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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Seeks to understand the mechanisms of social and political perpetuation of authoritarianism in post-colonial states such as Oman. This book shows how one monarchical power has built and renewed its basis to meet the challenges threatening its stability. It also sheds light on the strategies adopted and challenges faced by other Arab monarchies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659334
- ISBN
- 9781850659334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 52.08
€ 52.97
€ 52.08
Hardback. It was the amazing statistic which got Chris Steele-Perkins attention. There are 10,000 people aged over 100 in the UK and that number is growing rapidly. Fading Light is a moving book showing the increasing number of centenarians and their miraculous ability to survive until the great age of 100. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 246 x 17. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- McNidder & Grace
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857160324
- ISBN
- 9780857160324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.62
€ 40.99
€ 35.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: JFM; JFSJ1; JKSN; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151634
- ISBN
- 9780231151634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.86
€ 30.99
€ 21.86
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447306481
- ISBN
- 9781447306481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.28
€ 42.99
€ 40.28
Hardback. In 2005, a Turkish woman was shot dead by her son in honour killing for appearing on a popular women's talk show on television. Looking at popular women's talk shows, this title explores the way in which groups with political power control public discourse and public sphere in Turkey and how urban/rural and Islamist/secular oppositions play out. Series: Library of Modern Turkey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFC; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763927
- ISBN
- 9781780763927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.03€ 135.20
€ 153.03
€ 135.20
Paperback. A study that investigates the tensions between global law and local justice. The author offers an insider's perspective on how human rights law holds authorities accountable for the protection of citizens even while reinforcing and expanding state power. This book will interest students of gender studies and anthropology. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520742
- ISBN
- 9780226520742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.15
€ 37.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837629040
- ISBN
- 9783837629040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 9.27
€ 50.99
€ 9.27
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608462056
- ISBN
- 9781608462056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Publisher
- Apex Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891843051
- ISBN
- 9781891843051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517760
- ISBN
- 9781137517760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77
Hardback. While secondary texts on Paul Virilio typically see no way out of the tempo- and techno-dystopia he articulates, Occupy Time engages the events of Occupy Wall Street to fix attention on what such readings circumvent: Virilio's elusive theory of resistance. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JPA; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 126
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275585
- ISBN
- 9781137275585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Hardback. Here is a revisitation--part tribute, part update--of Stephen Birmingham's beloved Real Lace. James P. MacGuire, a member of one of Birmingham's Irish Families, creates his own entertaining portrait of life among the Irish Rich, further detailing and filling out this engrossing portion of America's social history. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493024902
- ISBN
- 9781493024902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. New Scotland, New Society asks a series of vital questions regarding the attitudes and behaviour of the Scots. Editor(s): Curtice, John; McCrone, David; Park, Alison; Paterson, Lindsay. Num Pages: 234 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFF; JPHC; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902930350
- ISBN
- 9781902930350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.07
€ 41.99
€ 37.07
Hardback. Published in the BFI Silver series, this new edition of Laura Mulvey's classic work of feminist theory features a new introduction and new illustrations. This collection contains writings, ranging from analyses of Xala, Citizen Kane, and Blue Velvet and the work of American Indian artist Jimmie Durham to the feminist photography of Cindy Sherman. Series: BFI Silver. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second Edition, New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844575091
- ISBN
- 9781844575091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 84.41
€ 94.17
€ 84.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, 14 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 317 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468143
- ISBN
- 9780226468143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.40
€ 37.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. An in-depth account of how racism operates in the mind, this book links vivid clinical observation with theory and research to present an original model of the psychology of racism. Covering key issues, from internal and institutional racism to the Stephen Lawrence case, the book illuminates key issues for practitioners from all approaches. Series: Palgrave Psychotherapy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 220 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333964576
- ISBN
- 9780333964576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
€ 46.99
€ 38.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608467433
- ISBN
- 9781608467433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.25
€ 19.99
€ 18.25
Hardcover. State power, nationalism and national economics dominated 20th-century history. Harris argues that such a structure is unthinkable now, as cities and their citizens, increasingly unaffected by national boundaries, take centre stage in the economic world - potentially to the immense benefit of all. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHC; JPQ; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860647864
- ISBN
- 9781860647864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.86€ 53.26
€ 58.86
€ 53.26
Paperback. Spirits without Borders is an ethnographic study of the transnational and multicultural expansion of Vietnam's Mother Goddess Religion and its spirit possession ritual. The work explores how and why the ritual spread from Vietnam to the US and back again and the impact of ritual transnationalism in both countries. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 229 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299185
- ISBN
- 9781137299185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Hardback. The first comprehensive study of the history, function and significance of ornament in Islamic art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 149 illustrations, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; 3J; JFSR2; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748609864
- ISBN
- 9780748609864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.40€ 111.31
€ 118.40
€ 111.31
Hardback. This edited collection captures the intersection between migration, mobility and childhood studies. Contributors explore under-researched child and youth short-term and micro movements within major migration fluxes that occur in response to migration and global change. Editor(s): Dona, Giorgia; Veale, Angela. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280664
- ISBN
- 9781137280664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837634785
- ISBN
- 9783837634785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.85€ 45.92
€ 58.85
€ 45.92
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752460918
- ISBN
- 9780752460918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ2; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764218309
- ISBN
- 9780764218309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.34
€ 19.99
€ 19.34