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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Lantern Books,US United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590564875
ISBN
9781590564875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.33

Paperback. In this revised edition of an award winning book, Donna L. Franklin and co-author Angela D. James expand and update the nuanced historical perspective used in the first edition. African American family patterns are examined with a well-documented narrative that challenges conventional understandings of the plight of African American families. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199374878
ISBN
9780199374878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.69

Hardback. Draws on mid-seventeenth to nineteenth-century slave narratives to describe oppression in the lives of enslaved African women. Investigates pre-colonial West and West Central African women's lives prior to European arrival to recover the cultural traditions and religious practices that helped enslaved women combat violence and oppression. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230618466
ISBN
9780230618466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.17

paperback. This is the second edition of the original book published in 1998, and as an OIP in 1999, about Rukhmabai's defiant stand against Hindu orthodoxy as well as the colonial legal establishment in late 19th c. India. It includes a new Afterword in which the author examines the libel suit into which the protagonist was dragged, even as she was fighting a suit for 'restitution of conjugal rights'. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSJ1; LBBR; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press India
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195695731
ISBN
9780195695731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.33

Paperback. Reflects on the relations of faith and culture. This book explores the contact between the spiritual life of the individual and the social and economic organization of modern culture. It focuses on the passing of industrialism, Catholic understanding of the human person, Islamic mysticism, and a Christian account of sexuality. Series: Works of Christopher Dawson. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215433
ISBN
9780813215433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586488185
ISBN
9781586488185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756406
ISBN
9781876756406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. Offers a study of those at the centre of Western civilization's vision of the world - the Enlightenment: nobles, priests, functionaries, men of letters, artists, explorers, soldiers and women. This book examines the fundamental structures of society, and attitudes to birth, death and sexuality. Editor(s): Vovelle, Michel. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226865706
ISBN
9780226865706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.77
€ 50.94

Paperback. Presents the history of the "Jewish question" to a discussion - one of the social exclusion of religious and cultural minorities in modern times. This title identifies the Hindu-Muslim conflict in India as a colonial variation of what the author calls "the exemplary crisis of minority" - Jewishness in Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691057323
ISBN
9780691057323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Multnomah
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601428523
ISBN
9781601428523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.29

Hardback. Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442200289
ISBN
9781442200289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.51

Paperback. Argues that a first step towards an increasingly sympathetic awareness and understanding of others, their cultures and religions, can be aided by examining and challenging entrenched social claims and values. Author from University of South Australia. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ATF Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920691882
ISBN
9781920691882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Paperback. This book meets the needs of adults with disabilities. It is a comprehensive resource providing relevant, cognitively-suitable and age-appropriate information and exercises to aid trainers working with adults with physical and multiple disabilities, and is suitable for people with mild intellectual disability and severe communication impairment. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN2; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103530
ISBN
9781843103530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Paperback. Parenting is attracting more professional and political attention now than ever before. More and more parents need the support of others to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to choose what would be best for their children. Editor(s): Dwivedi, Kedar Nath. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471976615
ISBN
9780471976615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.63

Hardback. This stimulating volume is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy implications of these technologies from a broad range of perspectives, including philosophy, the biological and neurosciences, and the social sciences. Editor(s): Savulescu, Julian; ter Meulen, Rudd; Kahane, Guy. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405195812
ISBN
9781405195812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.94

Hardcover. This volume explores how children's rights has influenced research with children and how research can in turn shape policies and practices to enhance children's rights. The book examines the impact children's rights and Childhood Studies has had on how children are constructed and regulated internationally. Editor(s): Smith, Anne B. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JNL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137386090
ISBN
9781137386090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

paperback. This volume explores how children's rights has influenced research with children and how research can in turn shape policies and practices to enhance children's rights. The book examines the impact children's rights and Childhood Studies has had on how children are constructed and regulated internationally. Editor(s): Smith, A. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSP; JHBK; JKSN; JNLA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2015
SKU
V9781349481460
ISBN
9781349481460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

paperback. This book offers the first sustained assessment of the ways in which recent contemporary philosophy and cultural theory - including the work of Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, Eric Santner, Slavoj Zizek, and Alenka Zupancic - can illuminate Early Modern literature and culture. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349537303
ISBN
9781349537303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; HPCF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403976697
ISBN
9781403976697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.68

Hardcover. It is well known that much of our modern vocabulary of sex emerged within nineteenth-century German sexology. But how were the 'German ideas' translated and transmitted into English culture? This study provides an examination of the formation of sexual theory between the 1860s and 1930s and its migration across national and disciplinary boundaries. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; HBTB; JFCX; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221635
ISBN
9780230221635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349386857
ISBN
9781349386857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Leading scholars in the field examine the role played by the English language in contemporary Japanese society. Their various chapters cover the nature, status, and function of English in Japan, focusing on the ways in which globalization is influencing language practices in the country. Editor(s): Seargeant, Philip. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AB; CFB; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230237667
ISBN
9780230237667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Paperback. Leading scholars in the field examine the role played by the English language in contemporary Japanese society. Their various chapters cover the nature, status, and function of English in Japan, focusing on the ways in which globalization is influencing language practices in the country. Editor(s): Seargeant, Philip. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1 black & white line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; CFB; CJA; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137439147
ISBN
9781137439147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.84

Paperback. This text looks at examples of the changing nature of 20th-century British identity (including people such as Townshend and Westwood), and identifies the problems facing modernizers hampered by traditional nationalism, which fails to engage with the complexities of contemporary culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; JFC; JHM; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd London
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853158684
ISBN
9780853158684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.72

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