Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
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
Paperback. At a time when polls suggest that young British people believe that the future will offer a worse quality of life, it is becoming imperative that children are introduced to principles of sustainability through the educational system from an early age. This book provides perspectives on the philosophy and pedagogy of education for sustainability. Editor(s): Huckle, John; Sterling, Stephen. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNA; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 429. Good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly creased. Lightly scored, remains good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KCW0012618
- ISBN
- 9781853832567
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Examining key environmentalist ideas within their social and historical context, this books analyses the different views on the science/nature debate addresses questions of social change and suggests how to establish the desired ecological society. Num Pages: 388 pages, 29 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012628
- ISBN
- 9780415057455
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is an examination of the feasibility of halving world hunger by 2015. It looks at: BSE, foot and mouth and salmonella; declining food variety/quality; and disappearing topsoil/ biodiversity in rural areas. It argues for a green, low-external input approach that can feed the hungry. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, guide to further reading, guide to relevant organisations/websites, index. BIC Classification: JFFC1; RNF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012689
- ISBN
- 9781842770191
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Offers a way of looking at our social, cultural and economic realities. Tackling the dimensions of personal responsibility, consensus and community, this work shows how we can find a language through which we can reinvigorate our individual and social lives, developing the resourcefulness we need but which proves so difficult to cultivate. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012760
- ISBN
- 9781853837340
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. In January 1998 a great ice storm crushed power grids in New York, New England and eastern Canada. In this insider's account of these events, the author describes the destruction of the electric network in his own village and illuminates the relationship between electronic and human connections. Editor(s): Gleason, Prof. Abbott; Taubman, Prof. William. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KLC; JFD; PDR; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436. Very good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012782
- ISBN
- 9780300089776
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226195490
- ISBN
- 9780226195490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.61
€ 41.99
€ 32.61
Paperback. Denies that punishment is about justice, reason, and law. This book shows that punishment is an essentially irrational act founded in ritual as a means to control evil without creating more of it in the process. It looks at issues ranging from public executions and the development of the prison to the invention of the guillotine. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226766102
- ISBN
- 9780226766102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. A series of short stories, related by the author, handed down from generation to generation of the Lakota tribe. This work honours the buffalo, the dog, the horse, the eagle, and the wolf as workaday helpers and agents of divine intervention; the wisdom of the medicine man; and the heroism and resourcefulness of individual men and women. Num Pages: 82 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; 3JH; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803293359
- ISBN
- 9780803293359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.97
€ 11.97
Hardcover. Presents an interpretation of the nature, causes and consequences of sex inequality in the modern labour market. This book offers a comprehensive account of sex segregation; and draws on the methodological innovations to provide an original empirical analysis of sex segregation using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781861345998
- ISBN
- 9781861345998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.44
€ 92.44