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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Num Pages: 374 pages, 72 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521008846
- ISBN
- 9780521008846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.43
€ 37.43
Hardback. * Francois Jullien is a philosopher with a specialist knowledge of China and Chinese thought. He uses Chinese thought as a mirror to reflect on the West and as an invitation to think about difference and otherness. * This book focuses on the idea of the universal and analyses different ways of thinking about it. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745646220
- ISBN
- 9780745646220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. * Francois Jullien is a philosopher with a specialistknowledge of China and Chinese thought. He uses Chinese thought asa mirror to reflect on the West and as an invitation to think aboutdifference and otherness. * This book focuses on the idea of the universal and analysesdifferent ways of thinking about it. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646237
- ISBN
- 9780745646237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.93
€ 25.93
Paperback. Offers a series of 193 mostly brief, often cutting and at times satirical aphorisms about Greece and Greeks. Num Pages: 46 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 4. Weight in Grams: 72.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 46
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780992952
- ISBN
- 9781780992952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.26
€ 8.26
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905222537
- ISBN
- 9781905222537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Paperback. Pathbreaking studies of the postsocialist transition Editor(s): Bunzl, Matti. Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221704
- ISBN
- 9780253221704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. The mythic figure of Malcolm X conjures up a variety of images - black nationalist, extremist, civil rights leader, hero. But how often is Malcolm X understood as a religious leader, a man profoundly affected by his relationship with Allah? This title offers the book length religious treatment of Malcolm X. Num Pages: 382 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HRH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814718919
- ISBN
- 9780814718919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; JFCX; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprinted edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520865
- ISBN
- 9780226520865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Hardcover. Over the years, the War on Drugs has done almost nothing to prevent drugs from being sold or used, but it has nonetheless created a little-known surveillance state in America's most disadvantaged neighborhoods. The author introduces us to a cast of young African American men who are caught up in this web of warrants and surveillance. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSG; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136714
- ISBN
- 9780226136714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
paperback. War on Drugs has done almost nothing to prevent drugs from being sold or used, but it has nonetheless created a little-known surveillance state in America's most disadvantaged neighborhoods. The author introduces you to an unforgettable cast of young African American men who are caught up in this web of warrants and surveillance. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSL3; JKSW1; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226275406
- ISBN
- 9780226275406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.41
€ 19.99
€ 17.41
Paperback. Modern Russia's turbulent relations with its Muslim frontiers date back centuries. Indeed the nineteenth century, when the Muslim Caucasus first came under Russian rule, witnessed many of the historical antecedents to today's violent confrontations. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUZ; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSR2; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784539184
- ISBN
- 9781784539184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.10
€ 42.99
€ 36.10
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551642703
- ISBN
- 9781551642703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.66
€ 24.99
€ 21.66
Paperback. Challenging the myth of the "post-belief society". Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Verso
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781681749
- ISBN
- 9781781681749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.14
€ 24.14
Paperback. Explores the interplay of space and culture in the plaza, showing how culture acts to shape public spaces and how the physical form of the plaza encodes the social, political, and economic relations within the city. Num Pages: 296 pages, 51 b&w photographs, 16 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: AMC; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292747142
- ISBN
- 9780292747142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.58
€ 31.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Uncovers the voices of working-class women, active in the Communist Party, USA, in order to examine how these individuals confronted the tensions between their roles as workers, wives, mothers, and consumers. This work details the strategies used by women to argue for their rights as workers in the paid labor force and as caregivers in the home. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073915
- ISBN
- 9780252073915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.51
€ 29.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Demonstrates that the concept of Jewish self-hatred once had decidedly positive connotations. This title traces the genesis of the term to Anton Kuh, a Viennese-Jewish journalist who coined it in the aftermath of World War I, and shows how the German-Jewish philosopher Theodor Lessing came to write a book that popularized "Jewish self-hatred. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119229
- ISBN
- 9780691119229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Language and culture are often seen as unique characteristics of human beings. This work examines the neurological evolution of our emotional repertoire and implications for current social behaviour and argues that our ability to use a wide array of emotions evolved long before spoken language. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 line diagrams 1 half-tone 8 tables. BIC Classification: CFA; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804737203
- ISBN
- 9780804737203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. On the Nature of Prejudice commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of Gordon Allport's classic work on prejudice and discrimination by examining the current state of knowledge in the field. Editor(s): Dovidio, John F.; Glick, Peter; Rudman, Laurie A. Num Pages: 488 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405127516
- ISBN
- 9781405127516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.31
€ 62.31
Hardback. In the post-9/11 West, there is no shortage of strident voices telling us that Islam is a threat to the security, values, way of life, and even existence of the United States and Europe. This title demolishes the notion that there is a "clash of civilizations" between the West and Islam. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM9; HRH; JFC; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157047
- ISBN
- 9780691157047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. This book explores the impact of migration on the identities, values, worldviews, and social positions of migrant women in contemporary China based on original fieldwork as well as in-depth research in multiple regions of China. Editor(s): Gaetano, Arianne M.; Jacka, Tamara. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127073
- ISBN
- 9780231127073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61