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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307987037
ISBN
9780307987037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.15

Paperback. With the proliferation of food history courses and avid interest amongst scholars and the public, the need for a comprehensive collection of primary texts is urgent. This is the definitive reader, spanning the globe from classical antiquity to the present. Editor(s): Albala, Ken. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 28. Weight in Grams: 990.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857854131
ISBN
9780857854131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.46

Paperback. This indispensable reader maps a comprehensive and global study of food through key sources in folklore, unpacked with expert commentary and student-focused learning features. Editor(s): Long, Lucy M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 3 bw. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857856999
ISBN
9780857856999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.32

paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; AMX; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816680733
ISBN
9780816680733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Logaston Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904396161
ISBN
9781904396161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

paperback. Includes material on the Discworld books up to Raising Steam. This title looks at the living myths and folklore that are reflected, celebrated and affectionately libelled in the imaginative universe of Discworld. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w by Paul Kidby. BIC Classification: FZC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Corgi
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780552154932
ISBN
9780552154932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Discusses a wide range of story motifs and retells their basic patterns. In this book, the author discusses the background to his own study of the folktale. It includes an index to tale types classified according to the main story motifs which can be used for reference. Num Pages: 524 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520035379
ISBN
9780520035379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BJ; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Anchor
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780804171441
ISBN
9780804171441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. * Abortion is a contentious issue in social life but it has rarely been subjected to careful scrutiny in the social sciences. Here, Boltanski, a leading sociologist, seeks to develop a sociology of birth and abortion. * He draws on reports gathered from hospital settings and in-depth interviews with women who have had abortions. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647319
ISBN
9780745647319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Hardback. * Abortion is a contentious issue in social life but it has rarely been subjected to careful scrutiny in the social sciences. Here, Boltanski, a leading sociologist, seeks to develop a sociology of birth and abortion. * He draws on reports gathered from hospital settings and in-depth interviews with women who have had abortions. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647302
ISBN
9780745647302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Paperback. Argues that sixteenth century Nahua sexuality cannot be fully understood only through colonial sensibilities and sources. This book examines legal documents, clerical texts, pictorial manuscripts, images and glyphs of Nahua gods and goddesses and descriptions of fertility rituals to show the complexity of Nahua sexuality. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHBK5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351511
ISBN
9780822351511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Caitlin Press Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927575864
ISBN
9781927575864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.71

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604534
ISBN
9780691604534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633619
ISBN
9780691633619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Paperback. Why did Hess fly to Scotland? Had Hitler authorized him to attempt to negotiate peace? Was British Intelligence involved? What was his state of mind at the time? Drawing on a variety of archive and eyewitness sources in Britain, Germany and the USA, this work is an objective assessment of the Hess' story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750947572
ISBN
9780750947572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226475561
ISBN
9780226475561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Looking at a hundred-year history of film and capitalism, this title theorizes a cultural history that illuminates the spaces where film and the nation transcend their customary borders, where culture and capital crisscross - and in doing so, develops a new way of understanding historical change and transformation in modern Japan and beyond. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 72 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822329398
ISBN
9780822329398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. With a cast of characters ranging from Malcolm X to 50 Cent, Knight's compelling work is the first detailed account of the movement inextricably linked with black empowerment, Islam, New York, and hip-hop. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HRH; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851686155
ISBN
9781851686155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JPQB; MBN; RND; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170024
ISBN
9780231170024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. An accessible and entertaining narrative history of the establishment, development and unravelling of the British Welfare State - now fully revised to cover Blair's first term. Lively writing in the style of Peter Hennessy. Num Pages: 720 pages, 22 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JFF; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007102648
ISBN
9780007102648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.75

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