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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Discover the burial place of the mythical hunter-warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill, the sites where holy saints once encountered devils, ghosts, fairies and changelings. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
9781845887599
ISBN
9781845887599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.12

Hardback. Student-friendly introduction to the sociology of everyday life. Introduces in very accessible style the various theories used to interpret our everyday actions that on the surface of things might look mundane. Considers topics such as eating and drinking, leisure, time and schedules, emotions, home, as well as how to study everyday life. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642673
ISBN
9780745642673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.14

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sutton, Alfonso D. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFU; JKV; WSXS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631178238
ISBN
9781631178238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.75
€ 123.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585429479
ISBN
9781585429479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.15

Paperback. An ethnographic study of indigenous opposition to processes of economic globalization, arguing that neoliberal economic reforms both provoked a crisis of governance and created the conditions for a disruptive indigenous movement in Ecuador Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 b&w photos, 6 maps, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSL9; JPW; KJVG; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822332725
ISBN
9780822332725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Hardback. Takes on received wisdom about gay identities and gay rights, arguing that we are not "almost there," but on the contrary have settled for a watered-down goal of tolerance and acceptance rather than a robust claim to full civil rights. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 343 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770573
ISBN
9780814770573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24
€ 15.79

Hardcover. From the public outing of Ellen DeGeneres to the murder of Matthew Shepard, gay lives and images have moved onto the centre stage of American public life. Combining personal stories with analysis, this book argues that we live in a time where gays are seen, but not necessarily heard. Num Pages: 344 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Chicago University Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226872315
ISBN
9780226872315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24
€ 79.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 248 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838207322
ISBN
9783838207322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.26
€ 41.56

Paperback. Focuses on Laweyan, a production center of batik textiles that had embraced modernity under Dutch colonial rule, only to fend off the modernizing forces of Indonesia during the twentieth century. This book portrays a merchant enclave clinging to its forms of social life and highlights the power of women in the marketplace and the home. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016924
ISBN
9780691016924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.57
€ 42.55

Paperback. Analyzes the ways in which literature and philosophy draw boundaries around identity. This book features the works of Gloria Anzaldua, Cherrie Moraga, and Ana Castillo that enable us to examine how identities shift and intersect with others through processes of 'incarnation'. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB; JFFG; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230853
ISBN
9780823230853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.35

Paperback. Led by women's life history accounts, this is an engaging and accessible account of how constructions of femininity fundamentally affect women's mental wellbeing through the life course. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 23. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426765
ISBN
9781847426765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.57

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426772
ISBN
9781847426772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.48

Small Batch details the history and changing social implication of artisanal foods, from the days of early American settlers to the present explosion of small-batch and artisanal food businesses. Interviewing over fifty artisanal producers, Cope details the influences, challenges, and evolving identity of these modern craft industries. Series: Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy. Num Pages: 244 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442227347
ISBN
9781442227347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 14 photographs, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295247
ISBN
9780803295247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.78

Paperback. As the author traces the evolution of Motown from a small record company to an international music industry giant, she looks at cultural politics at the grassroots level and sees the music not as a mere soundtrack for its historical moment but as an active agent in politics of the time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; AVGQ; JFC; JFSL3; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
a
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005464
ISBN
9780674005464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.01

Hardback. From antebellum slavery to the twenty-first century, African American funeral directors have orchestrated funerals or 'homegoing' ceremonies with dignity and pageantry. This title offers a history of how African American funeral directors have been integral to the fight for freedom. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JHBZ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674036215
ISBN
9780674036215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.36

Paperback. Ethiopia 1984: A groundbreaking account of the reporting of a famine and its unin- tended long-term consequences. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPN; JFD; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042888
ISBN
9781849042888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.88

Paperback. Applying feminist thinking to labor studies in a global context Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077920
ISBN
9780252077920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816648832
ISBN
9780816648832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.52

Hardback. These gripping biographies poignantly illustrate the strengths and the vulnerabilities of professional housewives and of families facing social change and economic uncertainty in contemporary Japan. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442221710
ISBN
9781442221710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.00
€ 47.79

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