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Society & culture: general
Paperback. A witty and elegiac new collection from the author of "exhilarating, fierce [and] powerful" verse (Robert Pinsky, Washington Post). Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353136
- ISBN
- 9780393353136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.50
€ 17.99
€ 15.50
Hardback. Series: Su Princesa Serie. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 111 x 15. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vida Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780829747157
- ISBN
- 9780829747157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.16
€ 12.16
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 233.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810026453
- ISBN
- 9783810026453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardback. In this book leading policy experts examine what has happened over the last decade across a broad range of key policy areas, what are currently the most salient challenges and what options might an incoming UK government, regardless of political persuasion, have to address them. Editor(s): Coutts, Adam; McLean, Iain. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPP; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574854
- ISBN
- 9780230574854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Paperback. "The New York Times Magazine" recently portrayed women who leave their careers in order to become full-time mothers as "opting out." But, are high-achieving professional women really choosing to abandon their careers in order to return home? This study tackles this issue from the perspective of the women themselves. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256576
- ISBN
- 9780520256576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.71
€ 31.99
€ 22.71
Paperback / so. Series: Studien Zur Wissenschafts-- Und Organisationssoziologie. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810026040
- ISBN
- 9783810026040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Hardback. This volume is designed to be a lively introduction to the mathematics of this rapidly advancing subject, and a bridge to a number of hot topics in the economics of crime for current scholars. Num Pages: 552 pages, 91 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFX; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540776468
- ISBN
- 9783540776468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.66
€ 214.66
Paperback. This major new book provides a concise history of optical media from Renaissance linear perspective to late twentieth-century computer graphics. Kittler begins by looking at European painting since the Renaissance in order to discern the principles according to which modern optical perception was organized. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640914
- ISBN
- 9780745640914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.65
€ 25.65
Hardback. This major new book provides a concise history of optical media from Renaissance linear perspective to late twentieth-century computer graphics. Kittler begins by looking at European painting since the Renaissance in order to discern the principles according to which modern optical perception was organized. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640907
- ISBN
- 9780745640907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Paperback. Investigates "the Oprah" phenomenon and finds in Winfrey's empire - Harpo Productions, "O Magazine", and her television network - an uncanny reflection of religion in modern society. This title shows that when Oprah liked, needed, or believed something, she offered her audience nothing less than spiritual revolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267527
- ISBN
- 9780520267527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. At a time when crises of morality, beliefs, value systems, and personal worth dominate both public and private spheres, Oprah's emergence as a cultural form - the Oprah persona - becomes clearer, as she successfully reiterates some of our pressing moral questions. This book looks at Oprah's method and her message. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 267 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118132
- ISBN
- 9780231118132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Oppositionelles Verhalten Im Ersten Deutschen Bundestag (1949 1953)
Kralewski, Wolfgang; Neunreither, Professor O...
Paperback / so. Series: Politische Forschungen. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322979605
- ISBN
- 9783322979605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.84
€ 66.84
Paperback. How can people be induced to sacrifice even one minute of their lives for the group's sake? These essays conceptualize the patterns of negotiation, struggle, and crafting that characterize "oppositional consciousness", a mental state that prepares an oppressed group to undermine a dominant system. Editor(s): Mansbridge, Jane J.; Morris, Aldon D. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226503622
- ISBN
- 9780226503622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.99
€ 40.99
€ 30.99
Paperback. Using a case study of a holistic health centre, "Renewal", this book offers lessons on understanding the problems women face in organizations, the failure of social movements to live up to their ideals, and how it is possible for progressiveness to avoid perpetuating the inequalities it opposes. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226440057
- ISBN
- 9780226440057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.47
€ 31.99
€ 24.47
Hardback. Editor(s): Marina, Paris. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Dimension: 155 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631174155
- ISBN
- 9781631174155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.82€ 127.56
€ 188.82
€ 127.56
Paperback. By weaving together a life-histories approach to ethnography and with a concept of culture, the author presents an intimate and complex picture of Opportunity House, a highly functional community of mentally-retarded adults. Series: Ethnographic Alternatives. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761989172
- ISBN
- 9780761989172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.84
€ 69.84
Hardcover. In this edited collection, the authors grapple with both the strengths and challenges that HBCUs face as the nation's demographics change, from their place in American society and growing diversity on HBCU campuses to class and elitism issues to study abroad and honors programs. Editor(s): Gasman, Marybeth; Commodore, Felicia. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137480408
- ISBN
- 9781137480408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.25
€ 54.99
€ 44.25
Opportunities and Challenges at Historically Black Colleges and Univer...
. Ed(S): Gasman, Marybeth; Commodore, Felecia
Paperback. In this edited collection, the authors grapple with both the strengths and challenges that HBCUs face as the nation's demographics change, from their place in American society and growing diversity on HBCU campuses to class and elitism issues to study abroad and honors programs. Editor(s): Gasman, Marybeth; Commodore, Felecia. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JNF; JNK; JNM; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 401.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349502677
- ISBN
- 9781349502677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.58
€ 54.99
€ 43.58
Hardback. Bitter, brownish and sticky, opium - the sap of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum - has been cultivated from the earliest of times. This book presents an account of the illicit production and trade of opium across the centuries. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFCA; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845119737
- ISBN
- 9781845119737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.11€ 48.87
€ 53.11
€ 48.87
Hardback. Is opium a vile curse on society, a blessed medicine from God, or possibly both? This fresh history offers surprising new insights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16-page black & white section. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300175325
- ISBN
- 9780300175325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.82
€ 43.99
€ 30.82
Paperback. Engagingly written, with lay readers as much as specialists in mind, this book is fascinating reading for historians and social scientists as well as those involved in Asian studies or economic history. Series: Asia's Transformations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; JFM; JKV; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415215008
- ISBN
- 9780415215008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Not Stated
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932595468
- ISBN
- 9781932595468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.96
€ 17.96
Hardcover. A collection of original essays drawing together international research on the media's use of opinion polls, covering both theoretical and methodological approaches. Editor(s): Holtz-Bacha, Christina; Stromback, Professor Jesper. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFDT; JFDV; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278899
- ISBN
- 9780230278899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.64
€ 119.64
Paperback. "A collection of original essays drawing together international research on the media's use of opinion polls, covering both theoretical and methodological approaches"-- Editor(s): Holtz-Bacha, Christina; Stromback, Professor Jesper. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; JFD; JPA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326648
- ISBN
- 9781349326648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.77
€ 118.77