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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Blier illuminates the extraordinary architecture of the Batammaliba people of Western Africa, revealing these buildings as texts through which we can read the beliefs, psychology, traditions, and social concerns of their inhabitants. In doing so, she explores the role of vernacular architecture as an expression of culture. Num Pages: 334 pages, 64 halftones, 2 maps, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: AMK; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226058610
- ISBN
- 9780226058610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621939
- ISBN
- 9781900621939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.58
€ 27.99
€ 24.58
Hardback. Suzanne Rintoul identifies an important contradiction in Victorian representations of abuse: the simultaneous compulsion to expose and to obscure brutality towards women in intimate relationships. Through case studies and literary analysis, this book illustrates how intimate violence was both spectacular and unspeakable in the Victorian period. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBF; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493262
- ISBN
- 9781137493262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
Paperback. A girlfriend-to-girlfriend guide to the three phases of divorce--from the initial shock of separation and what you need to know right away (Deal), to learning to shift the focus away from your ex and onto yourself and figuring out an action plan (Heal), to celebrating the new you, ready for an independent life, and even dating (Reveal). Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VFVS; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761187424
- ISBN
- 9780761187424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.80
€ 17.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. "We need these fictions,Jones writes, "to help us imagine our way out of the social structures and mind-sets that mythologize the past, fragment individuals, prejudge people, and divide communities." Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883934
- ISBN
- 9780801883934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.18
€ 34.99
€ 29.18
Paperback. Accessibly written, this book shows how person-centred planning tools and individual budgets work in practice. Drawing on the experience of supporting a young woman with autism and learning difficulties through the transition into adulthood, the authors clearly explain how the ideas discussed can be applied to a variety of circumstances. Num Pages: 128 pages, 34 black and white figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 7. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849054430
- ISBN
- 9781849054430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSR2; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479894505
- ISBN
- 9781479894505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSR2; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479872152
- ISBN
- 9781479872152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.43
€ 96.43
Paperback. To understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on an extraordinary range of theory, original research and empirical sources, this book assesses the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, and offers a critical and updated perspective. Editor(s): Daatland, Svein Olav; Biggs, Simon. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348470
- ISBN
- 9781861348470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.20
€ 36.99
€ 35.20
Paperback / so. Series: Gesellschaftspolitik Und Staatstatigkeit. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810021755
- ISBN
- 9783810021755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.44
€ 69.44
Paperback / so. Series: Schriftenreihe Der Gesellschaft Fur Medienpadagogik Und Komm. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810015181
- ISBN
- 9783810015181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.47
€ 69.47
Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085221
- ISBN
- 9781847085221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback / so. Series: Burgerschaftliches Engagement Und Non-Profit-Sektor. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810026552
- ISBN
- 9783810026552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.44
€ 76.44
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHB; JKSN; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531155180
- ISBN
- 9783531155180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.71
€ 80.71
Paperback. An ethnographic examination of how northern Ugandans understand and attempt to control their moral universe and material circumstances in the midst of civil war. Series: The Cultures and Practices of Violence. Num Pages: 286 pages, 8 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406. War, History, and Everyday Moments in Northern Uganda. Series: The Cultures and Practices of Violence. 304 pages, 8 illustrations. Since 1986, the Acholi people of northern Uganda have lived in the crossfire of a violent civil war, with the Lord's Resistance Army and other groups fighting the Ugandan government. This title describes how the Acholi - the younger generation, those born into the era of civil strife - understand and attempt to control their moral universe. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; JFFE; JHMC. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight: 448.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341918
- ISBN
- 9780822341918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.71
€ 31.99
€ 28.71
Hardcover. From political debates about global free markets to local free lunches, the word 'freedom' is in danger of becoming a distorted cliche. This book explores the history of the idea of freedom, from its origins in ancient Greece, suggesting that our attempts to imagine freedom should occupy the space of not only 'what is' but also 'what if'. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226069739
- ISBN
- 9780226069739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49
Hardcover. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCU; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633730
- ISBN
- 9780815633730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.06
€ 62.06
Paperback. Bring your cosplay dreams to life with your own two hands! Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WFB; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 275 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- IMPACT
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440345166
- ISBN
- 9781440345166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 20.63
€ 33.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. Describes the lives of twelve women, whether saints and reformers or seers and spiritualists - who spoke out against the mainstream teachings of the Church. This book outlines their beliefs, their attempts to make themselves heard, their clashes with the spiritual authorities, the influence they achieved and the legacies they left behind. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718830243
- ISBN
- 9780718830243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.36
€ 38.36
Paperback. Features a collection of more than one hundred Native American songs that celebrate the rich and vibrant oral traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North America. Some songs included in this work have familiar themes, while others illuminate the complexities and differences of the Native cultures. Editor(s): Swann, Brian. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; DSC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 11. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803293403
- ISBN
- 9780803293403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.90
€ 23.99
€ 21.90