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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Henkin explores the influential but little-noticed role reading played in New York City's public life between 1825 and 1865. The "ubiquitous urban texts"--from newspapers to paper money, from street signs to handbills--became both indispensable urban guides and apt symbols for a new kind of public life that emerged first in New York. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107457
ISBN
9780231107457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, plates. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
New Edition
SKU
V9780195031942
ISBN
9780195031942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.92

Paperback. This study of fear, crime, and segregation in Sao Paulo poses questions about citizenship and urban change in contemporary urban societies. Focusing on Sao Paulo, and using comparative data on Los Angeles, it identifies patterns of segregation developing in these cities. Num Pages: 504 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 7 figures, 4 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFSG; JHMC; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708. Crime, Segregation and Citizenship in Sao Paulo. 504 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 4 maps, 8 tables. This study of fear, crime, and segregation in Sao Paulo poses questions about citizenship and urban change in contemporary urban societies. Focusing on Sao Paulo, and using comparative data on Los Angeles, it identifies patterns of segregation developing in these cities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFSG; JHMC; JKV; JPVH1. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 31. Weight: 708.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221437
ISBN
9780520221437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; DNJ; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846275890
ISBN
9781846275890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476020
ISBN
9780801476020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Explores the main features of Athenian life in the latter half of the fifth century BC, including aspects such as schooling, literacy, taxation, culture, the arts and philosphy. The contents of this edition, including the bibliography, has been extensively updated. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KOC0011934
ISBN
9780415167789
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

paperback. Odessa--celebrated and vilifi ed as a Jewish city of sin Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; GTB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223289
ISBN
9780253223289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Hardcover. The first comprehensive examination of the lives of Jews throughout New York history Editor(s): Rock, Howard B.; Moore, Deborah Dash. Series: City of Promises. Num Pages: 1000 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 87. Weight in Grams: 2576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814717318
ISBN
9780814717318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062326041
ISBN
9780062326041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Chicago, 2002). Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 color illustrations; 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HRAM2; JFFN; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823271603
ISBN
9780823271603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Hardback. Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Chicago, 2002). Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 color illustrations; 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HRAM2; JFFN; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271597
ISBN
9780823271597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.32

Paperback. A powerful critique of urban development in greater Johannesburg since the end of apartheid in 1994. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages, 19 photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFS; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347682
ISBN
9780822347682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.81

paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226871462
ISBN
9780226871462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 30.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Eckardt, Frank; Sevilla, Alvaro Buitrago; Sanchez, Javier Ruiz, PhD. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; JFSG; JP; KCP; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837628425
ISBN
9783837628425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.60

Paperback. A history connecting Chicago's swampy beginnings in the 1600s, its growth as the world's "hog butcher", and its late-20th-century balance of politics, race and ethnicity. Synthesizing a vast body of literature, Robert Spinney presents Chicago in terms of the people whose lives made the city. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875805832
ISBN
9780875805832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. This book provides a review of the findings of the largest ever programme of cities research in the UK, the 'Cities: Competitiveness and Cohesion programme'. Leading experts present the findings of this wide-ranging programme organised around themes of competitiveness, social cohesion and the role of policy and governance. Editor(s): Boddy, Martin; Parkinson, Michael. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344441
ISBN
9781861344441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.73

Hardback. This text presents fundamental concepts and general approaches to City Logistics. City Logistics is the process of totally optimizing urban logistics activities by considering the social, environmental, economic, financial and energy impacts of urban freight movement. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780080439037
ISBN
9780080439037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.60

paperback. Focusing on a series of pivotal issues confronting Canadian cities and city-dwellers today, this volume address key themes in urban studies, including the interaction between social relations and urban landscape. Editor(s): Caulfield, Jon; Peake, Linda. Num Pages: 347 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802069504
ISBN
9780802069504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.42

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813584782
ISBN
9780813584782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Ayers, William; Ford, Patricia. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JNA; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 523.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565840515
ISBN
9781565840515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.21

paperback. Drawing on a series of in-depth interviews among a segment of Toronto's inner-city, middle-class population, Caulfield argues that the seeds of gentrification have included patterns of critical social practice and that the 'gentrified' landscape is highly paradoxical. Num Pages: 253 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802074485
ISBN
9780802074485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. A look at how the history of country and folk dancing in America is deeply intermeshed with that of political liberalism and the "old left" Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479890354
ISBN
9781479890354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardcover. Aimed at students of urban and regional policy as well as undergraduate economics. Deals with standard topics including automobiles, pollution, housing and education. But also discusses topics such as segragation, garbage, homelessness and economic development. Num Pages: 608 pages, 53 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019188
ISBN
9780674019188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Barricade Books Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569803493
ISBN
9781569803493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.67

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