Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Offers a perspective on the history of food, looking at writings about cuisine, diet, and food chemistry as a key to larger debates over the state of the nation in Old Regime France. This title demonstrates how public discussions of eating and drinking were used to articulate concerns about the state of civilization versus that of nature and more. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBTB; JFCV; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768861
- ISBN
- 9780226768861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 79.56
€ 95.09
€ 79.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442207486
- ISBN
- 9781442207486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.13
€ 45.13
Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFCA; JFFE; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474033
- ISBN
- 9780801474033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.55
€ 40.99
€ 36.55
Paperback. Jasvinder Sanghera, international bestselling author of SHAME, describes her life-changing journey to the rural Punjabi village of Kang Sabu - the village where her parents grew up. Num Pages: 304 pages, Integrated b&w pictures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340962091
- ISBN
- 9780340962091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Presses policymakers to implement humane responses to persistent substance use that remove its control entirely from the criminal justice system Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1; JKVG; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814784075
- ISBN
- 9780814784075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. We live in an age of media saturation, where with a few clicks of the remote - or mouse - we can tune in to programming where the facts fit our ideological predispositions. This title demonstrates that the strong effects of media exposure found in past research are simply not applicable in today's more saturated media landscape. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 244 pages, 38 figures, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226047300
- ISBN
- 9780226047300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.03
€ 33.99
€ 27.03
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847181169
- ISBN
- 9781847181169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.23
€ 57.23
Paperback. Geoffrey Bowker and Susan Leigh Star explore the role of categories and standards in shaping the modern world. Series: Inside Technology. Num Pages: 389 pages, 27. BIC Classification: GLK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262522953
- ISBN
- 9780262522953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.06
€ 47.99
€ 42.06
Paperback. A very modern fairytale, soon to be a film starring Daniel Auteuil (Manon des Sources, Jean de Florette) Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFD; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848318281
- ISBN
- 9781848318281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.87
€ 11.99
€ 9.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 70
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910924020
- ISBN
- 9781910924020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.01
€ 11.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. Gives students a critical language to discuss 'common sense' phenomena about media. This book acknowledges that students begin introductory film and television courses thinking they already know a great deal about the subject. It provides students with a starting point for discussing their assumptions critically. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415778121
- ISBN
- 9780415778121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.87
€ 49.87
Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018996
- ISBN
- 9781903018996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.95
€ 40.99
€ 33.95
Paperback. This book is a user-friendly, accessible study skills guide designed to support the course materials, subject content and approaches students will encounter. Series: Sage Study Skills Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JNZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849201353
- ISBN
- 9781849201353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.61
€ 47.61
Paperback. Celebrated for their courage, vision, hospitality, and spiritual giftedness, it's no wonder women were so important to God's plan revealed in the Old and New Testaments. It wasn't their natural qualities that made these women extraordinary but the power of the one true God whom they worshipped and served. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400280285
- ISBN
- 9781400280285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.40
€ 16.99
€ 14.40
Hardback. This book reveals the complete truth behind the wave of Cuban baseball talent coming to MLB, placing recent events in the context of Cuban baseball history before delving into the stories of the major Cuban stars who have left the island. It shares their personal histories, explains why many chose defection, and details their harrowing journeys. Num Pages: 386 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; JFFN; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442247987
- ISBN
- 9781442247987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.96
€ 66.96
Paperback. A study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s, a decade that saw the consolidation of stardom as a potent cultural and industrial force. This title focuses on performers whose Hollywood film careers flourished during this period - Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Lincoln "Stepin Fetchit" Perry, and more. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279773
- ISBN
- 9780520279773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Paperback. Explains the horror of American slavery and the emotional impetus behind the antislavery movement. This book describes the life and achievement of a man who escaped from slavery to become a leading abolitionist and one of our most important writers. It is suitable for those interested in American literature and history. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034013
- ISBN
- 9780674034013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.43
€ 15.99
€ 14.43
Paperback. Explores the relation between nineteenth-century American interest in ancient Egypt in architecture, literature, and science, and the ways Egypt was deployed by advocates for slavery and by African American writers. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HBE; 1KBB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333623
- ISBN
- 9780822333623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543085
- ISBN
- 9780913543085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.71
€ 12.71
Paperback. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine; Burke, Carolyn. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801493317
- ISBN
- 9780801493317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.34
€ 32.99
€ 29.34
Paperback. When Italian immigrants landed on American shores they were outsiders but over time this community moved from being ethnically suspect to being racially privileged. Asking "are Italians white?", this collection of essays explores how, when and why whiteness became important to Italian Americans. Editor(s): Guglielmo, Jennifer; Salerno, Salvatore; Gugliemo, Jennifer. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415934510
- ISBN
- 9780415934510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.11
€ 58.11
Paperback. In Crimes of Peace, Maurizio Albahari investigates why the Mediterranean Sea is the world's deadliest border, and what alternatives might improve this state of affairs. Albahari transforms abstract statistics into names and narratives that place the responsibility for the Mediterranean migration crisis in the heart of liberal democracy. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JFFN; JHM; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223828
- ISBN
- 9780812223828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JFFE; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164779
- ISBN
- 9780691164779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 40 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HPN; JFC; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151580
- ISBN
- 9780231151580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.70€ 57.39
€ 73.70
€ 57.39