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Society & culture: general
Paperback. An exploration of the relationship between US political and social thought and literary consciousness in the early post-war years in which the author analyzes the efforts by writers to reshape their "old" liberalism into a "new" sceptical liberalism that recognized the persistence of human evil. Series: History of American Thought & Culture S. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JPFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004273
- ISBN
- 9780299128449
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A founding work of political philosophy with expanded introduction and added explanatory matter. Editor(s): Tuck, Richard. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 618 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 846. Revised Student Edition. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. 616 pages, indexes. Editor(s): Tuck, Richard. A founding work of political philosophy with expanded introduction and added explanatory matter. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 29. Weight: 846.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521567978
- ISBN
- 9780521567978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Paperback. New translation of the first major work of the greatest English political philosopher. Editor(s): Tuck, Richard; Silverthorne, Michael. Series Editor(s): Geuss, Raymond; Skinner, Quentin. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 306 pages, index, further reading, glossary, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 366. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. 306 pages, index, further reading, glossary, chronology, bibliography. Editor(s): Tuck, Richard; Silverthorne, Michael. New translation of the first major work of the greatest English political philosopher. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 11. Weight: 412. Series Editor(s) :Geuss, Raymond; Skinner, Quentin.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521437806
- ISBN
- 9780521437806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.21
€ 48.21
Paperback. New edition of this core text for all students of social anthropology. Additions include cultural property rights and commercialisation of identity. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330426
- ISBN
- 9780745330426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.85
€ 33.99
€ 26.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857857422
- ISBN
- 9780857857422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.91
€ 35.91
Paperback. A major new intervention on the overarching challenges of modernity from one of the world's leading anthropologists Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336343
- ISBN
- 9780745336343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.05
€ 31.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Offers an institutional history of the Chemical Warfare Service, the department tasked with improving the Army's ability to use and defend against chemical weapons during and after World War One. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFD; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080265
- ISBN
- 9780252080265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. The ultimate collection of those outlandish tales people love to share. With themes that run the gamut from funny to sick, risque to informative, frightening to disgusting, these fantastic yarns are remarkable for their uncanny ability to travel by word of mouth. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WDKX; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 138 x 40. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579124663
- ISBN
- 9781579124663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.11
€ 33.99
€ 24.11
Paperback. Drawing on over 20 years of research on topics ranging from Navajo and Catholic Charismatic ritual healing to the cultural and religious implications of virtual reality in biomedical technology, this text examines questions about human experience and the meaning of being human. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293925
- ISBN
- 9780312293925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.58
€ 124.58
Paperback. This study of the contemporary American faith healing movement, the Catholic Charismatic Revival, blends ethnographic details with case histories to provide a cultural analysis of the healing experience. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508. A Cultural Phenomenology of Charismatic Healing. 344 pages, 10 b&w photographs. This study of the contemporary American faith healing movement, the Catholic Charismatic Revival, blends ethnographic details with case histories to provide a cultural analysis of the healing experience. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCM; JFC. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 23. Weight: 496.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208841
- ISBN
- 9780520208841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.73
€ 36.99
€ 26.73
Hardback. Arguing that elite higher education contributes to both social mobility and inequality, the authors investigate such areas as admission advantages for minorities, academic achievement gaps tied to race and class, unequal burdens in paying for tuition, and satisfaction with college experiences. Num Pages: 568 pages, 55 line illus. 81 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141602
- ISBN
- 9780691141602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.46
€ 59.42
€ 46.46
Paperback. Italian American identity, now a mix of history and fantasy, flesh-and-bone people and all-too-familiar caricature, still has something to teach us. Contending that the media has become the primary vehicle of Italian sensibilities, the author explores a series of books, movies, paintings, and records in ten dramatic vignettes. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 256 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; AB; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727478
- ISBN
- 9780814727478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Although much has been written about the Kerner Commission, the analysis has focused primarily on its affect on the American press. In The Riot Report and the News, Thomas J. Hrach instead explores how the commission came to its conclusions, in order to understand why and how its report served as a catalyst for change. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFD; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625342119
- ISBN
- 9781625342119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.49
€ 37.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 250 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479896479
- ISBN
- 9781479896479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.07
€ 96.07
Paperback. The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 drastically changed the delivery of social services in the US. This title uses Catholic social teaching as a lens through which to view contemporary American welfare policies, citing the tradition's emphasis on serving the needy - including a preferential option for the poor - and the common good. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; JFM; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011564
- ISBN
- 9781589011564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.00
€ 42.00
hardcover. Lists the most important English-language studies of myth theory, which attempt to answer the questions: What is 'myth?' How does it function in human society, and how is it to be interpreted? Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; GBCR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780810833883
- ISBN
- 9780810833883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.36
€ 108.36
Paperback. Once America's "arsenal of democracy," Detroit is now the symbol of the American urban crisis. In this reappraisal of America's racial and economic inequalities, the author asks why Detroit and other industrial cities have become the sites of persistent racialized poverty. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 29 halftones. 17 tables. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJP; JFSG; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162553
- ISBN
- 9780691162553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.74
€ 24.99
€ 18.74
Hardback. Does Obama's presidency signal the end of race in American life? This title examines the paradox of race in Barack Obama's America and how President Obama intends to deal with it. It assesses the culture and politics of race in the age of Obama, and of our prospects for a postracial America. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137308
- ISBN
- 9780691137308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.35
€ 34.35
Paperback. Shines a light on the Taliban's propaganda arm and its impact on the course of the war in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBWS4; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048439
- ISBN
- 9781849048439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Paperback. Around the world, more than a million people die by suicide each year. Yet many of us know very little about a tragedy that may strike our own loved ones - and much of what we think we know is wrong. This book dismantles myth after myth to bring compassionate and accurate understanding of a massive international killer. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061989
- ISBN
- 9780674061989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80