Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Explains how inequalities, job insecurity and global warming are the logical outcomes of supercapitalism. This work shows that companies, fighting hard to be competitive, have become deeply involved in politics, and how the tools used to temper society's problems - taxation and education - have withered as supercapitalism has burgeoned. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JHBA; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KRA0005111
- ISBN
- 9781848310469
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A compelling, sometimes unsettling portrait of the world's most powerful men and women Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349120256
- ISBN
- 9780349120256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.53
€ 19.53
Paperback. Provides an overview of an emerging trend in fatherhood and the policy solutions that may help support its growth Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814749166
- ISBN
- 9780814749166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFT; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781255339
- ISBN
- 9781781255339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.64
€ 15.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. What if we could improve our ability to predict the future? This title shows that the average expert was only slightly better at predicting the future than a layperson using random guesswork. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9781847947154
- ISBN
- 9781847947154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. In 1938 Action Comics number 1 introduced the world to Superman. In this book, the author draws on history, art, mythology, and his own journey to provide a true chronicle of the superhero. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546672
- ISBN
- 9780099546672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Hardback. This seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? In a tour de force of analytic thinking, Bostrom lays a foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. Num Pages: 352 pages, black and white line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFFR; UYQ; UYQM; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199678112
- ISBN
- 9780199678112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. In this explosive sequel to I Killed Scheherazade, Joumana Haddad examines the patriarchal system that continues to dominate in the Arab world and beyond. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; BM; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Telegram
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908906090
- ISBN
- 9781908906090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.62
€ 11.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813587516
- ISBN
- 9780813587516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Hardback. Journalism matters. We live in a much more interconnected world where information is ever-more critical to our lives. Authorities the world over agree that it is a profession under siege. Yet, it is journalism that conveys that information and allows us to debate its significance. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179249
- ISBN
- 9781405179249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.26
€ 97.26
Paperback. Supernatural and superhuman elements have been prominent in American culture from the time of the New England Puritans' intense emphasis on religion. This book surveys the appearance of supernatural and superhuman elements in American culture, focusing on the American fascination with narratives involving supernatural adventure. Series: Extraordinary World. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803232891
- ISBN
- 9780803232891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. A fascinating and engaging examination of why we believe in the supernatural. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274. From Superstition to Religion - The Brain Science of Belief. 320 pages. Humans are born with brains designed to make sense of the world and that need for an explanation can lead to beliefs that go beyond reason. This book weaves an account of our 'supersense' that navigates a path through brain science, child development, popular culture, mental illness and the paranormal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight: 274.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849010306
- ISBN
- 9781849010306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Hardback. Explores the modern recategorization of religious practices and people and examines how state power affected the religious lives and physical order of local communities. This book looks at how politicians conceived of their own ritual role in an era when authority was meant to derive from popular sovereignty. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HRA; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035997
- ISBN
- 9780674035997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.12
€ 54.99
€ 46.12
Hardback. Beginning with a look at the activities and technologies that connect most people to the surveillance matrix, from Facebook to identification cards to GPS devices in our cars, the authors invite readers to critically explore surveillance as it relates to issues of law, power, freedom, and inequality. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFU; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924434
- ISBN
- 9780226924434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 78.49
€ 95.09
€ 78.49
Paperback. Beginning with a look at the activities and technologies that connect most people to the surveillance matrix, from Facebook to identification cards to GPS devices in our cars, the authors invite readers to critically explore surveillance as it relates to issues of law, power, freedom, and inequality. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFU; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924441
- ISBN
- 9780226924441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
€ 31.99
€ 24.82
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Puhl, Harald. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663115724
- ISBN
- 9783663115724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.56
€ 56.56
Paperback. Explores the production, representation, and reception of prominent female superheroes in mainstream superhero comics, television shows, and films. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 bw illus. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501316579
- ISBN
- 9781501316579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.94
€ 42.99
€ 32.94
Hardback. Editor(s): Rowell, Lanette. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JP. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631173110
- ISBN
- 9781631173110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.17€ 129.15
€ 190.17
€ 129.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Ramsey, Leonard; Cummings, Gillian. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622578597
- ISBN
- 9781622578597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.02€ 69.24
€ 101.02
€ 69.24
Hardback. Editor(s): Ward, Samuel C. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634837309
- ISBN
- 9781634837309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.92€ 145.67
€ 194.92
€ 145.67