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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The Proactionary Imperative debates the concept of transforming human nature, including such thorny topics as humanity's privilege as a species, our capacity to 'play God', the idea that we might treat our genes as a capital investment, eugenics and what it might mean to be 'human' in the context of risky scientific and technological interventions. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; PDA; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433091
- ISBN
- 9781137433091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 b&w illus. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935408260
- ISBN
- 9781935408260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620400593
- ISBN
- 9781620400593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. In this admirable book Montgomery Watt traces the influence of Islam in medieval Europe, looking in detail at commerce, science and technology, philosophy, and the development of European self-awareness. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 128 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605170
- ISBN
- 9780748605170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.60
€ 38.99
€ 32.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHBA; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670055
- ISBN
- 9780816670055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Behar, Katherine. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781517901097
- ISBN
- 9781517901097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.34
€ 28.34
Hardback. An investigation of our social and moral fragmentation and how the internet serves as a 'marketplace' for extreme religious and political ideas where self-worth, solidarity and belonging are easily obtained online. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043434
- ISBN
- 9781849043434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.04
€ 26.99
€ 25.04
Hardback. When Freud wrote his classic Civilization and its Discontents, he was concerned with repression. Modern civilization depends upon the constraint of impulse, the limiting of self expression. Today, in the time of modernity, Bauman argues, Freuda s analysis no longer holds good, if it ever did. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617909
- ISBN
- 9780745617909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.14
€ 71.14
Paperback. Sir Anthony Kenny presents a fascinating and authoritative new history of Western philosophy. Specially written for a broad popular readership, Kenny's lucid and stimulating history will become the definitive work for anyone interested in the people and ideas that shaped the course of Western thought. Series: New History of Western Philosophy. Num Pages: 1080 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 1088
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199656493
- ISBN
- 9780199656493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.03
€ 26.99
€ 20.03
Paperback. First and only undergraduate textbook that addresses the social and ethical issues associated with a wide array of emerging technologies, including genetic modification, human enhancement, geoengineering, robotics, virtual reality, artificial meat, neurotechnologies, information technologies, nanotechnology, sex selection, and more. Editor(s): Sandler, Ronald L. Num Pages: 598 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 192 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230367036
- ISBN
- 9780230367036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 68 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764323041
- ISBN
- 9780764323041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.09
€ 18.99
€ 14.09
Hardback. Editor(s): Kurthen, Hermann; Fijalkowski, Jeurgen; Wagner, Gert G. Series: Industrial Development & the Social Fabric S. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JKS; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524. Immigrant Incorporation. Series: Industrial Development & the Social Fabric S. 256 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Kurthen, Hermann; Fijalkowski, Jeurgen; Wagner, Gert G. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFN; JKS; JPQB; JPVH1. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 19. Weight: 524.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762305230
- ISBN
- 9780762305230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.20
€ 108.20
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441196958
- ISBN
- 9781441196958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.72
€ 48.99
€ 40.72
Paperback. Focusing on contemporary intellectual currents and themes, this book theorizes and re-imagines a range of historical and contemporary issues related to the broader questions of blackness, diaspora, hegemony, transnationalism, and 'Black Europe' itself as lived and perceived realities. Editor(s): Hine, Darlene Clark; Keaton, Tricia; Small, Stephen. Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076572
- ISBN
- 9780252076572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.49
€ 33.99
€ 30.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147583
- ISBN
- 9780231147583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.71
€ 80.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488153
- ISBN
- 9780801488153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.13
€ 27.13
Paperback. From the cleric-led Iranian revolution to the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, many people have been surprised by what they see as the modern reemergence of an antimodern phenomenon. This book talks about the increasingly visible public role of traditionally educated Muslim religious scholars (the 'ulama) across contemporary Muslim societies. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; HRLP1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130705
- ISBN
- 9780691130705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.53
€ 42.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. Explores Christianity's trajectory as a social and cultural force in southern India. This title shows how caste was central to the way in which categories of religion and culture were formed and negotiated in missionary encounters, and how the social and semiotic possibilities of Christianity lead to a new politic of equal rights in South India. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRC; HRG; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636. Christianity and Caste Society in India. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. 408 pages, illustrations. Explores Christianity's trajectory as a social and cultural force in southern India. This title shows how caste was central to the way in which categories of religion and culture were formed and negotiated in missionary encounters, and how the social and semiotic possibilities of Christianity lead to a new politic of equal rights in South India. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRC; HRG; JFSC; JFSL3. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight: 582.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273498
- ISBN
- 9780520273498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.08
€ 40.99
€ 29.08
Hardcover. Starting with the dawn of human society, through early civilizations, to the pre-Columbian American tribes, Architecture of First Societies: A Global Perspective traces the different cultural formations that developed in various places throughout the world to form the built environment. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AMX; HD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 276 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2336.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118142103
- ISBN
- 9781118142103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.73
€ 192.73
Paperback. First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. Translator(s): Gantz, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443974
- ISBN
- 9780140443974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91