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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. Romani Legal Traditions and Culture. 298 pages. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight: 462.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221864
- ISBN
- 9780520221864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; HBTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750970327
- ISBN
- 9780750970327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a narrative interpretation of key themes that emerge in the history of Asian migrations to North America, highlighting how Asian immigration has shaped the evolution of ideological and legal interpretations of America as a 'nation of immigrants'. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 268 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190219765
- ISBN
- 9780190219765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Hardcover. The Virago Book of Women Gardeners From diggers and weeders, to plantswomen and landscape designers, women have contributed greatly to the world of gardening. This book contains collected extracts from the 18th century to the present day, from writers including Colette, Germaine Greer, Vita Sackville-West, and Dorothy Wordsworth Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 32. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349008653
- ISBN
- 9780349008653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.66
€ 23.99
€ 16.66
Paperback. The ability to build a trusting relationship is essential when working with vulnerable children. Through the use of numerous engaging games and activities developed over 20 years of working with abused and neglected children, this book shows how these lines of communication can be opened up through effective engagement with the child's world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849053198
- ISBN
- 9781849053198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Magdoff, Fred; Foster, John Bellamy; Buttel, Frederick H. (Professor of Rural Sociology and Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA). Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCN; KNAC; RNF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583670163
- ISBN
- 9781583670163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.80
€ 25.99
€ 22.80
Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 643 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1218. The Construction of the French Past. Traditions. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kritzman, Lawrence D. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight: 1186. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 643
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106344
- ISBN
- 9780231106344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.06€ 57.31
€ 74.06
€ 57.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 250 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 181 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151108
- ISBN
- 9780231151108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.11€ 80.02
€ 105.11
€ 80.02
paperback. What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? This title intends to ask this question about Jamaica, the staggeringly profitable hub of the British Empire in America - and a human catastrophe. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057128
- ISBN
- 9780674057128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479882809
- ISBN
- 9781479882809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. Bringing theoretical and historical depth to the study of international relations, this book demonstrates that while shifts in military, economic, and other forms of material power cannot be overlooked, only ideas can explain how the world came to be organized into a system of sovereign states. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illus., 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPHC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691057477
- ISBN
- 9780691057477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.72€ 46.57
€ 59.72
€ 46.57
Paperback. Rape on Prime Time provides important insight into the social construction of rape in mainstream mass media since the inception of rape law reform in 1974. Series: Feminist Cultural Studies, the Media, & Political Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFE2; JFFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217100
- ISBN
- 9780812217100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. Arthur Asa Berger is back with the second edition of his popular, user-friendly guide for students who want to understand the social meanings of objects. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611329049
- ISBN
- 9781611329049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.85
€ 60.85
Paperback. Social theory needs to be completely rethought in a world of digital media and social media platforms driven by data processes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 430 x 249 x 27. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745681313
- ISBN
- 9780745681313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.65
€ 27.65
Hardback. From the late fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, the imagination came to be recognized in South Indian culture as the defining feature of human beings. Shulman elucidates the distinctiveness of South Indian theories of the imagination and shows how they differ radically from Western notions of reality and models of the mind. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674059917
- ISBN
- 9780674059917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.66€ 54.41
€ 59.66
€ 54.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; VSC; VSP; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062512390
- ISBN
- 9780062512390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
paperback. The new Jacana series of pocket guides is meant for those who are looking for a brief but lively introduction to a wide range of relevant topics of South African history, politics and biography. Series: Jacana Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 156. Series: Jacana Pocket Guides. 144 pages, Illustrations. The new Jacana series of pocket guides is meant for those who are looking for a brief but lively introduction to a wide range of relevant topics of South African history, politics and biography. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Dimension: 131 x 181 x 10. Weight: 156.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770099630
- ISBN
- 9781770099630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.51
€ 15.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450667
- ISBN
- 9780752450667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. The Commission on Social Justice is an independent body set up by the late John Smith to develop a vision of economic renewal and social reform in the UK. In this report it sets out to show how intelligent welfare and new economic opportunities can be the driving force for national renewal. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; JPA; JPFF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129. Weight in Grams: 322. Well-read paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KRF0022310
- ISBN
- 9780099511410
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In The Brain's Body Victoria Pitts-Taylor applies feminist and critical theory to recent developments in neuroscience and new materialist social thought to demonstrate how the brain interacts with and is impacted by power, social structures, and inequality. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361268
- ISBN
- 9780822361268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 30 Anv
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062321121
- ISBN
- 9780062321121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.27
€ 24.99
€ 20.27
Paperback. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816622948
- ISBN
- 9780816622948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.65
€ 30.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652294807
- ISBN
- 9789652294807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.87
€ 21.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York Herald Tribune. This title deals with the two artists, who at the height of their powers, answer their needs to document human struggle. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186337
- ISBN
- 9780141186337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47