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Paperback. In The Transparent Society Vattimo develops his own distinctive views on postmodernism and its philosophical and cultural relevance. Vattimo argues that the post--modern condition is linked to the development of the mass media and the diffusion of systems of communication. Num Pages: 129 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610474
- ISBN
- 9780745610474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.18
€ 21.18
Hardback. What has been the fate of Christianity since Nietzsche's famous announcement of the "death of God"? What is the possibility of religion, specifically Christianity, thriving in our postmodern era? This book addresses these questions. Translator(s): D'Isanto, Luca. Series: Italian Academy Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106283
- ISBN
- 9780231106283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.02
€ 53.02
Paperback. Features essays on ethics, politics, and law. This book re-evaluates the meaning, values, and the idea of freedom in Western culture. Editor(s): Zabala, Santiago. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230. Ethics, Politics, and Law. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 160 pages. Editor(s): Zabala, Santiago. Features essays on ethics, politics, and law. This book re-evaluates the meaning, values, and the idea of freedom in Western culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JP. Dimension: 176 x 141 x 11. Weight: 230. Translator(s): McCuaig, William.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130837
- ISBN
- 9780231130837
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.88
€ 30.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. aeo New in paperback, this is a major contribution to the highly topical post--modernity debates. aeo Gianni Vattimo is the leading Italian philosopher of post--modernism, and an expert on Nietzsche, Heidegger and Gadamer. aeo Vattimo presents a distinct philosophical position based on his well--known notion of 'weak thoughta . Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609713
- ISBN
- 9780745609713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.64
€ 25.64
Paperback. This book investigates participatory budgeting--a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs--to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in deepening democracy and empowering civil society. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFS; JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760560
- ISBN
- 9780804760560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. This volume is an edited collection of scholarly essays on the work of Theodor W. Adorno that brings together many of the world's top critics to examine his lasting impact. Editor(s): Gibson, Nigel C.; Rubin, Andrew. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212485
- ISBN
- 9780631212485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.50
€ 140.50
Paperback. This volume is an edited collection of scholarly essays on the work of Theodor W. Adorno that brings together many of the world's top critics to examine his lasting impact. Editor(s): Gibson, Nigel C.; Rubin, Andrew. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212492
- ISBN
- 9780631212492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.37
€ 51.99
€ 51.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; WBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 286 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Avery
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592409303
- ISBN
- 9781592409303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.30
€ 30.99
€ 29.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600211348
- ISBN
- 9781600211348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.23€ 55.24
€ 79.23
€ 55.24
Paperback. In the UK, as in other rich countries, the 'playing-field' is anything but level and the family plays a surprisingly crucial part in maintaining inequality. This book explores how seemingly mundane aspects of family life raise fundamental questions of social justice and calls for a rethink of what equality of opportunity means. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447331537
- ISBN
- 9781447331537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.91
€ 15.91
Paperback. Abortion was one of Australia's most lucrative and longest-lasting criminal rackets. This book describes the rise and fall of an extraordinary web of influence, which culminated in the landmark ruling that made abortion legal, and a public inquiry that humiliated a powerful government and a glamorous police force. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBT; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522855784
- ISBN
- 9780522855784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00
€ 29.00
Paperback. Presents an ethnography of the engineering division of a large American high-tech corporation. This book offers a critical analysis of an American company's well-known and widely emulated "corporate culture." Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 Tables, 5 Figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBL; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135462
- ISBN
- 9781592135462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.51
€ 35.99
€ 34.51
paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DVH; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Thela Thesis Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789051705065
- ISBN
- 9789051705065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.26
€ 20.99
€ 19.26
Paperback. This book is a collection of essays about the invention-and disappearance-of the 'Semites' and the lingering effects, both institutional and theologico-political, of this invention. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HR; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 330. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756952
- ISBN
- 9780804756952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.86
€ 25.99
€ 25.86
Paperback. A celebration of JA culture: facts, recipes, songs, words, and memories that every JA will want to share. Num Pages: 176 pages, 65 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611720228
- ISBN
- 9781611720228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.42
€ 19.99
€ 19.42
Paperback. * This book is a highly original, path-breaking analysis of the huge increase in the number of cases of diagnosed autism in the US, the UK and other societies. It brings a distinctive sociological perspective to bear on the autism epidemic . Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHM; MBS; MJNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644004
- ISBN
- 9780745644004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.14
€ 28.14
Hardback. Argues that before the formation of Israel, Jewish experts participated in constructing the Orient as both a metaphor for the rejuvenation of the Jewish nation, and an enchanted space populated by hybrid figures that mixed Jewish and Arab elements. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 tables, 6 figures, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754033
- ISBN
- 9780804754033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.64
€ 136.64
Paperback. A historical narrative of how Israeli expertise in Arab affairs has contributed to the creation of cultural separatism between Jews and Arabs, a separatism that exacerbates the conflict between the two peoples. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 tables, 6 figures, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761017
- ISBN
- 9780804761017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG7; HRCX6; JFFA; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- IVP Connect
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830820993
- ISBN
- 9780830820993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43
Hardcover. The work of Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, the Neziv, ranks amongst the most often read rabbinic literature of the nineteenth century. Yet, to date, there has been no comprehensive and systematic attempt to place his intellectual oeuvre into its historical context - until now. Series: Studies in Orthodox Judaism. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJS; HRLC1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235704
- ISBN
- 9781936235704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.89
€ 133.89
Hardback. This collection of outstanding essays addresses the concern of an astructural bias. Contemporary interactionists and their critics, social theorists, and students of sociology who are interested in assessing the ability of SI to fully address the social circumstances and social problems of an increasingly precarious world should read this book. Editor(s): Musolf, Gil Richard. Series Editor(s): Denzin, Norman K. Series: Studies in Symbolic Interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 287 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786350367
- ISBN
- 9781786350367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.34
€ 120.34
Paperback. This social interactionist text emphasizes in all aspects of everyday life the tension between social constraints and social transformation. This second edition greatly expands the discussion of the relationship between structure and agency and coverage of the role of human emotions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742525283
- ISBN
- 9780742525283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. Culture plays a central role in our understanding of migration as an economic phenomenon. This title emphasises on the distinctions in culture between migrants, the families they left behind, and the local population in the migration destination. Editor(s): Epstein, Gil; Gang, Ira. Series Editor(s): Beladi, Hamin; Choi, Eun Kwan. Series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. Num Pages: 757 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; KCF; KCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 757
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857241535
- ISBN
- 9780857241535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.37
€ 168.37
Hardback. Challenging the widespread 'separatist imagination' behind partition, this book demonstrates the ways in which works of Jewish and Arab literature reject simple notions of separatism and instead display configurations of identity that emphasize the presence of alterity within the self - the Jew within the Arab, and the Arab within the Jew. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128757
- ISBN
- 9780691128757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05€ 50.37
€ 65.05
€ 50.37