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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 105 x 5. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Appletree Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847581310
ISBN
9781847581310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.70

Hardcover. The first indepth history of the controversies surrounding the establishment of Radio Telefis Eireann. Series: Irish cultural studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFD; JP; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 539.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181010
ISBN
9781859181010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.00
€ 45.48

Paperback. Helleiner's study documents anti-Traveller racism in Ireland and explores the ongoing realities of Traveller life as well as the production and reproduction of contemporary Traveller collective identity and culture. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802086280
ISBN
9780802086280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.68

Hardback. How did the Irish tame the Spanish Inquisition? Why did they become one of the most successful foreign groups in early modern Spain? When did they become indispensable foreign brokers for the Spanish kings? Using original inquisitorial trial and conversion sources, this book tells the surprising success story of the Spanish Irish. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137465894
ISBN
9781137465894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.73

Hardcover. This work brings together in one volume the diverse and articulate voices of 17 Irish women writers from a variety of backgrounds and geographic locations. It examines the complicated maps of experience that these women's public, private, and literary lives represent. Editor(s): Moloney, Caitriona; Thompson, Helen. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629719
ISBN
9780815629719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.44

Paperback. This work brings together in one volume the diverse and articulate voices of 17 Irish women writers from a variety of backgrounds and geographic locations. It examines the complicated maps of experience that these women's public, private, and literary lives represent. Editor(s): Moloney, Caitriona; Thompson, Helen. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630258
ISBN
9780815630258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.75

Paperback. An exciting collection of essays revealing the tremendous diversity of women's experiences in Ireland's past. For the first time, this unique book draws together key articles published in the field over the last two decades. Editor(s): Urquhart, Diane; Hayes, Alan. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460 General Irish HIstory. 242pp
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780415199148
ISBN
9780415199148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.00

Hardback. An exciting collection of essays revealing the tremendous diversity of women's experiences in Ireland's past. For the first time, this unique book draws together key articles published in the field over the last two decades. Editor(s): Urquhart, Diane; Hayes, Alan. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589. Keywords: General Irish History.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
SKU
9780415199131
ISBN
9780415199131
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 80.00

Paperback. Is there still a distinct Irish identity in America? This highly original survey says yes, though it's often an indirect one. Opening a new window on the meanings of Irishness over the twentieth century, this work also reveals how Catholicism, so key to the identity of earlier generations of Irish Americans, has also evolved. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813229188
ISBN
9780813229188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Hardback. Focusing on Irish speakers in Catholic West Belfast, this ethnography on Irish language and identity explores the complexities of changing, and contradictory, senses of Irishness and shifting practices of "Irish culture" in the domains of language, music, dance, and sports. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, 7 figs & tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780857459138
ISBN
9780857459138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.00

Paperback. Iron Curtains explores the human dimension of new city-building that has emerged in East Europe. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444338263
ISBN
9781444338263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

Hardback. Iron Curtains explores the human dimension of new city-building that has emerged in East Europe. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444338270
ISBN
9781444338270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.37

Hardback. In his vivid, lively account of how Greek Cypriot villagers coped with a thirty-year displacement, Peter Loizos follows a group of people whom he encountered as prosperous farmers in 1968, yet found as disoriented refugees when revisiting in 1975.. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: 18 photos, 6 figs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454449
ISBN
9781845454449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.76

Paperback. It is clear to men, Robert Bly writes, that the images of adult manhood given by popular culture are worn out. Drawing on psychology, anthropology, mythology, folklore and legend, "Iron John" searches for a new vision of what a man is or could be. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Rider
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712610704
ISBN
9780712610704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. The first look at the philosophy behind the Iron Man comicsand movies, timed for the release of Iron Man 2 in March2010

On the surface, Iron Man appears to be a straightforwardsuperhero, another rich guy fighting crime with fancy gadgets. Editor(s): White, Mark D. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APF; HP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470482186
ISBN
9780470482186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.84

Hardcover. Drawing on archaeology, historical evidence, oral traditions and linguistics, this book provides a dynamic view of Iroquois life from the prehistoric period and Owasco sites through the Five Nations. The author maintains that two themes pervade the development of Iroquoia: warfare and spirituality. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 232 pages, 70 photographs, 6 maps, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HDD; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629580
ISBN
9780815629580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.50

Paperback. Drawing on archaeology, historical evidence, oral traditions, and linguistics, this book provides a view of Iroquois life from the prehistoric period and Owasco sites through the establishment of the Five Nations. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 248 pages, 70 figures, 6 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630609
ISBN
9780815630609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.13

Paperback. In their homelands in what is now New York state, the Iroquois have assumed a prominent role in public debate as residents of the region seek ways to resolve multibillion-dollar land claims. This work presents a study of the historical and social issues raised during the Iroquois' long struggle over disputed territorial titles. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803217768
ISBN
9780803217768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

Hardcover. Focusing on care workers for the elderly, this book examines the paradoxical position of irregular migrants in European society, who are often labelled as 'illegal' residents but who in fact provide much needed, essential support to welfare systems. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHBL; JKSG; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230343160
ISBN
9780230343160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBW; JFSR2; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538446
ISBN
9781784538446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Hardback. This text looks at the legendary puquios of Nasca, the underground aqueduct system built by Incans which is arguably responsible for this strange abundance of water. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106419
ISBN
9780739106419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.45

Paperback. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 206 pages, 22 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD; JPA; JPVK; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226388557
ISBN
9780226388557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Hardback. Are the arts good for us? This work questions our taken-for-granted assumptions about the transformational powers of high culture by critiquing an instrumental American heritage of beliefs about the arts. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 429.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517400
ISBN
9780742517400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.72

Hardback. With the euthanasia issue highlighted in the public arena, this book argues for a non-absolutist highest value on life ethic and how that fits with society's current emphasis on individual autonomy. It is suitable for students of ethics, nursing and medicine and those engaged in the public debate on euthanasia. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402010293
ISBN
9781402010293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.53

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