Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Editor(s): Olson, Robert W. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813108964
- ISBN
- 9780813108964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.23
€ 31.23
Paperback. Tells the story of Islam and democratization in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation. Challenging stereotypes of Islam as antagonistic to democracy, this study of courage and reformation in the face of state terror suggests possibilities for democracy in the Muslim world and beyond. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSR2; JHMC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050478
- ISBN
- 9780691050478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.04
€ 54.99
€ 39.04
Paperback. This study of the conversion of tribal peoples to Christianity combines case studies with the contributors' theories, challenging anthropologists and sociologists to reassess the varieties of religious experience and the convergent processes involved in religious change. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W. Num Pages: 345 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HRCX7; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078369
- ISBN
- 9780520078369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565849754
- ISBN
- 9781565849754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.03
€ 23.99
€ 23.03
paperback. This study examines a critical point in US broadcasting, when a strong opposition emerged to challenge network-dominated, advertising-supported media such as radio. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780195093940
- ISBN
- 9780195093940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.95
€ 56.95
Paperback. Through extensive archival research and a systematic study of sample programs from Sesame Street's first ten seasons, Morrow tells the story of Sesame Street's creation; the ideas, techniques, organization, and funding behind it; its place in public discourse; and its ultimate and unfortunate failure as an agent of commercial television reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890857
- ISBN
- 9780801890857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Through extensive archival research and a systematic study of sample programs from Sesame Street's first ten seasons, Morrow tells the story of Sesame Street's creation; the ideas, techniques, organization, and funding behind it; its place in public discourse; and its ultimate and unfortunate failure as an agent of commercial television reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: APT; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882302
- ISBN
- 9780801882302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.13
€ 65.13
hardcover. This work examines the mysterious death of Jane Stanford, the co-founder of Stanford University who died in 1905 - shortly after recovering from strychnine poisoning. At the time the University President, David Starr Jordan, claimed she died from heart disease, a claim this book refutes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804747936
- ISBN
- 9780804747936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.11
€ 33.11
Paperback. Series: Path in Psychology. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF; JM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489900555
- ISBN
- 9781489900555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. Reveals that the globalization of American mass culture that seems unstoppable today began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. This book narrates how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies that developed after the Civil War actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007120
- ISBN
- 9780226007120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.69
€ 31.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732404
- ISBN
- 9780226732404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.14
€ 36.99
€ 29.14
Hardcover. As symbols of America's version of the "good life," cultural products became a primary means for people around the world, especially in Europe, to reimagine both America and themselves in the context of America's growing global sphere of influence. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732428
- ISBN
- 9780226732428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.29
€ 52.99
€ 40.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583671610
- ISBN
- 9781583671610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.26
€ 20.99
€ 19.26
Hardback. * Uses popular press articles, reviews of applied economics literature, and regression-based empirical studies to examine pressing public policy issues in urban areas. * Ends sections with discussion questions and samples from selected further readings. Editor(s): Wassmer, Robert W. Series: Blackwell Readings for Contemporary Economics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPRB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215875
- ISBN
- 9780631215875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.89
€ 168.89
Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660038
- ISBN
- 9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.18
€ 26.99
€ 23.18
Hardback. The Shame of Poverty challenges thinking about the nature and causes of poverty in both the Global North and Global South. It invites the reader to question their understanding of poverty by bringing into close relief the day-to-day experiences of low-income families across the globe. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199684823
- ISBN
- 9780199684823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.16
€ 76.16
Paperback. This classic text presents Blair's Beveridge Lecture alongside the views of some of Britain's foremost policy analysts and commentators. It provides a rich tapestry of analysis, insight and reflection that will stimulate critical debate about the shape of British welfare for some time to come. Editor(s): Walker, Robert. Num Pages: 180 pages, 1tabs. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341990
- ISBN
- 9781861341990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.52
€ 27.99
€ 27.52
paperback. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JKV; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349329748
- ISBN
- 9781349329748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
Paperback. Discover the important distinction between being a gay sex addict and a gay man exploring his sexual freedom. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSK2; JMP; MMZR; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gentle Path Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780985063306
- ISBN
- 9780985063306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.93
€ 21.99
€ 20.93
Paperback. Putting globalization into a historical perspective, Went convincingly demonstrates that it is not an unavoidable process, but one that the Left can successfully mobilise against. Translator(s): Drucker, Peter. Series: IIRE (International Institute for Research and Education). Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP; KCL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pluto Press London
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745314228
- ISBN
- 9780745314228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.20
€ 35.99
€ 28.20
Paperback. Acclaimed worldwide as the definitive biography of the Prophet in the English language. This book will be read with equal enjoyment by those already familiar with Muhammad's life and those coming to it for the first time. Num Pages: 362 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3F; BG; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621330
- ISBN
- 9780946621330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.22
€ 25.99
€ 19.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403968852
- ISBN
- 9781403968852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.85
€ 63.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403968869
- ISBN
- 9781403968869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 50. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349138800
- ISBN
- 9780349138800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74