Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Offers a views of rhetoric through the lens of modality, arguing that rhetoric's guiding interest in what is possible makes it a suitable tool for understanding politics. This title examines rhetoric's role in the history of modernity and to makes connections between thinkers from the classical, early modern, and modern periods. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226777481
- ISBN
- 9780226777481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.99
€ 48.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Num Pages: 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1002. The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil. 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. Bringing her readers to the slopes above a modern plantation town, the author follows three generations of shanty-town women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and trial. It is a story of class relations told at the basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight: 1006.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520075375
- ISBN
- 9780520075375
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.48
€ 44.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. This study was first published in 1983. It traces the social disintegration of "Ballybran", a small village on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, exploring the symptoms of the communities decline: from emigration to schizophrenia. This edition contains a new preface and epilogue. Num Pages: 417 pages, 23 b/w illustrations, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFH; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520224803
- ISBN
- 9780520224803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.52
€ 34.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Contains a series of essays that demonstrate how, at the close of the twentieth century, the world's children are affected by global political-economic structures and by everyday practices embedded in the micro-level interactions of local cultures. Editor(s): Scheper-Hughes, Nancy; Sargent, Carolyn. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 black-and-white photos, 20 tables, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 188 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209183
- ISBN
- 9780520209183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 497 color photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304842
- ISBN
- 9780764304842
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.06
€ 25.99
€ 18.06
Identifying and dating eyewear on the market today is now simple and fun. Examples of eyewear from the sevententh century to the present are shown in over 600 color photos and explained in an engaging text. Bifocals, monocles, pince-nez, fanciful and safety styles of eyeglasses and sunglasses appear, along with some price estimates. Num Pages: 192 pages, 600 color photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764310416
- ISBN
- 9780764310416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.18
€ 48.99
€ 32.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 325 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 290 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325083
- ISBN
- 9780764325083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.52
€ 48.99
€ 32.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFF; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199325276
- ISBN
- 9780199325276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.91
€ 30.99
€ 26.91
Paperback. Shows that Indians and Europeans shared common beliefs about their most fundamental realities - land as national territory, government, record-keeping, international alliances, gender, and the human body. This work includes incidents, letters, and recorded speeches from the Iroquois and Creek confederacies, the Cherokee Nation, and other sources. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195307108
- ISBN
- 9780195307108
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Condition: New
€ 59.93
€ 59.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFFZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1054.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578618
- ISBN
- 9781877578618
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.66
€ 30.99
€ 22.66
Paperback. Taking a close look at ordinary people 'telling their own story', Nancy Thumim explores self-representations in contemporary digital culture in settings as diverse as reality TV, online storytelling, and oral histories displayed in museums. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFC; JFDT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520173
- ISBN
- 9781137520173
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Condition: New
€ 68.88
€ 68.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Royal British Columbia Museum
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780772658463
- ISBN
- 9780772658463
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.79
€ 20.99
€ 19.79
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845844202
- ISBN
- 9781845844202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.29
€ 26.99
€ 20.29
hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFJ; JFSL1; KNTC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813586304
- ISBN
- 9780813586304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.83
€ 158.83
Hardback. This new edition provides up-to-date statistics and fresh analysis of changing trends in immigration, describes ethno-cultural community, discussing such issues as childbirth, mental illness, dental care, hospitalization, and death, as well as home country culture, common reasons for emigrating, and challenges in adjusting to a new culture. Editor(s): Waxler-Morrison, Nancy; Anderson, Joan M.; Richardson, Elizabeth; Chambers, Natalie A. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812559
- ISBN
- 9780774812559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.11
€ 47.11
Hardback. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 672 pages, 44 halftones. 1 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNFN; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 252 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172996
- ISBN
- 9780691172996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; AVGC9; AVGE; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082030
- ISBN
- 9780252082030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; AVGC9; AVGE; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040566
- ISBN
- 9780252040566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.47
€ 132.47
Hardcover. Originally published in Hungarian as: Kisebbsaegi magyar keozeossaegek a 20. szaazadban. Budapest: Gondolat: MTA Kisebbsaegkutatao Intaezet, 2008. Editor(s): Bardi, Nandor; Fedinec, Csilla; Szarka, Laszlo. Num Pages: 550 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 167 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1192.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336772
- ISBN
- 9780880336772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.81€ 62.27
€ 80.81
€ 62.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Demeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772581072
- ISBN
- 9781772581072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.78
€ 34.99
€ 29.78