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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Offers an interpretation of mass-mediated violence through a study of funeral gambling and Buddhist meditation on death. This book focuses on a particular array of tactics in Thai Buddhism and protest politics for connecting death and life, past and present and unveils a picture of community, responsibility, and accountability in the world order. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HRE; JFFE; JHBZ; JHMP; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074603
ISBN
9780691074603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 42.11

Paperback. Explores the political, social and economic forces that are shaping what America and the world will become in ensuing decades. From demographics to democracy, this title explores what the author calls the 'Drivers of Global Change', framing the international conversation about the future in provocative ways. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
WH Allen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753540503
ISBN
9780753540503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.59

Hardcover. A primer for creating a better future for yourself. Num Pages: 128 pages, Diagrams throughout. BIC Classification: JFFR; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120. .
Publisher
LID Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910649244
ISBN
9781910649244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. This book looks at both the past and the future of the debate over whether there are moral limits to scientific progress and what life will look like in the genetic age. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521957
ISBN
9780742521957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.92
€ 84.99

paperback. A collection of articles, essays, speeches and testimony, chronicling the start of America's national debate on genetics. It begins with selections from Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis, then looks to the future, moving on to the questions surrounding the debate over human cloning and stem cells. Editor(s): Kristol, William; Cohen, Eric. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521964
ISBN
9780742521964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. In this text nine leading academics consider the problems confronting the American university in terms of their effect on the future of academic freedom. Editor(s): Menand, Louis. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JNMN; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226520056
ISBN
9780226520056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.92

Paperback. Highlights what every business needs to be aware of and prepare for to prosper and survive in the future Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254974
ISBN
9781781254974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Provides an overview of the ethical and legal issues raised by assisted suicide and euthanasia. This work assesses the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary ethical arguments for assisted suicide and euthanasia. It explores evidence and case histories from the Netherlands and Oregon, where the practices have been legalized. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFME; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140971
ISBN
9780691140971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. Cases of child abuse and neglect reported in the media have led to a crisis of confidence in the current child protective services (CPS) systems in the USA, and to frequent calls for reform. Jane Waldfogel agrees that the public has a right to be concerned. Num Pages: 296 pages, 43 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674007239
ISBN
9780674007239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.93

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415418287
ISBN
9780415418287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.28
€ 137.86

Paperback. This book explains the origins of development and underdevelopment and offers a new vision for development, demystifying the statistics that international organizations use to measure development and introducing the alternative concept of buen vivir: the state of living well. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447301080
ISBN
9781447301080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.28

Hardback. aeo Addresses one of the most pressing problems in contemporary feminist theory -- the issue of differences. aeo Develops an original approach which draws on the work of an array of contemporary theorists -- Weber, Gadamer and Wittgenstein -- to formulate a new feminist methodology for the social sciences. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745623788
ISBN
9780745623788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.09

Paperback. aeo Addresses one of the most pressing problems in contemporary feminist theory -- the issue of differences. aeo Develops an original approach which draws on the work of an array of contemporary theorists -- Weber, Gadamer and Wittgenstein -- to formulate a new feminist methodology for the social sciences. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745623795
ISBN
9780745623795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.29

Hardback. Indigenous museums and cultural centres have sprung up across the developing world, and particularly in the Southwest Pacific. This book examines how museums have evolved particularly in the non-western world to incorporate the present and the future in the display of culture. Editor(s): Stanley, Nick. Series: Museums and Collections. Num Pages: 268 pages, 27 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: ACBK; GM; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451882
ISBN
9781845451882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199975778
ISBN
9780199975778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. Liveness is a persistent and much-debated concept in media studies. Until recently, it was associated primarily with broadcast media, and television in particular. However, the emergence of social media has brought new forms of liveness into effect. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509502646
ISBN
9781509502646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

Hardback. Liveness is a persistent and much-debated concept in media studies. Until recently, it was associated primarily with broadcast media, and television in particular. However, the emergence of social media has brought new forms of liveness into effect. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; KNTD; UD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509502639
ISBN
9781509502639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Hardcover. Memory studies has become a rapidly growing area of scholarly as well as public interest. This volume brings together world experts to explore the current critical trends in this new academic field. It embraces work on diverse but interconnected phenomena, such as twenty-first century museums, shocking memorials in present-day Rwanda.. Editor(s): Crownshaw, Richard; Kilby, Jane; Rowland, Antony. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456931
ISBN
9781845456931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.14

Paperback. Is globalization leading us toward a world of fewer and fewer currencies and, consequently, simplified monetary management? This book argues that this view is wrong. It demonstrates that the global population of currencies is set to expand greatly, not contract, making monetary governance more difficult, not less. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116662
ISBN
9780691116662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. This book identifies two key themes: (i) that contemporary global politics has rendered many of the world's democracies susceptible to the rhetoric and policy of majoritarianism; and (ii) that majoritarianism plays on popular anxieties that invariably gravitate towards cultural identity and multiculturalism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635443
ISBN
9780748635443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.71
€ 102.99

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