Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Covers the movements, concepts and figures associated with European modernism. This title provides a ranging resource both to the canon of 'High Modernism' and to theoretical perspectives that have contributed to the renewed interest in Modernism and have lent it renewed range and critical rigour in the early twenty-first century. Editor(s): Kolocotroni, Vassiliki; Taxidou, Olga. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; GBC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748637027
- ISBN
- 9780748637027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.25€ 197.13
€ 207.25
€ 197.13
Hardcover. Provides overviews of the main writers and key themes of Anglophone Jewish fiction. This title highlights the wealth of diversity in this field, identifying and exploring key themes including immigration, Diaspora, the Holocaust, Judaism, assimilation, anti Semitism and Zionism. It is discussed in relation to theoretical frameworks. Editor(s): Brauner, David; Staehler, Axel. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 252 x 34. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646159
- ISBN
- 9780748646159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.25€ 196.08
€ 207.25
€ 196.08
Paperback. Presents food as a new way to chronicle the American South's larger history. Marcie Cohen Ferris tells a richly illustrated story of southern food and the struggles of whites, blacks, Native Americans, and other people of the region to control the nourishment of their bodies and minds, livelihoods, lands, and citizenship. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629957
- ISBN
- 9781469629957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.78
€ 32.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. These essays form a saucy picture of how Toronto sustains itself, from growing basil on balconies to four-star restaurants. Editor(s): Palassio, Christina; Wilcox, Alana. Num Pages: 360 pages, 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Coach House Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552452196
- ISBN
- 9781552452196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.32
€ 24.99
€ 22.32
Paperback. Though his subjects were diverse, French social theorist Roger Caillois focused on issues crucial to modern intellectual life, and his essays offer a perspective on many of twentieth-century France's most significant intellectual movements and figures. This book offers an introduction to the writing of Caillois (1913-1978). Editor(s): Frank, Claudine. Translator(s): Naish, Camille. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330684
- ISBN
- 9780822330684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Explores ethnoreligious tensions in coastal Kenya. This title also advances understanding of ethnic essentialism, religious plurality, spirit possession, local understandings of personhood, and the many meanings of 'Islam' across cultures. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSL; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780822345091
- ISBN
- 9780822345091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Offers an array of topics from sex in cinema to drugs, graffiti, Bob Dylan, cyberculture, 9/11, book touring and Marlon Brando. This book simmers with direct challenges to conventional wisdom and deep insights into the kaleidoscopic nature of artistic vision, and the way the author's own experiences have fuelled his creative passions. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099563433
- ISBN
- 9780099563433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.70
€ 23.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. A book about one of the great stories of modern cultural life: the remarkable ascendancy of prizes in literature and the arts. It documents the dramatic rise of the awards industry and its complex role within an economy of cultural prestige. Num Pages: 432 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030435
- ISBN
- 9780674030435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.90
€ 35.99
€ 30.90
Paperback. At the start of the 18th century, literary "characters" referred as much to letters and typefaces as it did to persons in books. However, this text shows how, by the 19th century, readers used transactions with characters to accommodate themselves to newly-commmercialized social relations. Num Pages: 326 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498201
- ISBN
- 9780226498201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 478 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL1; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 41. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674368187
- ISBN
- 9780674368187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.34€ 55.14
€ 60.34
€ 55.14
Paperback. The book reviews past and present debates on the challenges faced in attaining equitable economic development. The book aims to provide an introduction to economics where the application to poverty is central and guides learning. And it aims to help those who already know some economics learn more about poverty and inequality. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190212773
- ISBN
- 9780190212773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.79
€ 103.79
Hardback. Focuses on the economics of obesity. This work assesses the impact of food quality, access to fast food, food prices, legislation, and other factors on diet, physical activity, and body weight. It calculates the impact of obesity on hospital costs and examines the externalities imposed by obesity through health insurance. Editor(s): Bolin, Kristian; Cawley, John H.; Grossman, Michael; Lindgren, Bjorn. Series: Advances in Health Economics & Health Services Research. Num Pages: 390 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314065
- ISBN
- 9780762314065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.62
€ 178.62
Paperback. The Economics of Immigration shows that immigration could significantly boost world GDP, does little to impact the job prospects or wages of the native born population, has little net fiscal impact, and that immigrants are not assimilating more slowly than prior generations. Editor(s): Powell, Benjamin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 328 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190258795
- ISBN
- 9780190258795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.25
€ 73.25
Paperback. This book investigates the effectiveness of current drug and alcohol policies through an economic lens. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761482
- ISBN
- 9780804761482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
hardcover. This book investigates the effectiveness of current drug and alcohol policies through an economic lens. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761475
- ISBN
- 9780804761475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
Hardback. Investigates development practice, civil organization formation and the increase of ethnically motivated conflicts over the past two decades in Western Africa. Series: Western Africa Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDF; GTC; GTF; JFSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010681
- ISBN
- 9781847010681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
The Economics of Disability. Insights from Irish Research.
. Ed(S): Cullinan, John; Lyons, Sean; Nolan, ...
Editor(s): Cullinan, John; Lyons, Sean; Nolan, Brian. Series: Irish Society. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 black & white tables, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089275
- ISBN
- 9780719089275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.44
€ 162.44
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232567
- ISBN
- 9780823232567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.90
€ 96.90
Hardback. An edition of a classic feminist book explaining how one of the great historical revolutions - the movement towards equality between the sexes - has come about. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312219413
- ISBN
- 9780312219413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Paperback. Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been fundamental to Western thought. In this work, the author seeks to break down this divide, arguing for a departure from the anthropocentric model and its rigid dualistic conception of nature and culture as distinct phenomena. Translator(s): Godbout, Genevieve. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 121 x 6. Weight in Grams: 96. Anthropology and the Question of Nature. 90 pages. Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been fundamental to Western thought. In this work, the author seeks to break down this divide, arguing for a departure from the anthropocentric model and its rigid dualistic conception of nature and culture as distinct phenomena. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Dimension: 180 x 121 x 6. Weight: 96. Translator(s): Godbout, Genevieve.
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press
- Number of pages
- 90
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984201020
- ISBN
- 9780984201020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.56
€ 14.99
€ 13.56
Hardback. Information overload, the shallows, weapons of mass distraction, the googlization of minds: countless commentators condemn the flood of images and information that dooms us to a pathological attention deficit. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509503728
- ISBN
- 9781509503728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
paperback. Information overload, the shallows, weapons of mass distraction, the googlization of minds: countless commentators condemn the flood of images and information that dooms us to a pathological attention deficit. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509503735
- ISBN
- 9781509503735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.09
€ 25.09
Paperback. "A good story and first-rate social science."-New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLC; JFSL9; JHM; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393321005
- ISBN
- 9780393321005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.80
€ 18.99
€ 17.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804777988
- ISBN
- 9780804777988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.28
€ 34.99
€ 29.28