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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This insightful re-examination of the nature of old age presents a unique theoretical account of the fourth age as the embodiment of the most feared and marginalized aspects of old age, addressing contemporary society's anxieties and offering opportunities for re-framing conceptions of old age. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 black & white tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137383983
ISBN
9781137383983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.94

Hardcover. Includes a selection of papers exploring Obama and the Politics of Race & Religion. This title examines the complex dynamics of race relations and racial meaning in America under the Obama administration. It assesses the meanings of race and religion in America under the Obama administration. Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JFSL1; JFSR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857249111
ISBN
9780857249111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.99

Paperback. A collection of essays, which embrace environmental philosophy in its broadest sense. It covers topics such as environmental ethics, environmental aesthetics, ontology, theology, gender and the environment, and the role of science and technology in forming knowledge about our world. Editor(s): Foltz, Bruce V.; Frodeman, Robert. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPC; JFM; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217028
ISBN
9780253217028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Today's discourse on nationalism is engaged by dynamic theoretical models derived from studies in literary criticism, cultural anthropology, socioeconomics, and psychology. This is the first book of its kind to apply this new theoretical framework to the Arab Middle East, with essays by Beth Baron, Fred Halliday, Rashid Khalidi, and Emmanuel Sivan. Editor(s): Gershoni, Israel; Jankowski, James P. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106955
ISBN
9780231106955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. In the first two decades after WWII, social scientist heralded Turkey as an exemplar of a 'modernizing' nation in the Western mold. This book examines the Turkish experiment with modernity from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing the fields of history, the social sciences, the humanities, architecture, and urban planning. Editor(s): Bozdogan, Sibel; Kasaba, Resat. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975979
ISBN
9780295975979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. A collection of essays examining the development and commodification of prostheses in Britain and America that occurred during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, due to the shift to standardized industrial manufacturing and associated market growth. Editor(s): Jones, Claire L. Series Editor(s): Anderson, Julie. Series: Disability History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526101426
ISBN
9781526101426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.05

Paperback. Arnold Eisen here calls for a fundamental rethinking of the story of modern Judaism. More than simply a study of Jewish thought on customs and rituals, this book explores the central role that practice plays in Judaism's encounter with modernity. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 339 pages, 8 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226195292
ISBN
9780226195292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Contends that the notions of media pluralism and diversity have been reduced to empty catchphrases or conflated with consumer choice and market competition Series: Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker Book Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823245130
ISBN
9780823245130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.90

Hardback. Essaysdiscuss masculinity and violence, research on differences between men's and women's brains, as well as impotence, sexual ambiguity, and whether black men have a moral duty to marry black women. Editor(s): May, Larry; Strikwerda, Robert A.; Hopkins, Patrick. Series: New Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847682560
ISBN
9780847682560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; KJC; KJMB; KJMV2; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138245563
ISBN
9781138245563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

hardcover. Offering an approach to the history of the modern state, this text concentrates on the 18th century and on two cases, those of Britain and Germany. Using a comparative study, it deconstructs certain cliches about the two states and forces one to rethink how to study states in the early modern era. Editor(s): Brewer, John; Hellmuth, Eckhart. Series: Studies of the German Historical Institute, London. Num Pages: 412 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JF; JFCX; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199201891
ISBN
9780199201891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.43

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Multilingual Matters
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783091843
ISBN
9781783091843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.52

Paperback. An introduction to Islam, today the faith of more than a billion people, set in the context of world history and of religious studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 297.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619597
ISBN
9780748619597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Hardback. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137483096
ISBN
9781137483096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.37

Paperback. An exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. The author draws on his own fieldwork and analyzes how the oral tradition of the south Indian cult of the goddess Draupadi and five regional martial oral epics compare with one another and tie in with the Sanskrit epics. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 576 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBB; HRG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226340517
ISBN
9780226340517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.90
€ 69.60

Hardback. This book discusses three possible human enhancement paradigms and explores how each involves different values, uses of technology, and different degrees and kinds of ethical concerns. A new framework is advanced that promotes technological innovation that serves the improvement of the human condition in a respectful and sustainable way. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137402233
ISBN
9781137402233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Stage, Sarah; Vincenti, Virginia B. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481758
ISBN
9780801481758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252060281
ISBN
9780252060281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Steger, Manfred B. Series: Globalization. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742525450
ISBN
9780742525450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.21

Hardback. Editor(s): Steger, Manfred B. Series: Globalization. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742525443
ISBN
9780742525443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816647606
ISBN
9780816647606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813538303
ISBN
9780813538303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137371089
ISBN
9781137371089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.57
€ 17.34

Hardcover. Rethinking Food Systems Editor(s): Lambek, Nadia C. S.; Wong, Adrienna; Brilmayer, Roberta L.; Claeys, Priscilla; Brilmayer, Lea. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JPVH; KCP; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400777774
ISBN
9789400777774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.87

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