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Society & culture: general

Hardback. In this ethnography of addicted, pregnant, and poor women living in daily-rent hotels in San Francisco, Kelly Ray Knight examines the myriad struggles these women face, as well as their encounters with social and medical institutions. She asks: what kinds of futures are possible for these women? Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 328 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 239 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359531
ISBN
9780822359531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.89

Hardcover. In what is both a critique and a manifesto for cultural change, Stuart Sim explains what we could be doing to cure our addiction to profit, why we ought to be doing it, and how to set about achieving it. Life needn't all be about profit. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420. Reclaiming Our Lives from the Free Market. 160 pages. In what is both a critique and a manifesto for cultural change, Stuart Sim explains what we could be doing to cure our addiction to profit, why we ought to be doing it, and how to set about achieving it. Life needn't all be about profit. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JF; JP; KC. Dimension: 223 x 161 x 17. Weight: 420.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748646715
ISBN
9780748646715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.76

Hardback. A spirited exploration of the culture created when advertising becomes not just a central institution, but the central institution. Num Pages: 296 pages, 181 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103244
ISBN
9780231103244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 80.00

Paperback. Series: Studies in Gender History. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st ed. 1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349244584
ISBN
9781349244584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 187.78

Paperback. An analysis of immigrant life in the USA which focuses on the habits of consumption. The author describes how Jews responded to the prospect of mass consumption, familiarizing themselves with such activities as installment buying, advertising and vacationing. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 276 pages, 17 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFFT; JFSR1; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780231068536
ISBN
9780231068536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138828995
ISBN
9781138828995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, tables. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
African American Images United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913543436
ISBN
9780913543436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JMQ; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
84
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624176227
ISBN
9781624176227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.17
€ 58.29

Paperback. A revised and updated edition of Acts of God. With 32 pages of new material, including a new preface and new chapter on Hurricane Katrina, this is a natural answer to reader demands for thought-provoking and insightful disussion on who and what factors were responsible for the disaster in New Orleans. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195309683
ISBN
9780195309683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.26

Hardcover. Although living conditions have improved throughout history, protest seems to have increased to the point of becoming a normal phenomenon in modern societies. This volume examines how and why this is the case. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JKSW2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847698561
ISBN
9780847698561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.58

Hardback. Examining theatre economics, rhetorical acting, cross-dressing, the staging of 'self', and the alignment of motherhood and work, this book reveals how actresses drew on changing models of gender to achieve phenomenal levels of success over the eighteenth-century. By doing so it sheds new light on the cultural significance of female performance. Num Pages: 201 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; AN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230298330
ISBN
9780230298330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.23

Hardback. Editor(s): Giroux, Jean Baptiste; Vallee, Charlotte. Num Pages: 197 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
197
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624179570
ISBN
9781624179570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.11
€ 171.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312235048
ISBN
9780312235048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.93

Hardback. Examining how nineteenth-century Black women writers engaged radical reform, sentiment and their various readerships Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252034749
ISBN
9780252034749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.81

Paperback. Examining how nineteenth-century Black women writers engaged radical reform, sentiment and their various readerships Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076640
ISBN
9780252076640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardback. Activist Citizenship and the LGBT Movement in Serbia explores ways of understanding activist movements through an exploration of the theoretical concept of "activist citizenship" which draws attention to critical engagements with, and reclamations of, citizenship. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137494269
ISBN
9781137494269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.89

Paperback. "The American literatures initiative"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813933290
ISBN
9780813933290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.06

Paperback. The liberal political origins of work-welfare programmes and issues of conflicting goals is documented in this text. With examples derived from Great Britain and America, the incorporation of liberal requirements and private market forces in providing opportunities for the unemployed is discussed. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780226436227
ISBN
9780226436227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Active Support is a proven model of care that enables and empowers people with intellectual disabilities to participate in all aspects of their lives. This evidence-based approach is particularly effective for working with people with more severe disabilities, and is of growing interest to those responsible for providing support and services. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849051118
ISBN
9781849051118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.56

Paperback. A comprehensive social worker's guide to working with children with disabilities. Series: Critical Skills for Social Work. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFG; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Critical Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910391945
ISBN
9781910391945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780128027844
ISBN
9780128027844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.15

Hardback. Editor(s): Matthews, Clark. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634849142
ISBN
9781634849142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.43
€ 133.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837618969
ISBN
9783837618969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.01

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hamada, Mohamed. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629480664
ISBN
9781629480664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.72
€ 156.76

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