Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Essaysdiscuss masculinity and violence, research on differences between men's and women's brains, as well as impotence, sexual ambiguity, and whether black men have a moral duty to marry black women. Editor(s): May, Larry; Strikwerda, Robert A.; Hopkins, Patrick. Series: New Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847682560
- ISBN
- 9780847682560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.62
€ 194.62
Paperback. Contends that the notions of media pluralism and diversity have been reduced to empty catchphrases or conflated with consumer choice and market competition Series: Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker Book Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823245130
- ISBN
- 9780823245130
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Condition: New
€ 43.90
€ 43.90
Paperback. Arnold Eisen here calls for a fundamental rethinking of the story of modern Judaism. More than simply a study of Jewish thought on customs and rituals, this book explores the central role that practice plays in Judaism's encounter with modernity. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 339 pages, 8 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226195292
- ISBN
- 9780226195292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. A collection of essays examining the development and commodification of prostheses in Britain and America that occurred during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, due to the shift to standardized industrial manufacturing and associated market growth. Editor(s): Jones, Claire L. Series Editor(s): Anderson, Julie. Series: Disability History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526101426
- ISBN
- 9781526101426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.05
€ 160.05
Paperback. In the first two decades after WWII, social scientist heralded Turkey as an exemplar of a 'modernizing' nation in the Western mold. This book examines the Turkish experiment with modernity from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing the fields of history, the social sciences, the humanities, architecture, and urban planning. Editor(s): Bozdogan, Sibel; Kasaba, Resat. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295975979
- ISBN
- 9780295975979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Today's discourse on nationalism is engaged by dynamic theoretical models derived from studies in literary criticism, cultural anthropology, socioeconomics, and psychology. This is the first book of its kind to apply this new theoretical framework to the Arab Middle East, with essays by Beth Baron, Fred Halliday, Rashid Khalidi, and Emmanuel Sivan. Editor(s): Gershoni, Israel; Jankowski, James P. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106955
- ISBN
- 9780231106955
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. A collection of essays, which embrace environmental philosophy in its broadest sense. It covers topics such as environmental ethics, environmental aesthetics, ontology, theology, gender and the environment, and the role of science and technology in forming knowledge about our world. Editor(s): Foltz, Bruce V.; Frodeman, Robert. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPC; JFM; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217028
- ISBN
- 9780253217028
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.39
€ 27.99
€ 26.39
Hardcover. Includes a selection of papers exploring Obama and the Politics of Race & Religion. This title examines the complex dynamics of race relations and racial meaning in America under the Obama administration. It assesses the meanings of race and religion in America under the Obama administration. Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JFSL1; JFSR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857249111
- ISBN
- 9780857249111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.99
€ 132.99
Paperback. This insightful re-examination of the nature of old age presents a unique theoretical account of the fourth age as the embodiment of the most feared and marginalized aspects of old age, addressing contemporary society's anxieties and offering opportunities for re-framing conceptions of old age. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 black & white tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137383983
- ISBN
- 9781137383983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.94
€ 52.99
€ 43.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Falkenhayner, Nicole; Langenohl, Andreas; Scheu, Johannes; Schweitzer, Doris; Szulecki, Kacper. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837624724
- ISBN
- 9783837624724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.53
€ 54.99
€ 39.53
Hardback. This book examines how the Security Council has approached issues of gender equality since 2000. Written by academics, activists and practitioners the book challenges the reader to consider how women's participation, gender equality, sexual violence and the prevalence of economic disadvantages might be addressed in post-conflict communities. Editor(s): Heathcote, Gina; Otto, Dianne. Series: Thinking Gender in Transnational Times. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSJ1; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137400208
- ISBN
- 9781137400208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.52
€ 124.52
Hardback. Rethinking Poles and Jews focuses on the role of Holocaust-related material in perpetuating anti-Polish images and describes organizational efforts to combat them. Without minimizing contemporary Polish anti-Semitism, it also presents more positive material on contemporary Polish-American organizations and Jewish life in Poland. Editor(s): Cherry, Robert; Orla-Bukowska, Annamaria. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742546653
- ISBN
- 9780742546653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.04
€ 157.04
Paperback. Selects some of the important work analyzing popular culture. Drawing upon developments in cultural theory and the techniques of critical analysis, this title includes essays that break down disciplinary boundaries in a fresh fashion. It touches on a variety of features of popular culture, from photography to fashion, romance novels to television. Editor(s): Mukerji, Chandra; Schudson, Michael. Num Pages: 512 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520068933
- ISBN
- 9780520068933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.99
€ 41.99
€ 29.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFE2; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487187
- ISBN
- 9780801487187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
Hardback. Reprogenetic technologies have been embraced by advocates as tools that can create healthier, smarter, more admirable human beings. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBDC; MFKC; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190460204
- ISBN
- 9780190460204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.56
€ 93.56
Hardback. Rethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change challenges prevailing notions that science and technology are socially shaped or constructed. The text puts forth a case for technological determinism, based on a realist and pragmatist account of science and technology, informed by historical comparisons. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 table, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755887
- ISBN
- 9780804755887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.03
€ 78.03
Hardback. Rethinking Sexual Identity in Education responds to the wide-spread abuse of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning persons (LGBTQs) in diverse educational environments by utilizing published narratives of LGBTQs educational experiences. Series: Curriculum, Cultures, and (Homo)sexualities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742542945
- ISBN
- 9780742542945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.35
€ 142.35
paperback. Rethinking Sexual Identity in Education responds to the wide-spread abuse of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning persons (LGBTQs) in diverse educational environments by utilizing published narratives of LGBTQs educational experiences. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742542952
- ISBN
- 9780742542952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
Paperback. The analysis of social distinction cannot indefinitely remain confined to logics of reasoning that are markedly ethnocentric. Rather than just applying the consecrated schemes of Veblen or Bourdieu, Daloz provides new foundations in this book for understanding 21st Century Dubai, China, Russia and settings of the past. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR; JHBA; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336180
- ISBN
- 9781349336180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFF; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922059161
- ISBN
- 9781922059161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 61 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 61
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594544309
- ISBN
- 9781594544309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.93€ 90.59
€ 131.93
€ 90.59
Paperback. This text offers a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of globalisation, their impact on social work and the resulting challenges in practice. The authors draw on post-colonialism to consider the global issues facing social work, such as mass migration, and the ways in which social workers can respond to such difficulties. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201354
- ISBN
- 9780230201354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.71
€ 56.71
Paperback. If the conservative view of the American race problem is frightening, the traditional liberal view seems impotent. Analyzing the race problem from neither right nor left, this book sheds light on America's longest running social and moral dilemma. It examines the intractable racial problems confronting Americans at the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPA; JPVH; LNDA; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 63. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Tiny crease on edge of cover, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0002694
- ISBN
- 9780520078789
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415826143
- ISBN
- 9780415826143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.46
€ 56.46