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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Strategies for long-term social impact This important new book illustrates how to create the social breakthroughs needed to solve urgent global threats such as poverty, disease, and hunger. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470922415
- ISBN
- 9780470922415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.86
€ 30.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. Driving Detroit paints a portrait of metropolitan Detroit through an imaginative application of social science, song lyrics, poems, and oral history to explain why the city has fallen from industrial powerhouse into urban dysfunction. Series: Metropolitan Portraits. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; JFSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222951
- ISBN
- 9780812222951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Set in a New Jersey suburb outside New York City, the author takes us into people's homes; their community meetings, where they debate security gates and school redistricting; and even their cars, to offer an intimate view of the tensions and uncertainties of being middle class at that time. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277755
- ISBN
- 9780520277755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Schaberg, Dr. Christopher; Bogost, Ian, Prof. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCD; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628929133
- ISBN
- 9781628929133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Hardback. Series: New Approaches to Midwestern History. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821421598
- ISBN
- 9780821421598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.88
€ 59.88
Paperback. Series: New Approaches to Midwestern History. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821421604
- ISBN
- 9780821421604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.02
€ 25.99
€ 24.02
Paperback. Features a story of ethnic cleansing in California and the Pacific Northwest when the first Chinese Americans were rounded up and purged from more than three hundred communities by lawless citizens and duplicitous politicians. Num Pages: 432 pages, 79 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256941
- ISBN
- 9780520256941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.69
€ 33.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 27 b/w illustrations, 3 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JJPN; HBTB; JFFB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677474
- ISBN
- 9780816677474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Series: History of Emotions. Num Pages: 316 pages, 11 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFFH2; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081385
- ISBN
- 9780252081385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
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€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
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
€ 113.05
€ 113.05
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322935632
- ISBN
- 9783322935632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.36
€ 82.36
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Permanent Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856232432
- ISBN
- 9781856232432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.54
€ 15.99
€ 12.54
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€ 15.15
€ 17.99
€ 15.15
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€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
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€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Looking at alcohol consumption across cultures, this book examines what drinking means to the people who consume or refuse to consume. Drawing on fieldwork, it situates consumption within the context of wider cultural practices and reveals how class, ethnicity, and nationalism are all expressed through this very popular commodity. Editor(s): Wilson, Thomas M. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859738733
- ISBN
- 9781859738733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.17
€ 45.99
€ 38.17
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
€ 73.67€ 52.00
€ 73.67
€ 52.00
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
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
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
€ 17.99€ 17.02
€ 17.99
€ 17.02
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€ 31.72
€ 37.99
€ 31.72
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
€ 61.20€ 55.84
€ 61.20
€ 55.84
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€ 43.79
€ 43.99
€ 43.79
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€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94