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Society & culture: general

Hardback. How the current paradigm of technologically driven economic progress could destroy the planet and its socio-economic systems Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; KCN; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640355
ISBN
9780748640355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Paperback. Explores how modern food manufacturers have hijacked the brains of millions by turning our meals into perfectly engineered portions of fat, salt and sugar, turning us into addicts in the process. With a focus on the problems in the UK and Europe, this title lays out a plan and tools for reclaiming control over our cravings. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; KNDF; VFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047812
ISBN
9780141047812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. When Malthus famously outlined the brutal relationship between food and population, he never imagined the success of modern agriculture. This book is suitable for anyone concerned with what the coming decades hold for our planet and our diet if we don't take action now. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 32. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925228120
ISBN
9781925228120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Jeffrey Sachs draws on his remarkable 25 years' experience to offer a thrilling and inspiring vision of the keys to economic success in the world today. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: JFFA; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018669
ISBN
9780141018669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. In this thought provoking work, Hobbs traces the avant garde from its origins to its eventual appropriation by a conservative political agenda, consumer culture and the institutional world of art. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814735398
ISBN
9780814735398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Hardcover. Rosenfeld charts the cultural forces that have minimized the Holocaust in popular perceptions. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356437
ISBN
9780253356437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPC; HPS; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176729
ISBN
9780231176729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Suitable both for scholars and for general readers, this is an analysis of doomsday cults and apocalyptic anxiety in American culture. Num Pages: 294 pages, 43 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM; JFC; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793480
ISBN
9780814793480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Shows how multicultural Britain is under attack by government policies and vitriolic press campaigns that encourage racism Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326450
ISBN
9780745326450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.87

Hardcover. Explores a complex issue - integration of Blacks into White America - from multiple perspectives: within the United States, globally, and in the context of movements for social justice. This book explains how racial troubles in the US are symptomatic of the troubled relationship between the white and dark worlds globally. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592135721
ISBN
9781592135721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82

Paperback. Explores a complex issue - integration of Blacks into White America - from multiple perspectives: within the United States, globally, and in the context of movements for social justice. This book explains how racial troubles in the US are symptomatic of the troubled relationship between the white and dark worlds globally. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592135738
ISBN
9781592135738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. "The Ends of Mourning" explores from an interdisciplinary perspective the crisis of contemporary culture with respect to the problem of mourning. The book charts the emergence and development of the problem of mourning in the writings of Freud, Proust and Freud's successor Lacan. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHBZ; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747769
ISBN
9780804747769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.61

Paperback. "The Ends of Mourning" explores from an interdisciplinary perspective the crisis of contemporary culture with respect to the problem of mourning. The book charts the emergence and development of the problem of mourning in the writings of Freud, Proust and Freud's successor Lacan. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHBZ; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804747776
ISBN
9780804747776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Bridging the gap between cultural studies, performing arts, and anthropology, performance studies explores myriad ways in which performance creates meaning and shapes our everyday lives. The broadest and most inclusive volume to date, THE ENDS OF PERFORMANCE both celebrates and critiques the institutionalization of the field. 12 illustrations. Editor(s): Phelan, Peggy; Lane, Jill. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
239
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814766477
ISBN
9780814766477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Haigron, David. Num Pages: 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319532721
ISBN
9783319532721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.69

Hardback. A history of port health and immigration at a critical moment of transformation at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719089657
ISBN
9780719089657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.51

Paperback. The English Village champions all that is unique and loved about a typical village - the pub, the green, the school, the church, the pond, the local shop and more - as well as exploring how the village has changed over the centuries, and how it has adjusted to modern-day life. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFSF; WQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782436331
ISBN
9781782436331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Hardcover. Contrary to 20th-century criticism that cast them as misguided dabblers, English virtuosi in 17th and early 18th centuries were erudite individuals with grounding in classics, appreciation for the arts, and sincere curiosity about the natural world. This title situates this group at the intersection of period's art, medicine, and antiquarianism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 colour plates, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; HBJD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315874
ISBN
9780226315874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 54.95

Hardcover. What does diversity mean in contemporary America, and what are the effects of efforts to support it? The author explores the complicated, contradictory, and troubling meanings and uses of diversity as it is invoked by different groups for different, often symbolic ends. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 2 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 302 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226246062
ISBN
9780226246062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.17

Paperback. What does diversity mean in contemporary America, and what are the effects of efforts to support it? The author explores the complicated, contradictory, and even troubling meanings and uses of diversity as it is invoked by different groups for different, often symbolic ends. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 2 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226246239
ISBN
9780226246239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardback. The debate surrounding Islamist violence remains locked in oppositional sterility. Is the suicide bomber a pathological case, as the psychologist maintains, or a clever strategist, as those steeped in the geopolitical approach claim? This book focuses on the variegated nature of the phenomenon. It describes the motivations of suicide attacks. Editor(s): Blom, Amelie; Bucaille, Laetitia; Martinez, Luis. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658368
ISBN
9781850658368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.31

Paperback. What was the Enlightenment? Seeking to recover where, when, and how the concept of 'the Enlightenment' first emerged, this title departs from genealogies that trace it back to political and philosophical developments in England and the Dutch Republic. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184494
ISBN
9780226184494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632292
ISBN
9780691632292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JF; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691602844
ISBN
9780691602844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.56

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