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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Editor(s): Robbins, Hollis; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105992
ISBN
9780143105992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. The only fully comprehensive compilation of Kristeva's key writings. The second edition includes material from Kristeva's most important works of the past five years, including The Sense and Non-Sense of Revolt, Intimate Revolt, and Hannah Arendt. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: CFD; DN; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 512 pages, bibliography. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly. The only fully comprehensive compilation of Kristeva's key writings. The second edition includes material from Kristeva's most important works of the past five years, including The Sense and Non-Sense of Revolt, Intimate Revolt, and Hannah Arendt. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFD; DN; JFC; JMAF. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126298
ISBN
9780231126298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Hannah Arendt is considered one of the major contributors to social and political thought in the twentieth century. This title includes selections from her major works, including "The Origins of Totalitarianism", "Between Past and Future", "Men in Dark Times", "The Jew as Pariah", and "The Human Condition", as well as shorter writings and letters. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437568
ISBN
9780142437568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. The life of Frederick Douglass is nothing less than the history of America in the 19th century from slavery to reconstruction. His influence was felt in the political sphere, major social movements, literary culture, and even international affairs. This is a collection of the seminal writings and speeches of a writer, and civil rights leader. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis; Stauffer, John. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106814
ISBN
9780143106814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. This book marks a radical and powerful intervention in traditional arguments about pornography. Kappeler re--examines the artistic distinctions between fantasy and reality, pornography and erotica, and challenges the legal definition of obscenity as well as the intellectual defence of a freedom of expressiona . Series: Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 303.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745601229
ISBN
9780745601229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522853407
ISBN
9780522853407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.78

Paperback. Missionary work, arising from a sense of pity, helped convince the British that they were a benevolent people. Stevens relates this to the rise of the cult of sensibility, when philosophers argued that humans were inherently good because they felt sorrow at the sign of suffering. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219678
ISBN
9780812219678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardback. This book is a collection of seminal essays on major aspects of Jewish culture: Yiddish and Hebrew literature, Europe, America and Israel, transformations of Jewish history, the Holocaust, and the formal traditions of Hebrew verse. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755122
ISBN
9780804755122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.58

Paperback. These essays cover the major theoretical debates about the nature of female and male identity. The book offers a variety of analyses of gender in the context of different forms of social and cultural activity. Each section is preceded by a summary and description of the articles concerned. Editor(s): Polity. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745612102
ISBN
9780745612102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.25

Paperback. aeo A comprehensive and up--to--date collection. aeo Designed as an introductory text for students. aeo Contains readings from the leading figures in the field. aeo Contains an introduction and explanatory materials for each main section of the book. Editor(s): Polity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745612089
ISBN
9780745612089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.28

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 halftones, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBLW; JFSJ1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605111
ISBN
9780691605111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. After the 1979 revolution, Iranian leaders transformed the state into an Islamic republic. This title explores how Iranian women understand their rights. It reveals that the postrevolutionary republic blended practices of a liberal republic with Islamic principles of equality. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135472
ISBN
9780691135472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396332
ISBN
9781566396332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.90

Paperback. The Politics of Violence develops an inter-disciplinary feminist perspective grounded in original ethnographic research on everyday forms of violence in El Salvador. Hume challenges dominant theories of violence through foregrounding subaltern vocabularies that have been historically ignored in debates on violence. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JFFE; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296. Gender, Conflict and Community in El Salvador. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. 212 pages, illustrations. The Politics of Violence develops an inter-disciplinary feminist perspective grounded in original ethnographic research on everyday forms of violence in El Salvador. Hume challenges dominant theories of violence through foregrounding subaltern vocabularies that have been historically ignored in debates on violence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JFFE; JFFK. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192262
ISBN
9781405192262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Murithi, Timothy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; JFF; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928232223
ISBN
9781928232223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. This work reveals how the first international movement to combat the traffic in women struggled to achieve its goal of protecting women due to conflicts among reformers and the presumed necessity of women's sexual labor for nation-state and empire-building. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783118
ISBN
9780804783118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. In 2004, the French government instituted a ban on the wearing of 'conspicuous signs' of religious affiliation in public schools. Though the ban applies to everyone, it is aimed at Muslim girls wearing headscarves. This book argues that the law is symptomatic of France's failure to integrate its former colonial subjects as full citizens. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFFN; JFSL1; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147987
ISBN
9780691147987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

hardcover. DuBois traces how state repression and community militancy are remembered in a neighborhood in Buenos Aires and how the tangled and ambiguous legacies of the past continued to shape ordinary people's lives years after the collapse of the military regime. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 284 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802088444
ISBN
9780802088444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.39

Hardback. Winner of the 2015 FWSA Book Prize The body is a site of impassioned, fraught and complex debate in the West today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648873
ISBN
9780745648873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107177857
ISBN
9781107177857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.50

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