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Society & culture: general
Paperback. An account of George Orwell's observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s. It presents his descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing, dangerous mining conditions, squalor, hunger and growing unemployment that are written with honesty, fury and great humanity. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; 1DBKEY; HBTB; JFS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141395456
- ISBN
- 9780141395456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Paperback. Written when George Orwell was a struggling writer in his twenties, this is a memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGL; DNF; HBTB; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184388
- ISBN
- 9780141184388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. In 1936 George Orwell was commissioned to visit areas of mass unemployment in the North of England, this book offers a description of the poverty he witnessed there. It crystallized the ideas that would be found in Orwell's later works and novels, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185293
- ISBN
- 9780141185293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.10
€ 11.99
€ 10.10
Paperback. To be poor and destitute in 1920s Paris and London was to experience life at its lowest ebb. George Orwell, penniless and with nowhere to go, found himself experiencing just this as he wandered the streets of both capitals in search of a job. This book gives an account of the streets and those who have no choice but to live on them. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JJG; BM; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 117 x 15. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141042701
- ISBN
- 9780141042701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.44
€ 11.99
€ 9.44
Paperback. Drawing on their experience as government insiders, the authors of this book show how economic policy is shaped at the highest levels of government. They reveal the interconnections between economic, social and international policy, covering such issues as the advocacy system. Num Pages: 252 pages, 28 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPA; JPQB; JPS; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226755991
- ISBN
- 9780226755991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. Challenges the general belief that human impact on nature was generally benign or negligible and charged that ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean had brought about their own collapse by their abuse of the environment. Editor(s): Lowenthal, David. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983165
- ISBN
- 9780295983165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.62
€ 37.99
€ 35.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGXA; JFSR1; VXWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Other Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590517765
- ISBN
- 9781590517765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.02
€ 27.99
€ 26.02
Hardback. Two-thirds of Africans, both free and enslaved, who came to the Americas from 1500 to 1870 came to Spanish America and Brazil. Yet Afro-Latin Americans have been excluded from narratives of their hemisphere's history. George Reid Andrews redresses this omission by making visible the lives and labors of black Latin Americans in the New World. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBAH; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737594
- ISBN
- 9780674737594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.26
€ 47.99
€ 39.26
Paperback. This companion features 35 original essays on the complexity of globalization and its diverse and sometimes conflicting effects. Written by top scholars in the field, it offers a nuanced and detailed examination of globalization that includes both positive and critical evaluations. Editor(s): Ritzer, George. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 245 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119250722
- ISBN
- 9781119250722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.31
€ 50.31
Hardback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFFP; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174282
- ISBN
- 9780231174282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Hardback. Outlines the steps necessary to engage the contemporary conflict between traditional religious belief and Western secularism. The author believes that the key objective is to build a community that is inclusive without denying the validity of particular commitments. He also criticizes secularists who fail to recognize the role of religion. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139304
- ISBN
- 9780231139304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.79€ 62.74
€ 82.79
€ 62.74
Paperback. Outlines the steps necessary to engage the contemporary conflict between traditional religious belief and Western secularism. The author believes that the key objective is to build a community that is inclusive without denying the validity of particular commitments. He also criticizes secularists who fail to recognize the role of religion. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMC; JFFS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139311
- ISBN
- 9780231139311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.88
€ 30.99
€ 21.88
Hardcover. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403934536
- ISBN
- 9781403934536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.32
€ 126.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226899466
- ISBN
- 9780226899466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.30
€ 40.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. This thought-provoking book offers moral and legal perspectives on the 2 legacies of the Civil War - the adoption of the Confederate battle flag by Southern states and the question of African American reparations. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847686766
- ISBN
- 9780847686766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.22
€ 57.22
Paperback. Conceptions of nationalism as a historical and contemporary phenomenon remain fragmentary in the late-1990s. This text analyzes the contraditions inherent in the general understanding of nationalism in order to fashion a new intellectual synthesis. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 447
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654100
- ISBN
- 9781850654100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.93
€ 25.99
€ 23.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Progressive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781615779000
- ISBN
- 9781615779000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.04
€ 31.99
€ 21.04
Paperback. The lifecourse perspective on adult health, and on health inequalities in particular, is one of the most important recent developments in epidemiology and public health. This book brings together, in a single volume, the work of one of the most distinguished academics in the field. Editor(s): Smith, George Davey. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 608 pages, figs. BIC Classification: JFF; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861343222
- ISBN
- 9781861343222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.12
€ 41.99
€ 39.12
Paperback. A rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. It traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282353
- ISBN
- 9780520282353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Hardback. Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. This book traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 b/w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, 1 ed.
- SKU
- V9780520277564
- ISBN
- 9780520277564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.14€ 45.66
€ 59.14
€ 45.66
Paperback. At the end of a century whose catastrophic violence has irreparably damaged the human capacity for hope, our knowledge of the origins of life has so deepened that we can create life artificially. In this book the author seeks to articulate our experience of the present condition. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002136
- ISBN
- 9780571206421
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rankin, George T.; Cowen, Kenneth M. Num Pages: 153 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619422742
- ISBN
- 9781619422742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.94€ 112.85
€ 167.94
€ 112.85
Hardcover. What divides and what unites an ethnically diverse citizenry? From reconciling historical adversaries to addressing whether multicultural policies cause or cure ethnic conflict, the author explores how solidarity comes about in divided societies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPF; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697304
- ISBN
- 9780748697304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.45€ 101.60
€ 106.45
€ 101.60
Paperback. "What is a Creole? Even in Louisiana, the question would be variously answered". Despite this admission, the author seeks to address the query with precision and aplomb. In this case, he is writing about the white descendants of the early French and Spanish immigrants born in the New World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 18. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565547520
- ISBN
- 9781565547520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.08
€ 11.08