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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Editor(s): Clarke, Danielle; Clarke, Elizabeth. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312232207
ISBN
9780312232207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Dimension: 226 x 150. Weight in Grams: 0.55.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496408327
ISBN
9781496408327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Contributions from a number of leading academics with experience of different areas within comparative social policy research as well as undergraduate teaching. Covers conceptual, methodological, theoretical and practical aspects of cross-national research in social policy. Editor(s): Clasen, Jochen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 337 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016031
ISBN
9780631207740
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Providing students with an introduction to cross-national social policy research, this text conveys issues involved in conducting the research, examining the theoretical, conceptual and methodological approaches, and discussing prevailing concepts and methodological difficulties. Editor(s): Clasen, Jochen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207733
ISBN
9780631207733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.52

Hardback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
New and Revised Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515246
ISBN
9780742515246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.38

Paperback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
New and Revised
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515253
ISBN
9780742515253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.24

Hardback. A thorough reference to the many deities, magical beings, mythical places, and ancient customs of the Norse and Germanic regions of Europe Num Pages: 352 pages, 109 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DNN; HRKP5; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620554807
ISBN
9781620554807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. In these five lectures originally prepared for the CBC, Claude Levi-Strauss, one of the world's greatest living thinkers, offers the insights of a lifetime spent interpreting myths and trying to discover their significance for human understanding. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBTB; HPC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 4. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802063489
ISBN
9780802063489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.49

Paperback. "The "structural method," first set forth in this epoch-making book, changed the very face of social anthropology. This reissue of a classic will reintroduce readers to Levi-Strauss's understanding of" Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465095162
ISBN
9780465095162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.94

Paperback. In this volume Levi-Strauss explores the mythologies of the Americas, with occasional incursions into European and Japanese folklore, tales of sloths and squirrels are interwoven with discussions of Freud, Saussure, "signification," and plays by Sophocles and Labiche. Translator(s): Chorier, B. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 colour plate, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; HPCF; HRQ; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226474823
ISBN
9780226474823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardback. The published work of Claude Levi--Strauss over the last three and a half decades has established him as one of the worlda s most innovative anthropologists. Yet throughout this period he was maintaining a full taching commitment in Paris. Translator(s): Willis, R. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st U.S. edition,
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631144748
ISBN
9780631144748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

paperback. In this wide-ranging work, Claude Levi-Strauss examines the mythology of American Indians and seeks to illustrate how contact with Europeans have altered these tales. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 294 pages, 4 halftones, 3 maps, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226474724
ISBN
9780226474724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 203 x 6. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210385
ISBN
9780805210385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider's look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Series: Issues of Our Time. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339727
ISBN
9780393339727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. An analysis of the influence of urban life on society compares and contrasts personal relationships in large cities with those in small towns. Num Pages: 464 pages, xii, 452 p. BIC Classification: GTC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251387
ISBN
9780226251387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.00
€ 38.52

Paperback. Challenges arguments that expanding inequality is the natural, perhaps necessary, accompaniment of economic growth. This book stresses that economic fortune depends more on social circumstances than on IQ, which is itself a product of society. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 tables 25 line drawings 20 figs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691028989
ISBN
9780691028989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Batisweiler, Claudia. Num Pages: 134 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
United Kingdom
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322975164
ISBN
9783322975164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.70

paperback. Editor(s): Honegger, Claudia. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 39. Weight in Grams: 903.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften United States
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322933331
ISBN
9783322933331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.13

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Lenz, Claudia. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 229.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810035448
ISBN
9783810035448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.99

Paperback. Instead of viewing globalization and nation states as two separate and opposed domains of theorization and politics, this volume contextualizes US borders within global processes that are reconstituting the relationship between nation states and private corporations at the site of US borders. Editor(s): Sadowski-Smith, Claudia. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312294830
ISBN
9780312294830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.33

hardcover. What should be done about trafficking in women? Aradau shows that the problematization of trafficking as a security issue limits what can be done. Exploring the complex relationship between security, politics and subjectivity, this book suggests new forms of action which transcend security practices. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKV; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2008th Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230573314
ISBN
9780230573314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. A sensitive and original reading of Plato's Republic that foregrounds the power of myth in the shaping of history. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA; JFHF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214850
ISBN
9780253214850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887485541
ISBN
9780887485541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. On the Cultural Border Between Self and World. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 256 pages, ill. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight: 430. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125031
ISBN
9780231125031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.48

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