Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This collaborative study explores moments in the history of globalization and autonomy to provide insights into changes overtaking the contemporary world. Editor(s): Streeter, Stephen M.; Weaver, John C.; Coleman, William D. Series: Globalization and Autonomy Series. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816007
- ISBN
- 9780774816007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AVGH; AVR; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215656
- ISBN
- 9780812215656
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. "A comprehensive modern-day bestiary."-The New Yorker Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w halftones, 30 line illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199798094
- ISBN
- 9780199798094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.89
€ 31.99
€ 22.89
Paperback. This is the fully-researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema known as wuxia. The book unveils rich layers of the wuxia tradition as it developed in early Shanghai cinema in the late 1920s, and from the 1950s onwards, in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industries. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474400084
- ISBN
- 9781474400084
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.83
€ 40.99
€ 33.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, 95 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; APF; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138815780
- ISBN
- 9781138815780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.42
€ 65.42
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857898746
- ISBN
- 9780857898746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Contemporary cultural studies have marginalized "agency," namely the power of people to shape social life. Here, Stephen Tumino offers a new materialist challenge to these tendencies and articulates an internationalist cultural theory that puts global agency in the forefront of cultural analysis. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108806
- ISBN
- 9780230108806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. American Sociology has changed radically since 1945. This volume traces these changes to the present, with special emphasis on the feminization of sociology and the decline of the science ideal as well as the challenges sociology faces in the new environment for universities. Series: Sociology Transformed. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JHB; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377166
- ISBN
- 9781137377166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2010 by Praeger. Num Pages: 127 pages, 12 B&W photos. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346298
- ISBN
- 9781612346298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.04
€ 21.04
Hardback. This text reads Becker both as a prophet of modernity and as an observer of its decline. Situated within the disciplinary approach of "theology of culture", it discerns the contours of modern vision in its depth-dimension. Num Pages: 114 pages, appendix, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRCM; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761805366
- ISBN
- 9780761805366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.54
€ 116.54
Paperback. Stephen Wade offers a student guide to major writers, their key works and to influential background factors including the postmodern, the masternarrative and metafiction. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJP; DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853312267
- ISBN
- 9781853312267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.41
€ 42.99
€ 38.41
Hardcover. Thatcher's Grandchildren explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly significant in the twenty first century within a political landscape framed by neo-liberalism. Issues addressed include child protection and abuse, the media, education and schooling, and poverty. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; 3JMG; JFSP1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281548
- ISBN
- 9781137281548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Hardback. This volume culls the most important and provocative research and policy analysis in the child welfare field and is an essential guide for understanding the burgeoning field of children's services. Editor(s): Barth, Richard P.; Berrick, Jill Duerr; Gilbert, Neil. Num Pages: 392 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080743
- ISBN
- 9780231080743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.21€ 112.66
€ 147.21
€ 112.66
Paperback. Exploring the global dimensions of children at risk, this book discusses the notion of children's rights, and the claim that every child has a right to a cultural identity. It reveals how children's everyday lives and futures are often the stakes in battles that adults wage over definitions of cultural identity and state cultural policies. Editor(s): Stephens, Sharon. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691043289
- ISBN
- 9780691043289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 51.25
€ 64.77
€ 51.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFSJ1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149211
- ISBN
- 9780231149211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.76
€ 36.99
€ 27.76
Paperback. This book demonstrates how contemporary children's texts draw on utopian and dystopian tropes in their projections of possible futures. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSY; JFC; JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349286157
- ISBN
- 9781349286157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 340 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138232648
- ISBN
- 9781138232648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 292.20
€ 292.20
Paperback. Offers an overview of the state of Inuit studies. This volume includes topics such as the development of a circumpolar research policy, the complex identities of Inuit in the twenty-first century, and more. It is useful for students and scholars interested in circumpolar North and in contemporary Native communities. Editor(s): Stern, Pamela R.; Stevenson, Lisa. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1MTN; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803293489
- ISBN
- 9780803293489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
paperback. A hard-hitting look at the problems of-and solutions for-diagnosing and teaching children with learning disabilities. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JNC; JNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738203652
- ISBN
- 9780738203652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
World Society and the Middle East: Reconstructions in Regional Politic...
Stetter, Stephan, Richmond, Oliver P.
Hardcover. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; JFFS; JPWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403995773
- ISBN
- 9781403995773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556439575
- ISBN
- 9781556439575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.41
€ 20.99
€ 18.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 309 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Publisher
- SA The Good News
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780620583046
- ISBN
- 9780620583046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.61
€ 19.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. A chronological introduction to the work of Jean Baudrillard, with a selection of classic readings. Editor(s): Redhead, Professor Steve. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627899
- ISBN
- 9780748627899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.28
€ 38.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. As a country, Taiwan is one of the most vibrant, exciting, colourful and entrepreneurial on earth. The contributors reveal what underpins the vitality of Taiwan, examining the relevance of its democratic politics, civil society and the presence of an existential threat from China, as well as the importance of its international business nexus. Editor(s): Tsang, Steve. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JP; KCM; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349436187
- ISBN
- 9781349436187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02