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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Examines the ways we have used and embraced Google - and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe. This title exposes the dark side of our Google fantasies, raising red flags about issues of intellectual property and the much-touted Google Book Search. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384. (And Why We Should Worry). 280 pages. Examines the ways we have used and embraced Google - and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe. This title exposes the dark side of our Google fantasies, raising red flags about issues of intellectual property and the much-touted Google Book Search. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight: 382.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition, Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272897
- ISBN
- 9780520272897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 21.54
€ 25.00
€ 21.54
Hardback. Examines the ways we have used and embraced Google - and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe. This title exposes the dark side of our Google fantasies, raising red flags about issues of intellectual property and the much-touted Google Book Search. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258822
- ISBN
- 9780520258822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.42
€ 50.99
€ 36.42
Hardcover. A new and holistic interpretation of one of the non-fiction sensations of the nineteenth century, Ernest Renan's Life of Jesus, this volume demonstrates how Renan's controversial work intervened in a remarkable range of debates in nineteenth-century French cultural life: not merely religious, but also social, intellectual, and cultural. Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728757
- ISBN
- 9780198728757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.37
€ 208.37
Hardback. THE GOSPEL OF KINDNESS explores the historical significance of the American animal welfare movement at home and overseas from the Second Great Awakening to the Second World War. Focused on laboring animals at its inception, the movement evolved into an expansive "gospel of kindness," transforming animal mercy into a signature American value. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFFZ; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199733156
- ISBN
- 9780199733156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.79
€ 103.79
Paperback. There are many interpretations of the word 'Gothic'. Nick Groom explores the rich history and chronology of the term, bringing together various underlying and disparate elements to clarify its meaning. By examining its history, he argues that we can better interpret and understand society today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, Approx 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199586790
- ISBN
- 9780199586790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.57
€ 13.99
€ 11.57
Hardcover. Challenging popular misconceptions of female users, this book is the first to examine how female drug user's identities, and hence their experiences, are shaped by drug policies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426727
- ISBN
- 9781847426727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.74
€ 105.74
Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSG; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452826
- ISBN
- 9780801452826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.21
€ 140.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSG; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801479359
- ISBN
- 9780801479359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Series: AAR Academy Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555407377
- ISBN
- 9781555407377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.23
€ 54.23
Paperback. Using insights from ethnographic research conducted in London and New York, this book explores the varying ways young men use graffiti to construct masculinity, claim power and establish independence from the institutions which define, and often limit, them as young people. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; AFJG; JFC; JFSG; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333781913
- ISBN
- 9780333781913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.51€ 58.73
€ 59.51
€ 58.73
Paperback. The medieval legend of the Grail, a tale about the search for supreme mystical experience, has never ceased to intrigue writers and scholars by its wildly variegated forms. This title shows how the Grail, once a Celtic vessel of plenty, evolved into the Christian Grail with miraculous powers. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020754
- ISBN
- 9780691020754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
paperback. John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFB; JFFH; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141189598
- ISBN
- 9780141189598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
paperback. Series: Societas. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 201.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845973
- ISBN
- 9780907845973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.54
€ 14.54
Hardback. On 10 September 2008, amid much fanfare, the Great Collider run by CERN in Geneva was turned on. The Collider was supposed to fire protons around a seventeen-mile loop of tunnels, causing them to crash into one another at close to the speed of light and break into even tinier particles. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653884
- ISBN
- 9780745653884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. This text tells the disturbing history of racial boundaries along the USA/Mexican border. It focuses on the case of some Irish orphans who were placed with Mexican families, and the resulting anger of the town's Anglos who formed a vigilante squad to kidnap the children away from the Mexicans. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 halftones in one 24 page insert, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005358
- ISBN
- 9780674005358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.99
€ 34.99
€ 29.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRE; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861713660
- ISBN
- 9780861713660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.34
€ 18.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Presents an account of how international competition for the brightest minds is transforming the world of higher education - and why this revolution should be welcomed, not feared. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154558
- ISBN
- 9780691154558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. Series: The William James Lectures. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674361539
- ISBN
- 9780674361539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.79
€ 34.99
€ 29.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292518
- ISBN
- 9780500292518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. Discusses how Native Americans, colonial subjects without political power, nonetheless maintained their group identity through their native languages, and sense of homeland and sacred history. This title describes how Euro-Americans became fascinated by and supportive of Native American culture, spirituality, and environmental consciousness. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709621
- ISBN
- 9780292709621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.42
€ 26.99
€ 25.42