Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Examines the body of work on the intellectual, social and cultural origins of early modern science. Cohen surveys a wide range of scholarship since the 19th century, offering new perspectives on how the Scientific Revolution changed the way we understand the natural world and our place in it. Num Pages: 680 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 232 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112800
- ISBN
- 9780226112800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.15€ 51.43
€ 61.15
€ 51.43
Paperback. With maternal love as the prototype for all types of love, Odent examines the short, but critical time just after birth which has long-term consequences for our future capacity to love. The author looks at love holistically and in terms of the hormones which affect it in different parts of life. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Free Association Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853432293
- ISBN
- 9781853432293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.86
€ 23.86
Paperback. Blaikie explores how our different ways of seeing influence the relationship between place and belonging. He argues that our memories, however brief or complex, invoke imagined pasts. But do our recollections share a common frame of reference? Blaikie's cross-disciplinary exploration sets out to answer this question. Includes numerous case studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 b+w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617876
- ISBN
- 9780748617876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.60
€ 38.99
€ 32.60
Hardback. All memories invoke imagined pasts, but do the ways we remember share a common imaginary? In seeking to interpret Scottish culture in the recent past as a series of encounters with modernity, this study draws on a wide range of sources to explore relationships between perceptions of place, belonging and identity in one nation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617869
- ISBN
- 9780748617869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.60
€ 105.84
€ 101.60
Paperback. Emphasising on the diversity of intellectual discussion taking place in this small country located on the outer edge of Europe, and also the European dimension of this Scottish movement, this book is arranged thematically - Human Nature, Ethics, Aesthetics, Religion, Economics, Social Theory and Politics, Law, Historiography, Language and Science. Editor(s): Broadie, Alexander. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HPC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 52. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862417383
- ISBN
- 9780862417383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.53
€ 24.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. A history of the Scout movement in West Fife Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFSV; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752423654
- ISBN
- 9780752423654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.24
€ 14.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. Boy scouts have been part of the fabric of British society since the movement's founding by Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell in 1907, and scout training provides boys with instruction in good citizenship. This title tells the story of the scout movement and its growth from an experimental camp held on Brownsea Island. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747811510
- ISBN
- 9780747811510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Shows how Western control of Africa's oil has fed corruption and undermined democracy, and how Africans have resisted the theft of their resources. Series: New Politics, Progressive Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFX; JPS; KCM; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330457
- ISBN
- 9780745330457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.27
€ 40.99
€ 31.27
Hardback. Shows how Western control of Africa's oil has fed corruption and undermined democracy, and how Africans have resisted the theft of their resources. Series: New Politics, Progressive Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFX; JPS; KCM; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330464
- ISBN
- 9780745330464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 81.97
€ 99.96
€ 81.97
Hardback. Examines how countries can compete with each other to make citizens, and how citizens in turn have found ways to use this competition to their own benefit. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804782982
- ISBN
- 9780804782982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.87
€ 74.87
Paperback. Defining the demands and expectations that parents place upon their offspring from the very beginning, this book explains how even the youngest can adapt to a role that is expected of them. It demonstrates how parents can transfer problems from their own childhood into this new relationship. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765701367
- ISBN
- 9780765701367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.82
€ 71.82
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021341
- ISBN
- 9780674021341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752489704
- ISBN
- 9780752489704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Hardcover. An eye-opening survey of the recent Arab revolutions and their political consequences, comparing them to those of a previous generation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240122
- ISBN
- 9780393240122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.26
€ 27.99
€ 24.26
Hardback. A study of the Second Creek War and its impact on antebellum southern society Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 512 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 40. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803225480
- ISBN
- 9780803225480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80
€ 58.80
paperback. Offers a glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. This book explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Random House Business
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847941343
- ISBN
- 9781847941343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.83
€ 15.99
€ 11.83
Hardback. An anthology of empirical studies of Asian Americans' ethnic or pan-ethnic identities, examining ethnic attachments among second-generation Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean Americans, Chinese and Japanese Americans. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101753
- ISBN
- 9780759101753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.21
€ 149.21
Paperback. Using the hormonal changes that occur around menopause as a springboard to transition from a woman's reproductive years to her self-productive years, this book gives positive, life-affirming guidance on how to make the second half of life, the best half. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091955281
- ISBN
- 9780091955281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Examines the implications of new communication technologies. This book evaluates critically the concepts of media and technology in various traditions of cultural theory, with the aim of rethinking the relations of humans to machines. It also examines theories of postmodernity in relation to the new media and the debate over multiculturalism. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JH; PDR; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613963
- ISBN
- 9780745613963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.17
€ 24.17
Paperback. 'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'. This book is suitable for those who believe in the equality of the sexes. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 848
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099499381
- ISBN
- 9780099499381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.26
€ 21.99
€ 16.26