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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Features an account of the contribution to immigrant rights made by religious activists in post-1965 and post-9/11 America. This work provides an understanding of the role of religion in social movements and demonstrates the nonviolent power of religious groups to address social injustices. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLP5; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257252
ISBN
9780520257252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Resurgent immigration is one of the most powerful forces disrupting and realigning everyday life in the United States and elsewhere, and gender is one of the fundamental social categories shaping immigration patterns. This collection of essays brings together work on this subject. Editor(s): Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette A. Num Pages: 402 pages, 12 tables, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237391
ISBN
9780520237391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. This book analyses the animal images used in William Hogarth's art, demonstrating how animals were variously depicted as hybrids, edibles, companions, emblems of satire and objects of cruelty. Beirne offers an important assessment of how Hogarth's various audiences reacted to his gruesome images and ultimately what was meant by 'cruelty'. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AGB; AGN; JFFZ; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137447203
ISBN
9781137447203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Hardcover. These essays by Piers Gray, one of the most brilliant literary writers of his generation, range from Oscar Wilde to Levin, from Shakespeare to pulp fiction, use the full resources of literary and linguistic analysis to produce a reading of European culture and society in the 20th century. Editor(s): MacCabe, Colin; Rothschild, Victoria. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; CF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333792827
ISBN
9780333792827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.09

Hardback. This book analyzes successive governments' management of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. The book covers the years 1982-2005, using expert thinking regarding public policy making to identify gaps in the public sector's handling of the epidemic. It highlights critical lessons for policy makers and other public health managers. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230006676
ISBN
9780230006676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Paperback. In this fascinating book, futurist Brian David Johnson and cultural historian James Carrott offer insights into what Steampunk's alternative history says about our own world and its technological future. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
O´Reilly Media United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9781449337995
ISBN
9781449337995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.04

Paperback.

This innovative book tells the fascinating tale of the long histories of violence, punishment, and the human body, and how they are all connected. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKVP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.

Publisher
Polity Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653495
ISBN
9780745653495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Hardback. This innovative book tells the fascinating tale of the long histories of violence, punishment, and the human body, and how they are all connected. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKVP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653488
ISBN
9780745653488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349490301
ISBN
9781349490301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073175
ISBN
9780252073175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

hardcover. This revision of two works on Vilfredo Pareto combines Alfonso de Pietri-Tonelli's address to the Italian Association for Advancement of Science on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Pareto's death, with selected chapters of the book on Pareto's works by Georges H. Bousquet. Series: Classics in the History and Development of Economics. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFCX; JH; KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
Edition
1994th Edition
SKU
V9780333602201
ISBN
9780333602201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.06

Paperback / so. Series: i blu: Pagine de Scienza. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; PDX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Verlag Italy
Condition
New
SKU
V9788847010987
ISBN
9788847010987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334910
ISBN
9780822334910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663052852
ISBN
9783663052852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.19

Paperback. This book takes Jamie Oliver's campaign for better school meals as a starting point for thinking about morally charged concerns relating to young people's nutrition, health and well-being, parenting, and public health 'crises' such as obesity. The authors show how these debates are always about the moral project of the self. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP; JFSR; JHBK; JNK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349457243
ISBN
9781349457243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.77

Hardcover. This book takes Jamie Oliver's campaign for better school meals as a starting point for thinking about morally charged concerns relating to young people's nutrition, health and well-being, parenting, and public health 'crises' such as obesity. The authors show how these debates are always about the moral project of the self. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFCV; JFSP1; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 169 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137312297
ISBN
9781137312297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardback. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100909
ISBN
9780759100909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.39

Paperback. Packed with critical analysis and real-life examples, this book explores how children's video games can cultivate learning. Lacasa takes several commercial video games and shows how they can be used both in and out of the classroom to teach initiative and problem-solving, encourage creativity, promote literacy, and develop reasoning skills. Series: Digital Education and Learning. Num Pages: 274 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JNKC; JNKD; JNMT; JNV; YQT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349457120
ISBN
9781349457120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.52

Hardback. Mexican figures like La Virgen de Guadalupe, la Malinche, la Llorona, and la Chingada reflect different myths of motherhood in Mexican culture. For the first time, Melero examines these instances of portrayed motherhood as a discursive space in the political, cultural, and literary context of early twentieth century Mexico. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137514615
ISBN
9781137514615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Pilotta, Joseph J. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628083439
ISBN
9781628083439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.22
€ 88.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HRAF; HRC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813227559
ISBN
9780813227559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: JFCA; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416961048
ISBN
9781416961048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.78

A guide to the history, techniques, preservation and collection of fashion beads which includes a price guide. Num Pages: 192 pages, 534 colour photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1302.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764307928
ISBN
9780764307928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFCA; JFSJ. Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837635720
ISBN
9783837635720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.93

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