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Society & culture: general
Paperback. It was a scene that had many names: some original members referred to themselves as punks, others new romantics, new wavers, the bats, or the morbids. This book is about the music, the individual, and the creativity of a worldwide community rather than theoretical definitions of a subculture. Num Pages: 200 pages, 111 colour plates, 161 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; AKTH; AVGU; JFCA; JFSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Intellect Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783203529
- ISBN
- 9781783203529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.96
€ 54.96
Paperback. Often quoting her patients' descriptions of their own experience of illness and recovery, Hilde Bruch described the relentless pursuit of thinness and the search for superiority in self-denial that characterize anorexia nervosa. Num Pages: 174 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005846
- ISBN
- 9780674005846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.67
€ 34.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. To what extent should we use technological advances to try to make better human beings? Leading philosophers debate the possibility of enhancing human cognition, mood, personality, and physical performance, and controlling aging. Would this take us beyond the bounds of human nature? These are questions that need to be answered now. Editor(s): Savulescu, Julian; Bostrom, Nick. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199594962
- ISBN
- 9780199594962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.40
€ 59.40
Paperback. 'A sophisticated and passionately written account of the classed and gendered identities of a small group of working-class white women who live in the north-west of England. It is ethnography at its best, having been built on long-term, thoughtful engagements in the field' - Gender and Education Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761955122
- ISBN
- 9780761955122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1QFE; 3JM; JFFN; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845198596
- ISBN
- 9781845198596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
Hardback. St George: A Saint for All is a compelling account of the myth of St George, one of the most significant mythic figures in Christian culture, as well as many other religions world-wide. The book describes St George's lively and diverse following today, and shows how the saint has inspired artists, poets and painters. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30. BIC Classification: HRCC1; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780234489
- ISBN
- 9781780234489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.19
€ 26.99
€ 20.19
Paperback. Comparing global experiences of childhood, this book examines children as social actors and citizens. Looking at theories around the social construction of childhood and substantive examples of the active contributions of children to society, this is an essential introduction to how the social sciences conceptualise childhood. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK; JMC; JNAM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230308343
- ISBN
- 9780230308343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.11
€ 63.11
Hardback. Editor(s): Valdramidis, Vasilis P.; Impe, Jan F. van. Num Pages: 337 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621008422
- ISBN
- 9781621008422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.52€ 163.62
€ 241.52
€ 163.62
Hardback. This volume considers the changing patterns of American thought and culture in its transition into the early 21st century. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Morley, Catherine. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748626014
- ISBN
- 9780748626014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.08€ 137.20
€ 142.08
€ 137.20
Paperback. A penetrating analysis of the construction of Latina/o stardom in U.S. film, television, and celebrity culture since the 1920s Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; APF; APT; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076510
- ISBN
- 9780252076510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.25
€ 27.99
€ 26.25
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847183552
- ISBN
- 9781847183552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 27.93
€ 46.99
€ 27.93
Paperback. Series: Quick Questions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4; JFSP2. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 170 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310264583
- ISBN
- 9780310264583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.30
€ 20.99
€ 18.30
Hardcover. This collection brings together a group of leading scholars from a variety of disciplines to explore the history of sexual desires and the transformation of sexual ideas, attitudes, and practices in premodern Europe. Editor(s): Kaartinen, Marjo; Heinonen, Meri; Linkinen, Tom; Lidman, Satu. Series: Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, 0 black and white; 4 full color. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBLH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089649843
- ISBN
- 9789089649843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.59
€ 189.59
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGA; BGSA; BGXA; JFSJ1; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Fleming H. Revell Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800723958
- ISBN
- 9780800723958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.52
€ 16.99
€ 13.52
Paperback. Edward Said experienced both British and American imperialism as the old Arab order crumbled in the late forties and early fifties. This account of his early life reveals the influences that have formed his books, "Orientalism" and "Culture and Imperialism". Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862073708
- ISBN
- 9781862073708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.93
€ 17.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. Explores the political, social and economic forces that are shaping what America and the world will become in ensuing decades. From demographics to democracy, this title explores what the author calls the 'Drivers of Global Change', framing the international conversation about the future in provocative ways. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- WH Allen
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753540503
- ISBN
- 9780753540503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.47
€ 23.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bradwell Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910551516
- ISBN
- 9781910551516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.37
€ 7.37
Paperback. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has focused more public attention on the Catholic Church in Australia. Num Pages: 151 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- ATF Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921511332
- ISBN
- 9781921511332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.32
€ 27.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. In this wide-ranging and powerful book, Castells analyses the revolution in communication technologies and social media that has created a new communication system, mass self-communication. He argues that this has, in turn, transformed power relationships, the role of social movements, and their responses to recent political and economic crises. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; UBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199681938
- ISBN
- 9780199681938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.22
€ 28.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442636187
- ISBN
- 9781442636187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.63
€ 34.99
€ 30.63