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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Looks at visual culture and race in the United States, in particular the significance of photography to document black public life. It examines America's fascination with representing and seeing race in a myriad of contexts as emblematic of national and racial progress at best, or as a gauge of a collective racial wound. Series: Pinpoints. Num Pages: 90 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565156
ISBN
9780813565156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

paperback. Editor(s): Martinez, Roy. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271036403
ISBN
9780271036403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.91

Paperback. The US has experienced a dramatic increase in births to unmarried women - from 4 per cent of births in 1950, with most of the babies then adopted, to more than 30 per cent. This book analyses this radical change in family formation to compare and contrast the lives of these mothers of varying ages and economic circumstances. Num Pages: 483 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218307
ISBN
9780520218307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.63

Paperback. Using cross-cultural, historical and ethnographic perspectives of anthropology to illuminate the the intrinsic connections of race, class and gender, this volume explores these issues in the arena of work, kinship and resistance. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ1; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415912860
ISBN
9780415912860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.02

Paperback. The book describes the history of Elias' most famous and important work "Process of Civilization" in close relation to the historical and biographical context. It starts with Elias' childhood and intellectual background and paints a detailed picture of the development of Germna sociology in early 20th century up to the World War 2. Translator(s): Affeldt, Stefanie. Num Pages: 231 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658173517
ISBN
9783658173517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. The Cold War that has so often been linked to Orwell's novel ended with more of a whimper than a bang, but most of the issues of concern to him remain alive in some form today: censorship, scientific surveillance, power worship, the autonomy of art, the meaning of democracy, relations between men and women, and many others. Editor(s): Gleason, Prof. Abbott; Goldsmith, Jack L.; Nussbaum, Martha C. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113616
ISBN
9780691113616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226517056
ISBN
9780226517056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. "A comprehensive modern-day bestiary."-The New Yorker Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w halftones, 30 line illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199798094
ISBN
9780199798094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFD; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739147900
ISBN
9780739147900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.66

Paperback. An intimate menoir of Jewish adolescence and life, from a young woman's perspective in an Eastern European shtetl at the end of the nineteenth century. Translator(s): Cammy, Justin Daniel. Num Pages: 126 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard Center for Jewish Studies United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674019706
ISBN
9780674019706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

hardcover. On Location fills a major gap in contemporary media and cultural studies debates that question the connections between the politics of place, culture, and commerce within the larger context of cultural globalization. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802087379
ISBN
9780802087379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.63

Paperback. In this collection of prose writings, one of America's foremost poets and feminist theorists reflects upon themes that have shaped her life and work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co New York
Number of pages
314
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393312850
ISBN
9780393312850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.42

Paperback. In this collection of psychoanalytic essays on a wide range of relatively unexplored subjects, the author evolves his own distinctive version of psychoanalysis as part of a wider cultural conversation. The essays combine literary and philosophical commentary with clinical vignettes. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JMAF; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 145.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571170227
ISBN
9780571170227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Hardcover. The author presents a general theory of justice which makes full use of the Jewish sources, bringing them into a philosophical dialogue with the leading ethical and political texts of the Western tradition. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JFSR1; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780300049435
ISBN
9780300049435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.58
€ 48.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Eisenstadt, S. N. Series: Heritage of Sociology Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078076
ISBN
9780226078076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.22

Paperback.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909614
ISBN
9781439909614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226647494
ISBN
9780226647494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.29

Paperback. Michael Dummett explores the confused and often unjust thinking on immigration. He questions the principles behind state policies and points out that they often conflict with refugees' rights as laid down by the Geneva Convention. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HPS; JFFN; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415227087
ISBN
9780415227087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. This is a fascinating and beautifully written book on what philosophy can tell us about humour and about what it is to be human. It will fascinate and intrigue anyone with a sense of humour, which hopefully is all of us. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 144 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 125 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415251211
ISBN
9780415251211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.50

Paperback. This text presents Nels Anderson's ethnographic work of a world of homeless men - a study conducted on Madison street in Chicago - and includes Anderson's later work on the juvenile and the tramp, the unattached migrant, and the family. Series: Heritage of Sociology S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226019673
ISBN
9780226019673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

Hardback. At a time when women could not vote and very few were involved in the world outside the home, Annie Montague Alexander (1867-1950) was an intrepid explorer, skilled markswoman, philanthropist, and founder and patron of two natural history museums at the University of California, Berkeley. This title presents a luminous portrait of this woman. Num Pages: 397 pages, 46 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; GTB; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press California
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227262
ISBN
9780520227262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.77
€ 49.28

Hardback. How can works of the imagination help us to understand good and evil in the modern world? In this new collection of essays, Alex Danchev treats the artist as a crucial moral witness of our troubled times, and puts art to work in the service of political and ethical inquiry. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AC; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474428002
ISBN
9781474428002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Presents a theory of global distributive justice - what the author calls pluralist internationalism - where in different contexts, different principles of justice apply. This title explores who should have how much of what we all need and care about, ranging from income and rights to spaces and resources of the earth. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFS; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142692
ISBN
9780691142692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.89

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nevarez, Julie; Moser, Gabriel. Num Pages: 173 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606920008
ISBN
9781606920008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.05
€ 80.34

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