Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 149 color photos; 20 color maps. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764322228
- ISBN
- 9780764322228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.34
€ 15.99
€ 12.34
Paperback. Presents a patchwork of Philadelphia's political and economic changes dating back to 1683. This book explores a range of issues impacting upon the city's post-industrial economy trends in housing and homelessness, the business community, job distribution, a disintegrating political structure, and increased racial, class, and neighborhood conflict. Series: Comparative American Cities. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566390781
- ISBN
- 9781566390781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.64
€ 39.64
Paperback. Millions are dying from diseases that we can easily and inexpensively prevent, diagnose, and treat. Why? Because even though we know exactly what people need, we just can't get it to them. In this profoundly important book, Eric G. Bing and Marc J. Epstein lay out a solution: a new kind of bottom-up health care that is delivered at the source. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609947897
- ISBN
- 9781609947897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.63
€ 30.99
€ 26.63
Paperback. World politics, Conspiracy, Nature of reality Num Pages: 426 pages, 720. BIC Classification: HPS; JFHC; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- David Icke
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957630888
- ISBN
- 9780957630888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.55
€ 18.99
€ 17.55
paperback. An interdisciplinary examination of the role of Native ghosts in North American culture. Editor(s): Boyd, Colleen E.; Thrush, Coll. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803211377
- ISBN
- 9780803211377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.80
€ 51.80
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813570426
- ISBN
- 9780813570426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
Paperback. After a playoff loss, Houston head coach, Jeff Van Gundy alleged that Yao Ming, his Chinese star center, was the victim of phantom calls. This book shows how this incident can be seen as a pivotal moment in the globalization of the NBA. It also explains how allegations of phantom calls challenge the fiction that America is a post-racial society. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 118 x 6. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976147534
- ISBN
- 9780976147534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.73
€ 18.73
Paperback. Analyzing the first Exposition Coloniale Internationale, held in Paris in 1931, this title shows how the exhibition's display of architecture gave a vision to the colonies that justified France's cultural prejudices, while stimulating the desire for further expansionism. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; AB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317876
- ISBN
- 9780822317876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.11
€ 41.11
Paperback. Marina Warner's study of the products of fantasy deepens our understanding of the supernatural in relation to self and society. This surprising story explores the metaphors and media that have been the stock in trade of poets, scientists, magicians, and visionaries, including wax and cloud, smoke and mirrors, ether, ectoplasm, and celluloid. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp color plates, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HPJ; HRQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199239238
- ISBN
- 9780199239238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.29
€ 25.29
hardcover. This book examines human relationships with pets without assuming that such relations are either unnatural and to be avoided, or benign. We need to find ways to relate respectfully. For respectful relationships to be a real possibility, though, humans must make the effort to understand the beings with whom they live, work, and play. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251148
- ISBN
- 9780823251148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.31
€ 101.31
Paperback. Why do we live with pets? Is there something more to our relationship with them than simply companionship? This title explores the nature of this most complex of relationships and the difficulties of knowing what it is that one is living with when one chooses to share a home with an animal. Series: The Art of Living. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFFZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651566
- ISBN
- 9781844651566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.35
€ 49.99
€ 49.35
Paperback. Illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, presenting complicated historical issues in a clear and informative way and relating vivid anecdotes culled from the traditions of these three followers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRCM; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195343502
- ISBN
- 9780195343502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.09
€ 19.09
Hardback. Editor(s): Alvarez, Anita R. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFZ; MZP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634853163
- ISBN
- 9781634853163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.07€ 130.46
€ 174.07
€ 130.46
Paperback. Deals with the human/companion animal relationship and what happens when that bond is broken. This book acknowledges the significance of the relationship and the grief involved when a pet dies or is terminally ill. It covers multidisciplinary care that can be given by veterinarians, psychiatrists, social workers, philosopher-ethicists, and others. Editor(s): Kay, William; Nieburg, Herbert; Kutscher, Austin; Grey, R.; Fudin, Carole. Num Pages: 198 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHBZ; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813813271
- ISBN
- 9780813813271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Features the story of how, in early 2007, a few calls about sick cats set off one of the largest recall of consumer products in US history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods. It uncovers the connections among the food supplies for pets, and farm animals and identifies gaps in the global oversight of food safety. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257818
- ISBN
- 9780520257818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.01
€ 52.01
Hardback. Editor(s): Morrison, Kathleen. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: JFFU; KNAC; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634822923
- ISBN
- 9781634822923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.80€ 167.56
€ 224.80
€ 167.56
Paperback. Pessimism is thought of as an exclusively negative stance that inevitably leads to resignation. Even when pessimism looks like utter truth, we are told that it makes the worst of a bad situation. This book challenges the received wisdom about pessimism, arguing that there is an unrecognized yet vibrant pessimistic philosophical tradition. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141121
- ISBN
- 9780691141121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.33
€ 45.99
€ 39.33
Paperback. What was the fate of Stanislav Perfetsky - poet, provocateur and hero of Ukranian underground culture? This text constructs Perfetsky's final days using a mishmash of relics, from official documents to recorded interviews to scraps of paper. Translator(s): Naydan, Michael M. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGU; BG; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810119642
- ISBN
- 9780810119642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMP; JPFM; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148863
- ISBN
- 9780231148863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.48
€ 124.48
Paperback. Consider the usefulness of the category of the perverse for exploring how social relations are formed, maintained, and transformed. This book focuses on perversion as a psychic structure and provides an alternative to models of social interpretation based on classical Oedipal models of maturation and desire. Editor(s): Rothenberg, Mikel A.; Foster, Dennis A.; Zizek, Slavoj. Series: [SIC] Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 charts. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330974
- ISBN
- 9780822330974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.59
€ 41.59