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Society & culture: general

Paperback. There's more than one way to make a bed, and humans throughout history have devised every sort they could imagine. This book, illustrated with 140 images, takes readers on a tour of beds and sleeping customs around the world. It offers a look at the history of beds and - under the impetus of both functional needs and aesthetic tastes. Num Pages: 200 pages, 140 color illus. BIC Classification: AFT; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7459 x 5499 x 11. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985985
ISBN
9780295985985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.48

Paperback. "Sligo has everything. From the Curlew Mountains to Benbulben, every hill and valley is linked by the gossamer threads of myth, folklore and legend and, in this new work by Joe McGowan, those stories are brought back to life in all their heroic detail.Includes bibliographical references."-- Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888367
ISBN
9781845888367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. A profile of the black men who congregate at Slim's Table at the Valois "See Your Food" cafeteria on Chicago's South Side. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226170312
ISBN
9780226170312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909248373
ISBN
9781909248373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JM; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447270201
ISBN
9781447270201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Charts the studio's fortunes, which peaked during World War II, declined in the post-war period, and finally collapsed in the 1950s. With unparalleled access to archival materials, the author chronicles the period from 1942 to the company's demise in 1957. It represents the most insightful exploration of the Hollywood studio system to date. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289673
ISBN
9780520289673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771640497
ISBN
9781771640497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.31

Paperback. Urban slum dwellers - especially in emerging-economy cities - are often poor, live in squalor, and suffer unnecessarily from disease, disability, premature death, and poor life expectancy. Yet living in a city can and should be healthy. This title shows why and how slums can be unhealthy, and more. Editor(s): Corburn, Jason; Riley, Lee. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; KCN; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281073
ISBN
9780520281073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Paints a portrait of the practitioners of slumming and their world: who they were, why they went, what they claimed to have found, how it changed them, and how slumming, in turn, shaped both Victorian and twentieth-century understandings of poverty and social welfare, gender relations, and sexuality. Num Pages: 424 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006, Third Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128009
ISBN
9780691128009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. From Jacob Riis' How The Other Half Lives (1890) to Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Igor Krstic outlines a transnational history of films that either document or fictionalise the favelas, shantytowns, barrios poulares or chawls of our 'planet of slums'. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474425933
ISBN
9781474425933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; JFFE2; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558618701
ISBN
9781558618701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.26

Small Batch details the history and changing social implication of artisanal foods, from the days of early American settlers to the present explosion of small-batch and artisanal food businesses. Interviewing over fifty artisanal producers, Cope details the influences, challenges, and evolving identity of these modern craft industries. Series: Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy. Num Pages: 244 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442227347
ISBN
9781442227347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.54

In Small Business and the City, Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, and Matt Semansky highlight the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they inhabit. Series: Rotman-UTP Publishing. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; KJH; KJVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643628
ISBN
9781442643628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612099
ISBN
9781442612099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 14.71

Hardcover. This text presents the findings of a theological consultation held in 1996, which discussed the future of the Christian Church. It describes how small communities can enrich the life of the Church by drawing together people of diverse cultures and economic situations for spiritual renewal. Editor(s): Pelton, Robert S. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268017613
ISBN
9780268017613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Hardback. Investigates the issues surrounding the prospects of small countries in an integrated, globalized world. The contributors demonstrate that by entering the global arena or forming regional alliances, small countries do not "lose", and may even gain sovereignty in areas previously closed to them. Editor(s): Salvatore, Dominick; Sveltlicic, Marjan; Damijan, J.P. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333789841
ISBN
9780333789841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.44

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ram Pillarisett, J.; Teo, Joyce S.Y.; Lawry, Roger; Ahmad, Azman. Num Pages: 521 pages, b/w & colour illus, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 182 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Har/Dis
Number of pages
521
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604564778
ISBN
9781604564778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.17
€ 81.20

Hardcover. Drawn from the collections of the National Library of Ireland, and based on their extremely successful exhibition of the same name, Small Lives offers an eclectic survey of Irish childhood as captured by the camera. Editor(s): O'Connor, Aoife. Num Pages: 224 pages, chiefly Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; AJCP; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Dublin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780717154623
ISBN
9780717154623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JFD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816622177
ISBN
9780816622177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Series: Public Worlds Series. Num Pages: 330 pages, 14 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DND; APF; JFFS; KNTC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816646494
ISBN
9780816646494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Hardback. This new study provides an introduction to TV aesthetics and viewership from the 1940s to the present day, at a time when television as a medium is 'converging' with the pc and laptop. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574100
ISBN
9781844574100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.07
€ 96.10

paperback. Editor(s): Arrow, Michelle; Baker, Jeannine; Monagle, Clare. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; DNF; JFDT; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925377101
ISBN
9781925377101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. Discusses the significance of the state in a globalised economy. Focusing on Denmark and Ireland, this book analyses how small states adapt to the international market and argues that the institutional mediation of globalisation helps us explain why some states seem to possess more capacity to adjust than others. Editor(s): Boss, Michael. Num Pages: 401 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Connecticut
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779344921
ISBN
9788779344921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Hawk, Byron; Rieder, David M. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649785
ISBN
9780816649785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

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