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Society & culture: general

Hardback. A reconsideration of the relationship between culture and society in light of contemporary debates on nationalism and ethnicity. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622054
ISBN
9780748622054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.12
€ 112.54

Paperback. Offering a new theory of queer world cinema, Karl Schoonover and Rosalind Galt explore how it intersects with shifting ideals of global politics and cinema aesthetics to demonstrate its potential to disturb dominant modes of world making and to forge spaces of queer belonging. Num Pages: 408 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SG; APFA; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 208 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362616
ISBN
9780822362616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.38

Hardback. On the eight-hundredth anniversary of the Magna Carta, Women and the Magna Carta investigates what the charter meant for women's rights and freedoms from an historical and legal perspective. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFSJ1; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137562340
ISBN
9781137562340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.68

Paperback. Tells the story of how the solutions to this century's problems lie in unlocking the secrets to great city living. Drawing on the lessons from their stories, from brain science, and from the realm of urban experimentation, this book offers solutions we can all use to improve our lives and shows that simple changes can make all the difference. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; RGC; RNT; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047546
ISBN
9780141047546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Hardback. A history of port health and immigration at a critical moment of transformation at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719089657
ISBN
9780719089657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Beissbarth, Ev. Num Pages: 286 pages, b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ASZW; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559558
ISBN
9781875559558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Anthropology's global, comparative perspective and ethnographic methods provide powerful insights for analyzing case studies from around the world. This title explores the role of news and journalism in contemporary culture from an anthropological perspective - as a form of cultural meaning-making in its creation, content, and dissemination. Editor(s): Bird, S. Elizabeth. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221261
ISBN
9780253221261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. 'Community' continues to attract the attention of policy makers and scholars. Taking account of changes since the publication of the first edition, this new edition explores the challenges of empowering communities and assesses the lessons for policy and practice of community-based approaches to social disadvantage and exclusion. Series: Public Policy and Politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 black & white tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: JFS; JKS; JPQB; RP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230242654
ISBN
9780230242654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.41

Paperback. The new edition of Language and Gender: A Reader responds to the wealth of research that has shaped the field since its initial publication in 1998. Retaining many of the foundational entries that have made the volume so popular, the second edition has been fully revised, and now includes 23 new articles and two entirely new sections. Editor(s): Coates, Jennifer. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 35. Weight in Grams: 966.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405191272
ISBN
9781405191272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 44.11

Paperback. Notes that when inheritance appeared to determine social status, villagers protected family reputations and properties by demonstrating concern for 'what others might say'. This book traces shifts in the meaning of 'tradition', suggesting that although 'modern' people cannot 'be' traditional, they must have traditions to produce themselves. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016641
ISBN
9780691016641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.15
€ 41.82

Paperback. This photocopiable resource provides the reader with a step-by-step approach to organising sensory-focused activities for carers and professionals working with people with physical, multiple or complex disabilities. Importantly, it also presents information on sensory stimulation within a framework that embraces the person's daily environment. Num Pages: 248 pages, approx. 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MQT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 296 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104551
ISBN
9781843104551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.64

Hardback.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
460
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266452
ISBN
9780520266452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.97
€ 49.96

Hardcover. Explores how conservative Christian ideology reproduces homophobic attitudes and shares how Bible Belt gays negotiate these attitudes in their daily lives Num Pages: 284 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814786376
ISBN
9780814786376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Aleksiun, Natalia; Horowitz, Brian J.; Polonsky, Antony. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 42. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Littman Library Of Jewish Civilization
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906764487
ISBN
9781906764487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.30

Paperback. This book questions the sociocultural dimensions of remembering. It offers an overview of the history and theory of memory studies through the lens of sociology, political science, anthropology, psychology, literature, art and media studies, documenting current international and interdisciplinary memory research in an unprecedented way. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230297456
ISBN
9780230297456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.36

Paperback. This one-of-a-kind, comprehensive workbook will help you navigate your gender identity and expression at home, in school, and with peers. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; MBNH9; MMJT1; VFJB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Csm Wkb
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626252974
ISBN
9781626252974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. This historical and comparative account of the rise of modern journalism will be an ideal text for courses in journalism, political communication and media history. Written by an author who believes that journalism is crucial to our modern democracies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635743
ISBN
9780745635743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSK2; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816693160
ISBN
9780816693160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Describes the reaction of the common people to some of the tumultuous events which occurred in Northamptonshire and shaped England's history, and how this gave rise to many colorful folklore traditions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMM; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752435220
ISBN
9780752435220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446267592
ISBN
9781446267592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.49

Paperback. Since the 1980s, arguments for a multicultural Japan have gained considerable currency against an entrenched myth of national homogeneity. This book enters this conversation with an ethnography of Japan's Buraku" people. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283299
ISBN
9780520283299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 120 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826429537
ISBN
9780826429537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.18

Hardback. Provides a unique longitudinal study of women in colonial India, examining their life experiences and how their position changed, both personally and professionally, over more than a century of British rule. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085796
ISBN
9780719085796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.58

Paperback. The gentrification of urban areas is a central engine of urban development, and it is a topic that attracts a great deal of interest in both academia and the popular press. This book provides information on the topic of gentrification. It is suitable for upper-level undergraduates in geography, sociology, and planning. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415950374
ISBN
9780415950374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.31

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