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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Those who love and live by art, tell us that it is the most exalted expression of civilized life. In this provocative new book Jonathan Dollimore argues that, far from confirming humane values, literature more often than not violates them. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745627632
ISBN
9780745627632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.06

Hardcover. The potential of fMRI is extraordinary. It allows us to observe brain activity in real time, build an understanding of thoughts and motivations, and discern unconscious biases. In a limited but real way we can now 'read minds'. Barbara Sahakian and Julia Gottwald explain the science, and consider the ethical implications of using these techniques. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 figures including a 4 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198752882
ISBN
9780198752882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social status. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745598
ISBN
9780804745598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JKSN2; JMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138674981
ISBN
9781138674981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.89

Paperback. Sex, Gender and the Sacred presents a multi-faith, multi-disciplinary collection of essays that explore the interlocking narratives of religion and gender encompassing 4,000 years of history. Editor(s): Groot, Joanna de; Morgan, Sue. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HBG; HRA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118833766
ISBN
9781118833766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, Includes 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472453532
ISBN
9781472453532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.69

Paperback. What are the differences between the sexes? The author sets out to answer this question. To answer it, she draws on the evidence of biology, anthropology, sociology and the study of animal behaviour to cut through popular myths and reach the underlying truth. Num Pages: 172 pages, Includes 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472435620
ISBN
9781472435620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

Hardback. As the first full-bodied treatment of the American counterculture of the 1960s, Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll traces its origins, discusses its most important figures, delves into iconic works, relates its ebb and flow, dissects the intersection of culture and politics, highlights millennial and apocalyptic sensibilities, and traces legacies. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 817.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442246065
ISBN
9781442246065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743236010
ISBN
9780743236010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Takes a critical approach to the spectrum of postmodern America: reality TV, Internet porn, breakfast cereal, serial killers, Pamela Anderson, literary Jesus freaks, and the real difference between apples and oranges. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232208
ISBN
9780571232208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.42

Hardback. An ethnographic study of Chinese urban life in the Mongolian city of Huhhot. The text is organized around specific elements of culture, moving from public domains to the private issues of sex and gender, family life and religion. Num Pages: 345 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231079600
ISBN
9780231079600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.55
€ 99.81

Hardcover. The Moche people who inhabited the north coast of Peru between approximately 100 and 800 AD created the most elaborate system of iconographic representation of any ancient Peruvian culture. This book raises the analysis of Moche iconography to a level through a study of visual representations of rituals involving sex, death, and sacrifice. Num Pages: 272 pages, 259 b&w illus., 24 color photos in 16 page section. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292712799
ISBN
9780292712799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; UDBS; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629561714
ISBN
9781629561714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.67

Hardback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFMX; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040207
ISBN
9780252040207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.55

Paperback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; JFMX; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081668
ISBN
9780252081668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.31

Paperback. Contains essays on the economics and sociology of sex work. From insights by sex workers on how they handle money, intimate relationships and daily harassment by police, to the experience of male and transgender sex work, this book offers theoretical discussions as well empirical case studies, providing ways to link theory with lived experiences. Editor(s): Ditmore, Melissa Hope; Levy, Antonia; Willman, Alys. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848134348
ISBN
9781848134348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843920823
ISBN
9781843920823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.82

Paperback. "Sex Without Consent" explores the experience, prosecution and meaning of rape in American history from the time of the early contact between Europeans and Native Americans to the present. Editor(s): Smith, Merril D., Ph.D. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFFE2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797891
ISBN
9780814797891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Available evidence has been scattered and often given the impression that non-consensual sex among young people is a rare occurrence. This volume dispels any such misconception. Editor(s): Jejeebhoy, Shireen J.; Shah, Iqbal; Thapa, Shyam. Num Pages: 384 pages, Notes Bibliography Index. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFE2; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 153. Weight in Grams: 655.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842776810
ISBN
9781842776810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.01

Hardback. Editor(s): Fuller, Joyce. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; JFFJ; JFSJ1; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
133
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634834506
ISBN
9781634834506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.82
€ 143.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFFE2; KCL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
With a new preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180337
ISBN
9780231180337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Hardback. Editor(s): Glover, Darla. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFE2; JFMX; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634853149
ISBN
9781634853149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.45
€ 132.30

Hardcover. Editor(s): Saunders, Cara A. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634632720
ISBN
9781634632720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.46
€ 154.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JFFE2; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 267 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172639
ISBN
9780231172639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.02

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