Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. The essays in this volume, by an internationally distinguished group of scholars, represent a generous sampling of contemporary studies in areas such as social history, the history of linguistics, anthropology, literary theory, art history, and intellectual and cultural history. Editor(s): Micale, Mark S.; Dietle, Robert L. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 528 pages, 27 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731164
- ISBN
- 9780804731164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.14
€ 124.14
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
€ 59.40€ 50.90
€ 59.40
€ 50.90
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€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
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
€ 82.27
€ 82.27
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
€ 23.74
€ 23.74
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
€ 54.05
€ 54.05
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
€ 113.86
€ 113.86
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641782
- ISBN
- 9780691641782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.77
€ 193.77
Paperback. This text looks at examples of the changing nature of 20th-century British identity (including people such as Townshend and Westwood), and identifies the problems facing modernizers hampered by traditional nationalism, which fails to engage with the complexities of contemporary culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; JFC; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853158684
- ISBN
- 9780853158684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.60
€ 23.99
€ 20.60
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
€ 51.27
€ 51.27
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€ 33.21
€ 36.99
€ 33.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 221 x 3. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Kar-Ben Copies Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822586500
- ISBN
- 9780822586500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.37
€ 11.37
paperback. Editor(s): Kahlert, Heike; Schafer, Sabine. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 170. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Verlag Barbara Budrich
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783866494220
- ISBN
- 9783866494220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.82
€ 30.99
€ 25.82
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
€ 91.81
€ 91.81
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€ 41.04
€ 52.99
€ 41.04
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
€ 24.80
€ 24.80
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€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
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
€ 74.23
€ 74.23
Hardback. In this volume, eighteen scholars provide a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary look beyond the statistics at the experiences of the women, men, girls, and boys who comprise this global migration flow, and at the highly gendered forces that frame and affect them. Editor(s): Indra, Doreen. Series: Refugees & Forced Migration Studies. Num Pages: 420 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFSJ; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811349
- ISBN
- 9781571811349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.67
€ 179.67
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
€ 25.88
€ 25.88