Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Focuses on the work of Umberto Eco - one of Europe's best-known writers and intellectuals. This title covers the range of Eco's work, from his theoretical writings on semiotics to his best-selling novels. It assesses the influence of Eco's work on contemporary culture. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608495
- ISBN
- 9780745608495
Condition: New
€ 87.52
€ 87.52
Paperback. This student text introduces the main themes and issues of social policy. By examining a variety of social topics, such as leisure, work, media and information technology, the book explores the nature of inequality and the impact of social policy. It then considers the future for social policy. Num Pages: 280 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631178620
- ISBN
- 9780631178620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. Outlines how the coalition government austerity program caused the cost of living crisis. The author recommends legislation that will make it difficult for governments to impose polices that are so blatantly in the interest of a wealthy privileged class. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Radical Read
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871204292
- ISBN
- 9781871204292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.04
€ 15.04
Paperback. An A-Z of the remarkable women who shaped Norfolk's history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; JFSJ1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 243 x 12. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445653228
- ISBN
- 9781445653228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.22
€ 30.22
Paperback. This lively and topical book provides a critique of choice in contemporary society and policy. Having choices empowers us, but constant extension of choice overwhelms us. In a concise and readable style, the author considers whether choice enhances or burdens our lives, and questions the blithe assumption that more choice is always for the better. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423979
- ISBN
- 9781847423979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single must be in search of a partner Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 239 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814772553
- ISBN
- 9780814772553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single must be in search of a partner Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814772546
- ISBN
- 9780814772546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. The psychologist Michael Cole, known for his pioneering work in literacy, cognition, and human development, offers a multifaceted account of what cultural psychology is, what is has been, and what it can be. The text provides a synthesis of the theory and empirical work shaping the field. Num Pages: 416 pages, 27 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674179561
- ISBN
- 9780674179561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.49
€ 51.99
€ 43.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Hohm Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935826385
- ISBN
- 9781935826385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.51
€ 24.99
€ 21.51
Paperback. Explores the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in traditional Muslim culture. This book provides an account of the Koran as codex, as scripture, as liturgy, and as the embodiment of truth, and examines its means of formation and dissemination. It also discusses issues of interpretation for certain key verses. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192853448
- ISBN
- 9780192853448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. The locked room mystery is one of the iconic creations of popular fiction. Michael Cook's critical study reveals how this archetypal form of the puzzle story has had a significant effect in shaping the immensely popular genre of detective fiction.The bookincludes analysis of texts from Poe to the present day." Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349325313
- ISBN
- 9781349325313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. The chapters in this international collection investigate a wide range of theorizations of rurality and literacy; literate practices and pedagogies; questions of place, space, and sustainability; and representations of rurality that challenge simplistic conceptions of standardized literacy and the real-and-imagined world beyond the metropolis. Editor(s): Green, Bill. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; JFSF; JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275486
- ISBN
- 9781137275486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.21€ 80.71
€ 97.21
€ 80.71
Paperback. A leading economist and a top economic journalist show that contrary to conventional wisdom, America is at the peak of its economic well-being, with more opportunity for more people than at any other time in our history. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBA; KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 285. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012530
- ISBN
- 9780465047833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. "Across the Lines" is a study of how language mediates experience across cultures with regard to travel. The study is partly based on the books of various travel writers with no grasp of a foreign tongue and their perceptions using interpreters and guides. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; JFC; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181836
- ISBN
- 9781859181836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 24.15
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448966
- ISBN
- 9780801448966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.58
€ 51.58
Paperback. Presents an examination of the global nature of Indian and Chinese media. Editor(s): Curtin, Dr. Michael, PhD; Shah, Hemant G. Series: Popular Culture and Politics Asia Pacific. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 black & white photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076909
- ISBN
- 9780252076909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451447
- ISBN
- 9780801451447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB; HBTD; HPK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349459544
- ISBN
- 9781349459544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Paperback. Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, sets out his vision of 'an ethical Republic' in a collection of his speeches. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNS; JFM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786691255
- ISBN
- 9781786691255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRK; HRLP1; JF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145022
- ISBN
- 9780231145022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.01€ 86.64
€ 113.01
€ 86.64