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Society & culture: general

Paperback. In this text Bernadette Brooten examines female homoeroticism and the role of women in the ancient Roman world. She establishes the fact that condemnations of female homoerotic practices were based on widespread awareness of sexual love between women. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; HRC; JFSJ; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075921
ISBN
9780226075921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. This book sets to clarify several basic topics in current humanities and social science discourses that are badly muddled. The heart of the clarification is contained in Barber's definition of culture, derived from social system theory, that provides us with a better understanding of today's debate on intellectuals and the pursuit of science. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688609
ISBN
9780847688609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Berendsen, Bernard. Num Pages: 308 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
KIT Publishers Netherlands
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9789068326895
ISBN
9789068326895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.79

Paperback. Presents a unique perspective on the place of language within culture by considering the dual issues of language survival and indigenous identity Num Pages: 250 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2JNC; CFB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243637
ISBN
9780803243637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Hardback. Joins the issues of language survival and indigenous identity to present a unique perspective on the place of language within culture Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2JNC; CFB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225299
ISBN
9780803225299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardcover. Mayes, a gay activist and former priest, recounts how social and doctrinal oppression posed fundamental challenges to his own belief system, but led him to revelations about sexuality, Christianity, and the nature of human existence itself. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCC91; HRCX6; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920047
ISBN
9780813920047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.51

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504578
ISBN
9780674504578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Paperback. Here, the author recounts in-depth interviews with youths detained at an all-male correctional facility, exploring how they talk about guns and what meanings they ascribe to them in an attempt to understand some of the assumptions implicit in current handgun policies. He redraws the relationships among empirical research, law, and public policy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 halftones, 14 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316093
ISBN
9780226316093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Asks whether Buddhism offers women liberation or limitation. This work focuses on Buddhist conceptions of women and constructions of gender. It also asserts that the study of Buddhism through the gender lens leads us to question what we uncritically call Buddhism, in the singular. Series: Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691091716
ISBN
9780691091716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.94
€ 53.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485. In good to very good condition. A fine reading copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Regnery Gateway Inc.,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KRS0014414
ISBN
9780895261908
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This book focuses on the various racial and cultural challenges facing African-Americans in the context of present day educational, political, and historical realities. It discusses the psychology of race and power, the plight of the modern black intellectual, and the need to enhance the educational standing of American citizens. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761853022
ISBN
9780761853022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.80

Paperback. An eye-opening, jaw-dropping account of Britain's dispossessed youth and inner city wastelands by an insider, as funny and inspiring as it is heartbreaking. 'Another CITY OF GOD, this time for Britain rather than Brazil.' Observer Num Pages: 320 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340837351
ISBN
9780340837351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardback. Addresses the issue of whether, and to what extent, the opposition to Israel on the liberal-left embodies anti-Semitic stances. This book argues that the dominant climate of liberal opinion does, however inadvertently, disseminate a range of anti-Semitic assertions and motifs of the most traditional kind. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742552265
ISBN
9780742552265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.65

Paperback. This volume provides a reworking of the key Irish myth exploring the life and loves of the great Irish hero Cuchulainn. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188. Signed Copy
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781845888169
ISBN
9781845888169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.51

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752489704
ISBN
9780752489704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. This is a new edition of an account of the contribution of the Gypsies of Andalusia to the development of flamenco. It provides a fuller explanation of some of the technical terms and a biographical dictionary of the foremost Gyspy flamenco artists of the past. Translator(s): Shuinear, Sinaed. Series: Interface Collection. Num Pages: 160 pages, biographical notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ASDX; AVGH; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806051
ISBN
9781902806051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. A bestselling account of why the Islamic world has been losing the conflict with the West for 300 years - and the frustration and humiliation this has produced. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753816752
ISBN
9780753816752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The great scholar of Islam directly confronts the events of September 11th and the reasons behind Islamic terrorism in the modern world - a Sunday Times bestseller. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRAM9; HRH; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753817520
ISBN
9780753817520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A collection of the most important essays on past and current history by the Western world's foremost Islamic scholar Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753818718
ISBN
9780753818718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Discuss the Islamic Scriptures that form the basis for its political language, looks at the changes in modern Islamic politics, and analyzes the transformation of political terms. Series: Exon Lecture Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476933
ISBN
9780226476933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. 'The book covers every side of Muslim life .. a remarkable collection of new information, which will be of deep interest to students of European history' R.W. Southern, NEW YORK REVIEW Num Pages: 352 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1QFH; 1QFM; HB; HRH; JFC; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842121955
ISBN
9781842121955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton Univers. Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691160870
ISBN
9780691160870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. In this enlightening and highly-praised collection of essays, extensively revised, Lewis explores the vast common heritage shared by Islam and the West, the history of the troubled relationship, and the perceptions each side holds of the other. This is a matchless guide to the backgroud of Middle East conflicts today from an eminent authority. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195090611
ISBN
9780195090611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.31

Hardcover. Illuminates our inevitable obsession with weather - as both physical reality and evocative metaphor - in all of its myriad forms, focusing on the ways in which it is perceived, feared, embraced, managed, and even marketed. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 448 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616114
ISBN
9780700616114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.05

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