Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This interdisciplinary book explores how the post-war discourse on urban decline in the United States has articulated the contradictions of capitalist development, the ambivalence Americans have towards their cities and the nature of social responsibilities in an urban society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864420
- ISBN
- 9781557864420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.28
€ 54.28
Hardback. A survey of the controversial issue of foetal protection policy in the workplace. The author argues for a practical strategy which will maximize women's employment choices and reproductive health while keeping foetal risk and harm to a minimum. Num Pages: 225 pages, 4 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076944
- ISBN
- 9780231076944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.40€ 62.74
€ 82.40
€ 62.74
Paperback. Presents a study of folklore and folklore methodologies. This book outlines four perspectives that researchers employ to conceptualize, document, and study the phenomena that we consider 'folklore': folklore as artifact, describable and diffusible entity, culture, and behavior. It describes the pervasiveness of folklore in everyday life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 106 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209948
- ISBN
- 9780253209948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.09
€ 27.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. Series: ATLA Monograph Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC7; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810830943
- ISBN
- 9780810830943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.96
€ 161.96
Paperback. Examining a wide array of cultures, the author offers an original consideration of our dual inheritance, going deep inside an ethnographic record to outline a relationship between our genetic codes and symbolic systems. He reveals how the inherent tensions between these two modes of transmission generate many of the features of human society. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226240862
- ISBN
- 9780226240862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. Drawing on archival materials, secondary sources, and eyewitness accounts of the brave men and women who marched, this gripping account offers a brief and nuanced narrative of this critical phase of the black freedom struggle. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421605
- ISBN
- 9781421421605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.98
€ 28.98
Hardback. Drawing on archival materials, secondary sources, and eyewitness accounts of the brave men and women who marched, this gripping account offers a brief and nuanced narrative of this critical phase of the black freedom struggle. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421421599
- ISBN
- 9781421421599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.37
€ 52.99
€ 43.37
Paperback. This is an examination of the complex relationships among universities, states, and markets in light of the growing influence of globalization. Editor(s): Rhoads, Robert A.; Torres, Carlos. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 tables, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFS; JNMN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804751698
- ISBN
- 9780804751698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Blending political, cultural and economic perspectives, this text traces the evolution of Asian countries in the 20th century. Its aim is to determine the mix of culture, experience, scale, timing, leadership and policy that shapes individual developing nations. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJ; GTF; HBJF; JFC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674687585
- ISBN
- 9780674687585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.40
€ 41.99
€ 34.40
Hardcover. A forgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theater whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished by the AIDS epidemic. Schanke's examination of his life and legacy allows a rare exploration into this pivotal moment of gay American history. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115750
- ISBN
- 9780230115750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.14
€ 54.99
€ 44.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; D; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349296781
- ISBN
- 9781349296781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.71
€ 54.99
€ 43.71
Paperback. A forgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theater whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished by the AIDS epidemic. Schanke's examination of his life and legacy allows a rare exploration into this pivotal moment of gay American history between the Stonewall riots and the AIDS epidemic. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; DSG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349422
- ISBN
- 9781137349422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.41
€ 54.99
€ 43.41
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores different approaches to myth from several disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. In this new edition, Robert Segal considers both the future study of myth as well as the impact of areas such as cognitive science and the latest approaches to narrative theory. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198724704
- ISBN
- 9780198724704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226761992
- ISBN
- 9780226761992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. The study of consumption has never seriously examined the role of leisure. This ambitious, agenda-setting study, provides the most in-depth examination of the relationship between the two to date, drawing on the serious leisure perspective and outlining a new conceptual framework for analyzing consumption for leisure. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBS; YNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220225
- ISBN
- 9780230220225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 88 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBS; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137585165
- ISBN
- 9781137585165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
Paperback. This text offers an authoritative reassessment of Marxist political economy, perhaps the most significant since Althusser. The book seeks to make accessible the thought associated with dialectics and deconstruction, drawing upon philosophy, sociology, political science and critical theory. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPFC; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333948378
- ISBN
- 9780333948378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 170.58
€ 170.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 150 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 266 x 18. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894898911
- ISBN
- 9781894898911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.12
€ 41.99
€ 27.12
Paperback. Suitable for those interested in early modern literature or the history of food, this title tells the story of how early modern Europeans put food into words and words into food, and created an experience all their own. It features illustrations and a handful of recipes. Num Pages: 376 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226021270
- ISBN
- 9780226021270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Atkins, Robert; Mintcheva, Svetlana. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The New Press New York
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595580504
- ISBN
- 9781595580504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.18
€ 28.18
Paperback. How can co-operation emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists - whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals - when there is no central authority to police their actions? This title explores this question, and its implications in this age of nuclear weapons and arms talks. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140124958
- ISBN
- 9780140124958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. Provides compelling and probing case studies of economic problems and public housing plights in Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and San Antonio. This book also provides brief histories of each city - all of which expanded dynamically between 1935 and 1965 - and how they responded to slums under the Housing Acts of 1937, 1949, and 1954. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBW; 3JJ; JFFB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439911150
- ISBN
- 9781439911150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.19
€ 102.19
Paperback. This edition bring up-to-date the author's seminal study of mental retardation. Focusing on the role of stigma and the efforts of the mentally handicapped to pass normal lives, the text explores such areas as social competence, independence and quality of life. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBPK; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Rev and Updated ed.
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082267
- ISBN
- 9780520082267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.10
€ 35.99
€ 26.10
Paperback. In the 1920s, when film criticism was as new as the cinema itself, a particular way of thinking about the movies developed in Paris. This collection of essays discusses this mystery and others like it: Why did photography and the detective story originate at exactly the same time? Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214386
- ISBN
- 9780253214386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.68
€ 21.68