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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Explores a complex issue - integration of Blacks into White America - from multiple perspectives: within the United States, globally, and in the context of movements for social justice. This book explains how racial troubles in the US are symptomatic of the troubled relationship between the white and dark worlds globally. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592135721
ISBN
9781592135721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.89

Paperback. Shows how multicultural Britain is under attack by government policies and vitriolic press campaigns that encourage racism Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326450
ISBN
9780745326450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. Suitable both for scholars and for general readers, this is an analysis of doomsday cults and apocalyptic anxiety in American culture. Num Pages: 294 pages, 43 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM; JFC; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793480
ISBN
9780814793480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPC; HPS; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176729
ISBN
9780231176729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. This text analyzes the changing context and conditions of production and livelihood amongst Southeast Asia's peasants since the beginning of the 19th century. Series: A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFSF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333552940
ISBN
9780333552940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Hardcover. Rosenfeld charts the cultural forces that have minimized the Holocaust in popular perceptions. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356437
ISBN
9780253356437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Paperback. Analyzes the notion of the French exception and the ways in which it has informed both academic analysis and political commentary on France today. Adopting a comparative and interdisciplinary approach it examines the resilience of the notion of French exceptionalism and evaluates its relevance in a changing domestic and global context. Editor(s): Chafer, Tony; Godin, Emmanuel. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349306282
ISBN
9781349306282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Paperback. In this thought provoking work, Hobbs traces the avant garde from its origins to its eventual appropriation by a conservative political agenda, consumer culture and the institutional world of art. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814735398
ISBN
9780814735398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Jeffrey Sachs draws on his remarkable 25 years' experience to offer a thrilling and inspiring vision of the keys to economic success in the world today. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: JFFA; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018669
ISBN
9780141018669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. When Malthus famously outlined the brutal relationship between food and population, he never imagined the success of modern agriculture. This book is suitable for anyone concerned with what the coming decades hold for our planet and our diet if we don't take action now. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 32. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925228120
ISBN
9781925228120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Explores how modern food manufacturers have hijacked the brains of millions by turning our meals into perfectly engineered portions of fat, salt and sugar, turning us into addicts in the process. With a focus on the problems in the UK and Europe, this title lays out a plan and tools for reclaiming control over our cravings. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; KNDF; VFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047812
ISBN
9780141047812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

Hardback. How the current paradigm of technologically driven economic progress could destroy the planet and its socio-economic systems Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; KCN; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640355
ISBN
9780748640355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. aeo New in paperback, this is a major contribution to the highly topical post--modernity debates. aeo Gianni Vattimo is the leading Italian philosopher of post--modernism, and an expert on Nietzsche, Heidegger and Gadamer. aeo Vattimo presents a distinct philosophical position based on his well--known notion of 'weak thoughta . Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609713
ISBN
9780745609713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Paperback. A penetrating, personal look at contemporary India-the world's largest democracy at a moment of transition. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QFG; GTF; JFFJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353600
ISBN
9780393353600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. "Globalization" is here. This text provides an historical perspective, exploring the circumstances in which the globally integrated world of an earlier era broke down under the pressure of unexpected events. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 line illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010079
ISBN
9780674010079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.20

Paperback. Outlines a radical new approach to development studies in the light of the policies imposed by the IMF and World Bank Series: Third World in Global Politics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745316376
ISBN
9780745316376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. "Adapted from La fin du cinema: Un media en crise a lere du numerique .. Armand Colin, Paris, 2013, first edition."--Title page verso. Translator(s): Barnard, Timothy. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173575
ISBN
9780231173575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

"Adapted from La fin du cinema: Un media en crise a lere du numerique .. Armand Colin, Paris, 2013, first edition."--Title page verso. Translator(s): Barnard, Timothy. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173568
ISBN
9780231173568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.80

Paperback. This timely volume brings insights from multiple disciplines to bear on debates about declining fertility rates and modern approaches to child raising. Editor(s): Lauster, Nathanael; Allan, Graham. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774821933
ISBN
9780774821933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFT; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118926802
ISBN
9781118926802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 halftone, 1 line art illustration. BIC Classification: JFFK; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816648054
ISBN
9780816648054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Free-market capitalism, hegemony, Western culture, peace, and democracy - the ideas that shaped world politics in the twentieth century and underpinned American foreign policy - have lost a good deal of their strength. The authors argue that the US must take a different stance toward the rest of the world in this, the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 224 pages, no illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPB; JPF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058187
ISBN
9780674058187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 19 colour illustrations & 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; KNGV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501305498
ISBN
9781501305498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595347534
ISBN
9781595347534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.03

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