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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This book charts a genealogy of alternative practices of theatre-making since the 1960s in one particular city - Cardiff. In a series of five itineraries, it visits fifty sites where significant events occurred, setting performances within local topographical and social contexts, and in relation to a specific architecture and polity. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 52 illustrations & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; AN; HDD; JFC; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898768
ISBN
9780859898768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.45

Paperback. Drawing on the work of Michel Foucault, John Dewey, Niklas Luhmann, and German painter Gerhard Richter, this book offers a set of conceptual tools for scholars examining practices in the life sciences, security, new media and art practices, and other emergent phenomena. It shows how anthropology remains relevant to contemporary debates. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133638
ISBN
9780691133638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback / so. Series: Studien Zur Sozialwissenschaft. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531125978
ISBN
9783531125978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.21

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 299 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531121314
ISBN
9783531121314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.64

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810012753
ISBN
9783810012753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.78

Hardback. Examining Jewish presence in French literature, this book explores the many shapes and forms in which Jews are perceived, spoken, and written about. It looks at strains of antisemitism running through French literature, analyzing such antecedents as the nihilism of the 1880s and its meditation on death and absence. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103084
ISBN
9780231103084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 51.18

The Penitentes are a lay Catholic brotherhood that practised bloody rites of self-flagellation and crucifixion. Marranos claim to be anousim. This book redefines the terms and creates contexts in which these groups are viewed with respect and sympathy without idealising or slandering them. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HRLP7; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843321
ISBN
9781934843321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.12

Hardcover. Editor(s): Styles, Ian M. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; VSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633211209
ISBN
9781633211209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.21
€ 132.34

Hardback. Jurists of the nascent Maliki, Hanafi, and Shafi'i legal schools frequently compared marriage to purchase and divorce to manumission. This title presents an analysis of how these jurists conceptualized marriage - its rights and obligations - using the same rhetoric of ownership used to describe slavery. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH; JFSJ; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050594
ISBN
9780674050594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.42
€ 50.34

Paperback. Marriage is often described as a melding of two people into one. But what-or who-must be lost, fragmented, or buried in that process? Dolan reveals the contradiction that lies at the very heart of modern marriage. We have inherited from early modern England a model of marriage, she contends, so flawed that its logical consequence is conflict. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812220827
ISBN
9780812220827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. "A series of dialogues and exchanges between Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers on their marriage" -- Translator(s): Scott-Fox, Lorna. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; JFFK; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180108
ISBN
9780231180108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.28

Paperback. Investigates intact marriages to examine the impact of fresh expectations in a culture of divorce. This title examines the shifting meanings of divorce and gender for two generations of middle-class, married couples. It states that the social and economic conditions support and undermine the efforts of spouses to redefine the meaning of marriage. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 289 pages, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397254
ISBN
9781566397254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442637504
ISBN
9781442637504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.26

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498522625
ISBN
9781498522625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.22
€ 17.06

Hardback. Using extensive evidence from archival documents from both the ecclesiastical court system and the records of city and royal government, as well as advice manuals, chronicles, moral tales, and liturgical texts, McSheffrey examines how marital and sexual relationships were woven into the fabric of late medieval London. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLC; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239386
ISBN
9780812239386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

Paperback. This case study in the contemporary sexual ethics debates in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America analyzes the origin, rhetorical use, and institutionalization of the Lutheran "orders of creation" theology used to exclude gays and lesbians. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRCC99; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761817697
ISBN
9780761817697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.01

Hardback. Fresh approaches to how premodern women were viewed in legal terms, demonstrating how this varied from country to country and across the centuries. Editor(s): Beattie, Cordelia; Stevens, Matthew Frank. Series: Gender in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; JFSJ1; LNMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838333
ISBN
9781843838333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

hardcover. A meticulously researched and revisionist study of the nineteenth-century Ontario's Married Women's Property Acts. They were important landmarks in the legal emancipation of women. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1; LNS; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802008541
ISBN
9780802008541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Paperback. Explains how better communication and the recognition of men and women's different emotional needs leads to greater intimacy. This title helps readers find hope, encouragement and humour in this collection of experiences, which everyone who has ever had difficulty communicating with the opposite sex find something to identify with. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; VFV; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136. Well-read copy in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vermilion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
SKU
KRF0009568
ISBN
9780091815240
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explains how better communication and the recognition of men and women's different emotional needs leads to greater intimacy. This title helps readers find hope, encouragement and humour in this collection of experiences, which everyone who has ever had difficulty communicating with the opposite sex find something to identify with. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; VFV; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Vermilion
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
SKU
KRA0009115
ISBN
9780091815240
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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