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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Written by one of the worlda s leading scholars in the field, this book provides an excellent introduction to ethnic conflict in the contemporary world. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745631165
ISBN
9780745631165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Hardback. Contemporary American Fiction introduces the work of a range of American authors, all of whom can be said to engage with postmodernism. Num Pages: 272 pages, glossary, index, bibliographies. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613809
ISBN
9780748613809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.58
€ 141.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415703550
ISBN
9780415703550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.44

Hardcover. In An Introduction to Childhood , Heather Montgomery examines the role children have played within anthropology, how they have been studied by anthropologists and how they have been portrayed and analyzed in ethnographic monographs over the last one hundred and fifty years. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405125918
ISBN
9781405125918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.84

Paperback. In An Introduction to Childhood , Heather Montgomery examines the role children have played within anthropology, how they have been studied by anthropologists and how they have been portrayed and analyzed in ethnographic monographs over the last one hundred and fifty years. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405125901
ISBN
9781405125901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.27

Paperback. This exploration of the newly emerging, diverse, and controversial area of animal lawpresents a basic survey of the laws designed to protect animals, analyzing and critiquing them, and proposing a future where the legal regime properly recognizes and protects the inherent worth of all animals. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230235649
ISBN
9780230235649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 156.17

Paperback. Presents the history of twentieth-century lingerie. This book examines the ways cultural meanings are orchestrated by the 'fashion-industrial complex,' and the ways in which individuals and groups embrace, reject, or derive meaning from these everyday, yet significant, intimate articles of clothing. Num Pages: 392 pages, 71 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636. Women, Lingerie, and Sexuality. 392 pages, Illustrations. Presents the history of twentieth-century lingerie. This book examines the ways cultural meanings are orchestrated by the 'fashion-industrial complex,' and the ways in which individuals and groups embrace, reject, or derive meaning from these everyday, yet significant, intimate articles of clothing. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 26. Weight: 558.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520252615
ISBN
9780520252615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. This volume offers papers touching on four inter-related themes: a critique of the European Enlightenment as a basis for the production of knowledge; the use of "gender" as a concept; problems in feminist theories of development; and the place of feminism in the production of knowledge. Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762307203
ISBN
9780762307203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.35

Paperback. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403966773
ISBN
9781403966773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.35

Paperback. Highlighting social tensions that confront the liberal tradition, this book draws a portrait of what we, citizens of modern liberal democracies, have become. It argues that the frequent incapacity of the morally neutral, democratic state to further social causes derives from the liberal stance that political life does not serve a higher purpose. Translator(s): Balinski, Rebecca. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 142 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029115
ISBN
9780691029115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

In this book, Chiarot offers a uniquely poignant social commentary: the current generation, whether consciously or subconsciously, has taken a Nietzscheian approach to dealing with guilt. Clever prose, careful analysis, and witty anecdotes make this both an enjoyable and educational read. Num Pages: 74 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JMH; VFXC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
74
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857105
ISBN
9780761857105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. An Infinity of Nations tells the story of the indigenous peoples who ruled the western interior of North America, focusing in particular on the Great Lakes and Northern Great Plains. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 456 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222869
ISBN
9780812222869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807057834
ISBN
9780807057834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405859172
ISBN
9781405859172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. A compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt, their interpretation, their significance and their cults. It answers questions such as why the jackal represents Anubis, the embalmer god, and why the dung beetle represents the sun god Khepri. Num Pages: 144 pages, 114 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GBC; HRKP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0010694
ISBN
9780500272534
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 16.99
€ 12.59

Hardback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Michael. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 460 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914404
ISBN
9780813914404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.56

Paperback. This work begins with a boy named Geraldo growing up Sicilian in Rochester, New York, and ends with the author breakfasting with Eleanor Roosevelt in the White House. It is a portrait of what it was like to come of age in the 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 388 pages, 41 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607168
ISBN
9780815607168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.48

Paperback. Through the figure of the "heterological historian", this text creates a framework for the understanding of history and the ethical duties of the historian. It also weighs the impact of modern archival methods, such as film and the Internet, which add new constraints to the writing of history. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: HBA; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226920450
ISBN
9780226920450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. This book holds up the Covenant Chain, the historical treaty relationship between the British Crown and indigenous people in North America, as a model for building an ethic of mutual respect to guide modern treaty disputes and land claims. Num Pages: 480 pages, 5 figures and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822459
ISBN
9780774822459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Hardback. This book holds up the Covenant Chain, the historical treaty relationship between the British Crown and indigenous people in North America, as a model for building an ethic of mutual respect to guide modern treaty disputes and land claims. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBLL; JFSL1; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822442
ISBN
9780774822442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

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