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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The author demonstrates how calls for family-friendly employment policies have met with inappropriate action on the part of successive governments. The text explains why federal governments have been able to implement employment equity policies, but failed to develop a national child care system. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808217
- ISBN
- 9780774808217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54
hardcover. Drawing on interviews and analysis of primary documents, including two Royal Commissions, this work demonstrates how Canadian women's calls for family-friendly employment policies have translated into inaction or inappropriate action on the part of successive federal governments. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- UBC Press Canada
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808200
- ISBN
- 9780774808200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.70
€ 112.70
Paperback. Now in paperback, a fascinating look at our nation's history of drinking and its effects on the American character by bestselling author Susan Cheever. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455513857
- ISBN
- 9781455513857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.62
€ 17.99
€ 15.62
Paperback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151177
- ISBN
- 9780231151177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.01
€ 23.99
€ 18.01
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574. Fifteen Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. 336 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151160
- ISBN
- 9780231151160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617613326
- ISBN
- 9781617613326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.04€ 52.45
€ 74.04
€ 52.45
Paperback. Series: Career Savvy. Num Pages: 210 pages, Col.ill. BIC Classification: JF; VSC; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Impact Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570232008
- ISBN
- 9781570232008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.21
€ 18.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. Series: Career Savvy. Num Pages: 180 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: JF; VSC; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Impact Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570231995
- ISBN
- 9781570231995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.75
€ 18.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. Dressing Renaissance Florence enables us to better understand the social and cultural milieu of Renaissance Italy. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33, 33 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882647
- ISBN
- 9780801882647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.13
€ 37.99
€ 32.13
Hardback. Dressing Modern Frenchwomen draws from thousands of magazine covers, advertisements, fashion columns, and features to uncover and untangle the fascinating relationships among the fashion industry, the development of modern marketing techniques, and the evolution of the modern woman as active, mobile, and liberated. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; JFFK; KNSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888038
- ISBN
- 9780801888038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.51€ 56.02
€ 61.51
€ 56.02
Hardback. Through the lens of fashion and style, Dressing for the Culture Wars guides us through the competing political and social movements of the culture war. Betty Luther Hillman illustrates how self-presentation influenced the culture and politics of the era and carried connotations similarly linked to the broader political challenges of the time. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HPN; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803269750
- ISBN
- 9780803269750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.14
€ 43.99
€ 43.14
Paperback. Vollmer journeys back to the thirteenth-century Chinese Empire, where ancestors of the ruling Manchu conquerors dressed fittingly. Num Pages: 72 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AGC; JFCK; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 280 x 6. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 60
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551952147
- ISBN
- 9781551952147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.14
€ 32.99
€ 24.14
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857851918
- ISBN
- 9780857851918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.55
€ 40.99
€ 36.55
Paperback. A guide for fashion lovers of all ages keen to embrace a more ethical and environment-friendly approach to their wardrobes that is also economical, stylish and practical. It is organized into four chapters - 'Buy', 'Wear', 'Care' and 'Dispose' - each containing a short introduction followed by practical tips and illustrated case studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292778
- ISBN
- 9780500292778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 colour photographs. BIC Classification: JFCK; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 188 x 15. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307236715
- ISBN
- 9780307236715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.58
€ 24.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFCA; JFCK; JNKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629919
- ISBN
- 9781469629919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05
Paperback. Presents a refreshingly new, theoretically informed and integrated approach to dress as a specific category of archaeological evidence by focusing on the close relationship between dress, identity, bodies and material culture Editor(s): Martin, T. F.; Weetch, R. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w. BIC Classification: HD; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785703157
- ISBN
- 9781785703157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.68
€ 54.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGS; JFFH1; WSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Citadel
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780806538280
- ISBN
- 9780806538280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.74
€ 19.99
€ 17.74
Hardcover. Traces the ideological and material support provided to the Jewish Autonomous Region of Birobidzhan in the far east of the Soviet Union by two American Jewish Communist-led organisations, the ICOR and the American Birobidjan Committee. This title provides an historical examination of the political work of these two groups. Series: Jewish Identity in Post Modern Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 32. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235117
- ISBN
- 9781936235117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.03
€ 156.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195382938
- ISBN
- 9780195382938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.59
€ 49.59
Paperback. Barack Obama's number one bestseller in a new edition to tie in with the end of his landmark presidency. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGHA; JFSL1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 33. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782119258
- ISBN
- 9781782119258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.41
€ 15.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. Takes a look at the challenges and dilemmas of immigration policy and practice in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform. This book shows how these policies and practices offer a means of prioritizing immigration enforcement in ways that alleviate harm to children, and why they remain controversial and vulnerable to political challenges. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 Table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283060
- ISBN
- 9780520283060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.68
€ 45.99
€ 32.68
Hardcover. Called by Heinrich Heine a city of dull and culturally limited merchants where poets only go to die, Hamburg would seem an improbable setting for a major new intellectual movement. This title clarifies the social, political, and economic pressures faced by German-Jewish scholars on the periphery of Germany's intellectual world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226061689
- ISBN
- 9780226061689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.56€ 79.56
€ 95.56
€ 79.56
Paperback. Deemed by Heinrich Heine a city of merchants where poets go to die, Hamburg was an improbable setting for a major intellectual movement. This book considers not just the men but also the historical significance of the time and place where their ideas took form. Num Pages: 464 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272467
- ISBN
- 9780226272467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.69
€ 33.69