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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Series: Mobility and Politics. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFN; JHBL; JPP; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319519227
ISBN
9783319519227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.81

Hardback. Editor(s): Giorcelli, Cristina; Rabinowitz, Paula. Num Pages: 288 pages, 38 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 33. .
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678068
ISBN
9780816678068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.52

Paperback. This updated edition of a classic volume incorporates the recent literature regarding the perspectives and arguments about the validity of a psychological model of addiction. Num Pages: 420 pages, references, indexes. BIC Classification: JFSP2; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471982319
ISBN
9780471982319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.36

Paperback. Offers an examination of anti-consumerism and explores what this means for the future of the debates. Drawing on interviews with activists across three continents, and offering a discussion of contemporary commentary and theory, this book explores anti-consumerism as cultural interpretation, lifestyle change, and collective action. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645414
ISBN
9780745645414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.87

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of what has come to be called the 'new politics of consumption'. This book offers an examination of anti-consumerism and explores what this means for the future of political debate. It explores anti-consumerism as cultural interpretation, lifestyle change, and collective action. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645407
ISBN
9780745645407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.25

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Melikoglu, Koray. Series: Studies in English Literatures. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783898219785
ISBN
9783898219785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.72

Paperback. This ethnography of violence in Jamaica repudiates cultural explanations for violence, arguing that its roots lie in deep racialized and gendered inequalities produced in imperial slave economies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JFC; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350866
ISBN
9780822350866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286238
ISBN
9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. A guide to debate and action. It charts the past and present of international migration and makes practical recommendations that allow everyone to benefit from its unstoppable future growth. It also allows individuals to escape destitution, human rights abuses, and repressive regimes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 37 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156316
ISBN
9780691156316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.77

Hardcover. States that the number of genuine long-livers is exploding and a substantial proportion of new-borns in developed countries may survive to celebrate their 100th birthday. This book examines the storied realms of exceptional longevity. Editor(s): Jeune, Bernard; Vaupel, James W. Num Pages: 169 pages, tables, charts & photos. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 14. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778381354
ISBN
9788778381354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875650203
ISBN
9780875650203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Paperback. Deals with the relationship between the material culture of humans, that is our technologies, arts and environments, and our mental worlds. Emphasising the close interdependence of mind and matter, this title focuses individuals with studies of different cultural contexts and processes in the evolutionary and historical past. Editor(s): Johannsen, Niels N.; Kahler Holst, Mads; Jensen, Helle Juel. Num Pages: 200 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779342170
ISBN
9788779342170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.60

Paperback. This book provides a critical analysis of the employment of intelligence-led policing (ILP) strategies. It aims to convey a better understanding of some of the realities of the police investigative and criminal intelligence worlds, and to examine what the story of intelligence-led policing tells us about policing and the police organization. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JKV; JKVM; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349455515
ISBN
9781349455515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 65 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
65
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137565181
ISBN
9781137565181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Compromise After Conflict. Num Pages: 270 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSJ; JKVM; JKVP; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137363299
ISBN
9781137363299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 maps, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 1H; APFA; JFCA; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253020758
ISBN
9780253020758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.02

hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 maps, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 1H; APFA; JFCA; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253020659
ISBN
9780253020659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.71

Hardback. This edited collection represents a selection of the papers presented at the 13th annual Euro-Asia research Conference held in June 2007 at the National University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan. The book provides an analysis of the impact of globalization on corporate structures and cultures in Asia. Series: ISTE. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848210912
ISBN
9781848210912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.48

hardcover. Evolution of Mind, Brain, and Culture draws together studies in archaeology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, genetics, neuroscience, and environmental science to investigate the evolution of the human mind, the brain, and the human capacity for culture. Editor(s): Hatfield, Gary; Pittman, Holly. Num Pages: 496 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934536490
ISBN
9781934536490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.38

Paperback. Offers an account of Evo Morales' first six years in office, offering analysis of major issues as well as interviews with a wide variety of people, resulting in a valuable primer on Bolivia and Morales' "process of change". Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 1 map, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSL9; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292758681
ISBN
9780292758681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; JFD; JFSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137603210
ISBN
9781137603210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.56

Hardcover. This text explores the genesis, development, and religious significance of a literary and iconographic motif, involving a gang of urchins, usually male, who mock or assault a holy or eccentric person, typically an adult. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AGH; DSB; DSK; HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333918951
ISBN
9780333918951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.07

Paperback. Documents the search for the origins of the iconic "femme fatale" who was depicted as a dangerous, depraved, and deadly woman. This book argues that the evolution of the femme fatale, with both literary and visual links to the biblical Eve figure, came as a response to increasing feminism and the desire by men to halt its spread. Num Pages: 360 pages, 126 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AC; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073236
ISBN
9780252073236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.54

Paperback. * A major new book on the present-day forms of evil D terrorism, violence, racism and hatred. * Rather than treating evil as a supernatural force or a religious issue, Wieviorka analyses it from a sociological point of view, showing how these various forms of evil are constituted in day-to-day life. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653938
ISBN
9780745653938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.95

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