Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 317 color photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304590
- ISBN
- 9780764304590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.32
€ 25.99
€ 18.32
Paperback. Focuses on the philosophy and argument of Plato's writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy and the general themes of his thinking. This work discusses his style of writing: his use of the dialogue form, his use of what we call fiction, and his philosophical transformation of myths. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 120 pages, 12 halftones and numerous text boxes. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 115 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802163
- ISBN
- 9780192802163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. The festival of the Panathenaia, held in Athens to celebrate the birthday of the city's goddess, was the setting for the Homeric "Iliad" and "Odyssey" by professional reciters or "rhapsodes". This text examines the testimony of Plato as an expert about the cultural legacy of these performances. Series: Center for Hellenic Studies: Colloquia S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009639
- ISBN
- 9780674009639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: JFCA; JMR; UDX; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465051724
- ISBN
- 9780465051724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.31
€ 40.99
€ 36.31
Focused on the importance of play in evaluating and treating children with disabilities, this title presents play theories and assessments along with the theories and assessments reached from research conducted by occupational therapists and occupational scientists. Num Pages: 480 pages, Approx. 220 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; MQT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Elsevier - Health Sciences Division United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780323029544
- ISBN
- 9780323029544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.44
€ 115.44
Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Baker Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801075636
- ISBN
- 9780801075636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. This second edition explores the use of play therapy with abused children as a way of helping them heal their distress and make sense of their experiences through expanding their own creativity in play. The book provides practical ways of starting play therapy with abused children and explains how the child can use this process for healing. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKS; JMC; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843105879
- ISBN
- 9781843105879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.28
€ 41.28
Hardback. Presents an account of a 7-year-old boy who was repeatedly victimized by two uncles who penetrated him, required him under threat of violence to act upon them, and forced him to have sexual contact with his sister. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JMC; MJW; MMJ; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568215716
- ISBN
- 9781568215716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.27
€ 137.27
Paperback. The streets of cities around the world have been filled with a new theatrical model of protest, with creativity, fun, pleasure, and play as its cornerstones. This book examines the historical use and development of 'play', as well looking at the recent ways in which it has infused protest and community building. Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 52 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415849197
- ISBN
- 9780415849197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.54
€ 71.54
Paperback. Playable Bodies shows how dance video games work as engines of humor, social risk, and intimacy, urging players to dance like nobody's watching-while being tracked by motion-sensing interfaces in their living rooms. Author Kiri Miller looks at game design and player experiences across media platforms, presenting a new theory of "intimate media." Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 halftones. BIC Classification: ASD; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190257842
- ISBN
- 9780190257842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AVGJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825307881
- ISBN
- 9780825307881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.25
€ 26.99
€ 26.25
Paperback. Latinos have been a significant presence in organized baseball from the beginning. This study on Latinos and professional baseball since the 1880s tells a story of the men who negotiated the color line at every turn - passing as 'Spanish' in the major leagues or seeking respect and acceptance in the Negro leagues. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL4; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251434
- ISBN
- 9780520251434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00
Hardback. Focusing on ethnicity and its relation to conflict, this book goes beyond sterile debates about whether ethnic identities are naturalA" or socially constructed.A" Rather, ethnic identity takes different forms. Some ethnic boundaries are perceived by the actors themselves as natural, while others are perceived to be permeable. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; JFSL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857450883
- ISBN
- 9780857450883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.62
€ 161.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 Illustration. BIC Classification: AVA; JFCA; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594517891
- ISBN
- 9781594517891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.52
€ 61.52
Hardcover. An eye-opening view of the unprecedented global spread of El Sistema-intensive music education that disrupts the cycles of poverty. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JFFA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 255 x 36. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393245646
- ISBN
- 9780393245646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.91
€ 31.99
€ 28.91
Hardback. The phrase 'Harlem in the 1920s' evokes images of the Harlem Renaissance, or of Marcus Garvey and soapbox orators haranguing crowds about politics and race. This title reveals a different dimension of African American culture that made not only Harlem but New York City itself the vibrant and energizing metropolis it was. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFC; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051072
- ISBN
- 9780674051072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.33
€ 47.99
€ 40.33
Paperback. The black man suffering at the hands of whites, the white woman sexually threatened by the black man. Both images have long been burned into the American conscience through popular entertainment, and they exert a disturbing influence on Americans' understanding of race. This work explores how these images took root. Num Pages: 424 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF; GTB; JFCA; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691102832
- ISBN
- 9780691102832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. "An important contribution to debates around sex and work .. deserves to be read." - Nina Power Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781683231
- ISBN
- 9781781683231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.84
€ 20.99
€ 17.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- AfroAm Publishing Co, Inc, Div of AfroAm, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780910030175
- ISBN
- 9780910030175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.18
€ 17.99
€ 17.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; LNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479848560
- ISBN
- 9781479848560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32