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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Linking the study of business and politics, this book reconstructs the debate over the development of the book trade in 19th-century France. It shows how publishers succeeded in transforming the industry from a tightly controlled trade into a free enterprise, with dramatic but paradoxical consequences for literature in France. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 346 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; CBW; HBJD; JFCA; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035768
ISBN
9780674035768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.59
€ 60.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764335686
ISBN
9780764335686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Terpstra's meticulous investigation not only uncovers the sad fate of the lost girls of the Casa della Pieta but explores broader themes, including gender relations, public health, church politics, and the challenges girls and adolescent women faced in Renaissance Florence. Num Pages: 266 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC1; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407722
ISBN
9781421407722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.25

Paperback. The bestselling author of 1421: THE YEAR THE CHINESE DISCOVERED THE WORLD uncovers the truth behind the mystery of Atlantis. Updated with thrilling new discoveries for the paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828854
ISBN
9780753828854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Translator(s): Moshenberg, Daniel. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
new edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351177
ISBN
9781584351177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFH; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780932813251
ISBN
9780932813251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.16

Paperback. This is a story of dispossession, a meditation on place, home and identity, as well as a deeply personal account of the social ills of South Africa and the triumph of its people Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; HBJH; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780990
ISBN
9781783780990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Taking stock of a century of pervasive loss - of warfare, disease, and political strife - this book considers 'what is lost' in terms of 'what remains'. It reveals how melancholia can lend meaning and force to notions of activism, ethics, and identity. Editor(s): Eng, David L.; Kazanjian, David. Num Pages: 498 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694. The Politics of Mourning. 498 pages, 9 b&w photographs, index. Editor(s): Eng, David L.; Kazanjian, David. Taking stock of a century of pervasive loss - of warfare, disease, and political strife - this book considers 'what is lost' in terms of 'what remains'. It reveals how melancholia can lend meaning and force to notions of activism, ethics, and identity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JFC. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight: 686.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
498
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232365
ISBN
9780520232365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

paperback. Losing the News is a vivid depiction of the dangers facing fact-based, reported news, but it is also a call to arms. Despite the current crisis, there are many hopeful signs, and Jones closes by looking over the horizon and exploring ways the iron core can be preserved. Series: Institutions of American Democracy Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFD; KNT; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780199754144
ISBN
9780199754144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.37

paperback. Despite the expansion of higher education, representation, level of participation and likelihood of academic success remain highest amongst young people from affluent areas and lowest amongst those from deprived neighbourhoods. This report identifies factors which impact upon the minority of disadvantaged young people who enter higher education. Num Pages: 76 pages, 4figs.23tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861345080
ISBN
9781861345080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. What is the fascination that decollation holds for us, as individuals and as a culture? Why does the idea make us laugh and the act make us close our eyes? "Losing Our Heads" explores in both artistic and cultural contexts the role of the chopped-off head. Num Pages: 255 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742709
ISBN
9780814742709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. The first book to look beyond the brutal events toward the broad implications of Matt Shepard's story. Loffreda shows how the politics of sexuality unfolds in a remote and sparsely populated area of the country. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; JFFE; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118590
ISBN
9780231118590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. Publishing essays that examine American societies and cultures in global and local contexts, the journal contributes to the understanding of the United States, its diversity, and its impact on world politics and culture. Editor(s): Villa, Raul Homero; Sanchez, George J. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882081
ISBN
9780801882081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.47

Hardcover. Researchers, activists, and educators draw inspiration from the radical thought of Lorenzo Milani to invite readers to explore the intricacies, logistics, ethics and pedagogy of conflict and peace as played out in a number of domains, including religion, education, gender, sexuality, democracy, art, sociology and philosophy. Editor(s): Borg, Carmel; Grech, Michael. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HRAM; JFSR; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137382108
ISBN
9781137382108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 47.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Mathijs, Ernest. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 662. Popular Culture in Global Context. 224 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Mathijs, Ernest. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APF; JFCA. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 660.
Publisher
Wallflower Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904764823
ISBN
9781904764823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. An account of three young women who attended the University of California at Berkeley and became caught up in the tumultuous changes of the 60s. It chronicles the hopes, confusion and disillusionment of a generation whose rites of passage defined one of the most contentious decades of this century. Num Pages: 381 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
University of California Press Berkeley
Number of pages
381
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520209107
ISBN
9780520209107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. In Looking West, John D. Dorst examines a largely neglected pattern of seeing that stands in contrast to the universally familiar iconography. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214406
ISBN
9780812214406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Presenting a model of film studies in which films themselves are only one source of information among many, this volume aims to bring together film histories that draw on primary sources including collections of personal papers, popular and trade journalism, fan magazines, studio publications, and industry records. Editor(s): Lewis, Jon; Smoodin, Eric. Num Pages: 400 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338215
ISBN
9780822338215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.78

Hardcover. Territoriality and Migration in the E.U. Neighbourhood Editor(s): Walton-Roberts, Margaret; Hennebry, Jenna. Series: International Perspectives on Migration. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400767447
ISBN
9789400767447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.36

Paperback. Examines the questions of what it means to look like a lesbian, and what it means to be a lesbian but not to look like one Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFSK1; WJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793725
ISBN
9780814793725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

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