Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. A richly entertaining, compellingly readable survey of 21st-century England from a sharp-eyed American with a winningly humorous way with words. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KCG0001228
- ISBN
- 9781847247933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Immigrants in the United States send more than $20 billion every year back to Mexico - one of the largest flows of such remittances in the world. The author offers the first extended look at what is done with that money, and in particular how the building boom that it has generated has changed Mexican towns and villages. Num Pages: 336 pages, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226202815
- ISBN
- 9780226202815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Dimension: 144 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Tyndale Momentum
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781414372624
- ISBN
- 9781414372624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. What if you didn't have to do motherhood alone? Bestselling author and influential blogger Sarah Mae and speaker and author Sally Clarkson explain why you don't have to. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400204663
- ISBN
- 9781400204663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.47
€ 17.99
€ 16.47
Hardback. Everyday Exposure documents the adverse health effects experienced by Aamjiwnaang citizens in the heart of Canada's Chemical Valley and argues for a transformative and experiential "sensing policy" approach that takes the voices and experiences of Indigenous citizens seriously. Num Pages: 560 pages, 3 photo essays, 1 map, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; LNKJ; MBNH2; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774832632
- ISBN
- 9780774832632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.88
€ 113.88
Paperback. Based on detailed analysis of interviews with gay clergymen, and also with retired heterosexual clergymen whose ministries span the period since the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, this book provides specific examples to back up the contention that the approach of the Church of England to homosexuals has increasingly been characterised by hypocrisy. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780999180
- ISBN
- 9781780999180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
€ 16.99
€ 15.22
Paperback. Shedding new light on the division of power, the essays in this volume explore the variety of roles and assumptions about queens from the Americas to Eurasia. Together they provide a global tour of archaeological and historical queens that illustrate the intersection of gender and power in archaeology. Editor(s): Nelson, Sarah Milledge. Series: Gender and Archaeology. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTG; HD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759103467
- ISBN
- 9780759103467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.29
€ 73.29
First reference work to explore the research on gender in archaeology. Editor(s): Nelson, Sarah Milledge. Series: Gender and Archaeology. Num Pages: 928 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 928
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759106789
- ISBN
- 9780759106789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 295.70
€ 295.70
hardcover. Reflects the various changes in the study of gender and archaeology. This title covers issues such as sexuality studies, the body, children, and feminist pedagogy. It also covers the roles of women and men in such areas as human origins, the sexual division of labor, kinship and other social structures, state development, and ideology. Series: Gender and Archaeology. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759104952
- ISBN
- 9780759104952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.11
€ 153.11
Paperback. Visit our website for sample chapters! Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HDA; HDW; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991168
- ISBN
- 9780761991168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84
Paperback. Reveals the complexity of Swahili society Editor(s): Mirza, Sarah M.; Strobel, Margaret. Num Pages: 180 pages, 7ill.2figs.tab.3M. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253288547
- ISBN
- 9780253288547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.48
€ 20.48
Hardcover. Redolent of everything sensual and hedonistic, chocolate is synonymous with our idea of indulgence. It is adored around the world and has been since the Spanish first encountered cocoa beans in South America in the sixteenth century. This title explores the origins and growth of this almost universal obsession. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861895240
- ISBN
- 9781861895240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.99
€ 17.99
€ 13.99
Paperback. This book will inspire policy makers, practitioners, academics and journalists to rediscover courage in tackling child sexual abuse. Sarah Nelson proposes new models for child-centred, perpetrator-focussed child protection, for community prevention, and for work with survivor-offenders. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447313878
- ISBN
- 9781447313878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.27
€ 34.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. Investigates the role of journalism in the digital age. This title explains the history of journalism, its everyday workings, and the ethical dilemmas that modern journalists face. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851687039
- ISBN
- 9781851687039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. A lavishly illustrated collection that explores ideas of beauty in Africa and its diasporas, asking by and for whom concepts of beauty and aesthetics have developed. Editor(s): Nuttall, Sarah. Num Pages: 416 pages, 126 illustrations (incl. 112 in color). BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339182
- ISBN
- 9780822339182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.49
€ 32.99
€ 32.49
Paperback. Intends to capture the contradictory mixture of innovation and inertia, of loss, violence and xenophobia as well as experimentation and desegregation, which characterises the present. This title explores the concept of entanglement in relation to readings of literature, new media forms and painting. Num Pages: 240 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wits University Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144761
- ISBN
- 9781868144761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.57
€ 32.99
€ 31.57
Paperback. In a major revisionary approach to ancient Greek culture, this title invokes as a paradigm the myths surrounding Daidalos to describe the profound influence of the Near East on Greece's artistic and literary origins. Num Pages: 483 pages, 63 halftones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001609
- ISBN
- 9780691001609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.32€ 62.58
€ 82.32
€ 62.58
Paperback. Against the commonly held opinion that ancient Judaism was an artless culture, this sumptuously illustrated book offers new ways of looking at art in Jewish antiquity. Leading experts, under the editorship of Sarah Pearce, skilfully explore different functions of images in relation to their prohibition by the Second of the Ten Commandments. Editor(s): Pearce, Sarah. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Journal of Jewish Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957522800
- ISBN
- 9780957522800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 352 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174404
- ISBN
- 9780231174404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 50.14
€ 64.68
€ 50.14
Paperback. Diaspora studies have tended to privilege urban landscapes over rural ones, wanting to avoid the racial homogeneity, conservatism, and xenophobia usually associated with the latter. This book examines the work of various writers to show how it expresses the appeal that rural and wilderness spaces can hold for the diasporic imagination. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; DSBH; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926391
- ISBN
- 9780813926391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.48
€ 35.48