Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. From political debates about global free markets to local free lunches, the word 'freedom' is in danger of becoming a distorted cliche. This book explores the history of the idea of freedom, from its origins in ancient Greece, suggesting that our attempts to imagine freedom should occupy the space of not only 'what is' but also 'what if'. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226069739
- ISBN
- 9780226069739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.03€ 79.61
€ 94.03
€ 79.61
Hardback. This collection uses the transnational activities of municipal urban governments to historicize the origins and development of the global city, focusing on how urban problems were addressed with concepts that emerged from the "world in between" nations and cities. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606630
- ISBN
- 9780230606630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. All Julia Scheeres ever wanted was to have a normal, happy family. But, when her fanatical mother decides they should all move to rural Indiana, Julia's life begins to unravel. In the blistering heat of the isolating community, Julia and her adopted brother David struggle together through adolescence. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KLN0017966
- ISBN
- 9780099493433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. This volume consists of a set of explorations in the quintessentially aesthetic modernity: of architecture and the city; the emergence of classical sociological theory; the critique of phenomenology and aesthetic judgement in the techno-informational age. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631159391
- ISBN
- 9780631159391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. aeo An original contribution to debates now at the core of social and cultural theory. aeo Brings together the themes that Scott Lash first broached a decade ago, this is the authors definitive statement in social and cultural theory. aeo An original contribution to debates now at the core of social and cultural theory. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631164999
- ISBN
- 9780631164999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
perfect. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- SKU
- V9783824440139
- ISBN
- 9783824440139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.34
€ 71.34
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Glatzer, Wolfgang Dr. Series: Gegenwartskunde - Sonderheft. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810022547
- ISBN
- 9783810022547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.41
€ 73.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JFFS; JFS; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689392
- ISBN
- 9780816689392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Presents the full text of Chief Seattle's 1887 speech delivered to Washington Territory governor Isaac Stevens, and examines its origins, historical context, and twentieth-century versions and interpretations. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976334
- ISBN
- 9780295976334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRCA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801060632
- ISBN
- 9780801060632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.77
€ 25.99
€ 17.77
Hardcover. Arguing that Antarctica is the most mediated place on earth and thus an ideal location for testing the limits of bio-political management of population and place, this book remaps national and postcolonial methods and offers a new look on a 'forgotten' continent now the focus of ecological concern. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTS; JFFS; JHB; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116870
- ISBN
- 9780230116870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ; JHB; RGC; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349297542
- ISBN
- 9781349297542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: American Controversies. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742551978
- ISBN
- 9780742551978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.44
€ 63.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Klinck, Anne L. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; AVG; DCQ; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 303.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403963109
- ISBN
- 9781403963109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. This collection focuses on a woman's point of view in love poetry, and juxtaposes poems by women and poems about women to raise questions about how femininity is constructed. Editor(s): Klinck, Anne L. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; AVG; DCQ; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403963093
- ISBN
- 9781403963093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Paperback. Anthropological linguistics is concerned with the place of language in its social and cultural context. This book provides a review of research questions which span the disciplines of linguinitics and anthropology, yet presents a biologically based view of this cross-disciplinary field. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 520 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631151227
- ISBN
- 9780631151227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Hardcover. * Treats modernity as an ethnographic object by focusing on its concrete manifestations. * Tackles issues of broad interest: from colonialism and globalization to war, genetics, and AIDS. * Draws on work from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Inda, Jonathan Xavier. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228264
- ISBN
- 9780631228264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.42
€ 125.42
Paperback. * Treats modernity as an ethnographic object by focusing on its concrete manifestations. * Tackles issues of broad interest: from colonialism and globalization to war, genetics, and AIDS. * Draws on work from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Inda, Jonathan Xavier. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228271
- ISBN
- 9780631228271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.96
€ 48.96
Hardcover. Placing the anthropological study of mass media into historical and interdisciplinary perspectives, this study examines how work in cultural studies, sociology, mass communication and other disciplines has helped shape the re-emerging interest in media by anthropologists. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812773
- ISBN
- 9781571812773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.02
€ 175.02
Hardcover. This unprecedented collection of articles is an introduction to the study of cultural variations in childhood across the world and to the theoretical frameworks for investigating and interpreting them. Editor(s): LeVine, Robert A.; New, Rebecca S. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 24. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229759
- ISBN
- 9780631229759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96