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Society & culture: general
Paperback. From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, this title offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. It focuses on the emergence of complete writing systems in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFL; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891679
- ISBN
- 9781861891679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.18
€ 23.18
Paperback. Engages in an interdisciplinary investigation of the political technologies of the body in the wake of postmodernity, technologies apparent in film, medicine, entertainment industries, politics, and the arts. This book reflects the growing concern with interfaces between humans and computer and bio-medical technologies. Editor(s): Halberstam, Judith; Livingston, Ira. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209702
- ISBN
- 9780253209702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. "Henry A. Giroux is one of the most respected and well-known critical education scholars, social critics, and astute observers of popular culture in the modern world. For those who follow his considera" Num Pages: 304 pages, biblio, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813332741
- ISBN
- 9780813332741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Hardback. Ethnographic case studies explore what it means to "belong" in Oceania, as contributors consider ongoing formations of place, self and community in connection with travelling, internal and international migration. The chapters apply the multi-dimensional concepts of movement, place-making and cultural identifications to explain contemporary life.. Editor(s): Hermann, Elfriede; Kempf, Wolfgang; Meijl, Toon Van. Series: Pacific Perspectives: Studies of the European Society for Oceanists. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384151
- ISBN
- 9781782384151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.57
€ 135.57
Hardback. Colour permeates contemporary visual and material culture and affects our senses beyond the superficial encounter by infiltrating our perceptions and memories and becoming deeply rooted in thought processes that categorize and divide along culturally constructed lines. Editor(s): Horrocks, Chris. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448. Visual, Material, Textual. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. 196 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Horrocks, Chris. Colour permeates contemporary visual and material culture and affects our senses beyond the superficial encounter by infiltrating our perceptions and memories and becoming deeply rooted in thought processes that categorize and divide along culturally constructed lines. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454645
- ISBN
- 9780857454645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.57
€ 135.57
Paperback. * The first book to focus on the changes digital technologies have made on the production, circulation and consumption of photography. * Considers a range of digital cameras and their contexts, from prosumer SLRs to cameras embedded in mobiles. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AJ; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647159
- ISBN
- 9780745647159
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Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
Paperback. The first Native Americans who came into contact with the 17th century English settlers were the tribes of the North Atlantic coast and the interior of New England. Featuring colour illustrations and photographs, this book tells the story of New England's Native Americans. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841769370
- ISBN
- 9781841769370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.41
€ 16.99
€ 12.41
Hardback. Through an extended reading of the noh play "Aoi ne Ue", as well as briefer examinations of several other plays, this work aims to shed new light on the circulation of power and desire in the middle and late medieval periods in Japan. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740708
- ISBN
- 9780804740708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Paperback. This reader introduces core cultural and historic themes of Russia's civilisation. Each text has resonance throughout the arts - in Rublev's icons, Meyerhold's theatre, Mousorgsky's operas, and Prokofiev's symphonies. The material is supported by introductions, annotations and bibliographies. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, multi-media resource guides. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DQ; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 921.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563244223
- ISBN
- 9781563244223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. This book examines the power of the past upon the present. It shows how generations of Scots have exploited and reshaped history to meet the needs of a series of presents, from the conquest of the Picts to the refounding of Parliament. Editor(s): Cowan, Edward J.; Finlay, Richard J. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614202
- ISBN
- 9780748614202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. This study was first published in 1983. It traces the social disintegration of "Ballybran", a small village on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, exploring the symptoms of the communities decline: from emigration to schizophrenia. This edition contains a new preface and epilogue. Num Pages: 417 pages, 23 b/w illustrations, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFH; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520224803
- ISBN
- 9780520224803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.52
€ 34.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Buikema, Rosemarie; Griffin, Gabriele; Lykke, Nina. Series: Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality. Num Pages: 310 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones, 2 black. BIC Classification: JFFK; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415851633
- ISBN
- 9780415851633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.35
€ 71.35
Hardcover. Based on original research in Northern Thailand and drawing on the breadth of indigenous Thai language materials, this study offers a sustained and powerful criticism of the normative modeling of the Thai AIDS epidemic in order to elicit new and more effective points of intervention. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 321 pages, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781571815194
- ISBN
- 9781571815194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.27
€ 146.27
Paperback. Localization is a manifesto to unite those who recognize the importance of cultural, social and ecological diversity for our future - and who do not aspire to a monolithic global consumer culture. This book details self-reinforcing policies to create local self-sufficiency and shows that there is an alternative to globalization. Num Pages: 304 pages, Index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012255
- ISBN
- 9781853836121
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A collection of articles addressing the issue of whether the industrial model of human progress can be sustained in the long term. It asks what the social, political, economic and environmental implications as well as potential solutions to the problem of resource-intensive growth are. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFS; KC; KN; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 557. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012354
- ISBN
- 9781563247392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Altvater, Elmar; etc. Translator(s): Bond, T. Num Pages: 282 pages, 20figs.15tabs.3M. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 1KLSA; GTF; JFFA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 400. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012461
- ISBN
- 9780862329495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A leading economist and a top economic journalist show that contrary to conventional wisdom, America is at the peak of its economic well-being, with more opportunity for more people than at any other time in our history. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBA; KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 285. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012530
- ISBN
- 9780465047833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A provocative look at economic globalization. It takes on issues such as fast-flowing finance in cyberspace and the bankruptcy of conventional economics. It also discusses the creative options of global governance, corporate accountability, stabilized currency markets, and more. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012553
- ISBN
- 9781565491076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Using a range of indicators to measure livelihood and well-being, this report shows how widespread poverty is in the UK and highlights the vast geographical disparities in levels of poverty. It goes on to set out what needs to be done to address the trends revealed and describes effective policies. Num Pages: 196 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; JHBC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 367. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012566
- ISBN
- 9781853837074
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Because low birth weight is often accompanied by social risk factors such as minority racial status, low education, young maternal age, and low income, the question of causes and consequences - of precisely how biological and social factors figure into this equation - becomes especially tricky to sort out. This title answers this question. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 tables, 12 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JHBF; JHMC; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012586
- ISBN
- 9780520239555
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99