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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638393
ISBN
9780691638393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.58

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Fourth Printing
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684847818
ISBN
9780684847818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.56

Paperback. Tells the story of the individuals who have struggled to assert the moral legitimacy of a pro-choice position in the Catholic Church. This book addresses questions about the separation of church and state, including what concessions society should make in public policy to matters of religious doctrine, such as the Catholic ban on contraception. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSJ1; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287532
ISBN
9780520287532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Katz shares his vivid and moving memoir tat describes the survival of a Jewish child in the hell of Nazi-occupied Poland. The text is remarkable for the ability of its author to recall so many events in detail and for the way he is able to be fair to all those caught up in the tragic dilemmas of those years. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618112347
ISBN
9781618112347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 colour plate, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226808321
ISBN
9780226808321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.88

Hardback. At 3:17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the school's basement. The odorless, colorless gas went undetected until the flip of an electrical switch triggered a colossal blast. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map; 36 b notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJG; HBLW; JFFC; JNB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781612341538
ISBN
9781612341538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.62

paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2013. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568589510
ISBN
9781568589510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. "Golf balls embody the complex human relation to the natural world, a will to control nature, but the action of balls in play reveals the futility of the endeavor"-- Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628921380
ISBN
9781628921380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.76

Hardback. Imagine a world where the normal human life span is 150 years, where worn-out vital organs are routinely replaced by spares, where after death you will retain consciousness for eternity in cyberspace, where nanotechnology will enable you to transform a plastic bottle into a filet mignon for you to share with your android spouse. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635684
ISBN
9781566635684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.29

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; HRJ; JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479889655
ISBN
9781479889655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. Tracing the rise of the California teen as a national icon in the 1950s and 60s, Kirse May shows how idealized images of a suburban youth culture soothed America's post-war nerves while denying racial and urban realities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807853627
ISBN
9780807853627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.06

Hardback. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Num Pages: 752 pages, 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1170. Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition. 752 pages, Illustrations. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight: 1154.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
752
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270169
ISBN
9780520270169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

Hardback. For the second edition of this work, James Watson has added a new chapter on "McDonald's as Political Target," as well as reflections on the dark side of globalism. Editor(s): Watson, James. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749886
ISBN
9780804749886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.37

Paperback. For the second edition of this work, James Watson has added a new chapter on "McDonald's as Political Target," as well as reflections on the dark side of globalism. Editor(s): Watson, James. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749893
ISBN
9780804749893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Folklore Publishing Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894864015
ISBN
9781894864015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Hardcover. We live in a world where a tweet can be instantly retweeted and read by millions around the world in minutes, where a video forwarded to friends can destroy a political career in hours, and where an unknown man or woman can become an international celebrity overnight. Virality: individuals create it, governments fear it, companies would die for it. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671284
ISBN
9780745671284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.10

Paperback. We live in a world where a tweet can be instantly retweeted and read by millions around the world in minutes, where a video forwarded to friends can destroy a political career in hours, and where an unknown man or woman can become an international celebrity overnight. Virality: individuals create it, governments fear it, companies would die for it. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Polity
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671291
ISBN
9780745671291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baraka Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926824567
ISBN
9781926824567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304236
ISBN
9780226304236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.92

hardcover. Features a translation of the diaries of Seamus Ennis, fulltime collector of music and song with the Irish Folklore Commission describing his work, the people he met, the material he gathered and his communication with the head office of the commission in Dublin. This book also illustrates life in the Gaeltacht during the Second World War. Num Pages: 613 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, music, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1278. E. scarce. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cork University Press
Edition
First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031445
ISBN
9781859184370
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 280.00

Paperback. Selected papers presented at a conference held at Indiana University in February 2013. Editor(s): Veidlinger, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019141
ISBN
9780253019141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Selected papers presented at a conference held at Indiana University in February 2013. Editor(s): Veidlinger, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 364 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019080
ISBN
9780253019080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.62

Paperback. This book analyses the diverse historical and geographical circumstances in which audiences have viewed American cinema. It looks at cinema audiences ranging from Manhattan nickelodeons to the modern suburban megaplex, and from provincial, small-town or rural America to the shanty towns of South Africa. Editor(s): Maltby, Richard; Stokes, Melvyn; Allen, Robert C. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 496 pages, approx. 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898126
ISBN
9780859898126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.41

Hardcover. The first cultural history of greyhound racing in America, this book charts the sport's meteoric rise and equally meteoric decline against the backdrop of changes in American culture during the twentieth century." Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; WSNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619139
ISBN
9780700619139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.36

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