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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Features the essays that consider how Western societies think about and use goods, how goods shape female, as well as male, identities, how labor in the family came to be divided between a male breadwinner and a female consumer, and how fashion and cosmetics shape women's notions of themselves and the society in which they live. Editor(s): Grazia, Victoria De; Furlough, Ellen. Num Pages: 443 pages, 44 b&w photographs, 13 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
443
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201972
ISBN
9780520201972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

paperback. In this text, Le Doeuff argues that the conceptual links between "masculinity" and "rationality" are deeply rooted in the public imagination and continue to have devastating effects on what women are able to achieve. Translator(s): Code, Lorraine; Hamer, Kathryn. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415928601
ISBN
9780415928601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFSJ1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254615
ISBN
9781781254615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: AC; HPN; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157216
ISBN
9780231157216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

paperback. Most would agree that American culture in the 1980s differed dramatically from that of the 1960s. Yet the 1970s is still thought of as a cultural wasteland. This text debunks this notion by examining a wide range of political and cultural phenomena. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 432 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822321668
ISBN
9780822321668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. An examination both of the arts as an expression of cultural attitudes, emphasizing court culture as a focal point and source of patronage, and also of developments in science, religion and political theory. It is suitable for upper school, undergraduate and Open University students. Series: Longman Literature in English Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; A; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002197
ISBN
9780582493766
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Many people are familiar with the German tales of the Brothers Grimm, but in the versions of picture books and Hollywood cartoons. This collection includes many German tales, such as "Rapunzel", "Snow White", "Rumpelstiltskin", "Hansel and Gretel", and "The Bremen Town Musicians"; and other tales like "The Seven Swabians" and "The Master Thief". Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 33halftones, 30line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563089671
ISBN
9781563089671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.85
€ 51.29

Hardcover. Colonel John Henry Patterson was an Irish-born soldier, lion hunter, bridge builder, East African game warden, author, man-about-town, and Zionist. This biography traces Patterson's life from his days as a British socialite to his command of the Jewish Legion of volunteers who helped drive the Turks out of Palestine. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609278
ISBN
9780815609278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.71

Paperback. Identifies and explores the seven physiological life processes and how they relate to the healthy development of children. Translator(s): Kuettel, Nina. Num Pages: 180 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHM; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Waldorf Early Childhood Association North America
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936849345
ISBN
9781936849345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. Series: Globalization and Community. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816697489
ISBN
9780816697489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801474514
ISBN
9780801474514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Since the 1990s, there has been a resurgence of interest in single-sex education across the United States, and many public schools have created all-boys and all-girls classes for students in grades K through 12. This title provides an analysis of controversies sparked by efforts to separate boys and girls at school. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JNKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288959
ISBN
9780520288959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.70

Paperback. Since the 1990s, there has been a resurgence of interest in single-sex education across the United States, and many public schools have created all-boys and all-girls classes for students in grades K through 12. This title provides an in-depth analysis of controversies sparked by recent efforts to separate boys and girls at school. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JNKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288966
ISBN
9780520288966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. This volume brings together essays by five scholars concerned with the senses and the anthropology of everyday life. Covering a wide range of topics from film to food, the authors describe ways in which sensory memories have preserved cultures otherwise threatened by urbanism and modernity. Num Pages: 158 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
158
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Univ of Chicago PR ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748771
ISBN
9780226748771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456664
ISBN
9780801456664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.28

Paperback. A collection of essays on the history of philosophy. It covers subjects such as the sixth century BC to the twentieth AD, from Homer to Wittgenstein by way of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Sidgwick, Collingwood, and Nietzsche. Editor(s): Burnyeat, Myles. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134086
ISBN
9780691134086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Linguist, psychoanalyst and cultural theorist Julia Kristeva explores one aspect of 20th-century culture - rebellion - in this text. She illustrates the advances and impasses of rebel culture through the experiences of three 20th-century writers: Jean-Paul Sartre, Louis Aragon and Roland Barthes. Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109963
ISBN
9780231109963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.41

Paperback. Linguist, psychoanalyst and cultural theorist Julia Kristeva explores one aspect of 20th-century culture - rebellion - in this text. She illustrates the advances and impasses of rebel culture through the experiences of three 20th-century writers: Jean-Paul Sartre, Louis Aragon and Roland Barthes. Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JMAF; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109970
ISBN
9780231109970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. This book examines how Asian American fiction reveals with the limitations of identity while continuing to rely on its theoretical logic as the basis of oppositional knowledge and political practices. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804778701
ISBN
9780804778701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.10

hardcover. This book is a fascinating analysis of news management in the 1780s that sheds new light on the role of the press in early America. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945612155
ISBN
9780945612155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.68

Paperback. This volume takes political, social and cultural approaches to the study of the Seljuq dynasty, shedding new light on a variety of subjects. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 556. Politics, Society and Culture. 318 pages, illustrations. This volume takes political, social and cultural approaches to the study of the Seljuq dynasty, shedding new light on a variety of subjects. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight: 556.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748668571
ISBN
9780748668571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. BIC Classification: JF; JMH; JMP; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
FSG Originals
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865478237
ISBN
9780865478237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Written by a dyslexic college tutor for dyslexic students, this book contains a wealth of tips and advice to aid successful learning. With ways to improve reading, writing, numeracy and organisational skills, this book offers solutions to common problems and will empower students with dyslexia to help themselves. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; MMZL; VFJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849056496
ISBN
9781849056496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482300
ISBN
9781611482300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.07

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