Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Tells of love, jealousy, vengeance, war, and the mythic deeds of the dragonslayer, Sigurd the Volsung. This title explores the history, legends, and myths contained in the saga and traces the development of a narrative that reaches back to the period of the great folk migrations in Europe when the Roman Empire collapsed. Translator(s): Byock, Jesse L. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272996
- ISBN
- 9780520272996
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Two world wars, the Civil Rights movement, and a Jheri curl later, Blacks in America continue to have a complex and convoluted relationship with their hair. This book takes a chronological look at the culture behind the ever-changing state of Black hair - from fifteenth-century Africa to the present-day United States. Editor(s): Byrd, Ayana. Num Pages: 258 pages, 50 black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250046574
- ISBN
- 9781250046574
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.36
€ 20.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Hawk, Byron; Rieder, David M. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816649785
- ISBN
- 9780816649785
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Imagine a world where the normal human life span is 150 years, where worn-out vital organs are routinely replaced by spares, where after death you will retain consciousness for eternity in cyberspace, where nanotechnology will enable you to transform a plastic bottle into a filet mignon for you to share with your android spouse. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635684
- ISBN
- 9781566635684
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.58
€ 29.99
€ 25.58
paperback. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533379
- ISBN
- 9780262533379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.87
€ 18.99
€ 13.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845200596
- ISBN
- 9781845200596
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Condition: New
€ 48.82
€ 48.82
Paperback. Nowhere in the world is university education expanding as rapidly as in the six-member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council. This study, with contributions by key decision makers, charts this dramatic development, exploring the challenges faced and placing the accomplishments within the social, economic and political context of the region. Editor(s): Davidson, Christopher; Smith, Peter Mackenzie. Series: SOAS Middle East Issues S. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JFC; JNM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863566974
- ISBN
- 9780863566974
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.93
€ 24.99
€ 20.93
Hardback. With contributions from a range of experts across OECD countries, this book examines changes in long-term care systems throughout those countries, discussing and comparing key changes in national policies and examining the main successes and failures of recent reforms. Editor(s): Gori, Cristiano; Fernandez, Jose-Luis; Wittenberg, Raphael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305057
- ISBN
- 9781447305057
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Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
Paperback. Current policy encourages 'partnerships' between statutory organisations and professionals; public and private sectors; with voluntary organisations and local communities. But is this collaborative discourse as distinctive as the government claims? These claims are critically examined, using evidence from a wide range of welfare partnerships. Editor(s): Glendinning, Caroline; Powell, Martin; Rummery, Kirstein. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861343390
- ISBN
- 9781861343390
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
Paperback. Presents the thought of the founding fathers and key intellectual leaders of Hindu nationalism from the time of the British Raj. This book reveals how the "Hindutuva" movement approaches key issues of Indian politics. It covers such important topics as secularism, religious conversion, relations with Muslims, education, and Hindu identity. Editor(s): Jaffrelot, Christophe. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130989
- ISBN
- 9780691130989
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. This exciting collection of new work proposes a major paradigm shift in debates on sexuality: a shift away from discourse, identity and signification, to a radical new conception of bodily materialism. Editor(s): Nigianni, Chrysanthi; Storr, Merl; Buchanan, Ian. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748634057
- ISBN
- 9780748634057
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.16
€ 42.99
€ 35.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Batty, C. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFD; CBV; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349464241
- ISBN
- 9781349464241
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Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Paperback. Race, Ethnicity and Publishing in America considers American minority literatures from the perspective of print culture. Putting in dialogue European and American scholars and spanning the slavery era through the early 21st century, they draw on approaches from library history, literary history and textual studies. Editor(s): Cottenet, C. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349482658
- ISBN
- 9781349482658
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Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Grafton, Carol Belanger. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 1,200 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 302 x 228 x 9. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486402215
- ISBN
- 9780486402215
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.64
€ 21.99
€ 21.64
Paperback. "Love is a force of destiny whose power reaches from heaven to hell". So Jung advises while reflecting on "The love problem of a student", contained in this volume. He also speaks of concepts crucial to his understanding of the personality, such as animus and anima. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMAF; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415307703
- ISBN
- 9780415307703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.07
€ 21.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415304399
- ISBN
- 9780415304399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.68
€ 18.68
Paperback. The concept of masculinity was crucial not only to Jung's revolutionary theories of the human psyche, but also to his own personal development. This selection is an attempt to provide some ideas of Jung's thinking on this important part of his psychology. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JMAF; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0003-Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415307697
- ISBN
- 9780415307697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.36
€ 27.36
Paperback. This volume collects and organizes passages on myth by Jung himself and by some of the most prominent Jungian writers after him: Erich Neumann, Marie-Louise von Franz and James Hillman. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415199445
- ISBN
- 9780415199445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.90
€ 48.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; JFC; JFSL; JHM; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349293681
- ISBN
- 9781349293681
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Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. This much-needed new textbook introduces readers to the development of China's welfare polices since its conception of an open-door policy of 1978. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348807
- ISBN
- 9781861348807
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
paperback. The process of globalizationis dynamic in the direction of increasing integration. The effects of economic events in one part of the world affect economic affairs in other parts of the world. This book focuses onthe role of the state in IEFPand also explores how institutions and trade affect globalization." Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KFF; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301904
- ISBN
- 9781349301904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Paperback. This book analyzes the issues surrounding globalization andexplores the prospects of the global economy, as well as the potential vulnerabilities. Issues covered includetrade agreements, poverty and inequality, financial globalization, the environment, international economic law and threats to the future of globalization." Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCM; KFF; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301928
- ISBN
- 9781349301928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Paperback. This text illustrates how the Continental Reformation movement was bound and shaped by the society in which it was broadcast, how the reformers interacted with the trends and tensions of the period, and how the forces of religious change came to influence European culture and society. Editor(s): Dixon, C. Scott. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208112
- ISBN
- 9780631208112
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Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
paperback. Series: Societas. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 201.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845850
- ISBN
- 9780907845850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.40
€ 14.40