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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Sets out to bring an international framework to the analysis to international and US legal, political and cultural crises. It explores the US's moral supremacy during a time of domestic shortcomings and asks whether insisting that other nations adhere to US norms may harm societies. Editor(s): Hernandez-Truyol, Berta. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736142
- ISBN
- 9780814736142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.43
€ 33.99
€ 33.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFE; JPW; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629633794
- ISBN
- 9781629633794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.98
€ 18.99
€ 16.98
Paperback. Offers an ethnography and a foray into the anthropology of morality. This book takes us on a journey into the lives of African American families caring for children with serious chronic medical conditions, and it foregrounds the uncertainty that affects their struggles for a good life. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; JFSL3; JHBK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281202
- ISBN
- 9780520281202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.21
€ 37.99
€ 27.21
Paperback. Robin Gill examines the issues that connect faith and moral leadership in an increasingly fragmented and relativistic world. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Robin Gill examines the issues that connect faith and moral leadership in an increasingly fragmented and relativistic world. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KIN0035794
- ISBN
- 9780567085504
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872201965
- ISBN
- 9780872201965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.83
€ 20.99
€ 16.83
Hardback. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 1 map, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276734
- ISBN
- 9780520276734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.09€ 46.12
€ 59.09
€ 46.12
Paperback. Focuses on case studies ranging from sex education to AIDS to race to illustrate how sexuality is at the heart of many political controversies. This book reveals how moral and sexual panics have become a mainstay of certain kinds of conservative efforts to win elections and gain power in moral, social, and political arenas. Editor(s): Herdt, Gilbert. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK5; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737231
- ISBN
- 9780814737231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Outlining the competing theories in the history of political and moral philosophy, this work attempts to understand and solve the ancient problem of political obligation. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020198
- ISBN
- 9780691020198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.19€ 41.82
€ 53.19
€ 41.82
Paperback. aeo This book is a basic but very lively introduction to moral philosophy and ethics. It does not assume any prior knowledge of philosophy. aeo Clear and accessible, the book focuses on practical and topical questions whilst avoiding technical jargon. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KL; HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610405
- ISBN
- 9780745610405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.61
€ 25.61
Hardback. In this original work, the Mexican political philosopher, Maria Pia Lara, develops a new approach to public sphere theory and a novel understanding of the history of the feminist struggle. When dominated groups create publicly--oriented social movements, she argues, they seek to frame their demands in compelling narrative forms. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620428
- ISBN
- 9780745620428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.58
€ 71.58
Paperback. After two and a half millennia, it's rare to come across a genuinely new idea on the nature of morality, but in this book Josh Greene advances not one but several.. Moral Tribes is a landmark in our understanding of morality and the moral sense.' Steven Pinker Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393399
- ISBN
- 9781782393399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. Walker proposes a view of morality and an approach to ethical theory which uses the critical insights of feminism and race theory to rethink the epistemological and moral position of the ethical theorist, and how moral theory is shaped by culture and history. The new edition contains a new preface, chapters and an afterword responding to critics. Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195315400
- ISBN
- 9780195315400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.36
€ 79.36
Book. A moving story of why and how Cesar Chavez struggled for justice for farm workers and left an indelible mark on the struggle for human dignity. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 293.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570754586
- ISBN
- 9781570754586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.39
€ 24.99
€ 22.39
Paperback. In this analysis, Leslie Peirce delves into the life of a 16th-century Middle Eastern community, bringing to light the ways that women and men used their local law court to solve personal, family and community problems. Num Pages: 475 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBT; JFSJ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228924
- ISBN
- 9780520228924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.80
€ 47.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816627493
- ISBN
- 9780816627493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
paperback. George Cotkin looks at diverse yet central issues such as the problem of evil, moral responsibility, racial identity, and capital punishment, juxtaposed against events such as the bombing of civilians during World War II, the My Lai Massacre, and the invasion of Iraq to demonstrate that moral complexity and confusion can be productive. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222494
- ISBN
- 9780812222494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Wortham, Robert A. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739116708
- ISBN
- 9780739116708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.81
€ 67.81
Hardcover. With the growing fragmentation of western societies and disillusionment with the political process, the question of legitimacy has become one of the key issues of contemporary politics and is examined in this volume in depth for the first time. Drawing on ethnographic material from the U.S., Europe, India, Japan, and Africa.. Editor(s): Pardo, Italo. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 1FPJ; 1H; 1KBB; JFF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817655
- ISBN
- 9781571817655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.06
€ 152.06
Paperback. Work within the human services is increasingly influenced by rights-based thinking, and this book offers advice for the practitioner on how to translate abstract rights theory into their everyday practice. It will be a useful source of guidance and advice for professionals working across the human services. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; JKSN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843104865
- ISBN
- 9781843104865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.05
€ 34.05
Hardcover. A treatment of media's obsession with triviality. It argues that American audiences are assaulted with messages that the ordinary, and often private, aspects of our lives - family, childhood, parenting, education, food, sports, home improvement - must be showcased publicly and with extreme passion. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602582583
- ISBN
- 9781602582583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.91
€ 60.91