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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. The Country of First Boys is Amartya Sen's intellectual journey through the past and present to seek an understanding of India's history and the demands of its future. In this collection, Sen examines justice, identity, deprivation, inequalities, gender politics, education, the media, and the importance of getting your priorities right. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198738183
ISBN
9780198738183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
382
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192893307
ISBN
9780192893307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. This title brings together and develops some of the most important economic, social, and ethical ideas Sen has explored. It examines the claims of equality in social arrangements, stressing that we should be concerned with people's capabilities rather than either their resources or their welfare. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1 line figure. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198289289
ISBN
9780198289289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

paperback. India is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints. This title brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary India. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141012117
ISBN
9780141012117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Hardback. Sources include open source material but internal secret files and highly classified audiotapes of Saddam Hussein that were made available to researchers at the Conflict Records Research Center at National Defense University and some documents at the Hoover Institution. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; JFSR2; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415826
ISBN
9781421415826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSG; RGC; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319252964
ISBN
9783319252964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.07

Hardback. Though Massachusetts banned slavery in 1780, prior to the Civil War a law prohibiting marriage between whites and blacks reinforced the state's racial caste system. Amber Moulton recreates an unlikely collaboration of reformers who sought to rectify what they saw as an indefensible injustice, leading to the legalization of interracial marriage. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967625
ISBN
9780674967625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.60
€ 50.03

Paperback. Why do some issues go viral and then just as quickly fall off the radar? How is it that the media can sustain public interest for months in a complex story like negotiations over Obamacare while ignoring other important issues in favor of stories on "balloon boy"? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226065571
ISBN
9780226065571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.79

Hardcover. Why do some issues go viral and then just as quickly fall off the radar? How is it that the media can sustain public interest for months in a complex story like negotiations over Obamacare while ignoring other important issues in favor of stories on "balloon boy"? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226065434
ISBN
9780226065434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.75

Hardcover. Editor(s): Handy, Amber; O Conchubhair, Brian. Num Pages: 290 pages, 2 colour artworks. BIC Classification: 2AF; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320288
ISBN
9781851320288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.67
€ 50.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Handy, Amber; O Conchubhair, Brian. Num Pages: 290 pages, 2 colour artworks. BIC Classification: 2AF; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Arlen House
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781851320752
ISBN
9781851320752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.54

Hardback. Editor(s): Hutchins, Amber; Tindall, Natalie T. J. Series: Routledge New Directions in Public Relations & Communication Research. Num Pages: 266 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; KJSP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138787728
ISBN
9781138787728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.86

Hardcover. Written in an accessible tone but grounded in years of research, this book charts the nautical influence on fashion over five chapters, each of which considers a particular maritime profession: The Officer, The Sailor, The Fisherman, The Sportsman and The Pirate. Num Pages: 224 pages, 210 illustrations, 141 in colour. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500517802
ISBN
9780500517802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Explores the concept of labelling and the associated issues of categories such as butch or femme, transgender, bisexual, top or bottom, drag queen, b-girl, or drag king. This volume includes conversations with other writers, such as Deirdre English, Gayle Rubin, Jewelle Gomez, and Cherrie Moraga. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 304 pages, 41 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822326199
ISBN
9780822326199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BK; HBJK; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Nightwood
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889713291
ISBN
9780889713291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.20

Hardcover. Creates a resource where women can find a role model, someone with whom they can relate. Profiling women with a wide diversity of experiences and career opportunities allows the reader to find a common connection. This series of book highlights both the pleasant and unpleasant career experiences which these women underwent. Editor(s): Hinkle, Amber S.; Kocsis, Jody A. Series: ACS Symposium Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 28 halftones, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; KNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
OUP USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004189
ISBN
9780841239128
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810016867
ISBN
9783810016867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.75

Paperback. * Explores the contradictions of growing up female and Muslim in West London. * Useful to promote discussion of personal identity and cultural values. * Suitable for schools, colleges and youth theatres to perform. * Coincides with a national tour. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 275 x 28. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Aurora Metro Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953675791
ISBN
9780953675791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847180568
ISBN
9781847180568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. Widespread confusion over the use of the terms Islamism or Political Islam often obscures the fact that these are not new phenomena and can be traced back more than a century. Through research in to the trajectories of Islamists, this book seeks to understand what has become of political Islam. Editor(s): Boubekeur, Amel; Roy, Olivier. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659419
ISBN
9781850659419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 46.91

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659402
ISBN
9781850659402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.31

Paperback. Feminism is one of the most important perspectives from which visual culture has been theorized and historicized. Challenging the notion of feminism as a unified discourse, this title assembles a wide array of writings that address art, film, architecture, popular culture, new media and other visual fields from a feminist perspective. Editor(s): Jones, Amelia. Series: In Sight: Visual Culture. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415543705
ISBN
9780415543705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096426
ISBN
9780719096426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Hardback. This book offers a critical reassessment of the histories of colonialism, immigration, gender, the Algerian War, and the welfare state, by examining a network of services targeting Algerian migrants that brought together two of France's long-standing social engineering projects--the civilizing mission and the welfare state. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804784214
ISBN
9780804784214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.69

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