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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Imagines Cuba's future after the "poof moment" - when the current regime will no longer exist. This volume does not try to predict how and when the Castro regime will end, but instead considers the possible consequences of change. Each chapter takes up a basic issue: politics, the military, the legal system, civil society, and US-Cuba relations. Editor(s): Perez-Stable, Marifeli. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; GTB; JFC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038915
ISBN
9780268038915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758366
ISBN
9780814758366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. This study offers an explanation of why the radical Catholic church is losing, and Pentecostalism and "umbanda" are winning, the battle for souls in urban Brazil. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRCC7; HRCC96; HRCX6; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520205031
ISBN
9780520205031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. For ten years "Calvin and Hobbes" was one of the world's most beloved comic strips. And then, on the last day of 1995, the strip ended. Its mercurial and reclusive creator, Bill Watterson, not only finished the strip but withdrew entirely from public life. This title traces the life and career of the intensely private man behind Calvin and Hobbes. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AKLC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441106858
ISBN
9781441106858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 279 x 12. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816646722
ISBN
9780816646722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. Rather, population geneticists, ethologists, and organismal biologists alike continued to investigate this important theory throughout the twentieth century. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404028
ISBN
9781421404028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.86

Paperback. Discusses the story of the shrinking bathing suit and the evolution of the black singlet. This book on the role of clothes in our history shows the way in which clothes reveal and identify, embody tradition and memory, are both local and global. Editor(s): Labrum, Bronwyn; McKergow, Fiona; Gibson, Stephanie. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations (colour section). BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 100 x 100 x 100. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869403973
ISBN
9781869403973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.49

Paperback. Slavoj eiuek provides a virtuoso reading of the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan through the works of contemporary popular culture, from horror fiction and detective thrillers to popular romances and Hitchcock films. Series: October Books. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262740159
ISBN
9780262740159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.15

Paperback. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) London
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KEX0233284
ISBN
9781903699706
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The compelling and humorous story of a man born with no arms and his quest to be proved normal in an abnormal world! Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCV9; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KNW0008383
ISBN
9780340746363
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Longthroat Memoirs presents a sumptuous menu of essays about Nigerian food, lovingly presented by the nation's top epicurean writer. As well as a mouth-watering appraisal of the cultural politics and erotics of Nigerian cuisine, it is also a series of love letters to the Nigerian palate. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 273 x 2. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Cassava Republic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911115267
ISBN
9781911115267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166780
ISBN
9780691166780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.77
€ 46.96

Paperback. From ancient Zoroastrians to Concerned Christians of 1998, a belief in the imminent end of the world and the coming of the new age has motivated hundreds of sects and cults, some of which have burned out in an orgy of violence. In this text, Professor Baumgartner explores their history. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; HRAC; HRLB; HRQM; JFC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312238346
ISBN
9780312238346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.09

Paperback. Why do children seem to desire so much, so often, so soon, and why do parents capitulate so readily? This book teases out the complex factors that contribute to how we buy, from lunchroom conversations about Game Boys to the stark inequalities facing American children. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448. Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture. 320 pages, illustrations. Why do children seem to desire so much, so often, so soon, and why do parents capitulate so readily? This book teases out the complex factors that contribute to how we buy, from lunchroom conversations about Game Boys to the stark inequalities facing American children. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; JFSP1. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight: 444.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st PB Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258440
ISBN
9780520258440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Provides an understanding of the long-term care works to generate injustice, but also to find ethical and practicable policy solutions for caring for aging populations in the United States. This title explores the ethical issues surrounding elder care from an ecological perspective to propose a new theory of global justice for long-term care. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBDC; MBP; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405506
ISBN
9781421405506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.90

Hardback. With contributions from a range of experts across OECD countries, this book examines changes in long-term care systems throughout those countries, discussing and comparing key changes in national policies and examining the main successes and failures of recent reforms. Editor(s): Gori, Cristiano; Fernandez, Jose-Luis; Wittenberg, Raphael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305057
ISBN
9781447305057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

paperback. Eschewing reassuring platitudes and sensational pleas for sympathy, the author charts her struggles with juvenile diabetes, blindness, and a host of other hardships, sharing her feelings of despair and frustration as well as her hard-won triumphs. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 407. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072192
ISBN
9780252072192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442636187
ISBN
9781442636187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.20

Paperback. The first comprehensive examination of the early blues industry and the music it produced Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 photographs; 9 tables; 688 lines of music. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; AVGK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076763
ISBN
9780252076763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Expanded ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718080
ISBN
9780804718080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

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