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Paperback. Illustrates the power of rites to help us navigate life's troublesome transitions. This book covers the significant life events of birth, initiation, marriage, and death. It explores innovative rites for important events such as beginning school, same-sex commitment ceremonies, abortion, serious illness, divorce, and retirement. Series: Life Passages S. Num Pages: 393 pages, 6 figures, 7 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: HRLF; JFC; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520. Re-Inventing Rites of Passage. Series: Life Passages S. 393 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 6 line illustrations. Illustrates the power of rites to help us navigate life's troublesome transitions. This book covers the significant life events of birth, initiation, marriage, and death. It explores innovative rites for important events such as beginning school, same-sex commitment ceremonies, abortion, serious illness, divorce, and retirement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRLF; JFC; JHBT; JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 26. Weight: 552.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 393
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236752
- ISBN
- 9780520236752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Draws on in-depth research with marginalised young people and the professionals who support them to explore the implications of a 'vulnerability zeitgeist', asking how far the rise of vulnerability in welfare and criminal justice processes serves the interests of those who are most disadvantaged. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447318187
- ISBN
- 9781447318187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.34
€ 37.99
€ 36.34
Paperback. Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume One, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korean from ancient times through the sixteenth century. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H.; Ch'oe, Yongho; De Bary, William Theodore; Kang, Hugh H.W. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; DSB; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231105675
- ISBN
- 9780231105675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.07
€ 50.99
€ 36.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697250
- ISBN
- 9780816697250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardcover. This work demonstrates that religious Jews have been able to keep issues on the political agenda of the Israeli government, but not to determine their outcomes. It shows that, within the communities of both religious and secular Jews, there is division about conceding parts of biblical Israel. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JFSR1; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KIN0001054
- ISBN
- 9781555876784
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Wildcat. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFSC; JHBL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335995
- ISBN
- 9780745335995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.78
€ 33.99
€ 22.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 105 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145152
- ISBN
- 9780231145152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
€ 30.99
€ 22.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JPHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 7. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750955577
- ISBN
- 9780750955577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190231897
- ISBN
- 9780190231897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.00
€ 29.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Arguing that the European and white American destruction of the native American people was the most massive act of genocide in the history of the world, Stannard attempts to set the records straight on what befell American Indians over the last five centuries. Num Pages: 416 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195085570
- ISBN
- 9780195085570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.40
€ 62.40
Paperback. The meaning and function of camps, from Scout Jamborees and RV Clubs to FEMA trailers and GTMO. Num Pages: 560 pages, 163 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AM; JFS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 202 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262512879
- ISBN
- 9780262512879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.40€ 47.27
€ 56.40
€ 47.27
Paperback. This book is an exploration of violence both by and against children, its causes and approaches to its amelioration. The contributors examine topics such as children who kill; violent young offenders; immigrant children who have been the victims of war; the influence of television; the relationship to the family; and racial and sexual violence. Editor(s): Varma, Ved. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853023446
- ISBN
- 9781853023446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.69
€ 44.99
€ 44.69
Paperback. Wales is a Celtic country and the Celts have always treasured oral learning and recitation. Indeed they have a passion for committing facts to memory rather than relying on the written word. This title covers legends associated with place-names; calendar customs; giants and monsters; omens and second sight; and, folk healing and herbal remedies. Illustrator(s): Feachem, Richard, KBE. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419350
- ISBN
- 9780752419350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. 'A brilliant, unsentimental, often darkly humorous account of America's nervous breakdown after 9/11.' Publishers Weekly starred boxed review From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the international bestselller Backlash - an unflinchingly critical and strikingly original dissection of the mind and soul of America since 9/11. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843547792
- ISBN
- 9781843547792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. Every day, women around the world are confronted with a dilemma - how to look. In a society embroiled in a cult of female beauty and youthfulness, pressure on women to conform physically is constant and all-pervading. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 72.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Vintage Feminism Short Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784870416
- ISBN
- 9781784870416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.91
€ 8.99
€ 7.91
Paperback. Series: Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478055
- ISBN
- 9780801478055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
Hardback. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 672 pages, 44 halftones. 1 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNFN; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 252 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172996
- ISBN
- 9780691172996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Shows how some rural communities tenaciously held on to the lifeline opium production offered, flouting the bans imposed by the Taliban and, later, the regulations imposed by the international community Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; JFSF; JKVG; JPH; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045681
- ISBN
- 9781849045681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Paperback. South Africa: A Botched Civilization? examines how South African novelists, both Black and white, portray the impact of racial conflict on the identities of both the oppressed and the oppressor. This book gives an in-depth analysis of several major authors and focuses on prejudice and its consequences. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DSK; GTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- UPA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761806059
- ISBN
- 9780761806059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.89
€ 78.89
Paperback. This collection of essays focuses attention on how medieval gender intersects with other categories of difference, particularly religion and ethnicity. It treats the period c.800-1500, with a particular focus on the era of the Gregorian reform movement, the First Crusade, and its linked attacks on Jews at home. Editor(s): Fenton, K. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349368341
- ISBN
- 9781349368341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
Paperback. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Kuperard
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857338720
- ISBN
- 9781857338720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Paperback. With intense commercialization and more open national markets, along with technological convergence and greater concentration of ownership, the international TV landscape is changing at a bewildering pace and in a host of different ways. This title presents an overview of the global issues raised by these transformations in television. Editor(s): Turner, Graeme; Sinclair, John. Num Pages: 143 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 185 x 12. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 143
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844570102
- ISBN
- 9781844570102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.10
€ 45.99
€ 38.10
Paperback. Emmeline Pankhurst was raised in a world that valued men over women. At fourteen she attended her first suffrage meeting and returned home a confirmed suffragist. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784871253
- ISBN
- 9781784871253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
Paperback. The most comprehensive guide to the terminology and history of feminist theory available, this established and much admired dictionary provides succinct definitions of more than 600 terms, topics, movements and approaches as well as influential feminist thinkers, activists and critics within feminist theory. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619085
- ISBN
- 9780748619085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.91
€ 41.99
€ 34.91