherhood'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007246298
ISBN
9780007246298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489921
ISBN
9780801489921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.64

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