Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. An account of the traditional customs that are put into practice when a Jewish person dies. It provides both an informative anthropological perspective on Jewish rites of mourning and a chronicle of the loss of the author's father. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236783
- ISBN
- 9780520236783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Testimonial text by a Mapuche woman, with commentary and other ethnographic interventions by a US historian. Editor(s): Mallon, Florencia E. Num Pages: 392 pages, 36 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; BG; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329626
- ISBN
- 9780822329626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 36 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Woodland Press United States
- Number of pages
- 36
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780962050275
- ISBN
- 9780962050275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.24
€ 11.24
Hardcover. Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was 'both the worst and best thing that happened' to him. The incident, he believes, surely spared the then sixteen-year-old African American from prison and/or an early death. It transformed him in other ways, too. This title re-constructs the defining moments of his life. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGSA; JFFG; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 458. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592134748
- ISBN
- 9781592134748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was 'both the worst and best thing that happened' to him. The incident, he believes, surely spared the then sixteen-year-old African American from prison and/or an early death. It transformed him in other ways, too. This title tells Juette's story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 Halftones. BIC Classification: BGSA; JFFG; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134755
- ISBN
- 9781592134755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.31
€ 27.31
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740265
- ISBN
- 9780804740265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. What's Wrong with Fat? examines the social implications of understanding fatness as a medical health risk, disease, and epidemic. Examining the ways in which debates over fatness have developed, Abigail Saguy argues that the obesity crisis literally makes us sick, intensifies negative body image, and justifies weight-based discrimination. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 b/w line, 22 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199377114
- ISBN
- 9780199377114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.32
€ 36.99
€ 36.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138168084
- ISBN
- 9781138168084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.05
€ 195.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816633173
- ISBN
- 9780816633173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. In the 20th century humanity consumed products faster than ever, but this way of living is no longer sustainable. This new and important book shows how technological advances are driving forms of 'collaborative consumption' which will change forever the ways in which we interact both with businesses and with each other. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; KJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002039
- ISBN
- 9780007395910
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. An ethnographic case study of sex tourism in the Dominican Republic, showing how the sex trade is linked to economic and cultural globalization Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JFFS; JFMX; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332978
- ISBN
- 9780822332978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFCX; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 246 x 34. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165196
- ISBN
- 9780691165196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.97
€ 70.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176253
- ISBN
- 9780691176253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Demeter Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926452180
- ISBN
- 9781926452180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.56
€ 23.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; BGFA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558617681
- ISBN
- 9781558617681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.87
€ 32.99
€ 28.87
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659402
- ISBN
- 9781850659402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.31
€ 31.99
€ 28.31
Paperback. Widespread confusion over the use of the terms Islamism or Political Islam often obscures the fact that these are not new phenomena and can be traced back more than a century. Through research in to the trajectories of Islamists, this book seeks to understand what has become of political Islam. Editor(s): Boubekeur, Amel; Roy, Olivier. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659419
- ISBN
- 9781850659419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 46.91
€ 52.99
€ 46.91
What's Wrong with Fat? examines the social implications of understanding fatness as a medical health risk, disease, and epidemic. Examining the ways in which debates over fatness have developed, Abigail Saguy argues that the obesity crisis literally makes us fat, intensifies negative body image, and justifies weight-based discrimination. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JHB; KCQ; MMZF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199857081
- ISBN
- 9780199857081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.93
€ 86.93
Paperback. Presents studies attempting to define and dissect American humor for students and scholars. Editor(s): Walker, Nancy A. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026888
- ISBN
- 9780842026888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.21
€ 60.21
Hardback. Presents studies attempting to define and dissect American humor for students and scholars. Editor(s): Walker, Nancy A. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026871
- ISBN
- 9780842026871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.08
€ 155.08
hardcover. This study lays bare another layer of gender in relation to child sexual abuse, and locates child welfare practice in feminist scholarly debates about women and the welfare state. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFE1; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802009586
- ISBN
- 9780802009586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 2. Weight in Grams: 56.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Puddle Dancer Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 30
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781892005137
- ISBN
- 9781892005137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.64
€ 7.64
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- David C Cook Publishing Company United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781434700568
- ISBN
- 9781434700568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
paperback. Based on analysis of public opinion data since the 1970s, this title examines how Black opinions on welfare, affirmative action, crime control, school vouchers, civil rights for other minorities, immigration, the environment, and US foreign policy have changed. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017023
- ISBN
- 9781589017023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.17
€ 72.17