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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Career Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601631978
ISBN
9781601631978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. Presents diverse examples by the hundreds, from pouches worn in the Dark Ages and early chatelaines and pockets of the Middle Ages to contemporary handbags. The trail follows the handbag's evolution as it has related to fashion and influenced by history. For the collector current prices are provided with each item pictured. Num Pages: 192 pages, 450 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764317224
ISBN
9780764317224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 69 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFFE2; VFJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 123.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559364447
ISBN
9781559364447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.59

Paperback. Offers a witty, urbane and persuasive argument against the intellectual subjection of women, particularly women writers. This title is also a passionate polemic which draws a startling comparison between the tyrannous hypocrisy of the Victorian patriarchal system and the evils of fascism. Series: Vintage Classics Woolf Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870874
ISBN
9781784870874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Across much of the world today, Muslim women of all ages are increasingly choosing to wear the veil. Is this trend a sign of rising piety or a way of asserting Muslim pride? And does the veil really provide women freedom from sexual harassment? This title examines the inconsistent and inadequate reasons given for the veil. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150086
ISBN
9780691150086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.95

Paperback. An ethnographic study of transnational migration, racialization, labor subordination, and citizenship in Chicago's Mexican migrant community Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 1KLCM; GTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336150
ISBN
9780822336150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353723
ISBN
9780393353723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 15 illus., 10 tables. BIC Classification: JFMG; JKVF1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145213
ISBN
9780231145213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX9; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Feral House,U.S. United States
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922915668
ISBN
9780922915668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. A lavishly illustrated collection that explores ideas of beauty in Africa and its diasporas, asking by and for whom concepts of beauty and aesthetics have developed. Editor(s): Nuttall, Sarah. Num Pages: 416 pages, 126 illustrations (incl. 112 in color). BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339182
ISBN
9780822339182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. 100 years of the best writing and reportage by female journalists Editor(s): Mills, Eleanor. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 494. 100 Years of the Best Journalism by Women. 400 pages. Editor(s): Mills, Eleanor. Many female journalists came to the fore during the first and second world wars, and their perspective was very different to that of their male peers, who were reporting from the field. This title offers a collection of writings, that features the most influential pieces of journalism by the best women in the business. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KNTJ. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 32. Weight: 572.
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845291655
ISBN
9781845291655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Addresses the socio-political context informing both queer DIY video and independent gay cinema, including films such as Patrice Chereau's Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train, Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau's Drole de Felix, Francois Ozon's Le Temps qui reste and Andre Techine's Les Temoins. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APFN; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685967
ISBN
9780748685967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.08

Paperback. Award-winning author Paul Goble examines the construction, art, and significance of the tipi to the Plains Indians in his newest book, entitled Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters. Through a re-telling of the old-timer's stories, Goble shows how the tipi was more than just a home, but an expression of spiritual beliefs. Num Pages: 120 pages, 150 color ills. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 254 x 12. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316376
ISBN
9781933316376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.95

Hardcover. This book explores how trust and community are affected by the rapid increase in the scope of communication. Uncertainty of relations generates many destructive reactions, yet it also creates the possibility of a community wider and more diverse than ever before. The book puts these contrasting scenarios in a historical and theoretical context. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198708551
ISBN
9780198708551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.97

Paperback. This vivid picture of an Irish navvy's life in England in the 1950s mirrors that of an entire generation who left Ireland without education or hope. Days without food or work, the hardships of work camps, lonesome partings after trips home, periods of intense isolation and bitter reflection, all were part of the experience. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DBR; 3JJPG; BJ; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Gill
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848891883
ISBN
9781848891883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. A weird journey into modern paranoia, disinformation and UFOs for all the fans of Jon Ronson's Them. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFHC; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 314. A Journey into Disinformation, Paranoia and UFOs. 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. Reveals the long history of UFOria and its parallels in little known tales from the murky worlds of espionage, psychological warfare and advanced military technology. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHC; VXQB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight: 310.
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845298579
ISBN
9781845298579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. In Making Refuge Catherine Besteman follows the lives of a group of Somali Bantu refugees over the course of three decades, from their pre-civil war homes and terrible experiences in Kenyan refugee camps, to their recent resettlement in the struggling former mill town of Lewiston, Maine. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1KBBEN; HBJH; JFFD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360445
ISBN
9780822360445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. From Jesus to the Internet examines Christianity as a mediated phenomenon, paying particular attention to how various forms of media have influenced and developed the Christian tradition over the centuries. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JFD; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118447383
ISBN
9781118447383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.68

Paperback. A New York Times bestseller: "This terrific new book .. [explores] the 'notion of whiteness,' an idea as dangerous as it is seductive."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 512 pages, 70 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339741
ISBN
9780393339741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. Every arena of science has its own flash-point issues chemistry and poison gas, physics and the atom bomb and genetics has had a troubled history with race. As Jonathan Marks reveals, this dangerous relationship rumbles on to this day, still leaving plenty of leeway for a belief in the basic natural inequality of races. Series: Debating Race. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; JFSL1; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745689227
ISBN
9780745689227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.70

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