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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Argues that the humanities - the academic disciplines that study the potential of the human - represent a 'dream of America.' This title explores a number of linked problems: the role, at once inspiring and disturbing, played by modern philology in the discipline's formation; and, the reasons behind the humanities' perpetual state of crisis. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: H; JFCX; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316994
ISBN
9780226316994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. This book tests the proposition that the humanities can, and at their best do, represent a commitment to ethical reading. And that this commitment, and the training and discipline of close reading that underlie it, represent something that the humanities need to bring to other fields: to professional training and to public life. Editor(s): Brooks, Peter. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257058
ISBN
9780823257058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.72

Hardback. Wilfred L. David makes a plea for the fundamental reorientation of the economics that guide conventional development discourse, moving toward an emancipatory conversation focusing on human well-being or people-centred liberation. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KCS; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761827559
ISBN
9780761827559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.64

Paperback. This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JMAL; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099482116
ISBN
9780099482116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Examines how developments in physics, biology, medicine, psychology, politics, and art employed the metaphor of the working body as a human motor. This title demonstrates how the utopian obsession with energy and fatigue shaped social thought across the ideological spectrum. Num Pages: 432 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520078277
ISBN
9780520078277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: VS; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Energy Psychology Press United States
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition,First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604150629
ISBN
9781604150629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.26

Hardback. Improving human characteristics goes beyond compensating for an impairment. This book explores the rich and complex relationship between enhancement and impairment, showing that the study of disability offers new ways of thinking about the social and ethical implications of improving the human condition. Editor(s): Eilers, Miriam; Gruber, Katrin; Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph (University of Basel). Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405524
ISBN
9781137405524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.44

Hardback. In this volume some of the world's authorities on embryology trace the tradition of enquiry over two and a half thousand years. The answers given in related cultures reflected the purposes to be served at different times, in medical practice, penitential discipline, canon law, common law, human feeling. Editor(s): Dunstan, G. R. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893404
ISBN
9780859893404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Major, John S.; Queen, Sarah A.; Meyer, Andrew Seth. Translator(s): Major, John S.; Queen, Sarah A.; Meyer, Andrew Seth. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 1016 pages, 2 tables in the interior. BIC Classification: HPDF; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1500. A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Government in Early Han China, by Liu An, King of Huainan. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 1016 pages, 2 tables in the interior. Editor(s): Roth, Harold D. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPDF; JF. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 54. Weight: 1476. Translator(s): Major, John S.; Queen, Sarah A.; Meyer, Andrew Seth.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
1016
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142045
ISBN
9780231142045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Hardcover. Editor(s): White, Roger D. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634820134
ISBN
9781634820134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.72
€ 172.11

Paperback. The emergence of Britain as a fully-fledged home-owning society, has implications for how people think about housing. Housing is used: as a pension fund; to give resources for care needs; and, to sponsor access to private education. This book argues that housing is at the forefront of public policy and as a pillar of post-industrial welfare state. Series: Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422736
ISBN
9781847422736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.73

Hardback. The "housing bomb" is ticking, and our choice is clear-change our approach or feel the blast. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18, 17 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410654
ISBN
9781421410654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.33

paperback. An attempt to cover all aspects of children's make-believe. The authors examine how imaginative play begins and develops and provide examples and evidence on the young child's invocation of imaginary friends, the adolescent's daring games and the adult's private imagery and inner thought. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674408753
ISBN
9780674408753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.23
€ 48.51

Paperback. This compelling memoir of family secrets, murder, sexual assault and domestic violence is also the gripping story of Renee's constant struggle to accept the truth and her true identity, and, ultimately, to forge a life on her own terms. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780733637216
ISBN
9780733637216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497957
ISBN
9780801497957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Is a black life worth less than a white one? When, in May 1969, the body of David Oluwale was fished out of the River Aire near Leeds, not too many questions were asked about the circumstances of his death. This book revisits one of the most chilling crimes in British history, and raises questions as relevant today as they were in the sixties. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099506171
ISBN
9780099506171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739197226
ISBN
9780739197226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BTC; JFFE1; MBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 261 x 2. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911274636
ISBN
9781911274636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. In addition to providing an insightful account of life and work in nineteenth-century urban America, The Horse in the City brings us to a richer understanding of how the animal fared in this unnatural and presumably uncomfortable setting. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400433
ISBN
9781421400433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.08

Hardcover. An exposition of rabbinic thought as exemplified by Maimonides. It illustrates the horizontal organisation of the Jewish people. It is divided into five sections - The God of Israel, The Books of Israel, The Governance of Israel, The Memory of Israel, and The Folly of Israel which focuses on these core matters. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843185
ISBN
9781934843185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.50

Hardcover. An exposition of rabbinic thought as exemplified by Maimonides. This work is in the Hebrew rhetorical tradition of melisa. It is divided in to five sections - The God of Israel, The Books of Israel, The Governance of Israel, The Memory of Israel, and The Folly of Israel - which focuses on these core matters. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843130
ISBN
9781934843130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.38

Paperback. A thrilling look at how hooliganism continues to blight the beautiful game Num Pages: 264 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JFFE; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445665887
ISBN
9781445665887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. "[Appiah's] work reveals the heart and sensitivity of a novelist..Fascinating, erudite and beautifully written."-The New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340525
ISBN
9780393340525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.31

Hardback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 660 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK2; JMAF; JMU; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 180 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
660
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876688830
ISBN
9780876688830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 235.17

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