×


 x 

Shopping cart

Society & culture: general

Results 24529 - 24552 of 32176

Society & culture: general

Hardback. An insightful map of the landscape of social meals, this book argues that the ways in which we eat together play a central role in social life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037634
ISBN
9780252037634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.81

Hardback. Offers a perspective on the history of food, looking at writings about cuisine, diet, and food chemistry as a key to larger debates over the state of the nation in Old Regime France. This title demonstrates how public discussions of eating and drinking were used to articulate concerns about the state of civilization versus that of nature and more. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBTB; JFCV; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226768861
ISBN
9780226768861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. A true story about the impact of sexual abuse and rise of internet pornography. As a doctor, as well as a wife and mother, Alice Wells tackles her complex feelings of bereavement - mourning the death of a man she loves, while struggling with the unfolding knowledge of his hidden life as a paedophile and his abuse of their daughter. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE1; JFFE2; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Mirror Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9781907324611
ISBN
9781907324611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 7.28

Paperback. Bestselling author Chuck Klosterman returns with his fascinating and often hilarious musings on pop culture and sport Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scribner
Edition
1 Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416544210
ISBN
9781416544210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.33

Hardback. Providing an account of the differences between the nutritional logic of the past and our own time, this book examines the range of dietary literature of the Renaissance. Ken Albala reveals the working of the Renaissance mind through the exploration of Renaissance ideas on food. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 324 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. Providing an account of the differences between the nutritional logic of the past and our own time, this book examines the range of dietary literature of the Renaissance. Ken Albala reveals the working of the Renaissance mind through the exploration of Renaissance ideas on food. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX; MBNH3. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 27. Weight: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229471
ISBN
9780520229471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.90

Hardback. The process of transforming bamboo into paper involves production-related and social skills, as well as the everyday skills that allowed Sichuan papermakers to survive in an era of tumultuous change. This book charts the vicissitudes of a rural community of papermakers in Sichuan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032880
ISBN
9780674032880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 41.87

Hardback. Includes stories about food and eating under extreme conditions. This title features the diverse voices of journalists who have reported from dangerous conflict zones around the world. Editor(s): McAllester, Matt. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFCV; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1 edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268678
ISBN
9780520268678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. By weaving practical insights and exercises through a rich tapestry of multicultural myths, ancient legends, and folktales, Johnston explores the themes of empowerment and self-discovery that help women overcome food obsessions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VF; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Gurze Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936077369
ISBN
9780936077369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.18

Paperback. Written in a style similar to that of Nigel Slater's multi-award-winning food memoir 'Toast', this is a celebration of the glory, humour, eccentricities and embarrassments that are the British at Table. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007199471
ISBN
9780007199471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: BM; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691166
ISBN
9780816691166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.72

Paperback. In an extensively revised new edition of the successful Anorexia and Bulimia, Richard Gordon includes new information and discussion of the latest ideas in this rapidly growing research field. The past two decades have witnessed an enormous increase in the number of cases of eating disorders in industrial societies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFH; JFFH; JHBC; JHMC; MBNS; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214960
ISBN
9780631214960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442248663
ISBN
9781442248663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.02

Hardback. Every year over 200 million peasants flock to China's urban centers, providing a profusion of cheap labor that helps fuel the country's staggering economic growth. This title follows the trials and triumphs of eight such migrants - including a vegetable vendor, an itinerant knife sharpener, a free-spirited recycler, and a cash-strapped mother. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; JFFN; KCF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266506
ISBN
9780520266506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. The first collection to consider the fraught itineraries of Asian American immigrant histories and how they are inscribed in the production and dissemination of ideas about Asian American foodways. Editor(s): Manalansan, Martin F.; Ku, Robert Ji-Song; Mannur, Anita. Num Pages: 453 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; JFCV; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479869251
ISBN
9781479869251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. What do we learn from eating? About ourselves? Others? Addressing such issues, in this memoir, the author takes eating as an occasion for inquiry. Her subjects range from Thanksgiving at a Middle Eastern restaurant to fried grasshoppers in Oaxaca. This is her distinctive combination of memoir, traveler's tale, and cultural commentary. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; WB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191645
ISBN
9780813191645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.67

Hardcover. What do we learn from eating? About ourselves? Others? Addressing such issues, in this memoir, the author takes eating as an occasion for inquiry. Her subjects range from Thanksgiving at a Middle Eastern restaurant to fried grasshoppers in Oaxaca. This is her distinctive combination of memoir, traveler's tale, and cultural commentary. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; WB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124025
ISBN
9780813124025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.90

Paperback. Where does it come from? How is it produced? What are the economic, social and environmental effects? Are there animals that it is straightforwardly right to eat? Are there situations in which not eating animals is wrong? This title gives an account of where meat comes from. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141031934
ISBN
9780141031934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 112 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd GB
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Open Market ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950838
ISBN
9780241950838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Hardback. Translator(s): Steiner, Gary. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFZ; WBJ; WBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172967
ISBN
9780231172967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.71

Paperback. Translator(s): Steiner, Gary. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFZ; WBJ; WBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172974
ISBN
9780231172974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. "Based on the popular blog Almanac of Eats, Eat the Year is a tribute to food-lovers everywhere that introduces a national food or drink holiday for every day of the year."--Back cover. Num Pages: 432 pages, Two-color art throughout. BIC Classification: JFCA; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Running Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762450947
ISBN
9780762450947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; KNDF; PDZ; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
ECW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770413146
ISBN
9781770413146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509808106
ISBN
9781509808106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631131
ISBN
9780816631131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!