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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Why are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altruism? This book explains how the human mind has evolved a special instinct for social exchange, offering a lucid and persuasive argument about the paradox of human benevolence. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: JF; JMA; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd England
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140244045
ISBN
9780140244045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. This is the story of the world's exploitation motorway, the girls, the truckers who use them - and the brave few seeking to change things Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BGX; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Edition
1st New edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857212542
ISBN
9780857212542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSP1; WBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 185 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McBooks Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590131220
ISBN
9781590131220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Hardback. Amidst claims of threats to national identities in an era of increasing diversity, should we be worried about the upsurge in religious animosity in the United States, as well as Europe? This book explores how French society is divided along conflicts about religion, increasingly visible in public schools, and shows the effect that this has had. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; HRAM2; JFSR; JNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230284203
ISBN
9780230284203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. Masculine Identities and Male Sex Work Between East Java and Bali introduces the reader to the stories of young male sex workers in South Bali. These are accounts of gang warfare, bodies, and violence which speak to the dreams, aspirations, and failures of a generation of young men in contemporary Indonesia. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFMX; JFSJ2; JFSS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137541451
ISBN
9781137541451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.53

Paperback / so. Series: Studien Zur Politik Und Gesellschaft Des Vorderen Orients. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810016584
ISBN
9783810016584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.65

Hardback. In colonial North and South America, print was only one way of communicating. Information in various forms flowed across the boundaries between indigenous groups and early imperial settlements. This book examines how textual and nontextual literatures interacted in colonial North and South America. Editor(s): Cohen, Matt; Glover, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232396
ISBN
9780803232396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Matthew. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR; JFC; JHBA; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349539260
ISBN
9781349539260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

paperback. Concerns about the role and responsibilities of the media have become an increasingly important part of public debate.Media Ethics brings together philosophers, academics and media professionals to debate pressing ethical and moral Editor(s): Kieran, Matthew. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415168380
ISBN
9780415168380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.75

Paperback. How does the American public formulate its opinions about US foreign policy and military engagement abroad? This title takes an in-depth look at media coverage, elite rhetoric, and public opinion during the Iraq war and other US conflicts abroad. It also reveals precisely what this means for the future of American foreign policy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 39 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPS; JPVK; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138596
ISBN
9780691138596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardcover. How is The Simpsons a satirical artwork engaged with important social, political, and cultural issues? Henry offers the first comprehensive understanding of the show as a satire and explores the ways in which The Simpsons participates in the so-called "culture war" debates taking place in American society. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137027788
ISBN
9781137027788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.91

Paperback. How is The Simpsons a satirical artwork engaged with important social, political, and cultural issues? Henry offers the first comprehensive understanding of the show as a satire and explores the ways in which The Simpsons participates in the so-called "culture war" debates taking place in American society. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137471789
ISBN
9781137471789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.66

Hardcover. By positioning the late Edward Said's political interventions as a public intellectual on behalf of Palestinian populations living under Israeli occupation as a form of intellectual resistance, Abraham moves to consider forms of physical resistance, seeking to better understand the motivations of those who choose to turn their bodies into weapons. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFC; JNM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137031945
ISBN
9781137031945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.33

Paperback. Bringing together studies by art historians, historians, and political scientists, this work explores the themes and paradigms that pervaded protofascist and fascist aesthetic discourse, and artistic production in France and Italy. It investigates the intersection of fascist ideology and aesthetics through a range of historical examples. Editor(s): Affron, Matthew; Antliff, Mark. Num Pages: 296 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACX; JFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Paperback
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027371
ISBN
9780691027371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.52
€ 55.72

Hardcover. This book presents a study of remembrance practices emerging after the 2005 London bombings. Matthew Allen explores a range of cases that not only illustrate the effects of the organisation of remembrance on its participants, but reveal how people engaged in memorial culture to address difficult and unbearable conditions in the wake of 7/7. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137341631
ISBN
9781137341631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.24

Paperback. Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate critic of Victorian England condemned an industrial society in 'bondage to machinery' and argued instead that the wonder and joy of culture - in particular the 'sweetness and light' of classical civilization - were essential to human life. This book deals with his works. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396248
ISBN
9780141396248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. China is ever-changing, and for those looking to experience the China of today and tomorrow, A Geek in China is a hip, smart and concise guide to the Middle Kingdom. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 300 colour photos, illustrations and maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 254 x 14. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual edition,Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804844697
ISBN
9780804844697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.61

Hardcover. Examining the work of such artists as Mark Rothko, Max Weber, and Ruth Weisberg, this title reveals the different ways these artists responded to the Great Immigration, the Depression, the Holocaust, the founding of the state of Israel, and the rise of feminism. It is suitable for those interested in modern American art and Jewish studies. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 290 pages, 77 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630678
ISBN
9780815630678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.65

Hardcover. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137453273
ISBN
9781137453273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.98

Paperback. A profound, eloquent meditation on the history of writing, from Mesopotamia to multimedia. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; CBW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352924
ISBN
9780393352924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

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