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Society & culture: general

paperback. Explores diverse culture practices such as Chicano rock-and-roll dancing; the Boy Scouts and heroism; 'zines and community; Native American boxing; African American hip-hop; fan clubs and femininity; Malcolm X's zoot suit; Filipino Mcintosh suits; lesbian, bisexual, and gay Internet culture; Chicano lowriding; and graffiti and spatial mobility. Editor(s): Willard, Michael; Austin, Joe Alan. Num Pages: 488 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 31. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814706466
ISBN
9780814706466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Editor(s): Banks, Austin. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826778
ISBN
9781634826778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.88
€ 145.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; HBTS; JFMX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231181822
ISBN
9780231181822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. This volume carefully examines the relationship between gender, equality, and power across an array of realms: sex, reproduction, pleasure, work, money. It identifies social, political, economic, developmental, and psychological and somatic forces, operating both internally and externally, that complicate the expression and constraint of power. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Special
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785607837
ISBN
9781785607837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.37

Hardback. The scholars who contribute to this issue utilize diverse research methods to examine the lived experiences of people engaged in prostitution and the people and institutions that process them. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX; JPV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786350404
ISBN
9781786350404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.91

Paperback. Uncovers the ways that race influences capital punishment, and attempts to situate the linkage between race and the death penalty in the history of America, in particular the history of lynching. This book looks at how the death penalty gives meaning to race, as well as why the racialization of the death penalty is uniquely American. Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr. Series: From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740224
ISBN
9780814740224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Hardback. This special issue of SLPS examines the relationship between law and disasters. The papers come from members of the Collaborative Research Network on the Jurisprudence of Disasters within the Law and Society Association. The volume addresses the 'myths' of contemporary disaster law and policy, such as that of society's "invincibility". Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Edition
Special
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785602993
ISBN
9781785602993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.20

Paperback. Short, accessibly written essays make the case for cities, arguing that the metropolitan mindset is essential to the struggle for human liberation. Editor(s): Williams, Austin; Donald, Alastair. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331775
ISBN
9780745331775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361626
ISBN
9780822361626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361435
ISBN
9780822361435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800726379
ISBN
9780800726379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, 25 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Viva Editions United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573443562
ISBN
9781573443562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. The difficulties college-educated black women face when trying to date, marry, and have children Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 tables, 17 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350088
ISBN
9780822350088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Gordon, Avery; Newfield, Christopher. Num Pages: 504 pages, 31 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816625475
ISBN
9780816625475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; JHB; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159843
ISBN
9780691159843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Intends to ponder one of the most intriguing shifts in modern Jewish thought: from a metaphysical and theological standpoint toward a new manner of philosophising based primarily on practice. Translator(s): Stein, Batya. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843208
ISBN
9781934843208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.41

Paperback. By looking at how Tokyo Disneyland is experienced by employees, management and visitors, Aviad Raz shows that it is much more an example of successful importation, adaption, and domestication, and that it has succeeded precisely because it has become Japanese even while marketing itself as foreign. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 illustrations, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHBS; KNSG; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674768949
ISBN
9780674768949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. There is no society without right and wrong. There is no society without sin. But every culture has its own favorite list of trespasses. Perhaps the most influential of these was drawn up by the Church in late antiquity: the Seven Deadly Sins. This title guides the reader through Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman thoughts on sin. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRLM; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057326
ISBN
9780674057326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.58

Hardcover. Part of the encyclopedia of science and philosophy, "The Healing", this first volume represents arguably the most brilliant mind of late antiquity grappling with and rethinking the entire tradition of natural philosophy inherited from the Greeks as well as the physical thought of Muslim speculative theologians. Translator(s): McGinnis, Jon. Series: Islamic Translation Series. Num Pages: 1168 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPDC; JFCX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 88. Weight in Grams: 2226.
Publisher
Brigham Young University
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842527477
ISBN
9780842527477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.56
€ 71.83

Paperback. Examining the complex confrontation between Jewish fundamentalism and Israeli political sovereignty, this study discusses Orthodoxy's divergent positions on Zionism, which range from radical condemnation to virtual beatification. Translator(s): Swirsky, Michael; Chipman, Jonathan. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JFSR1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226705781
ISBN
9780226705781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

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