Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Emmer, Michele. Series: Matematica E Cultura. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JNU; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847018532
- ISBN
- 9788847018532
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.92
€ 38.99
€ 31.92
Paperback. The main argument of this book is that people use material objects to express themselves and their cultures. Drawing on examples from both Western and developing cultures, it shows that everyday objects reflect not only personal tastes and attributes, but also moral principles and social ideals. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631156055
- ISBN
- 9780631156055
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Condition: New
€ 48.04
€ 48.04
Hardback. Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HD; HR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102767
- ISBN
- 9780759102767
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Condition: New
€ 171.51
€ 171.51
paperback. Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HD; HR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102774
- ISBN
- 9780759102774
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Condition: New
€ 72.34
€ 72.34
Paperback. Material Culture and Sedition, 1688-1760 is a groundbreaking study of the ways in which material culture (and its associated designs, rituals and symbols) was used to avoid prosecution for treason and sedition in the British Isles. The fresh theoretical model it presents challenges existing accounts of the public sphere and consumer culture. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBD; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349447510
- ISBN
- 9781349447510
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Condition: New
€ 108.05
€ 108.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349257645
- ISBN
- 9781349257645
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Condition: New
€ 180.39
€ 180.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Pender, P; Smith, R (University of Manchester UK). Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBL; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349465347
- ISBN
- 9781349465347
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Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Hardcover. This collection examines the diverse material cultures through which early modern women's writing was produced, transmitted, and received. It focuses on the ways it was originally packaged and promoted, how it circulated in its contemporary contexts, and how it was read and received in its original publication and in later revisions and redactions. Editor(s): Pender, Patricia; Smith, Rosalind. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137342423
- ISBN
- 9781137342423
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Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Hardcover. Focusing on the experiences of Russian migrants to the United Kingdom, this book explores the connection between migrations, homes and identities. It evaluates several approaches to studying them, and is structured around a series of case studies on attitudes to homemaking, food and cooking, and clothing. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; JFCD; JFFN; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137321770
- ISBN
- 9781137321770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
Paperback. Offers a robust understanding of materiality from a feminist point of view Editor(s): Alaimo, Stacy; Hekman, Susan J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219466
- ISBN
- 9780253219466
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.20
€ 30.99
€ 27.20
Hardcover. This volume contributes towards to developments in the study of religion that illuminate the plural nature of religious change in modern Britain. It makes a critical intervention in British studies of religion by bringing the analytical insights of material culture, to bear on religion in the British World. Editor(s): Jones, Timothy Willem; Matthews-Jones, Lucinda. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137540553
- ISBN
- 9781137540553
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Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Paperback. Material Strategies brings together scholars from different disciplines to explore what dress and textiles can tell us about gender history. * Broad in scope -- covers women, men, social groupings and nations from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Editor(s): Burman, Barbara; Turbin, Carole. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AKTA; HBTB; JFCK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405109062
- ISBN
- 9781405109062
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.85
€ 32.99
€ 32.85
Paperback. Series: Sierra Club Books Publication. Num Pages: 255 pages, 380 colour illustrations, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: AJCP; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1144.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871564306
- ISBN
- 9780871564306
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.83
€ 32.99
€ 30.83
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Gesellschaft Sozialwissenschaftlicher in. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810021526
- ISBN
- 9783810021526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.67
€ 74.67
Paperback / so. Series: Kolner Zeitschrift Fur Soziologie Und Sozialpsychologie Sond. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531116150
- ISBN
- 9783531116150
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Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
Hardback. This volume brings together nine essays by established and new scholars from Russia, Britain and North America to explore the historical contexts and current relevance of the work of the Bakhtin Circle for social theory, philosophy, history and linguistics. Editor(s): Brandist, Craig; Tihanov, Galin; Tihanov, Galin. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333746646
- ISBN
- 9780333746646
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Condition: New
€ 118.95
€ 118.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Richard, Francois G. Num Pages: 307 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1H; HDD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 245 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493926329
- ISBN
- 9781493926329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.20
€ 120.20
Hardcover. Through an exploration of contemporary Chinese popular religion from its cultural, social, and material perspectives, Wei-Ping Lin paints a broad picture of the dynamics of popular religion in Taiwan. Analyzing these aspects of religious practice in a unified framework, she traces their transformation as adherents move from villages to cities. Num Pages: 217 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504363
- ISBN
- 9780674504363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.31
€ 45.99
€ 37.31
Paperback. A significant contribution to investigations of the social and cultural impact of new media and digital technologies Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Dartmouth College Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584655589
- ISBN
- 9781584655589
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.52
€ 32.99
€ 25.52
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759124219
- ISBN
- 9780759124219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.30€ 39.08
€ 108.30
€ 39.08
Materials, Technologies and Practice in Historic Heritage Structures
. Ed(S): Torok, Akos; Dan, Maria Bostenaru; P...
paperback. This book considers the architectural, aesthetic and cultural value of materials in restoring historic buildings. It focuses on wall materials, such as masonry and reinforced concrete, and includes recent information regarding conservation issues. Editor(s): Torok, Akos; Dan, Maria Bostenaru; Poikryl, Richard. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; JFC; RBGL; RN; TGMT; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791039
- ISBN
- 9789400791039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.76
€ 181.76
Paperback. Many women find mothering a shocking experience in terms of the extremity of feelings it provokes, and the profound changes it seems to prompt in identity, relationship and sense of self. This book discusses the possibility for a specific feminine-maternal subjectivity, relationality and reciprocity, ethics and otherness. Series Editor(s): Ussher, Jane. Series: Women and Psychology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415455015
- ISBN
- 9780415455015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.91
€ 50.91
Hardcover. Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood examines the function of the mother figure in horror film. Using psychoanalytic film theory as well as comparisons with the melodrama film, Arnold investigates the polarized images of monstrous and sacrificing mother. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137014115
- ISBN
- 9781137014115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.85
€ 149.85
Hardcover. This volume reassesses maternalism by providing critical reflections on prior usages of the concept, and by expanding its meaning to encompass geographical areas, political regimes, and cultural concerns that scholars have rarely addressed. Editor(s): Klein, Marian van der; Plant, Rebecca Jo; Sanders, Nichole; Weintrob, Lori. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454669
- ISBN
- 9780857454669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.54
€ 152.54