Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BGLA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925363
- ISBN
- 9780813925363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.65
€ 36.65
Paperback. Departing from earlier studies of kokugaku (which means "the study of our country"), this title considers how three of the more marginalized participants in the movement challenged its principal founder and engaged its fundamental concerns about what defines the Japanese nation and unifies those within it. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331728
- ISBN
- 9780822331728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813536712
- ISBN
- 9780813536712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.46
€ 41.99
€ 37.46
Hardback. No Place of Rest pursues the literary traces of the traumatic expulsion of Jews from France in 1306. Through careful readings of liturgical, philosophical, memorial, and medical texts, Susan Einbinder reveals how medieval Jews asserted their identity in exile. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812241150
- ISBN
- 9780812241150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Paperback. From ritual killings to subtle acts of self-denial, the practice and rhetoric of sacrifice has a special centrality in modern American literature. This book portrays an episode in American cultural history when the literary movement of realism and the fledgling field of sociology both converged in the belief that sacrifice is basic to sociality. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015064
- ISBN
- 9780691015064
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Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 50.82
€ 65.38
€ 50.82
Hardback. This book documents organized medicine's communications to its members about chiropractic, demonstrating how by fighting chiropractic, organized medicine was serving itself and the profession: Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761809432
- ISBN
- 9780761809432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.26
€ 110.26
Tourists may want a life uncomplicated by technology, but would they be willing to drive around in horse-drawn buggies in order to achieve it?Trollinger's answers to important questions in her fascinating study of Amish Country tourism are sure to challenge readers' understanding of this surprising cultural phenomenon. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20, 4 maps, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; JFSR; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404196
- ISBN
- 9781421404196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Hardback. Examines the role of romantic comedy, particularly the plays of Menander, in defending democratic culture and transnational polis culture against various threats during the initial and most fraught period of the Hellenistic Era. This book also demonstrates the importance of gender, kinship, and sexuality to the making of democratic civic ideology. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; JFC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115832
- ISBN
- 9780691115832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.15€ 68.36
€ 89.15
€ 68.36
Paperback. This saddle-stitched booklet explains how to make homes more accessible to the aged or disabled. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; JFFG; WKDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 104 x 4. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fairview Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781577491422
- ISBN
- 9781577491422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.75
€ 6.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573093590
- ISBN
- 9781573093590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.78
€ 76.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319993
- ISBN
- 9780822319993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. A hard look at an ugly chapter in America's history Series: History of Disability. Num Pages: 443 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFG; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 443
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814783610
- ISBN
- 9780814783610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ; JPQB; KCP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press ne
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227907
- ISBN
- 9780801439841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Nearly a decade after the housing market's collapse triggered the Great Recession, members of both sides of the political aisle are calling for reform. Principles of Housing Finance Reform lays out a roadmap for reforms for a new housing finance system to achieve liquidity, access, and sustainability. Editor(s): Wachter, Susan M.; Tracy, Joseph. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: JFFB; KFFR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248623
- ISBN
- 9780812248623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Paperback. In the aftermath of the early 1990's controversy over the use of silicone breast implants, how do women decide to undergo surgery to enhance or reconstruct their bodies? How does surgery alter a woman's self-image? How did they face the possibility of debilitating autoimmune disease from rupturing? This title discusses these questions. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396127
- ISBN
- 9781566396127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.11
€ 36.99
€ 35.11
Hardback. True to the nature of the Gedenkschrift, this commemorative publication celebrates the work of sociologist Dr. William Freudenburg, one of the founding editors of RSPPP and Dehlsen Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara. Editor(s): Maret, Susan. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781907344
- ISBN
- 9781781907344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.22
€ 134.22
Paperback. Offering an analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states of New York and California, this book explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies. It examines the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations, religious groups, the media, and others. Num Pages: 277 pages, 1 line illustration, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JFM; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252042
- ISBN
- 9780520252042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
€ 40.99
€ 29.26
hardcover. Focuses on the challenges facing women who seek to create innovative entrepreneurial ventures, whilst also celebrating their scientific activities and contribution to technological advancement, society and economic development as a whole. This book investigates and demonstrates the innovative and inventive achievements of women. Editor(s): Marlow, Susan; Wynarczyk, Pooran. Series Editor(s): Henry, Colette; Marlow, Susan. Series: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJD; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243355
- ISBN
- 9780857243355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.31
€ 118.31
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325987
- ISBN
- 9780822325987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.39
€ 27.99
€ 26.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 halftones, music. BIC Classification: AVA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816641895
- ISBN
- 9780816641895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.99
€ 24.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Exploring the ways that shared musical practices transmit social knowledge, this book offers an account of our own cultural moment in terms of two dominant traditions: tonality and blues. It tackles big issues concerning classical, popular, and postmodern repertoires and their relations to the broader musical worlds that create and enjoy them. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 219 pages, 16 music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232082
- ISBN
- 9780520232082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; HP; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670338
- ISBN
- 9780816670338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 figures, 22 b&w plates, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ACBK; JFHF; JHMC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292752269
- ISBN
- 9780292752269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Over 1200 collectible T-shirts presented for casual wearers and serious collectors of these icons of international culture. Grouped by popular categories, such as colleges, sports, and surfing. Includes price guide. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1,247 color photos. BIC Classification: AJC; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325892
- ISBN
- 9780764325892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12