Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674286146
- ISBN
- 9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.04
€ 53.99
€ 45.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199338467
- ISBN
- 9780199338467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.79
€ 132.79
Paperback. Collects together key papers by international leaders in the field from a range of sources that explain the concepts, actors and processes that constitute global social policy. This book covers emergence of global social policy as an expanding field of practice, and the impact of globalisation on key welfare discourses and governance mechanisms. Editor(s): Yeates, Nicola; Holden, Chris. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423771
- ISBN
- 9781847423771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.71
€ 53.71
hardcover. The Global Silicon Valley Home takes a close look at how participants in the jet-set, wired-to-the-Net, trans-Pacific commuter culture have invented new ways of thinking about how their homes reflect their personal identities. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 9 figures, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1KBB; JFC; JFSL; JHBL; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752152
- ISBN
- 9780804752152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.46
€ 84.46
Hardback. * A brilliant and provocative piece of critical theory. * Outlines an original approach to the influential concept of the public sphere. * Takes a transnational perspective, which is at the cutting edge of debates. * Includes case studies on the BBC, CNN and Al-Jazeera. . Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639574
- ISBN
- 9780745639574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.15
€ 90.15
Paperback. * A brilliant and provocative piece of critical theory. * Outlines an original approach to the influential concept of the public sphere. * Takes a transnational perspective, which is at the cutting edge of debates. * Includes case studies on the BBC, CNN and Al-Jazeera. . Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639581
- ISBN
- 9780745639581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.77
€ 27.99
€ 25.77
Paperback. Previously published as the first volume of The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration, this work is devoted exclusively to prehistoric migration, covering all periods and places from the first hominin migrations out of Africa through the end of prehistory. Editor(s): Bellwood, Peter. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3B; HBG; HBLA; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118970591
- ISBN
- 9781118970591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.48
€ 56.48
Hardcover. Drawing on more than three years of fieldwork across three continents, the author traces our complex and often contradictory relationship with these versatile animals in public spaces such as Venice's Piazza San Marco and London's Trafalgar Square and in working-class and immigrant communities of pigeon breeders in New York and Berlin. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour plates, 36 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001890
- ISBN
- 9780226001890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.53
€ 121.53
Paperback. Drawing on more than three years of fieldwork across three continents, the author traces our complex and often contradictory relationship with these versatile animals in public spaces such as Venice's Piazza San Marco and London's Trafalgar Square and in working-class and immigrant communities of pigeon breeders in New York and Berlin. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour plates, 36 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226002088
- ISBN
- 9780226002088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.22
€ 45.22
paperback. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; LNTM; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190259235
- ISBN
- 9780190259235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.86
€ 18.86
The Global Middle Classes: Theorizing Through Ethnography (School for ...
Rachel Heiman, Carla Freeman, Mark Liechty
Paperback. Editor(s): Freeman, Carla; Liechty, Mark; Heiman, Rachel. Series: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- School for Advanced Research Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934691533
- ISBN
- 9781934691533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.07
€ 42.07
Hardcover. Discusses the twin forces of ideological and technological change that make globalization the most important issue facing executives. This book shows how many companies who have developed a global strategy, face the challenge of balancing a multinational presence with demands of the 'unglobal consumer' who does not have a 'one size fits all' need. Editor(s): Quelch, John A.; Deshpande, Rohit. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KJS; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787968571
- ISBN
- 9780787968571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Paperback. Deeply informative study which identifies the causes for global hunger embedded in the current global political and economic system. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white tables, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330679
- ISBN
- 9780745330679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.42
€ 50.42
Paperback. The Global History of Childhood Reader provides an essential collection of chapters and articles on the global history of childhood. Editor(s): Morrison, Heidi. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415782494
- ISBN
- 9780415782494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.79
€ 74.79
Hardback. An interdisciplinary compendium of worldwide animal rights issues Editor(s): Linzey, Andrew. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1179.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252036354
- ISBN
- 9780252036354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.39
€ 156.39
Paperback. An interdisciplinary compendium of worldwide animal rights issues Editor(s): Linzey, Andrew. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079191
- ISBN
- 9780252079191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.83
€ 33.99
€ 28.83
Paperback. The study of global environmental politics draws on a variety of academic traditions. This title examines four important aspects of the field: international environmental cooperation; the issues of science, uncertainty and risk; the experience of developing states in global environmental negotiations; and the role of non-state actors. Series: International Relations for the 21st Century S. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826490520
- ISBN
- 9780826490520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.38
€ 83.38
Hardback. A new edition of a guide to understanding the intricacies behind global trends and emerging markets. Kvint adds new articles and essays on the changing global economy to track developments since 1999. Num Pages: 699 pages, tables, charts. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 699
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823223480
- ISBN
- 9780823223480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.24
€ 116.24
Paperback. Since the Stonewall rebellion in 1969, gay and lesbian movements have grown from small outposts in a few major cities to a worldwide mobilization. This book brings together stories of the emergence and growth of movements in more than a dozen nations on five continents. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396455
- ISBN
- 9781566396455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.04
€ 40.99
€ 36.04
Paperback. A new approach to ethnic mobilization that considers the interplay between global forces, national-level variation in inequality and repression, and the political mobilization of ethnicity. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778626
- ISBN
- 9780804778626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.03
€ 41.03
Paperback. Explores the debates and rhetoric surrounding home-based workers that have taken place in global movements and multilateral organizations since the early 1900s. This title describes the rules that have separated home and work and, in the process, created a diverse array of distinctly gendered identities. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFSJ; JHBL; JPS; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115612
- ISBN
- 9780231115612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. A work that chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers for the global economy and in the process underwent a series of massive and parallel changes. Num Pages: 480 pages, 78 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFSG; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070636
- ISBN
- 9780691070636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Hardcover. This book provides a systematic overview of the "global city" debate and competing theoretical notions, as well as an argument for the need to test the framework's empirical validity before the unresolved questions can be fruitfully addressed. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0 black and white; 9 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JFFJ; JFFN; JFFS; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- SKU
- V9789089647603
- ISBN
- 9789089647603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.27
€ 122.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Morgan, Richard. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853399664
- ISBN
- 9781853399664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.10
€ 90.10