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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347255
ISBN
9780822347255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.47

Hardback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5753 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346661
ISBN
9780822346661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.60

Paperback. Unlike most introductory texts that take a topical approach to studying sociology, this smart, challenging, and accessibly written text looks at the core principles of the discipline, making links to a contemporary context. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 285 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442634046
ISBN
9781442634046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.23

Paperback. This volume proposes a theoretical grounding for the study of cities and the people who live and work in them. Using a threefold, interdisciplinary approach to urban identities which links agency, space,and structure, the book examines the work of three major urban theorists. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520222786
ISBN
9780520222786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.46

Paperback. Paralyzed from the chest down after being pushed into a pool on the night of her bachelorette party, Rachelle Friedman and her four best friends made a decision to never reveal the name of the friend who pushed her in. The girls' rare and special bond led to Rachelle's recovery, a lifelong secret, and her eventual fairy-tale wedding. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; VFJD; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493008575
ISBN
9781493008575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. "From a tragic accident comes a story of astounding friendship and resilience"-- Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; VFJD; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 25.
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762792948
ISBN
9780762792948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.94

Hardback. Editor(s): Tsesis, Alexander. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; JPVH1; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141444
ISBN
9780231141444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.84
€ 62.00

Paperback. In this book, his first to appear in English, French sinologistFrancois Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi--meaningdisposition or circumstance, power or potential--as a touchstone toexplore Chinese culture and to uncover the intricate structureunderlying Chinese modes of thinking. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299953
ISBN
9780942299953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. Isaiah Berlin was one of the leading thinkers of the century, and one of the finest writers. This title selects some of the best of his essays. It encapsulates the principal movements that characterise the modern age: romanticism, historicism, Fascism, relativism, irrationalism and nationalism. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 181 x 37. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099582762
ISBN
9780099582762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.66

Hardback. By rethinking the intellectual and historical foundations of modern accounts of freedom, the author shows how this major vision of liberty developed between the seventeenth and the nineteenth centuries. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143132
ISBN
9780691143132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38
€ 50.75

hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470105290
ISBN
9780470105290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. The Protein Myth powerfully illustrates that the way to vibrant health and a peaceful world is to stop exploiting animals. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ; VFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846946738
ISBN
9781846946738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JMP; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
50486th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807001271
ISBN
9780807001271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.73

Paperback. Essays on the contradictory resurgence of religion and liberalism in the twenty-first century by one of the most important voices in the study of the sociology of religion Series: Politics, History, & Social Change. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
342
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439901908
ISBN
9781439901908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Hardback.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190991
ISBN
9780300190991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.92

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813583952
ISBN
9780813583952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.31

Paperback. Drawing upon Hegel, Nietzsche, Freud, Foucault and Althusser, this work offers a theory of subject formation that illuminates as ambivalent the psychic effects of social power. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728126
ISBN
9780804728126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. This collection of essays studies the seemingly permanent racial undercurrents of society, focusing on unconscious fantasies and identities. The essays engage with postcolonial, political and psychoanalytic theory, as well as a wide range of texts and theories. Editor(s): Lane, Christopher. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSL; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109475
ISBN
9780231109475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.85

Hardback. What exactly does it mean to be "happy"? Can we measure it? And if individuals are happy, does this necessarily make for a more content and healthy society? In answering these questions and others, The Psychological Wealth of Nations reviews the range of scientific research related to individual and societal happiness. Series: Contemporary Social Issues. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192118
ISBN
9781405192118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.50

Paperback. Explores the nature and causes of female violence from the perspectives of psychodynamic theory and forensic psychology. This book includes chapters which address central clinical issues of working with women who kill and designing therapeutic services for women in secure mental health settings. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1; JM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415403870
ISBN
9780415403870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.34

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