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Society & culture: general

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498542609
ISBN
9781498542609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.17

Hardcover. Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi was born around 1154, probably in Northwestern Iran. Spurred by a dream in which Aristotle appeared to him, he rejected the Avicennan Peripatetic philosophy of his youth and undertook the task of reviving the philosophical tradition of the "Ancients." Translator(s): Ziai, Hossein; Walbridge, John. Num Pages: 430 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2CSR; HPDC; HPDF; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Brigham Young University Press United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842524575
ISBN
9780842524575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.94

Paperback. Traces the development, during the 20th century, of the four central themes in the philosophy of science: inductivism and its critics; conventionalism and the Duhem-Quine thesis; the nature of observation; and the demarcation between science and metaphysics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631183587
ISBN
9780631183587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. This book is a critical introduction to the philosophy of social science. While most social scientists maintain that the social sciences should stand free of politics, this book argues that they should be politically partisan. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631190424
ISBN
9780631190424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

paperback. Ian Jarvie examines the overlap between film and philosophy in three distinct ways: epistemological issues in film-making and viewing; aesthetic theory and film; and film as a medium of philosophical expression. Num Pages: 16 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
16
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415760058
ISBN
9780415760058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.40

Paperback. This book explores economic, social and environmental transformations in Europe and the USA to inform the regeneration of 'weak market cities'. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426833
ISBN
9781847426833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 48.54

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 237 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628924091
ISBN
9781628924091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Cultural study of the effects of sound technologies--from the phonograph to the Walkman--on African American literature, art, and music in the twentieth century Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVG; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335900
ISBN
9780822335900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. This study traces the history of how images taken during the Nazi Holocaust have been subjected to a perplexing variety of treatments: variously ignored, suppressed, distorted and exploited for propaganda purposes. It asks whether the images can ever be true representations of the events. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860645464
ISBN
9781860645464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.37

Paperback. Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives - from snapshots and tabloid newspapers to art photography in galleries and exhibitions. Edwards combines a sense of the historical development of photography with an insightful analysis of its purpose and meaning within a wider cultural context. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: AJ; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 119 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801647
ISBN
9780192801647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Explores the photograph in the 21st century and its importance as a media form. Series: Routledge Introductions to Media and Communications. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AJ; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415428941
ISBN
9780415428941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.02

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904303466
ISBN
9781904303466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.46

Hardback. A nuanced look at the relationship between memory and photography as reflected in the experiences of Estonian refugees en route to Canada aboard the SS Walnut in 1948. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBC; HBJD; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824446
ISBN
9780774824446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Paperback. The everyday practice of photography by millions of amateur photographers -- the family snapshots, the holiday prints, the wedding portraits -- may seem to be a spontaneous and highly personal activity. But Bourdieu and his associates show that few cultural activities are more structured and systematic than the social uses of this ordinary art. Editor(s): Bourdieu, Pierre. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AJG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd London
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745617152
ISBN
9780745617152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.22

Paperback.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331131
ISBN
9780822331131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Editor(s): Owens, Miguel. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: JFFU; MBNH2; PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
71
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634839082
ISBN
9781634839082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 190.24
€ 143.31

Hardback. Editor(s): Kimura, Seiji; Miyazaki, Aiko. Num Pages: 143 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
143
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624174452
ISBN
9781624174452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.15
€ 151.27

Hardback. Editor(s): Gao, Zan; Pope, Zachary. Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
131
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634836357
ISBN
9781634836357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 242.56
€ 181.85

Paperback. aeo Aims to create a new 'kinda of psychology, that of corporeal psychology. aeo Distinctive in its analysis of how bodies are used and how they are talked about. aeo Third part of a successful trilogy (following Social Being, 2nd edition, 1993, and Personal Being, 1983). Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631195054
ISBN
9780631195054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Paperback. The central premise of this work is that Lurianic Kabbalah was first and foremost a lived and living phenomenon in an actual social world. Thus it focuses on Luria the person and his relationship to his disciples. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRJX; HRLK2; HRQX2; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748261
ISBN
9780804748261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.70

Hardback. A discussion of whether competent, terminally-ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians, or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding this to happen. The debate covers constitutional issues and ethical and medical reflections. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFME; LND; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517240
ISBN
9780742517240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.21

Paperback. A discussion of whether competent, terminally-ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians, or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding this to happen. The debate covers constitutional issues and ethical and medical reflections. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFME; LND; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517257
ISBN
9780742517257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816687305
ISBN
9780816687305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. One of the most popular and widely read books of the Middle Ages, "Physiologus" contains allegories of beasts, stones, and trees both real and imaginary, infused by their anonymous author with the spirit of Christian moral and mystical teaching. This book explains the origins, history, and literary value of this curious text. Translator(s): Curley, Michael J. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226128702
ISBN
9780226128702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.21

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