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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Looks at the failure of conventional economic theories based on capitalist growth, and explores alternative models being developed around the world. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFS; KCS; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333304
ISBN
9780745333304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. Palast, an investigative reporter, spent five years trying to find out what is really going on in politics and big business. In this volume he reveals what PR companies, lobbyists and politicians spend their time keeping hidden. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHV; KCS; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 488. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
2nd Printing
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRA0005163
ISBN
9781841197142
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Bossler traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries by examining three critical categories of women: courtesans, concubines, and faithful wives. Bossler illustrates how these groups intersected and interacted with men, influencing the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 375 pages, 6 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 36. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
375
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066694
ISBN
9780674066694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Paperback. This volume, the fifth in the series developing Bernstein's code theory, presents a clear account of the developments of this code theory and shows the close relation between its development and the empirical research to which the theory has given rise. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695768
ISBN
9780847695768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 9 tables, 5 charts. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPQB; KNXB; LNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479892
ISBN
9780801479892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 55.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801447716
ISBN
9780801447716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. This book develops a fresh and challenging perspective on the city. Amin and Thrift maintain that the traditional divide between the city and the countryside has been perforated through urban encroachment, the thickening of the links between the two, and urbanization as a way of life. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745624143
ISBN
9780745624143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.60

Paperback. This is a review of explanations of the Northern Ireland conflict given by both academic commentators and by actors within Northern Ireland. The book offers a critical guide to explanations for this conflict, then presents a synthesis which situates the conflict in comparative perspective. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFFE; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 812.
Edition
1st. Edition
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631183495
ISBN
9780631183495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Practical Action Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853397226
ISBN
9781853397226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 5.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Guterman, N. Series: The Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780394730905
ISBN
9780394730905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.79

Paperback. When this text was published two decades ago, it put the mother-daughter relationship and female psychology on the map. The text was recently chosen by "Contemporary Sociology" as one of the ten most influential books of the 25 years between 1974 and 1999. Num Pages: 283 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408. Psychoanalysis and the Sociology of Gender. 283 pages. When this text was published two decades ago, it put the mother-daughter relationship and female psychology on the map. The text was recently chosen by "Contemporary Sociology" as one of the ten most influential books of the 25 years between 1974 and 1999. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMAF. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight: 396.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
283
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition, with a New Pref ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221550
ISBN
9780520221550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807001547
ISBN
9780807001547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. A new way of looking at the medieval castle - as a cultural reflection of the society that produced it, seen through art and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AMKL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. .
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153611
ISBN
9781903153611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Focuses on the Grail stories and the arrival of Christianity to Somerset. This title illustrates important links between Glastonbury and the Celtic settlement at Old Lammana in Cornwall; and examines old tales of an object of great importance - known as 'the Sovran cloth' - secretly hidden at both places. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752470252
ISBN
9780752470252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Why has inequality increased in the Western world - and what can we do about it? This title argues that inequality is a choice - the cumulative result of unjust policies and misguided priorities. It exposes the inequality that is afflicting America and other Western countries in thrall to neoliberalism. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141981222
ISBN
9780141981222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 258 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFC; JFSR; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 282 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137533074
ISBN
9781137533074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Hardcover. A multinational perspective runs through this volume, which focuses on dynamic trends in feminist science fiction. The contributions include discussions of such issues as race, gender, cyberfeminism, the media, and new writers in the field. Editor(s): Barr, Marleen S. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
KDenn
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847691258
ISBN
9780847691258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784783549
ISBN
9781784783549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.12

Hardcover. Port Talbot has an undisputed claim to be called the actors' capital of Wales, producing a remarkable number of actors since the inter-war years including Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins and Michael Sheen. This book surveys the careers of 50 actors from Port Talbot and considers what its most famous stars have put back into their community. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; APB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409947
ISBN
9781910409947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. A collection of stories by refugees in the former Calais camp which describe their lives in the camp and their thoughts on the future. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399683
ISBN
9780745399683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.85

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