Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Featuring new contributions by leading globalization scholars, this timely volume analyzes the organization, geography, politics, and power dynamics of international trade and production networks understood as global commodity chains. Editor(s): Bair, Jennifer. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCLT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759243
- ISBN
- 9780804759243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. It is one thing to be poor in a society of producers and universal employment; it is quite a different thing to be poor in a society of consumers. This book considers how effective different ways of fighting poverty and relieving its hardships are. It features discussion of work on redundancy, disposability and exclusion. Series: Issues in Society. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFT; KCB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Open University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335215980
- ISBN
- 9780335215980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.58
€ 43.58
Paperback. Offers a collection of seventeen connected structures that center on several towers, one of which a 99-foot high, all made from concrete-encassed iron adorned in found glass, ceramic, and shells, the Towers were made by the hands of Sabato (Sam) Rodia an Italian immigrant who built his dream world over thirty three years. Editor(s): Del Giudice, Luisa. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America (FUP). Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMG; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257973
- ISBN
- 9780823257973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.00
€ 51.99
€ 46.00
Paperback. The late 1990s and early 2000s witnessed a surge in the publication and popularity of autobiographical writings about childhood. Linking literary and cultural studies, Drawing on trauma and memory studies and theories of authorship and readership, this title offers commentary on the triumphs, trials, and tribulations that have shaped this genre. Series Editor(s): Bluebond-Langner, Myra. Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813546643
- ISBN
- 9780813546643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Follows the controversial trade in inexpensive fatty cuts of lamb or mutton, called 'flaps', from the farms of New Zealand and Australia to their primary markets in the Pacific islands of Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Fiji. This title addresses the evolution of the meat trade itself along with the changing practices of exchange in Papua New Guinea. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; JFCV; JFSC; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 49.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260931
- ISBN
- 9780520260931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.83
€ 36.83
Paperback. Drawing upon Hegel, Nietzsche, Freud, Foucault and Althusser, this work offers a theory of subject formation that illuminates as ambivalent the psychic effects of social power. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728126
- ISBN
- 9780804728126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Sacred stones and stone monuments feature the world over and Ireland is no exception. Our landscape is dotted with them. This is a wonderful reminder of our spiritual past as some of these stones and monuments enter their fifth millennium. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HDD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892767
- ISBN
- 9781848892767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.15
€ 17.99
€ 15.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447325178
- ISBN
- 9781447325178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.10
€ 105.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816645916
- ISBN
- 9780816645916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Hardcover. Offers a reminder that women haven't done that much, ever, particularly in comparison to all those male geniuses we learnt about in school. This book puts the women back in, but only in their proper place, of course - behind curtains, trussed up in corsets, kneeling in subservience. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 134. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910931097
- ISBN
- 9781910931097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Includes essays that explore the meanings of manhood in Japan from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries. This title examines a range of attitudes regarding properly masculine pursuits and modes of behavior. It charts breakdowns in traditional and conventional societal roles and the resulting crises of masculinity. Editor(s): Fruhstuck, Sabine; Walthall, Anne. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267381
- ISBN
- 9780520267381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, B&W Illus.: 8,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164528
- ISBN
- 9780231164528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.69€ 62.27
€ 80.69
€ 62.27
Paperback. Dervla Murphy travelling in Cuba at the age of 74, Matthew Parris swimming the Thames at 60, and Colin Thubron climbing the last stronghold of the Assassins in his 60s are among the writers recounting their adventures, often defying expectations - and the odds - and going outside their comfort zone to take a less-travelled path in later life. Editor(s): Barclay, Jennifer; Phillips, Adrian. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSP31; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Bradt Travel Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784770273
- ISBN
- 9781784770273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.20
€ 19.99
€ 18.20
Paperback. Translator(s): Benderson, Bruce. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BM; DSBH; DSK; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Autonomedia
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584351863
- ISBN
- 9781584351863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.79
€ 20.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Gothic. BIC Classification: JFC. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349562459
- ISBN
- 9781349562459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.49
€ 45.49
Paperback. "Considers the ways in which the 'global turn' is changing the theory and practice of historical disciplines and engages with the concept and methodology of globalization"--Provided by the publisher. Editor(s): Antunes, Catia; Fatah-Black, Karwan. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 black & white tables, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 268 x 27. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138639607
- ISBN
- 9781138639607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.06
€ 50.99
€ 42.06
Paperback. An introduction to the subject of Arab journalism, drawing on Arabic as well as English language sources. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFD; JFSR2; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748634118
- ISBN
- 9780748634118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286238
- ISBN
- 9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSA; DSB; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 2. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319387666
- ISBN
- 9783319387666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.49
€ 113.49
Paperback. This is a commemorative edition for C. Vann Woodward, who died in December 1999, of his classic work on the history of segregation and American race relations. Pulitzer-Prize winning biographer and former Woodward student, William McFeely contributes a special afterword to discuss how Strange Career achieved its own significance as part of history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBTB; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Commemorative
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195146905
- ISBN
- 9780195146905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Pedersen, Paul M. Series: Routledge International Handbooks. Num Pages: 544 pages, 11 black & white tables, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD; WSBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 247 x 33. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138916951
- ISBN
- 9781138916951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.09
€ 91.09
Hardback. In Japan, as elsewhere, cities became the staging ground for wide ranging social, cultural, economic, and political transformations. This title looks at the emergence of urbanism in the interwar period, a global moment when the material and ideological structures that constitute "the city" took their characteristic modern shape. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 326 pages, 4 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 30. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275201
- ISBN
- 9780520275201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.25€ 64.66
€ 84.25
€ 64.66
Paperback. Editor(s): Fraser, Benjamin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFN; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177498
- ISBN
- 9780231177498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardback. Globalization, the economic crisis and related policies of austerity have led to a growth in extreme exploitation at work, with migrants particularly vulnerable. This book explores the lives of the growing numbers of severely exploited labourers in the world today, questioning how we can respond to such globalized patterns of extreme inequality. Editor(s): Lewis, Hannah; Skrivankova, Klara; Waite, Louise; Craig, Gary. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137460400
- ISBN
- 9781137460400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.90
€ 132.90