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Society & culture: general

Paperback. The dreadful events of 11 September have brought Islam to the forefront of world politics. This authoritative new book provides the analysis for a far--reaching introduction to Islamic politics for those coming to the subject for the first time. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745627120
ISBN
9780745627120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.42

Paperback. A critical anthology of African and Asian travel writing, revealing the contribution made to the genre by non-European travellers and writers. Editor(s): Khair, Tabish; Edwards, Justin D.; Leer, Martin. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 202 x 13. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Signal
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955122
ISBN
9781904955122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.33

Paperback. Talya Fishman explores the impact of the textualization process in medieval Europe on the Babylonian Talmud's roles within Jewish culture. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222876
ISBN
9780812222876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.35

Hardback. "Originally published in French under the title Histoire des grand-parents que je n'ai pas eus." Translator(s): Kuntz, Jane. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804795449
ISBN
9780804795449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Offers an account of how the Internet is transforming gossip, the way we shame others, and our ability to protect our own reputations. Focusing on blogs, Internet communities, and cybermobs, this book shows that, ironically, the unconstrained flow of information on the Internet may impede opportunities for self-development and freedom. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMD; KNTX1; PDR; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300144222
ISBN
9780300144222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Preserving and honoring the intellectual voice that spoke with the urgency, generosity, and grace of the best of humanity Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 Tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075728
ISBN
9780252075728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
SelectBooks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590793213
ISBN
9781590793213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. "Debt as power is a timely and innovative contribution to our understanding of one of the most prescient issues of our time: the explosion of debt across the global economy and related requirement of political leaders to pursue exponential growth to meet the demands of creditors and investors." Series Editor(s): Bhambra, Gurminder K. Series: Theory for a Global Age. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993269
ISBN
9781784993269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Reveals how the internet is deadening personal interaction, stifling genuine inventiveness and even changing us as people. Showing us the way to a future where individuals mean more than machines, this book is a searing manifesto against mass mediocrity, a creative call to arms - and an impassioned defence of the human. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141049113
ISBN
9780141049113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Provides introduction to the language and background of the legends as well as a history of Dede Korkut scholarship. This title features tales that are suitable for students of world mythology and folklore. It is partly in prose and partly in verse, and includes legends that were sung or chanted in the courts and camps of political leaders. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292707870
ISBN
9780292707870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.07

Paperback. Focusses on the relationship between language ideologies and media discourse, together with the methods and techniques required for the analysis of that relationship. This book also places emphasis on television and new-media texts, incorporating and expanding upon theoretical insights into visual communication and multimodal discourse analysis. Editor(s): Johnson, Sally; Milani, Tommaso M. Series: Advances in Sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 310 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441155863
ISBN
9781441155863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.80

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFD; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501329258
ISBN
9781501329258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 27. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Watkins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842931639
ISBN
9781842931639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018136
ISBN
9780674018136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750959216
ISBN
9780750959216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.25

Paperback. Tensions over the 'Tibet Question' - the political status of Tibet - are escalating everyday. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. This title presents a view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Num Pages: 165 pages, 16 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232. China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama. 165 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. Tensions over the 'Tibet Question' - the political status of Tibet - are escalating everyday. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. This title presents a view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight: 216.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
165
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219519
ISBN
9780520219519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 18 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FC; BG; HBJF; HREX; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881774262
ISBN
9789881774262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. How a new generation of young Muslims are changing the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 bw integrated. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769097
ISBN
9781780769097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. First published in Japan in 2008 by Chikumashobo Ltd., Tokyo. entitled "Nihongo ga horobiru toki: Eigo no seiki no naka de." Translator(s): Yoshihara, Mari; Carpenter, Juliet Winters. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163033
ISBN
9780231163033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 94 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 256 x 18. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816670376
ISBN
9780816670376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

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