Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFFR; KJSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306822537
- ISBN
- 9780306822537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.44
€ 20.99
€ 19.44
Hardback. Using Dominicans in New York City as a case study, Ramona Hernandez challenges the old belief that workers necessarily migrate from one region to another because of supply and demand or because of a de facto government policy to make people leave or stay. As a result, she shows that the traditional correlation between migration and economic progress does not always hold true. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJD; 3JJP; 3JM; JFFN; JHBL; KCB; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116220
- ISBN
- 9780231116220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.59€ 78.05
€ 103.59
€ 78.05
Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486467627
- ISBN
- 9780486467627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Faced with the failure of the romantic muse and the other two-sex tropes for the imagination, writers such as James Joyce, William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf became attracted to a culturally specific notion of an androgynous imagination. This text explores the process by which this happened. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919805
- ISBN
- 9780813919805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.49
€ 33.49
Paperback. How we die reveals much about how we live. This book traces the history of euthanasia in the United States to show how changing attitudes toward death reflect new and troubling ways of experiencing pain, hope, and freedom. It shows how over time, the term came to mean a death blessed by the grace of God, and later, medical hastening of death. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133904
- ISBN
- 9780691133904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.27
€ 46.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, Waits shows how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 to the present day. In addition, he examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among communtys. Series: The Modern Christmas in America. Num Pages: 290 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814792841
- ISBN
- 9780814792841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. During the 1920s and 1930s, in cities from Beijing to Bombay, Tokyo to Berlin, Johannesburg to New York, the Modern Girl made her flashy, fashionable appearance in city streets and cafes, in films, advertisements, and illustrated magazines. This work tracks the Modern Girl as she emerged as a global phenomenon during the 1920s and 1930s. Editor(s): Weinbaum, Alys Eve; Modern Girl Around the World Research Group; Thomas, Lynn M.; Ramamurthy, Priti; Poiger, Uta G.; Dong, Madeleine Yue. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 435 pages, 132 illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343059
- ISBN
- 9780822343059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.63
€ 33.99
€ 30.63
Paperback. With contributions from two dozen scholars, "The Modern Jewish Experience" presents practical information and guidelines intended to expand the teaching repertoire of those concerned with Jewish studies. Sample syllabi are included for survey courses set in diverse linguistic settings. Editor(s): Wertheimer, Jack. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814792629
- ISBN
- 9780814792629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.45
€ 33.99
€ 33.45
Hardback. This magnificent ethnographic photo-essay presents the modern Maya of Yucatan who - resilient, resourceful, creative, and armed with intimate knowledge of the place where they live - have survived centuries of upheaval Series: The William and Bette Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 368 pages, 385 duotones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AJC; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7747 x 5817 x 915. Weight in Grams: 2212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726932
- ISBN
- 9780292726932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.64
€ 63.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, 17 tables, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349794
- ISBN
- 9780226349794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.62€ 42.98
€ 50.62
€ 42.98
Paperback. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226575209
- ISBN
- 9780226575209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Hardcover. In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth. The author argues that they engage a global hierarchy that is profoundly modern, one that values performance over authenticity - highlighting the counterfeit nature of modernity itself. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; JFFT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226575193
- ISBN
- 9780226575193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.94€ 86.72
€ 105.94
€ 86.72
Hardback. The book traces how German and French Jews employed anti-Catholic polemics to create their own visions of modernity, national belonging, and proper religiosity from the Enlightenment to the early twentieth century. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804787024
- ISBN
- 9780804787024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.97
€ 85.97
paperback. Revealing the extent to which some of yesterday's fathers were involved with their children, this text recounts how fatherhood was reshaped during the "Machine Age" into the configuration we know today. Num Pages: 300 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226469041
- ISBN
- 9780226469041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815624721
- ISBN
- 9780815624721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.79
€ 16.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556522413
- ISBN
- 9781556522413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.87
€ 17.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. We live in a moment of unprecedented complexity, an era in which change occurs faster than our ability to comprehend it. This books offers a map for the unfamiliar terrain opening in our midst, unfolding an alternative philosophy of our time through a synthesis of science and culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; PDA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226791180
- ISBN
- 9780226791180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. In this study, Joseph Koerner establishes the character of Renaissance art in Germany and examines how artists such as Albrecht Durer and Hans Baldung Grien reflected in their masterworks the changing status of the self in 16th-century Germany. Num Pages: 564 pages, 1 colour plate, 223 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACND; AFC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449999
- ISBN
- 9780226449999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.21€ 51.38
€ 61.21
€ 51.38
Hardback. An exploration of the multifaceted Mongol experience in China, past and present. Charting the interface between a state-centred multinational Chinese polity and a primordial nationalist multiculturalism, it explores Mongol ethnopolitical strategies to preserve their heritage. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511439
- ISBN
- 9780742511439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.22
€ 187.22
Paperback. The Monogamy Gap is a groundbreaking volume that explains why men cheat. Drawing on a range of theories across academic disciplines, the book highlights the biological compulsion of the sexual urge, the social construction of the monogamous ideal, and the devastating chasm that lies between them. Series: Sexuality, Identity, and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199948956
- ISBN
- 9780199948956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.68
€ 46.68
Paperback. 'The Monster Evil' represents the first significant account of all forms of 19th-century interpersonal violence in any British city. Num Pages: 281 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JH; HBTB; JFFE; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846316838
- ISBN
- 9781846316838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.08
€ 72.08
Paperback. Mixed feelings about motherhood - uncertainty over having a child, fears of pregnancy and childbirth, or negative thoughts about one's own children - are not just hard to discuss, they are a social taboo. This title uncovers the roots of ambivalence, and tells how it manifests in lives of women and their children. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271203
- ISBN
- 9780520271203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Most critical writings on horror films conceptualise woman as victim. Creed challenges this view with a feminist psychoanalytic critique, discussing films such as Alien, I Spit on Your Grave and Psycho. Series: Popular Fictions Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415052597
- ISBN
- 9780415052597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.27
€ 48.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Gustafson, Fred. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFSJ; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892540648
- ISBN
- 9780892540648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.76
€ 25.99
€ 22.76