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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This book is a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between the social sciences and the appearance and growth of bioethics, and provides new analysis on how ordinary questions become "bioethical" questions. Editor(s): Vries, Raymond De; Turner, Leigh; Orfali, Kristina; Bosk, Charles L. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405152693
ISBN
9781405152693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

Paperback. Takes a look at the ways that the twentieth century reacted to and reimagined its predecessor. This work considers how the Victorian inheritance has been represented in literature, politics, film, and visual culture; and the ways in which modernists and progressives have sought to differentiate themselves from an image of the Victorian. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821417621
ISBN
9780821417621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

hardcover. This collection of papers by five of Canada's top sociologists subjects John Porter's landmark study to renewed scrutiny and traces the dramatic changes since Porter's time - both in Canadian society and in the agenda of Canadian sociology. Editor(s): Helmes-Hayes, Rick; Curtis, James. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10tabs. BIC Classification: GBC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802009173
ISBN
9780802009173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 38 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP; JFHF; PHDS; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583945384
ISBN
9781583945384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. "The Velvet Rage is becoming a touchstone in gay culture just as Goodbye to Berlin was in the 30s, A Boy's Own Story in the 60s and Faggots in the 70s."--Observer (UK) Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288. Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World. 240 pages. Drawing on contemporary research, the author's own struggle with shame and anger, and stories from his patients, this title describes the stages of a gay man's journey out of shame and offers practical and inspired strategies to stop the cycle of avoidance and self-defeating behaviour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSK2. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 18. Weight: 276.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738215679
ISBN
9780738215679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. Local history, folklore and ghost stories from the Vale of the White Horse and South Oxfordshire. Num Pages: 250 pages, small illus throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; JFHF; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Two Rivers Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909747173
ISBN
9781909747173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Veiling is a globally polarizing issue, a locus for the struggle between Islam and the West and between contemporary and traditional interpretations of Islam. This book examines the vastly misunderstood and multi-layered world of the veil. It explores and analyzes the cultures, politics, and histories of veiling. Editor(s): Heath, Jennifer. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255180
ISBN
9780520255180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

hardcover. In the years between the Great Famine of the 1840s and the First World War, Ireland experienced a drastic drop in population. This book offers an inquiry that explores the options that presented themselves to Ireland's younger generations, taking into account household structure, inheritance, religion, and especially emigration. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 360 pages, 18 maps 10 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSF; JHBD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691043074
ISBN
9780691043074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.99
€ 100.49

Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488696
ISBN
9780801488696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.93

Hardback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780816693474
ISBN
9780816693474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1x8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628922127
ISBN
9781628922127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786465521
ISBN
9780786465521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447261308
ISBN
9781447261308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.46

Paperback. When a society becomes more affluent, does it lose other values? Are the skills that education and literacy gave millions wasted on consuming pop culture? Do the media coerce us into a world of the superficial and the material - or can they be a force for good? This book asks these questions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; CFC; JFCA; JFD; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191584
ISBN
9780141191584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Hardcover. Anselm Gerhard argues in this text that questions such as "why do so many operas end in suicide, murder, and death?" can only be answered by looking at life in the rapidly urbanized mid-19th-century Paris, which introduced new social forces, and also new modes of perception and expectations of art. Translator(s): Whittall, Mary. Num Pages: 520 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: AVGC9; HBJD; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226288574
ISBN
9780226288574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Hardback. Here is a thoroughly interdisciplinary and international examination of Jane Jacobs's legacy. Divided into four parts: Jacobs, Urban Philosopher; Jacobs, Urban Economist; Jacobs, Urban Sociologist; and Jacobs, Urban Designer, the book evaluates the impact of Jacobs's writings and activism on the city. Editor(s): Hirt, Sonia; Zahm, Diane. Series: Planning, History and Environment Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415525992
ISBN
9780415525992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.43

Hardcover. Using the urbanized area that spreads across northern New Jersey and around New York City as a case study, this book presents a convincing explanation of metropolitan fragmentation--the process by which suburban communities remain as is or break off and form separate political entities. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 halftone, 10 line illustrations, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674015319
ISBN
9780674015319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.85
€ 81.33

Paperback. * A triple perspective -- the city and economy; the city and society; the city and power. * Includes chapters on race, ethnicity and the city; and on gender, space and power. * Unites political, economic and cultural perspectives. * Examples range from all over the world. Num Pages: 512 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557863614
ISBN
9781557863614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.59

Hardcover. * A triple perspective - the city and economy; the city and society; the city and power. * Includes chapters on race, ethnicity and the city; and on gender, space and power. * Unites political, economic and cultural perspectives. * Examples range from all over the world. Num Pages: 512 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557863607
ISBN
9781557863607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.51

Hardcover. The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose explores a titanic shift that will alter every aspect of human existence, from the jobs we hold to the products we buy to the medical care we receive - an aging revolution underway across America and the world. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118692035
ISBN
9781118692035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.57

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