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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Takes a look at the makings and meanings of shoes, cobblers, and barefootedness in Jewish experience. This book shows how shoes convey theological, social, and economic concepts, and as such are subjects for inquiry within a range of cultural, artistic, and historic contexts. Editor(s): Nahshon, Edna. Num Pages: 338 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847880505
ISBN
9781847880505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.48

Paperback. This stunning and original collection features new work from 30 of Ireland's leading contemporary women writers including: Eavan Boland, Nuala Ni Dhomhaill and Maeve Kelly. With an editor's introduction, contributors' notes and bibliography, this is an invaluable resource for literature courses. Editor(s): Smyth, Ailbhe. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276. 8vo. Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Attic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
SKU
KEX0298584
ISBN
9780946211739
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. A Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times best-selling author charts the dramatic and disturbing rise of a post-literate America that craves fantasy, ecstasy, and illusion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254. The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. 240 pages. In the tradition of Christopher Lasch's "The Culture of Narcissism," Pulitzer Prize-winner Hedges charts the dramatic and disturbing rise of a post-literate America that craves fantasy, ecstasy, and illusion. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight: 250.
Publisher
Nation Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568586137
ISBN
9781568586137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
25th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816638772
ISBN
9780816638772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.83

Paperback. Dancing Boys is one of the few scholarly works that demystify the largely unknown challenges of adolescent males in dance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30, 8 figures. BIC Classification: ASD; JFSJ2; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626324
ISBN
9781442626324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307453433
ISBN
9780307453433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Uglow, Jennifer; Hendry, Maggy. Num Pages: 688 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBCB; HB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1032.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
690
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
4th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403934482
ISBN
9781403934482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.85

Paperback. Based on extensive archival research, this book explores the history of Frankism, a Jewish religious movement that began in Poland and spread into the Habsburg Empire and the German lands in the later eighteenth century. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JF; 3JH; HRJ; HRLP1; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223439
ISBN
9780812223439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.95

Hardback. A study of 'trauma culture' - a new popular culture of traumatic experiences and victim identity. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 391.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618163
ISBN
9780748618163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.94
€ 101.60

Paperback. This is a natural and cultural history of the hippopotamus, the well-loved, cumbersome, rotund mammal famous for lounging around semi-submerged in muddy pools. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 illustrations, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237329
ISBN
9781780237329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 200 x 9. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Lantern Books,US United States
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590563397
ISBN
9781590563397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.58

Paperback. Series: Societas. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Societas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845386
ISBN
9780907845386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.23

Paperback. The dreadful events of 11 September have brought Islam to the forefront of world politics. This authoritative new book provides the analysis for a far--reaching introduction to Islamic politics for those coming to the subject for the first time. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745627120
ISBN
9780745627120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.42

Paperback. A critical anthology of African and Asian travel writing, revealing the contribution made to the genre by non-European travellers and writers. Editor(s): Khair, Tabish; Edwards, Justin D.; Leer, Martin. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 202 x 13. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Signal
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955122
ISBN
9781904955122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.33

Paperback. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719067891
ISBN
9780719067891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.60

Paperback. Talya Fishman explores the impact of the textualization process in medieval Europe on the Babylonian Talmud's roles within Jewish culture. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222876
ISBN
9780812222876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.35

Hardback. "Originally published in French under the title Histoire des grand-parents que je n'ai pas eus." Translator(s): Kuntz, Jane. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804795449
ISBN
9780804795449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Offers an account of how the Internet is transforming gossip, the way we shame others, and our ability to protect our own reputations. Focusing on blogs, Internet communities, and cybermobs, this book shows that, ironically, the unconstrained flow of information on the Internet may impede opportunities for self-development and freedom. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMD; KNTX1; PDR; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300144222
ISBN
9780300144222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Preserving and honoring the intellectual voice that spoke with the urgency, generosity, and grace of the best of humanity Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 Tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075728
ISBN
9780252075728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
SelectBooks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590793213
ISBN
9781590793213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. "Debt as power is a timely and innovative contribution to our understanding of one of the most prescient issues of our time: the explosion of debt across the global economy and related requirement of political leaders to pursue exponential growth to meet the demands of creditors and investors." Series Editor(s): Bhambra, Gurminder K. Series: Theory for a Global Age. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993269
ISBN
9781784993269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Reveals how the internet is deadening personal interaction, stifling genuine inventiveness and even changing us as people. Showing us the way to a future where individuals mean more than machines, this book is a searing manifesto against mass mediocrity, a creative call to arms - and an impassioned defence of the human. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141049113
ISBN
9780141049113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Provides introduction to the language and background of the legends as well as a history of Dede Korkut scholarship. This title features tales that are suitable for students of world mythology and folklore. It is partly in prose and partly in verse, and includes legends that were sung or chanted in the courts and camps of political leaders. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292707870
ISBN
9780292707870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.07

Paperback. Focusses on the relationship between language ideologies and media discourse, together with the methods and techniques required for the analysis of that relationship. This book also places emphasis on television and new-media texts, incorporating and expanding upon theoretical insights into visual communication and multimodal discourse analysis. Editor(s): Johnson, Sally; Milani, Tommaso M. Series: Advances in Sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 310 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441155863
ISBN
9781441155863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.80

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