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Society & culture: general
Paperback. With this text, Leszek Kolakowski demonstrates that no matter how hard man strives for purely rational thought, there has always been - and always will be - a resevoir of mythical images that lend "being" and "consciousness" a specifically human meaning. Translator(s): Czerniawski, Adam. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450575
- ISBN
- 9780226450575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.66
€ 32.99
€ 25.66
Paperback. A host of ethical questions has arisen recently in response to the development of new reproductive technologies. This text helps students of theology, philosophy and health studies, as well as lay readers to find answers to these questions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234920
- ISBN
- 9780631234920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Hardcover. A host of ethical questions has arisen recently in response to the development of new reproductive technologies. This text helps students of theology, philosophy and health studies, as well as lay readers to find answers to these questions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234913
- ISBN
- 9780631234913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.26
€ 139.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674698437
- ISBN
- 9780674698437
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.41
€ 46.99
€ 41.41
Paperback. Tackles the question of race in West Africa through its postcolonial manifestations. Challenging the view of the African continent as a nonracialized space, the author envisions Africa, and in particular the nation of Ghana, as a place whose local relationships are deeply informed by global structures of race, economics, and politics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSL3; JHMC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462. Postcolonial Ghana and the Politics of Race. 280 pages, 23 halftones. Tackles the question of race in West Africa through its postcolonial manifestations. Challenging the view of the African continent as a nonracialized space, the author envisions Africa, and in particular the nation of Ghana, as a place whose local relationships are deeply informed by global structures of race, economics, and politics. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSL3; JHMC; JPH. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 16. Weight: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923031
- ISBN
- 9780226923031
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
Paperback. Understanding the territorial basis of political power and wealth is the pre-requisite, the author argues, for making sense of issues as diverse as genocide, narco-gangsterism, terrorism and fascism. He provides a framework for truth and reconciliation in what has become a violent world that is slipping dangerously out of control. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856832734
- ISBN
- 9780856832734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.28
€ 24.99
€ 21.28
Hardback. Analyzes how turn-of-the-twentieth-century male and female writers, educators, and activists reinterpreted both historical Chinese and modern Western women's biographies to promote their divergent visions of womanhood and nationhood. Num Pages: 416 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755894
- ISBN
- 9780804755894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.69
€ 179.69
Paperback. The Preacher King investigates Martin Luther King Jr.'s religious development from a precocious "PK" ("preacher's kid") in segregated Atlanta to the most influential American preacher and orator of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HRCX4; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 125 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195111323
- ISBN
- 9780195111323
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Condition: New
€ 35.54
€ 35.54
The Preacher and the Politician: Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and Ra...
Walker, Clarence E.; Smithers, Gregory D.
hardcover. Barack Obama's inauguration as the first African American president of the US has caused many commentators to conclude that America has entered a postracial age. This title argues otherwise, reminding us that, far from inevitable, Obama's nomination was nearly derailed by his relationship with Jeremiah Wright. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFSL3; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928869
- ISBN
- 9780813928869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.63
€ 23.99
€ 21.63
Hardcover. Presents research regarding substance and other behavioral addictions. This book features topics that range from drug addiction among male, female, teen and aging populations, using alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine, khat, and/or other lesser known drugs, to behavioral addictions including online gambling, excessive buying, and eating disorders. Editor(s): Browne-Miller, Angela, PhD. Series: Abnormal Psychology. Num Pages: 1609 pages, 82 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JM; MMH; MMZR; VF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 140. Weight in Grams: 3152.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 1609
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275996055
- ISBN
- 9780275996055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.81€ 187.97
€ 205.81
€ 187.97
Paperback. This book examines the historical development of global ethics in practice since WWII, looking at its philosophical and historical significance, and the contemporary challenges it faces. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474407052
- ISBN
- 9781474407052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.86
€ 38.99
€ 34.86
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813541815
- ISBN
- 9780813541815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Paperback. Re-reads Freud and articulates a fresh model of "perverse" desire. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK1; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253208781
- ISBN
- 9780253208781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.55
€ 19.99
€ 19.55
Hardback. The first comprehensive examination of execution as a social institution in Canada. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774817530
- ISBN
- 9780774817530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.75
€ 111.75
Paperback. Considers the uses to which social representation and modes of social behavior are put by individuals and groups, describing the tactics available to the common man for reclaiming his own autonomy from the all-pervasive forces of commerce, politics, and culture. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven F. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374. 256 pages. Considers the uses to which social representation and modes of social behavior are put by individuals and groups, describing the tactics available to the common man for reclaiming his own autonomy from the all-pervasive forces of commerce, politics, and culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JF; JH. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight: 348.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271456
- ISBN
- 9780520271456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.38
€ 33.99
€ 24.38
Hardcover. This book reconstructs and extends sociological approaches to the understanding of food consumption. It identifies new ways to approach the explanation of food choice and it develops new concepts which will help reshape and reorient common understandings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745691701
- ISBN
- 9780745691701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.28
€ 65.28
Paperback. This book reconstructs and extends sociological approaches to the understanding of food consumption. It identifies new ways to approach the explanation of food choice and it develops new concepts which will help reshape and reorient common understandings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745691718
- ISBN
- 9780745691718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.47
€ 23.47
Paperback. Drawing on the work of Foucault and Bourdieu, this book sets out to illuminate the practical imagination as it was exhibited in the transformation of the political and social sciences during 19th-century Germany. Using information from many sources, it examines the learned disciplines of the time. Num Pages: 392 pages, 15 line drawings, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JH; JPH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Chicago and London
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482422
- ISBN
- 9780226482422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.82
€ 42.99
€ 32.82
Hardcover. This book addresses the growing need for businesses to handle public inquiries, concerns or conflicts on environmental issues. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations, forms. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1; KJM; KNV; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471163886
- ISBN
- 9780471163886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.09
€ 167.09
Paperback. Noenoe K. Silva creates a model indigenous intellectual history of a culture where-using Western standards-none is presumed to exist by examining the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian language writers from the nineteenth-century whose prolific output across many genres created a record of Native Hawaiian cultural history and thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822363682
- ISBN
- 9780822363682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27