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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Many of our best-loved heritage roses are named after women and in this charming book, Ann Chapman explores the lives and stories behind the evocative names. Each biography is beautifully illustrated with a portrait of the women and a sumptuous photograph of her rose by the acclaimed French naturalist photographer Paul Starosta. Illustrator(s): Starosta, Paul. Num Pages: 176 pages, 80 colour. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; WMPC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Palazzo Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957148338
ISBN
9780957148338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400277964
ISBN
9781400277964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to the key theories, perspectives and developments in the field of fashion. It covers such topics as: men's fashion, masculinity and the suit; women's fashion and the role of sexuality; children, the body and fashion; the role of celebrity and designer label culture; and, globalisation and the production of fashion. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415447942
ISBN
9780415447942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.02

Paperback. Confronting the digital revolution in academia, this book examines the application of new computational techniques and visualisation technologies in the Arts & Humanities. Uniting differing perspectives, leading and emerging scholars discuss the theoretical and practical challenges that computation raises for these disciplines. Editor(s): Berry, David M. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 black & white halftones, 25 figures, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230292659
ISBN
9780230292659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.89
€ 114.64

Paperback. A spellbinding journey into the heart of Neapolitan life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Fleet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349006321
ISBN
9780349006321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. When a society becomes more affluent, does it lose other values? Are the skills that education and literacy gave millions wasted on consuming pop culture? Do the media coerce us into a world of the superficial and the material - or can they be a force for good? This book asks these questions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; CFC; JFCA; JFD; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191584
ISBN
9780141191584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; JFCA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Kuperard United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857337174
ISBN
9781857337174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Hardback. Refusing to eradicate the death penalty, the U.S. has attempted to reform and rationalize capital punishment through federal constitutional law. While execution chambers remain active in several states, Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker argue that the fate of the American death penalty is likely to be sealed by this failed judicial experiment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737426
ISBN
9780674737426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Paperback. A chronological introduction to the work of Jean Baudrillard, with a selection of classic readings. Editor(s): Redhead, Professor Steve. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627899
ISBN
9780748627899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. First collection in English of poetry inspired by and inspiring the Taliban Editor(s): Van Linschoten, Alex; Kuehn, Felix. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; DCQ; HBWS4; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043052
ISBN
9781849043052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Progressive Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615779291
ISBN
9781615779291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. The eleventh memoir and latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass. This book tells the true story of Cathy's adopted daughter Lucy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007530915
ISBN
9780007530915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Hardcover. Create campuses inclusive and supportive of disabled students, staff, and faculty Disability in Higher Education: A Social Justice Approach examines how disability is conceptualized in higher education and ways in which students, faculty, and staff with disabilities are viewed and served on college campuses. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNM; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 180 x 43. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118018224
ISBN
9781118018224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.73

paperback. Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States. Working from texts of European and American writers, this work analyzes a turn-of-the-century historical moment in which sexual orientation became as important a demarcation of personhood as gender had been for centuries. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402. 280 pages. Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States. Working from texts of European and American writers, this work analyzes a turn-of-the-century historical moment in which sexual orientation became as important a demarcation of personhood as gender had been for centuries. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSK. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight: 388.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254060
ISBN
9780520254060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. The Wolfenden Report of 1957 has long been recognized as a landmark in moves towards gay law reform. Less well known are the testimonials and statements of witnesses before the Wolfenden Committee, which provide the most complete and extensive array of perspectives we have on how homosexuality was understood in mid-twentieth century Britain. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137321480
ISBN
9781137321480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.68

Paperback. This unique and passionate book calls for a cultural revolution within youth work. Doug Nicholls draws on the best of youth work's past to redesign the youth work map for today. No student or practitioner should miss it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 141 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428707
ISBN
9781847428707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382. Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCA. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 18. Weight: 382.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274709
ISBN
9780520274709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback.
Publisher
Kube Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847740243
ISBN
9781847740243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Bringing together sensory integration and a neurodevelopmental understanding of the impact of trauma on the developing brain, this book shows how parents can help their children to improve their sensory processing and become more physically and emotionally resilient. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JMC; VFX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785920042
ISBN
9781785920042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.40

Hardback. Sources include open source material but internal secret files and highly classified audiotapes of Saddam Hussein that were made available to researchers at the Conflict Records Research Center at National Defense University and some documents at the Hoover Institution. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; JFSR2; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415826
ISBN
9781421415826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.14

Hardback. Royal Mothers and their Ruling Children: Wielding Political Authority from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era brings together a range of case studies from the Pre-Modern era to illustrate key themes with regard to motherhood, ambition and authority, with a focus on queens and elite women who are at the political heart of their respective realms. Editor(s): Woodacre, Elena; Fleiner, Carey. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137513106
ISBN
9781137513106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.82

Paperback. This essential guide to Chinese etiquette will make embarrassing social blunders a thing of the past! Num Pages: 192 pages, Black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFP; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 222 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804845199
ISBN
9780804845199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.64

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739104316
ISBN
9780739104316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 19.09

Paperback. Nottinghamshire folk tales Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463773
ISBN
9780752463773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

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