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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Offers a study of those at the centre of Western civilization's vision of the world - the Enlightenment: nobles, priests, functionaries, men of letters, artists, explorers, soldiers and women. This book examines the fundamental structures of society, and attitudes to birth, death and sexuality. Editor(s): Vovelle, Michel. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226865706
ISBN
9780226865706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 50.94

Paperback. Presents the history of the "Jewish question" to a discussion - one of the social exclusion of religious and cultural minorities in modern times. This title identifies the Hindu-Muslim conflict in India as a colonial variation of what the author calls "the exemplary crisis of minority" - Jewishness in Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691057323
ISBN
9780691057323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Multnomah
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601428523
ISBN
9781601428523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.29

Hardback. Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442200289
ISBN
9781442200289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.51

Paperback. Argues that a first step towards an increasingly sympathetic awareness and understanding of others, their cultures and religions, can be aided by examining and challenging entrenched social claims and values. Author from University of South Australia. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ATF Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920691882
ISBN
9781920691882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Paperback. This book meets the needs of adults with disabilities. It is a comprehensive resource providing relevant, cognitively-suitable and age-appropriate information and exercises to aid trainers working with adults with physical and multiple disabilities, and is suitable for people with mild intellectual disability and severe communication impairment. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN2; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103530
ISBN
9781843103530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Paperback. Parenting is attracting more professional and political attention now than ever before. More and more parents need the support of others to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to choose what would be best for their children. Editor(s): Dwivedi, Kedar Nath. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471976615
ISBN
9780471976615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.63

Hardback. This stimulating volume is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy implications of these technologies from a broad range of perspectives, including philosophy, the biological and neurosciences, and the social sciences. Editor(s): Savulescu, Julian; ter Meulen, Rudd; Kahane, Guy. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405195812
ISBN
9781405195812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.94

Paperback. This is a comparative study of the role of English and French towns in feudal society in the middle ages. Series Editor(s): Roper, Lyndal. Series: Past and Present Publications. Num Pages: 188 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD; HBLC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521484565
ISBN
9780521484565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

Paperback. Presents an ethnography of the engineering division of a large American high-tech corporation. This book offers a critical analysis of an American company's well-known and widely emulated "corporate culture." Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 Tables, 5 Figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBL; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592135462
ISBN
9781592135462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.48

hardcover. The development of the modern social security state in Canada saw an ideological shift away from the mother and welfare entitlements based on family reproduction, and toward state policies that promoted men's paid labour in the workplace. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 819.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802047687
ISBN
9780802047687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Paperback. For Prespa Albanians, both at home in Macedonia and in the diaspora, the most significant events of any year are wedding ceremonies. This account of Prespa weddings combines photographs, song texts and recordings of the wedding music, demonstrating the importance of singing within Prespa society. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 halftones, 9 line drawings, 23 musical examples, compact disk with 25 tracks. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; AVGH; HBTB; JFSL; JHBT; JHM; WJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780226779737
ISBN
9780226779737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. This book examines the debates around modernity and postmodernity from the viewpoint of feminist theory. The author assesses classical social theory, theories of the Enlightenment and the more recent modernity/postmodernity debates arguing that at each stage, social theory has failed to give enough attention to questions of gender. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609287
ISBN
9780745609287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

paperback. Engendering Migrant Health brings together researchers from across Canada to address the intersections of gender, immigration, and health in the lives of new Canadians. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; MBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802095626
ISBN
9780802095626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

hardcover. Engendering Migrant Health brings together researchers from across Canada to address the intersections of gender, immigration, and health in the lives of new Canadians. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802098368
ISBN
9780802098368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.51

Paperback. This is the first book to bring together recent trends in feminist political theory and apply them directly to the problems of democracy. Anne Phillips offers an original theory, which is also controversial. An extremely important book by a leading feminist political theorist. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745606491
ISBN
9780745606491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Hardback. The concept of citizenship in Egypt is explored, identifying the forces controlling women since the turn of the 20th century. The book seeks to understand how political culture has developed and how women have asserted themselves in public life and been continually restricted and excluded. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSJ1; JPH; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158. Weight in Grams: 330. Hardback in very good condition. No dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
KRF0026837
ISBN
9780231112987
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This pathbreaking book brings gender issues to archaeology for the first time, in an explicit and theoretically informed way. In it, leading archaeologists from around the world contribute original analyses of prehistoric data to discover how gender systems operated in the past. Editor(s): Gero, Joan M.; Conkey, Margaret W. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631175018
ISBN
9780631175018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.45

Hardback. The papers in this volume focus on issues of gender and society in ancient Cyprus from the Neolithic to Roman periods. The introduction of gender as a focal point in archaeological research will continue to advance the discipline by contributing vital new approaches to the social interactions of the island's rich and dynamic past. Editor(s): Bolger, Diane; Serwint, Nancy. Series: ASOR Archaeological Reports. Num Pages: 350 pages, 124 b/w figures. BIC Classification: 1DVC; HDD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1637.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
American Schools of Oriental Research United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897570596
ISBN
9780897570596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.91

paperback. In a stimulating analysis of gender and AIDS, Wilton assesses safer sex health promotion and health education discourse, and considers their consequences for the construction of gender and sexuality. She links issues of power, gender, sexuality and nationalism to offer a theoretical foundation for an effective HIV/AIDS health promotion strategy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JFSJ; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780761953838
ISBN
9780761953838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

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