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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Shows how Thomas Jefferson's opinions of Patrick Henry influenced William Wirt's depiction of him. This book traces Henry's life through his relationship with the world of books. It examines Henry's education; his legal career; his use of books to improve his speaking style; and his relationship to the antislavery movement. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927589
- ISBN
- 9780813927589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Hardback. This vanguard collection of original and in-depth essays seeks to explore the intricate interplay of the aesthetic and psychological domains during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and to consider the reasons why a common Modernist project took shape when and in the circumstances it did. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 480 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFC; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745772
- ISBN
- 9780804745772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.27
€ 183.27
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747974
- ISBN
- 9780804747974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.50
€ 40.99
€ 36.50
Hardback. This book follows the invention of the discipline in the nineteenth century, its rise around the turn of the century, and its ultimate demise after the Second World War. In addition, it shows that despite the repudiation of "folk psychology", the discipline remains relevant as a precursor of contemporary studies of "national identity." Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380191
- ISBN
- 9781782380191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.70
€ 163.70
Paperback. Examines how twenty-six poverty-stricken African American men from Chicago view their prospects for getting ahead. This book documents their definitions of good jobs and the good life - and their beliefs about whether and how these can be attained. It reveals how these men have experienced varying degrees of exposure to more-privileged Americans. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSC; JFSJ2; JFSL3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127002
- ISBN
- 9780691127002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.57€ 42.52
€ 53.57
€ 42.52
Paperback. Like the canaries that alerted miners to a poisonous atmosphere, issues of race point to underlying problems in society that ultimately affect everyone, not just minorities. In this work, Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres propose a way to confront race in the 21st century. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFJ; JFSL; JPA; JPH; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010840
- ISBN
- 9780674010840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.50
€ 36.99
€ 30.50
Paperback. The Ministry of Thin takes an unflinching look at how the modern obsession with weight loss, youth, beauty and perfection got out of control. Emma Woolf, author of An Apple a Day, explores how we might all be able to stop hating and start liking our own bodies again. And she dares to ask: if losing weight is the answer, what is the question? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Octopus Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849534123
- ISBN
- 9781849534123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.94
€ 11.99
€ 9.94
Hardback. In this wide-ranging and probing book Erin Manning develops the concept of the minor gesture to rethink common assumptions about human agency, the ways we experience the everyday world, and the possibilities for new political praxis. Series: Thought in the Act. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFG; MJNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361039
- ISBN
- 9780822361039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.31
€ 111.31
Paperback. Roberto Rossellini's "Il Miracolo" is deceptively simple: a demented peasant woman is seduced by a stranger she believes to be Saint Joseph, is socially ostracized for becoming pregnant out of wedlock, but is finally redeemed through motherhood. This book explores the unique place that the movies occupy in American culture. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; HBTB; JFMD; LAZ; LNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616190
- ISBN
- 9780700616190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.49
€ 37.49
Paperback. The esteemed historian and philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller addresses the nature-nurture debate, arguing that it is riddled by conceptual incoherence. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 158 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347316
- ISBN
- 9780822347316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.31
€ 25.99
€ 24.31
Hardback. The esteemed historian and philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller addresses the nature-nurture debate, arguing that it is riddled by conceptual incoherence. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5499 x 3971 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347149
- ISBN
- 9780822347149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
paperback. Highlighting the importance of song and dance rituals to Sephardic Jewish religious practices Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: AS; HRJC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252077623
- ISBN
- 9780252077623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.08
€ 23.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475795
- ISBN
- 9780801475795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486445588
- ISBN
- 9780486445588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.14
€ 12.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, port. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543702
- ISBN
- 9780913543702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.35
€ 16.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: DD; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The Women's Play Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780958339377
- ISBN
- 9780958339377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.53
€ 10.99
€ 9.53
Paperback. To what extent has feminism benefited women? Arguing that so far feminism has failed to deliver the promised benefits for many women and has even proved harmful, this text brings together women's voices, from Bridget Jones to Simone de Beauvoir, to provide a radical rethink for the 21st century. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 389. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KRS0018138
- ISBN
- 9780826450951
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. In 2012, Anne Summers gave two landmark speeches about women in Australia, attracting more than 120,000 visits to her website. Within weeks of their delivery Prime Minister Julia Gillard's own speech about misogyny and sexism went viral and was celebrated around the world. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742233840
- ISBN
- 9781742233840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.06
€ 18.06
Paperback. Clears a devastating path from the bygone Glasgow of the 1970s to the grim secrets of Gloucester in the mid 1990s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571215607
- ISBN
- 9780571215607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.56
€ 15.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Select Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590792421
- ISBN
- 9781590792421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.83
€ 21.99
€ 21.83