Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. In this work, originally published in 1600, the author creates a conversation among seven Venetain noblewomen. The dialogue explores women's experience in both theoretical and practical terms. The women take as their broad theme men's curious hostility towards women and the possible cures for it. Editor(s): Cox, Virginia (Lecturer in Italian, Christ's College, Cambridge University). Translator(s): Cox, Virginia (Lecturer in Italian, Christ's College, Cambridge University). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226256825
- ISBN
- 9780226256825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.19
€ 35.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Drawing on the work of authors such as Oliver Sacks, Anatole Broyard, Norman Cousins, and Audre Lorde, as well as the people he met during the years he spent among different illness groups, the author recounts a collection of illness stories. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFH; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226004976
- ISBN
- 9780226004976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.77
€ 25.99
€ 20.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742839
- ISBN
- 9780814742839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. In a powerful evocation of the spirit and drama of the American West, the harrowing story of the feud that ignited the Apache Wars. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472110923
- ISBN
- 9781472110923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.37
€ 19.37
Hardcover. Containing three interconnected essays, this book sets Ha Jin's own work and life alongside those of other literary exiles, creating a conversation across cultures and between eras. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226399881
- ISBN
- 9780226399881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.29
€ 16.99
€ 14.29
paperback. Examines the emergence of a new generation of Jewish immigrant authors in America, most of whom grew up in formerly communist countries. This collection chronicles and clarifies issues of personal and cultural dislocation and loss, but also affirms the possibilities of reorientation and renewal. Editor(s): Rosenfeld, Alvin H. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219817
- ISBN
- 9780253219817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.10
€ 29.99
€ 29.10
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813571386
- ISBN
- 9780813571386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.14
€ 59.14
The Writing on the Cloud. American Culture Confronts the Atomic Bomb.
Scott, Alison M.; Geist, Christopher D.
Hardback. This book is a path-breaking collection of essays which explore the diverse and complex ways American culture has been shaped by the looming presence of the atomic bomb, the central icon of technology, diplomacy, and war, of the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761807452
- ISBN
- 9780761807452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Paperback. How well do you know the Bible? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 194 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340980040
- ISBN
- 9780340980040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Hardcover. A provocative argument revealing the inherent racism in governmental responses Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799932
- ISBN
- 9780814799932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.65
€ 95.65
Paperback. A dissection of the language of the far right, showing the continued, although masked, biases inherent in their message. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFJ; JFSL1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781479826797
- ISBN
- 9781479826797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.18
€ 28.18
Paperback. Presents a cross-national, comparative study to examine a Mexican-origin community's experience with international migration and transnationalism. This book elaborates how various forms of colonialism, institutional biases, and emergent forms of domination have shaped Xaripu labor migration across the Mexican/U.S. border. Series: Latino Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022129
- ISBN
- 9780268022129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.62
€ 36.99
€ 35.62
Paperback. A biography of Henry Roe Cloud (c. 1884-1950), a Winnebago educator, scholar, and minister who was one of the most renowned Native Americans of his time. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL1; JNM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822344216
- ISBN
- 9780822344216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.11
€ 29.99
€ 29.11
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061450785
- ISBN
- 9780061450785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.68
€ 17.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. Denmark is officially the happiest nation on Earth, so when journalist Helen Russell finds herself spending a year in rural Jutland, she decides she'll do all she can to uncover the secrets of the Danes' happiness. But will the long, dark winters and pickled herring take their toll? Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785780233
- ISBN
- 9781785780233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.21
€ 14.99
€ 11.21
The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World ...
Nicholas P. Klingaman William K. Klingaman
Paperback. In the tradition of "Krakatoa" and "Guns, Germs, and Steel" comes a sweeping history of the year 1816, when there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months and in the U.S., the extraordinary weather produced food shortages, religious revivals, and extensive migration. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250042750
- ISBN
- 9781250042750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.10
€ 19.99
€ 18.10
Hardback. An annual narrative bibliography which aims to provide a comprehensive collection of theoretical essays with bibliographies for work published in a given year. Volume 7 covers work published in 1997. Editor(s): McGowan, Kate. Series: Year's Work in Critical & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219309
- ISBN
- 9780631219309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.57
€ 255.57
Hardback. The third set in the series, "The Year's Work in English Studies, Volume 78" edited by Peter Kitson, and "The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, Volume 7" edited by Kate McGowan, aims to provide comprehensive, narrative bibliographical coverage of the best work of 1997. Editor(s): Kitson, Peter. Series: Year's Work. Num Pages: 1600 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; GBCR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 142 x 100. Weight in Grams: 2132.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218166
- ISBN
- 9780631218166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 400.43
€ 400.43
Hardback. Now combined in a new series, "The Year's Work in English Studies, Volume 76" and "The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, Volume 5" aim to provide comprehensive, narrative bibliographic coverage of the best work in their respective fields in a given year, in this instance 1995. Editor(s): Kitson, Peter. Series: Year's Work in Critical & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 900 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; DSBH; GBCR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 126 x 101. Weight in Grams: 2198.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 900
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210009
- ISBN
- 9780631210009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 306.38
€ 306.38
Studies the rise and fall of the Yellow Press. This book documents the fierce competition that characterized yellow journalism, the social realities and trends that contributed to its success (and its ultimate demise), its accomplishments for good or ill, and its long-term legacy. Series: Medill School of Journalism Visions of the American Press. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810123311
- ISBN
- 9780810123311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.28
€ 38.28