Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. A frank and unsettling account of the conflicted role of women in Italy's mafias - first-hand stories of submission, complicity and revolt. Translator(s): Ferguson, James. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSJ1; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048064
- ISBN
- 9781849048064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.96
€ 21.99
€ 20.96
Paperback. Explores and celebrates the phenomenon of female sexuality - empirically, imaginatively, anatomically and personally. Following a group of four girls (including her younger self) as they come of age in the 70s, Wolfe shows how our culture tries to shape and confine women's desire. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099205913
- ISBN
- 9780099205913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.69
€ 23.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. Takes a look at the continuum of intercultural exchange that reinvents, recreates, and restores history. Complemented with fifty-five illustrations, including photos of Mardi Gras Indians, this work employs a study of the culture. It explores cultural connections over place and time, showing through examples how performance revises the past. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 55 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478. Circum-Atlantic Performance. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. 320 pages, 55 photographs. Takes a look at the continuum of intercultural exchange that reinvents, recreates, and restores history. Complemented with fifty-five illustrations, including photos of Mardi Gras Indians, this work employs a study of the culture. It explores cultural connections over place and time, showing through examples how performance revises the past. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104616
- ISBN
- 9780231104616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Melikoglu, Koray. Series: Studies in English Literatures. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838200750
- ISBN
- 9783838200750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.31
€ 40.99
€ 29.31
Paperback. In the face of the world's disorders, moral concerns have provided a powerful ground for developing international and local policies. This title draws on case materials from France, South Africa, Venezuela, and Palestine to explore the meaning of humanitarianism in the contexts of immigration and asylum, disease and poverty, disaster and war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496. A Moral History of the Present. 352 pages. In the face of the world's disorders, moral concerns have provided a powerful ground for developing international and local policies. This title draws on case materials from France, South Africa, Venezuela, and Palestine to explore the meaning of humanitarianism in the contexts of immigration and asylum, disease and poverty, disaster and war. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFM. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight: 478.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271173
- ISBN
- 9780520271173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627310116
- ISBN
- 9781627310116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.07
€ 44.99
€ 37.07
Paperback. The harrowing but ultimately inspirational story of a little girl who was beaten, raped, neglected and despised, but rescued from despair by an angel - her twin sister Lucy. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340951293
- ISBN
- 9780340951293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; JFHF; VXQG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Northern Heritage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955540677
- ISBN
- 9780955540677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.31
€ 9.31
Paperback. This updated edition includes a substantive new preface that reconsiders some of the issues raised in the book. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSA; HBAH; HBTZ1; JFC; JM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414003
- ISBN
- 9781421414003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Hardback. An innovative perspective on the relationship between religion, civil society and development through the prism of faith-based NGOs in West Africa Editor(s): LeBlanc, Marie Nathalie; Audet-Gosselin, Louis. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTF; JFSR; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336732
- ISBN
- 9780745336732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.52€ 50.90
€ 59.52
€ 50.90
Hardcover. Highlights the 2,700-year history of Jews in Iran Editor(s): Yeroushalmi, David. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984755028
- ISBN
- 9780984755028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.28
€ 32.99
€ 32.28
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473907751
- ISBN
- 9781473907751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.71
€ 49.99
€ 48.71
Paperback. Concerned with issues that have shaped the history of women in particular places and eras, this title examines women in ancient civilizations; including women in China, Japan, and Korea; women and gender in South and South East Asia; Medieval women; women and gender in Colonial Latin America; and the history of women in the US up to 1865. Editor(s): Smith, Bonnie G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072499
- ISBN
- 9780252072499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.19
€ 30.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Moen, Phyllis; Dempster, McClean Donna; Walker, Henry A. Series: ILR Press Book. Num Pages: 360 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KHN0001975
- ISBN
- 9780801485886
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of 'Americanah' and 'Half of a Yellow Sun', based on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 121 x 7. Weight in Grams: 62.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008115272
- ISBN
- 9780008115272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.18
€ 10.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Reist, Melinda Tankard. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876756758
- ISBN
- 9781876756758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621385
- ISBN
- 9780946621385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.62
€ 21.99
€ 16.62
Hardcover. A detailed history showing that the free blacks and "contraband" slaves who joined the US Navy during the Civil War were essential to Northern victories at sea. Through their role in preserving the Union, they helped to win recognition for African Americans as full citizens. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802862
- ISBN
- 9780875802862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.73
€ 45.99
€ 45.73
Paperback. Series: Edge Question Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061899676
- ISBN
- 9780061899676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.38
€ 17.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. This volume focuses on the discourses that construct Islam in the aftermath of traumatic events and thus illustrates how academic analysis of the fabrication of difference can contribute significantly to public discourse. Editor(s): Ramey, Steven W. Series: Working with Culture on the Edge. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781794876
- ISBN
- 9781781794876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.02
€ 44.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 277 x 2. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- SCM Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780334055570
- ISBN
- 9780334055570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.16
€ 30.99
€ 27.16
Paperback. The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. This book provides the first authoritative history of the global beauty industry from its emergence in the 19th century to the present day, exploring how today's global giants such as Avon, Coty, Estee Lauder, and L'Oreal, grew. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 colour plates; 20 black and white images. BIC Classification: JFCK; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199639625
- ISBN
- 9780199639625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.69
€ 93.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Guillon, Enzo; Chauvet, Lucas. Num Pages: 337 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 337
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628084030
- ISBN
- 9781628084030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.13€ 158.22
€ 232.13
€ 158.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 8 halftones. 23 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158280
- ISBN
- 9780691158280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.40
€ 30.99
€ 22.40