Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. In this unique and engaging book, Sue Pryce tackles the major issues surrounding drug policy. Why do governments persist with prohibition policies, despite their proven inefficacy? Why are some drugs criminalized, and some not? And why does society care about drug use at all? Pryce guides us through drug policy around the world. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH; JKVG; JPB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230359703
- ISBN
- 9780230359703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.06
€ 62.06
Paperback. In this unique and engaging book, Sue Pryce tackles the major issues surrounding drug policy. Why do governments persist with prohibition policies, despite their proven inefficacy? Why are some drugs criminalized, and some not? And why does society care about drug use at all? Pryce guides us through drug policy around the world. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; JKVG; JPB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230359710
- ISBN
- 9780230359710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.33
€ 61.33
Paperback. Violent movements opposing existing political orders erupted throughout nineteenth-century Europe, but nowhere was this revolutionary impulse made more dramatically visible than in Russia. This title presents English translations of the memoirs of five Russia's female revolutionaries. Editor(s): Engel, Barbara Alpern; Rosenthal, Clifford N. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BM; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 2, reprint with new introduction and bibliography
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806907
- ISBN
- 9780875806907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSL3; JNF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199836857
- ISBN
- 9780199836857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.27
€ 57.27
Paperback. Representing a historical cross-section of performance and training in Western music since the seventeenth century, this book brings to light the private and performance lives of five remarkable women musicians and composers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 black and white photographs, 11 musical examples. BIC Classification: AV; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080098
- ISBN
- 9780252080098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822307679
- ISBN
- 9780822307679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Five Faces of Exile is the first transnational history of Asian American intellectuals. Espiritu explores five Filipino American writers whose travels, literary works, and political reflections transcend the boundaries of nations and the categories of "Asia" and "America." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751216
- ISBN
- 9780804751216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
hardcover. Five Faces of Exile is the first transnational history of Asian American intellectuals. Espiritu explores five Filipino American writers whose travels, literary works, and political reflections transcend the boundaries of nations and the categories of "Asia" and "America." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751209
- ISBN
- 9780804751209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.74
€ 126.74
paperback. Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink's gripping and riveting true story of the hospital doctors who struggled to survive and maintain life in a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; JFFC; JFFH; JHBZ; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 42. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393757
- ISBN
- 9781782393757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.42
€ 19.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 2nd Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897333764
- ISBN
- 9780897333764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.38
€ 15.99
€ 15.38
Hardcover. This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392. Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun. Series: Consumption and Public Life. 248 pages, 0. This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBS. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507494
- ISBN
- 9780230507494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Paperback. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780807044612
- ISBN
- 9780807044612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.08
€ 16.99
€ 15.08
Hardback. The society-nature interaction of the Tsimane', an indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon, is analyzed and presented as an empirical case study in this review. Socioecological research methods are used to address the challenges and constraints in the field. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048134861
- ISBN
- 9789048134861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.59
€ 185.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927051535
- ISBN
- 9781927051535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.85
€ 25.99
€ 17.85
Hardback. Editor(s): Wong, Jake F.; Love, Andrea E. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; KCB; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 182 x 16. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620810477
- ISBN
- 9781620810477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.21€ 147.77
€ 220.21
€ 147.77
Paperback. Series: Indigenous Americas. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 b&w illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665785
- ISBN
- 9780816665785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.31
€ 30.99
€ 29.31
Paperback. The first in a series of three recovery guides covering the first three years of sobriety, this text includes the voices of many women and men who have struggled through the often baffling territory of first-year sobriety. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VFJ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hazelden
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568382302
- ISBN
- 9781568382302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.83
€ 16.99
€ 14.83
Hardcover. Collects essays on the Indigenous peoples of Australia and Northern Europe, exploring the similarities and differences between the Indigenous experiences in the Nordic countries and Australia. Editor(s): Minnerup, Gunter; Solberg, Pia. Num Pages: 292 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1MBF; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193515
- ISBN
- 9781845193515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.84€ 81.57
€ 85.84
€ 81.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750958325
- ISBN
- 9780750958325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Is food aid the way of the future? What are the prospects for integrated public policies informed by the right to food? First World Hunger Revisited investigates the rise of food charity and corporately sponsored food banks as effective and sustainable responses to increasing hunger and food poverty in twelve rich 'food-secure' societies. Editor(s): Riches, Graham; Silvasti, Tiina. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPVH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298720
- ISBN
- 9781137298720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26