Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Uncovers the story of the Tape family in post-gold rush, racially explosive San Francisco. The author paints a picture of how the role of immigration broker allowed patriarch Jeu Dip (Joseph Tape) to both protest and profit from discrimination, and of the Tapes as the first of a new social type - middle-class Chinese Americans. Num Pages: 344 pages, 45 halftones. 2 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Expanded paperback edition with a New preface by
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155326
- ISBN
- 9780691155326
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.02
€ 40.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. Born during the Great Depression and World War Two (1929-1945) an entire generation has slipped between the cracks of history. These Lucky Few became the first American generation smaller than the one before them, and the luckiest generation of Americans ever. This is their story, and the story of how they have affected other generations. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402088506
- ISBN
- 9781402088506
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Condition: New
€ 121.02
€ 121.02
Paperback. Examines how the human mind has the capacity to be infinitely caring or selfish, kind or cruel, creative or destructive. The author challenges our conceptions of who we think we are, what we believe we will never do - and how and why almost any of us could be initiated into the ranks of evil doers. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 22nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846041037
- ISBN
- 9781846041037
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.26
€ 23.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 195 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 111 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147613
- ISBN
- 9780231147613
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.00
€ 19.99
€ 19.00
Paperback. In the early 19th century, Lowell, Massachusetts, was widely studied as a model for capitalist industrial development. It was one of the first cities in the US to experience the ravages of deindustrialization. This book explores how history and culture have been used to remake Lowell and how historians have played a crucial role in that process. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495470
- ISBN
- 9781558495470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.61
€ 36.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, 125 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JFF; JFSL; JHBC; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160. .
- Publisher
- XPat Scriptum Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789055949618
- ISBN
- 9789055949618
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.84
€ 25.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. A story of forbidden love. Zakia and Mohammad Ali are a modern day Romeo and Juliet. Two young Afghan lovers - he a Shia, she a Sunni - who defied their families risking their lives in order to be together. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTP; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473607026
- ISBN
- 9781473607026
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.05
€ 11.99
€ 10.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HREP; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153775
- ISBN
- 9780231153775
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.15
€ 37.99
€ 27.15
Paperback. aeo This book is a classic work in the sociology of culture, by a world leader in the field. aeo The book is one of the first systematic, comparative studies of European art museums and their publics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; GM; JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619149
- ISBN
- 9780745619149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.18
€ 23.18
Paperback. An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; HDD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352337
- ISBN
- 9780393352337
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.10
€ 19.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. Centuries after the brutal slaughter of the Cathars by papally endorsed Northern French forces, the medieval Cathars continue to exert a powerful influence on both popular culture and spiritual seekers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Anniversary edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780287157
- ISBN
- 9781780287157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.28
€ 19.99
€ 14.28
Hardback. Max Weber famously argued that the rise of capitalism in early modern Europe was premised on the emergence of a distinctive set of attitudes - including the pursuit of profit for its own sake - which he called the spirit of capitalism . Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648132
- ISBN
- 9780745648132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Paperback. "Rosen has broken entirely new ground in what will surely remain the definitive study of urban prostitution in America for many years to come." -- Times Literary Supplement Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801826658
- ISBN
- 9780801826658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.36
€ 35.36
Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; AV; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327235
- ISBN
- 9780226327235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244405
- ISBN
- 9780520244405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.36
€ 35.99
€ 26.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w ills. BIC Classification: JFSV1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 nd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585425105
- ISBN
- 9781585425105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.93
€ 18.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Revealing the secret teachings of Freemasonry for the first time Num Pages: 384 pages, line drawings integrated throughout. BIC Classification: JFH; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444710618
- ISBN
- 9781444710618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.66
€ 12.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. To many Americans, the 1970s seem a "lost" period, a pale and undistinguished decade compared with the 1960s and the 1980s. This issue demonstrates that while the 1970s were indeed rather grey in many respects, they were also a time of reassessment and dynamism in many fields of popular American culture. Editor(s): Hurup, Elisabeth. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 217
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772883779
- ISBN
- 9788772883779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.55
€ 14.55
Paperback. Reveals the Pacific Ur-culture that seeded the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt, India, Mexico, and Peru Num Pages: 512 pages, 284 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591432678
- ISBN
- 9781591432678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.74
€ 24.99
€ 16.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632784
- ISBN
- 9781601632784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.77
€ 19.77