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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans have higher rates of teenage pregnancy than the French? The answer: inequality. This book provides hard evidence to show: how almost everything - from life expectancy to mental illness, violence to illiteracy - is affected not by how wealthy a society is, but how equal it is. Num Pages: 400 pages, Integrated Cartoons. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Edition
- SKU
- 9780241954294
- ISBN
- 9780241954294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.94
€ 14.99
€ 10.94
Hardcover. In the first official book on the legendary club, cofounder Ian Schrager presents a spectacular volume brimming with star-studded photographs and personal stories from the greatest party of all time. Num Pages: 396 pages, 250 Colour and black and white Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; AFKP; AJC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 351 x 292. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847843442
- ISBN
- 9780847843442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.07€ 57.82
€ 77.07
€ 57.82
Paperback. In this social history of gender roles, the author examines change in the spheres of men and women, in family life and in public activity before and during the Industrial Revolution. He re-examines the view that women had greater economic and political opportunities in pre-industrial England. Series: Themes in British Social History. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pearson Education UK
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780582103153
- ISBN
- 9780582103153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.77
€ 63.77
Paperback. From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a true story of two deeply troubled boys both in need of a loving home. This is the sixth title in the series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007479610
- ISBN
- 9780007479610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Addresses black women's negotiation of race and gender in African American music. This work explores the ways African American women musicians of the twentieth century have negotiated feminisms, engaged in social activism, and worked within - or sometimes independent of - a male-dominated music industry. Editor(s): Hayes, Eileen M.; Williams, Linda F. Series: African Amer Music in Global Perspective. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780252074264
- ISBN
- 9780252074264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Company Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805083354
- ISBN
- 9780805083354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.49
€ 23.99
€ 20.49
Hardback. Presents over 10,000 buttons of all imaginable materials from 150 AD to the present in full color and relates their history and development around the world. It is certain to become the "bible" for the button enthusiast or dealer. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1100 color photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK; WC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 316 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2234.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887405556
- ISBN
- 9780887405556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.54€ 62.06
€ 86.54
€ 62.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Bauman, H-Dirksen L.; Murray, Joseph J. Num Pages: 568 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHMC; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816691227
- ISBN
- 9780816691227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Entertaining non-fiction from the number one bestselling writer now reissued with a new cover in B format and supported by a marketing campaign for King's entire back catalogue. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444723267
- ISBN
- 9781444723267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.56
€ 12.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. In the final book of her love trilogy that began with "all about love" and "salvation, " bell hooks explores the ways ideas about women and love were changed by the feminist movement, by women's full participation in the workforce, by the culture of self-help, and by popular media forces such as television and movies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JH; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060938291
- ISBN
- 9780060938291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Hardback. Europe and the World Beyond focuses geographically on peoples of South America and the Mediterranean as well as Africa, but conceptually it emphasizes the ways that visual constructions of blacks mediated between Europe and a faraway African continent that was impinging ever more closely on daily life in cities and ports engaged in the slave trade. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 528 pages, 223 color illustrations, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 257 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052628
- ISBN
- 9780674052628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.47€ 98.77
€ 105.47
€ 98.77
Paperback. A treatise on the meaning of spirituality for individuals in recovery from addiction. The author writes that he does not wish to promote any particular religion, but rather to demonstrate that spirituality need not be dependent on religion, and to help people overcome emotional problems. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFFH1; MMZR; VSP; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hazelden
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568383644
- ISBN
- 9781568383644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.53
€ 18.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection 2015 and National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry 2015, this book examines the experience of race and racism in Western society through sharp vignettes of everyday discrimination and prejudice, which has impacted the lives of Serena Williams, Zinedine Zidane, Mark Duggan and others. Num Pages: 176 pages, 21. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141981772
- ISBN
- 9780141981772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First edition
- SKU
- V9780816649204
- ISBN
- 9780816649204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.70
€ 31.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Challenging the legacy of slavery, colonization, and ongoing racism that portrays African-American people as unable to love, the author of 'All About Love' explores how the ethic of love has become the foundation of hope and survival. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060959494
- ISBN
- 9780060959494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.41
€ 15.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. A guide to the meanings of the postmodern era, that charts the options before us as we seek alternatives to the joyless and artificial culture of consumption. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Third Impression
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066271
- ISBN
- 9780226066271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.07
€ 27.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. An analysis of the influence of urban life on society compares and contrasts personal relationships in large cities with those in small towns. Num Pages: 464 pages, xii, 452 p. BIC Classification: GTC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226251387
- ISBN
- 9780226251387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.99
€ 48.99
€ 37.99
paperback. Num Pages: 620 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFU; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226346823
- ISBN
- 9780226346823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.02
€ 31.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Meier, August. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252062131
- ISBN
- 9780252062131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
paperback. Translator(s): Teeland, Jan. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JFC; JHBC; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271015026
- ISBN
- 9780271015026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.36
€ 46.99
€ 36.36