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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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