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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This is an examination of the complex relationships among universities, states, and markets in light of the growing influence of globalization. Editor(s): Rhoads, Robert A.; Torres, Carlos. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 tables, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFS; JNMN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804751698
ISBN
9780804751698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Blending political, cultural and economic perspectives, this text traces the evolution of Asian countries in the 20th century. Its aim is to determine the mix of culture, experience, scale, timing, leadership and policy that shapes individual developing nations. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJ; GTF; HBJF; JFC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674687585
ISBN
9780674687585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.74

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores different approaches to myth from several disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. In this new edition, Robert Segal considers both the future study of myth as well as the impact of areas such as cognitive science and the latest approaches to narrative theory. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198724704
ISBN
9780198724704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761992
ISBN
9780226761992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 150 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 266 x 18. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894898911
ISBN
9781894898911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. Suitable for those interested in early modern literature or the history of food, this title tells the story of how early modern Europeans put food into words and words into food, and created an experience all their own. It features illustrations and a handful of recipes. Num Pages: 376 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021270
ISBN
9780226021270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Atkins, Robert; Mintcheva, Svetlana. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The New Press New York
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595580504
ISBN
9781595580504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.67

Paperback. How can co-operation emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists - whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals - when there is no central authority to police their actions? This title explores this question, and its implications in this age of nuclear weapons and arms talks. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140124958
ISBN
9780140124958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. Provides compelling and probing case studies of economic problems and public housing plights in Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and San Antonio. This book also provides brief histories of each city - all of which expanded dynamically between 1935 and 1965 - and how they responded to slums under the Housing Acts of 1937, 1949, and 1954. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBW; 3JJ; JFFB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439911150
ISBN
9781439911150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Paperback. This edition bring up-to-date the author's seminal study of mental retardation. Focusing on the role of stigma and the efforts of the mentally handicapped to pass normal lives, the text explores such areas as social competence, independence and quality of life. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBPK; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Rev and Updated ed.
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082267
ISBN
9780520082267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.53

Paperback. In the 1920s, when film criticism was as new as the cinema itself, a particular way of thinking about the movies developed in Paris. This collection of essays discusses this mystery and others like it: Why did photography and the detective story originate at exactly the same time? Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214386
ISBN
9780253214386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. An analysis of the ideologies and artistic conventions of American movies includes examinations of films such as Casablanca, Taxi Driver, and The Godfather. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691101743
ISBN
9780691101743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.15

Paperback. Explains how inequalities, job insecurity and global warming are the logical outcomes of supercapitalism. This work shows that companies, fighting hard to be competitive, have become deeply involved in politics, and how the tools used to temper society's problems - taxation and education - have withered as supercapitalism has burgeoned. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JHBA; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRA0005111
ISBN
9781848310469
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 684 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; MB; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 180. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
684
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634836364
ISBN
9781634836364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 436.68
€ 332.65

Paperback. In this social history of gender roles, the author examines change in the spheres of men and women, in family life and in public activity before and during the Industrial Revolution. He re-examines the view that women had greater economic and political opportunities in pre-industrial England. Series: Themes in British Social History. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pearson Education UK
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780582103153
ISBN
9780582103153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.77

Paperback. 'Scouting for Boys' (1908) is both a handbook and a philosophy for a way of living that replaces self with service, puts country before individual, and duty above all. It also details how to light fires, stalk men and animals. This edition reveals its maverick complexity, exploring its contradictions about sexuality, the environment and the empire. Editor(s): Boehmer, Elleke. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSV; WSZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328.
Edition
Annotated
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802460
ISBN
9780192802460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136815
ISBN
9780231136815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Disinformation Company
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938875007
ISBN
9781938875007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.87

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Cook, Robin. Num Pages: 368 pages, b&w illustrations, b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HDD; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099429272
ISBN
9780099429272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp. Of photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307473134
ISBN
9780307473134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.31

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