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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Was there ever such a beast as the monstrous Kraken? Did a Welsh prince discover America, centuries before Columbus? What happened to the missing crew of the Mary Celeste? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099551072
ISBN
9780099551072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. "It's a challenge to create transformative moments with books, but [Masson] does it."-Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338157
ISBN
9780393338157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Today - six years after it was created in a Harvard dorm room - over 500 million people use Facebook regularly, in just about every country on earth. That a company this powerful and influential was started as a lark by a couple of 19-year-olds makes it a fascinating and surprising tale. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFCA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Virgin Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Paperback Edit
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753522752
ISBN
9780753522752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Ethical issues and the intellectually disabled Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221575
ISBN
9780253221575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

hardcover. Many contemporary feminists believe that early humans worshipped a nurturing Mother Goddess, who was displaced by autocratic male deities. This book examines the maternal deities of various cultures and religions but finds no signs of a common origin for a primordial "Great Mother." Num Pages: 288 pages, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: HRAB1; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 573.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195089677
ISBN
9780195089677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA; JFHF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062668110
ISBN
9780062668110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.38

Paperback. Modern farm policy emerged in the United States in 1862, leading to an industrialized agriculture that made the farm sector collectively more successful even as many individual farmers failed. This title blends history, politics, and economics to show that federal government emphasis on farm productivity has failed to meet broader rural needs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF; JPQB; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408580
ISBN
9780878408580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.87

Paperback. Examines the role of white women in perpetuating racism after the American Revolution. The author examines the lives and writings of three women of the period - Mercy Otis Warren, Abigall Smith Adams, and Judith Sargent Murray.This book sheds light on a previously unknown chapter in race and gender relations in the early American Republic. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780814797624
ISBN
9780814797624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called 'the women question' for many years. Using over 100 pictures, this title traces the development of this problematic relationship, from its beginnings in the 1870s when women were employed as sewers and netters at Swindon Works, through the changes wrought by the two world wars. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444192
ISBN
9780752444192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415286015
ISBN
9780415286015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.81

Paperback. Series: Celtic, Irish. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486425221
ISBN
9780486425221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.62

Paperback. This text addresses the key role that religious institutions can play in reviving what the author calls the "sacred vocation of fatherhood." Series: Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JFSJ2; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739100806
ISBN
9780739100806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.97

Paperback. Series: Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology. BIC Classification: HR; JFSJ; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138267015
ISBN
9781138267015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardback. The Fall of a Sparrow recounts the life and times of Abba Kovner, partisan, poet, patriot, an unsung and largely unknown hero of the Second World War and Israel's War of Independence. Editor(s): Yuval, Elizabeth. Translator(s): Yuval, Elizabeth. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 tables, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762489
ISBN
9780804762489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.25

Paperback. First published in Japan in 2008 by Chikumashobo Ltd., Tokyo. entitled "Nihongo ga horobiru toki: Eigo no seiki no naka de." Translator(s): Yoshihara, Mari; Carpenter, Juliet Winters. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163033
ISBN
9780231163033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. First published in Japan in 2008 by Chikumashobo Ltd., Tokyo. entitled "Nihongo ga horobiru toki: Eigo no seiki no naka de." Translator(s): Yoshihara, Mari; Carpenter, Juliet Winters. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163026
ISBN
9780231163026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardcover. A cross-cultural study of opium in 19th-century China. It explores early Western observations of opium smoking, the formation of arguments for and against the legalization of opium, the portrayals of opium smoking in Chinese poetry and prose, and scenes of opium-smoking interactions in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518025
ISBN
9780742518025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Select Books Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590791257
ISBN
9781590791257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.77

Paperback. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSC; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474040
ISBN
9780801474040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474088
ISBN
9780801474088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Vernon-Feagans, Lynne; Cox, Martha J. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSP1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118863633
ISBN
9781118863633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784539672
ISBN
9781784539672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.47

Paperback. The Sandwich Generation refers to the growing numbers of middle-aged people who must care for both children and elderly parents while trying to manage the stress of full-time jobs. 'Everything they say is practical and useful.' - Globe and Mail Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802071347
ISBN
9780802071347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888909
ISBN
9781845888909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 19.69

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