Society & culture: general
Results 7465 - 7488 of 32131
Society & culture: general
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Umland, Andreas. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838206523
- ISBN
- 9783838206523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.01
€ 31.99
€ 23.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Adair, Daryl; Knijnik, Jorge. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBS; JMH; WSBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935412168
- ISBN
- 9781935412168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.68
€ 34.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. Explains how the poor find solutions to their everyday financial problems by conducting year-long interviews with impoverished villagers and slum dwellers in Bangladesh, India, and South Africa - records that track penny by penny how specific households manage their money. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCM; KCR; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148199
- ISBN
- 9780691148199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. Contributes to contemporary thinking about violence and how it affects everyday life. This book examines case studies including the extreme violence of the Partition of India in 1947 and the massacre of Sikhs in 1984 after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426. Violence and the Descent into the Ordinary. 296 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables. Contributes to contemporary thinking about violence and how it affects everyday life. This book examines case studies including the extreme violence of the Partition of India in 1947 and the massacre of Sikhs in 1984 after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFE. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight: 410.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247451
- ISBN
- 9780520247451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. A collection of essays that consider the ways in which violence shapes subjectivity and acts upon people's capacity to engage everyday life. It ventures into many areas of ongoing violence, asking how people live with themselves and others when perpetrators, victims, and witnesses all come from the same social space. Editor(s): Das, Veena; Kleinman, Arthur; Ramphele, Mamphela; Reynolds, Pamela. Num Pages: 389 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSL; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216082
- ISBN
- 9780520216082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.34
€ 38.99
€ 28.34
Paperback. Looks at how whole domains of phenomena come into being and sometimes pass away as objects of scientific study. With examples from the natural and social sciences, ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries, this book explores the ways in which scientific objects are both real and historical. Editor(s): Daston, Lorraine J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136721
- ISBN
- 9780226136721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. As early-twentieth-century Chicago swelled with an influx of at least 250,000 new black urban migrants, the city became a center of consumer capitalism. This work argues that this mass consumer marketplace generated a vibrant intellectual life and planted seeds of political dissent against the dehumanizing effects of white capitalism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807857991
- ISBN
- 9780807857991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.75
€ 55.75
Paperback. By tracing cross-cultural influences and global cultural trends, this title includes essays that bring Asian American studies, in all its interdisciplinary richness, to bear on a broad spectrum of cultural artifacts. It is suitable for understanding Asian American popular culture and also contemporary US culture writ large. Editor(s): Dave, Shilpa; Nishime, LeiLane; Oren, Tasha G. Num Pages: 382 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719633
- ISBN
- 9780814719633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429766
- ISBN
- 9781847429766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.27
€ 38.99
€ 37.27
Shows how ethical subjectivity is not based on individual morals but contemporary culture. This title reveals how responsibility is grounded in the everyday encounters and situations we are all familiar with. It pays particular attention to the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640096
- ISBN
- 9780748640096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.48
€ 151.48
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCS; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- HarperOne United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060859688
- ISBN
- 9780060859688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.37
€ 18.99
€ 17.37
Paperback. Focusing on the history and theory of community in urban policy, and including a unique set of case studies that draw on artistic and cultural community work, After urban regeneration engages with debates on how urban policy has changed and continues to change following the financial crash of 2008 Editor(s): O'Brien, Dave; Matthews, Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447324164
- ISBN
- 9781447324164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.49
€ 37.99
€ 36.49
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932595215
- ISBN
- 9781932595215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.75
€ 16.99
€ 15.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550227918
- ISBN
- 9781550227918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.73
€ 20.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Whitson, Dave; Epp, Roger. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888643780
- ISBN
- 9780888643780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761807575
- ISBN
- 9780761807575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.23
€ 89.23
Paperback. Presents the social and cultural history of courtesans in South India who are generally called devadasis, focusing on their encounters with colonial modernity in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This title charts the historical fissures that lie beneath cultural modernity in South India. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 312 pages, 48 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768106
- ISBN
- 9780226768106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Hardback. This volume offers a collection of 12 essays covering arguably the most important American social movement of the 20th century. The readings cover pre-World War II activism to the era of affirmative action, addressing historiographic problems found in recent studies of the movement. Editor(s): Davis, Jack E. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JPVH1; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220435
- ISBN
- 9780631220435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.61
€ 131.61
Paperback. Antonio Gramsci: Selections from Cultural Writings Editor(s): Forgacs, David; Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592. 448 pages. Editor(s): Forgacs, David; Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey. Antonio Gramsci: Selections from Cultural Writings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFC. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 24. Weight: 588.
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907103384
- ISBN
- 9781907103384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. Offering an analysis of the Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey, this title charts the extent and nature of material and social deprivation and exclusion in Britain at the end of the 20th century. It measures the extent of social exclusion, and provides an understanding of poverty and social exclusion from a national and international perspective. Editor(s): Gordon, Dave; Levitas, Ruth; Pantazis, Christina. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861343734
- ISBN
- 9781861343734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.58
€ 40.99
€ 38.58
Paperback. This book presents all seventeen chapters of evidence commissioned by the Acheson Inquiry to inform its work. It complements both the Acheson Inquiry report published by The Stationary Office and The widening gap (The Policy Press, 1999), which provides a broad overview and systematic interpretation of the Inequalities in Health debate. Editor(s): Gordon, David; Shaw, Mary; Dorling, Daniel; Davey-Smith, George. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60figs.83tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 297 x 23. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341747
- ISBN
- 9781861341747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.40
€ 32.99
€ 31.40
Paperback. The first book to examine poverty in Europe within the international framework agreed at the 1995 World Summit on Social Development, this study provides a scientific and international basis for the analysis and reduction of poverty. With contributions from leading poverty experts, it presents cutting-edge international research in one volume. Editor(s): Gordon, David; Townsend, Peter. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342928
- ISBN
- 9781861342928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.45
€ 40.99
€ 38.45
Paperback. Explores how "The Sopranos" has rewritten the rules of television drama and changed attitudes about television itself. This book presents different perspectives on psychotherapy and dreams; racism and the Italian-American community; Carmela and post-feminism; "The Sopranos" as an HBO brand; racism; and more. Editor(s): Lavery, David. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111212
- ISBN
- 9781845111212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. Recent urban disturbances, concerns about the fate of asylum seekers and renewed debates about the nature of ethnic identity and citizenship have all combined to give ethnic differences a high public and policy profile. This book explores the diverse experiences of ethnic disadvantage and challenges common assumptions. Num Pages: 192 pages, figs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFF; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861344670
- ISBN
- 9781861344670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.77
€ 40.99
€ 38.77