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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Focusing on the language and symbols of reform, Fineman argues that by advocating measures based on equality of treatment rather than of outcome, liberal feminists disregarded the socioeconomic factors that simultaneously place women at a disadvantage in the market and favor their taking on primary domestic responsibilities. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226249575
ISBN
9780226249575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408. 276pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
SKU
KHS1004109
ISBN
9780299150648
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 30.00

Paperback. Suggests that untying and recognizing relations of intimacy and dependency can, under certain circumstances, change the discourse of hatred into relations of peace and even friendship Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JMQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823250059
ISBN
9780823250059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. This text challenges the assumption that African American literature aptly reflects black American social consciousness. It delineates the social and political forces that shaped leading black literary works and shows that divisions between political thinkers prevailed throughout the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509504
ISBN
9780742509504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.52

Hardback. This text challenges the assumption that African American literature aptly reflects black American social consciousness. It delineates the social and political forces that shaped leading black literary works and shows that divisions between political thinkers prevailed throughout the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509498
ISBN
9780742509498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.88

Hardback. Daniel W. Drezner'sThe Ideas Industry traces the trajectory of the public intellectual from the early 20th century to its present form of the "thought leader." It will reshape our understanding of contemporary public intellectual life in America and the West. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFFP; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190264604
ISBN
9780190264604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.11

Hardcover. Refugee camps are typically perceived as militarised and patriarchal spaces, and yet the Sahrawi refugee camps and their inhabitants have consistently been represented as ideal in nature. Drawing on extensive research the author explores to what effect such idealised depictions have been projected onto the international arena. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBA; JFFD; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633266
ISBN
9780815633266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.50

Paperback. A new way of looking at the medieval castle - as a cultural reflection of the society that produced it, seen through art and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AMKL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. .
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153611
ISBN
9781903153611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.64

paperback. Includes chapters that explore various aspects regarding the idea of race in Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico. Editor(s): Graham, Richard. Series: Llilas Critical Reflections on Latin America Series. Num Pages: 143 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292738577
ISBN
9780292738577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.88

Editor(s): Lott, Tommy L. Series: Readings in Philosophy S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; JFFJ; JFSL; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204591
ISBN
9780872204591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.28
€ 41.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204584
ISBN
9780872204584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.48

Paperback. Making a committed argument for a participative, inclusive understanding of the term, Paul Spicker examines views about what poverty is and what should be done about it. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 239 x 10. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348883
ISBN
9781861348883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Now available in b-format paperback, this is an acclaimed exploration of the conception of 'north' as represented in art, literature and myth. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235981
ISBN
9781780235981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. The majority of intellectual, religious, and national developments in modern Judaism revolve around the central idea of 'Jewish culture'. This book describes the contributions of Mendelssohn, Wessely, Krochmal, Zunz, the mainstream Zionist thinkers, Kook, Kaplan, and Dubnow to the formulation of the various versions of the Jewish cultural ideal. Editor(s): Levin, Leonard. Translator(s): Hadari, Amnon. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843055
ISBN
9781934843055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.13

Paperback. Focuses on discriminating different meanings of culture, as a way of introducing the debates around it. This book offers a critique of postmodern 'culturalism', arguing instead for a more complex relation between Culture and Nature, and trying to retrieve the importance of such concepts as human nature from a non-naturalistic perspective. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219668
ISBN
9780631219668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.84

Hardback. Opens up significant paths for conversation about how musical concepts, practices and products were shaped by interrelationships between culture and commerce. Num Pages: 368 pages, 43 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC5; AVGC6; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270651
ISBN
9781783270651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Paperback. Originally published almost 150 years ago, five parts of "The Idea of a University" - "University Teaching" and four selections from "University Subjects" - are reproduced here, along with five essays by contemporary scholars exploring the present day relevance of Newman's themes. Editor(s): Garland, Martha McMackin; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Landow, George P.; Marsden, George M. Series: Rethinking the Western Tradition. Num Pages: 404 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JNA; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
404
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300064056
ISBN
9780300064056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. The Byzantines surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions, who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. This book aims to analyze the logic of the saint's image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. It emphasizes on the poems inscribed by the Byzantines upon their icons. Num Pages: 240 pages, 163 halftones, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; ACK; AGR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050072
ISBN
9780691050072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.13
€ 68.07

Hardcover. .
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619207
ISBN
9780700619207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.15

Paperback. Based on author's own experiences as a Filapina American filmmaker and as a spectator to urge a shift in thinking about sexualized depictions of Asian/American women in film, video, and theatrical productions, this book moves beyond denunciations of sexualized representations of Asian/American women as necessarily demeaning or negative. Num Pages: 352 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; APFA; GTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822340331
ISBN
9780822340331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

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