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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Looks at how medical treatments of AIDS have changed and grown; how blood policies were formed; how value-based debates raged and continue to rage over prevention; how communities developed to first respond to the crisis, and later organized to fight for health care; and, how foreign policy is being shaped. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH2; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878403783
ISBN
9780878403783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.22

Paperback. Used primarily to decide to abort a fetus that would have been born with mental or physical impairments, prenatal tests arguably reinforce discrimination against and misconceptions about people with disabilities. This title presents a debate about prenatal testing and selective abortion. Editor(s): Parens, Erik; Asch, Adrienne. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBDC; MFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408047
ISBN
9780878408047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.10

paperback. Investigate the contentious intersections of interdependence and autonomy, rights and public responsibility. This title examines the abrasion occurring between America's tradition of personal freedom and privacy, as it rubs against the still valuable if almost vanishing ideals of sacrifice and social order. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPFK; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
Revised and Expanded
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878409068
ISBN
9780878409068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564780225
ISBN
9781564780225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.25

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the women's movement and women's organizations in Russia and shows how their ability to organize was constrained by social structures and state policies. This book focuses on the development of women's activism and the challenges for activists in a time of resurgent nationalism and turmoil over democratic reform. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566395212
ISBN
9781566395212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.45

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589977471
ISBN
9781589977471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.31

Hardback. How and why war and military culture have a traumatic impact on families and memory Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592139606
ISBN
9781592139606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.39

Paperback. Today we face America's most terrifying enemy ever: an indigenous insurgent army made up of millions of our own citizens. We snipe at each other from behind impregnable barricades of cynicism, mocking efforts to move ahead and scoffing at once-cherished national ideals. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971034
ISBN
9781597971034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

Hardback. The battle for hearts and minds in the Middle East is being fought not on the streets of Baghdad, but on the newscasts and talk shows of Al Jazeera. The future of China is being shaped not by Communist Party bureaucrats, but by bloggers working quietly in cyber cafes. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972000
ISBN
9781597972000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.62

Hardback. Osama bin Laden's words carry a great deal of weight in the West. When he speaks, or allegedly speaks, we listen. But what about the words of other key leaders in the Al-Qa'ida terrorist network? We can learn how to conduct the war on terrorism more successfully when we study their own manuals, written for their followers. Num Pages: 210 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972529
ISBN
9781597972529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.22
€ 46.28

hardcover. From 1917 to 1920 the Woman's Land Army (WLA) brought thousands of city workers, society women, artists, business professionals, and college students into rural America to take over the farm work after men were called to wartime service. Num Pages: 352 pages, 64 b&w photos, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781597972734
ISBN
9781597972734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.94

Hardback. The radicalization of Muslims and Islamic institutions in the United States, Europe, and across the Islamic world has fostered a new generation of Islamist activists, many of them willing to use violence to achieve their aims. Num Pages: 182 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597973021
ISBN
9781597973021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.61

Hardcover. Provides an overview of the historical events that have taken place and shaped the islands of the Caribbean Sea. This volume contains information on topics such as women pirates, meals eaten by slaves, and the cultural preference for strong leaders in the region. Series: A Brief History of... Num Pages: 320 pages, black-&-white photographs & illustrations, maps, index, bibliography, suggested reading,. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Facts on File
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816070213
ISBN
9780816070213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Jarman, Michelle; Monaghan, Leila; Harkin, Alison Quaggin. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: BK; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439913888
ISBN
9781439913888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Hardback. This collection explores conceptions and practices of democracy of social movement organizations involved in global protest. Focusing on the global justice movement this book shows how they adopt radical new democratic approaches and thus provide a fundamental critique of conventional politics. Editor(s): Della Porta, Donatella. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSV; JPWF; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230218833
ISBN
9780230218833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.57

Hardback. This major new contribution to the study of consumption examines how dominant groups express and display their sense of superiority through material and aesthetic attributes, demonstrating that differences from one society to another, and across historical periods, challenge current understandings of elite distinction. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230220270
ISBN
9780230220270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.90

Hardback. This collection of essays by an international group of prominent scholars explores, for the first time, the implications of presentism for issues of sexual orientation and gender in Shakespeare's texts. It offers crucial insights into our present professional, theoretical, political, and social moment, as well as readings of particular texts. Editor(s): Gajowski, Evelyn. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230223837
ISBN
9780230223837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Hardback. Ethno-nationalism presents a multitude of challenges to the structure of the international political system and to the internal governance of states. This volume explores the multifaceted nature of these challenges across the world, while also examining how states have responded to meet them, through a wide range of case studies and comparisons. Editor(s): Guelke, Adrian. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPB; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224100
ISBN
9780230224100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.58

Hardback. This collection opens up spaces where lives end, bodies are disposed of and memories generated: hospitals, hospices, care homes, coroners' courts, funeral premises, cemeteries, roadsides, the spirit world. Using material culture studies it illuminates the ways human beings make meaningful the challenges of death, dying and bereavement. Editor(s): Hockey, Jenny; Komaromy, Carol; Woodthorpe, Kate. Num Pages: 285 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224162
ISBN
9780230224162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.35

Hardcover. This book explores the role of photographs in newspapers and online news, analyzing how meanings are made in images and exploring text-image relations, illustrated with authentic news stories from both print and online news outlets. Num Pages: 260 pages, 46 black & white tables, 46 figures. BIC Classification: AJCR; CFB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230301009
ISBN
9780230301009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Hardcover. This book contests the idea that lesbian and gay categories are disappearing, and that sexuality is becoming fluid, by showing how young people use them in a world in which heterosexuality is privileged. Exploring identity making, the book shows how old modernist stories of sexual being entwine with narratives of normality. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSK; JFSP2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230361744
ISBN
9780230361744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.35

Hardcover. This book casts a critical look at the dominant position that fashion has come to occupy in contemporary society. It addresses various aspects of fashion in postmodern culture including makeup, cosmetic surgery, tattoos, ornament in dress and the blurring of gender boundaries. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBA; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230607620
ISBN
9780230607620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.50

Hardback. Examines the origin, nature and implications of images from historical, geographical, anthropological and linguistic perspectives. For centuries, Siberia has been represented as Russia's alter ego, as the heavenly or infernal antithesis to the perceived complexity of shallowness of Russian life. Editor(s): Diment, Galya; Slezkine, Yuri. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312060725
ISBN
9780312060725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.93
€ 85.50

Paperback. Most of the fairy tales that we grew up with we know thanks to the Brothers Grimm. This book guides us through the world of fairy tales and their criticism and looks at the romantic's mythology of the wandering brothers. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DSBD; DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293802
ISBN
9780312293802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.49

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