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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674286146
- ISBN
- 9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.48
€ 53.99
€ 46.48
Paperback. * This revised and fully updated edition brings together the most original contributions from both sides of the globalization debate. * Extensive new material incorporates the latest developments and sets the issues in the context of a global order in constant flux. Editor(s): Held, David; McGrew, Anthony G. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1080. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. Some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRA0004217
- ISBN
- 9780745631356
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Rumour has it that globalisation is doing serious damage to the nation-state at the present historical juncture. The author focuses on this global-national nexus in some of its many differing manifestations, offering theoretical, historical and analytical thoughts and perspectives on a problem which dominates academic and public debates. Editor(s): Hedetoft, Ulf. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788773076842
- ISBN
- 9788773076842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.09
€ 10.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 line art, 4 b/w, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293038
- ISBN
- 9780520293038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 line art, 4 b/w, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293021
- ISBN
- 9780520293021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 72.48
€ 95.09
€ 72.48
Paperback. The theme of McLuhan's book is the distinction between two quite different traditions of reasoning which have grown up in Western and Eastern countries, and how global communications have brought these two traditions into contact. Series: Communication and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, halftones, line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195079104
- ISBN
- 9780195079104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.29
€ 32.29
Paperback. This revised and updated second edition of The Globalization and Development Reader builds on the considerable success of a first edition that has been used around the world. It combines selected readings and editorial material to provide a coherent text with global coverage, reflecting new theoretical and empirical developments. Editor(s): Roberts, J. Timmons; Hite, Amy Bellone; Chorev, Nitsan. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118735107
- ISBN
- 9781118735107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.87
€ 42.99
€ 41.87
Paperback. Addiction is increasing all around the world, and the conventional remedies don't work. The Globalization of Addiction argues that the cause of this failure to control addiction is that past treatments have focused too single-mindedly on the afflicted individual addict. This book presents a radical rethink about the nature of addiction. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MMZR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199588718
- ISBN
- 9780199588718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.08
€ 56.08
Hardback. Translator(s): Scott-Railton, Thomas. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160528
- ISBN
- 9780691160528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.28
€ 30.99
€ 22.28
Paperback. This book explores the place of the 'stranger' within contemporary society against a background of societal strangeness which occurs when global consciousness outstrips global connectivity. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137576712
- ISBN
- 9781137576712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardback. Video surveillance, public records, fingerprints, hidden microphones, RFID chips: in contemporary societies the intrusive techniques of surveillance used in daily life have increased dramatically. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPSL; JPV; KNSS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645100
- ISBN
- 9780745645100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. Video surveillance, public records, fingerprints, hidden microphones, RFID chips: in contemporary societies the intrusive techniques of surveillance used in daily life have increased dramatically. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPSL; JPV; KNSS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645117
- ISBN
- 9780745645117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.12
€ 34.12
Paperback. Globalization, Rodrik argues, rests on shaky foundations. Despite the benefits it has brought to much of the world, there are profound conflicts of interest between democracy, national determination, and full economic globalization. He traces the idea's history, pinpoints its weaknesses, and points the way forward to a new 'smart globalization' Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199652525
- ISBN
- 9780199652525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
€ 17.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. Explains the systemic dynamics and myriad consequences of globalization, focusing on the interplay between globalizing market forces and the needs of society. This book presents a multilevel analysis of globalization, connecting the economic to the political and cultural, and interrelating different local, regional, and global arenas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691009889
- ISBN
- 9780691009889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.35
€ 53.49
€ 42.35
Paperback. In doing so he makes a persuasive connection between nation building and global governance-raising important questions about whose nations are being built and why. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25, 15 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887581
- ISBN
- 9780801887581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.86
€ 46.99
€ 38.86
Paperback. Identifies the micro-social processes and complexities within multilateral organisations which have, up to now, been largely invisible. Editor(s): Muller, Birgit. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745333748
- ISBN
- 9780745333748
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.11
€ 46.99
€ 36.11
Hardback. Examines how middle class Americans juggle the seemingly paradoxical relationship between faith and reason. Based on interviews with two hundred people from various faiths, this book dispels the common explanations: that Americans are adept at keeping religion and intellect separate, or that they are a nation of joiners. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274280
- ISBN
- 9780520274280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS; JFSJ1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234. Reclaiming the Sacred Feminine. 208 pages. Follow Starbird's spiritual journey from the orthodox daughter of the Catholic Church to a modern-day heretic in search of the feminine in the church's hierarchy. Follow her journey from patriarchal reason to feminine intuition, faith, authority and wisdom. It charts a personal journey that mirrors woman's search for authenticity in modern culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRCS; JFSJ1; VXA. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bear & Company
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879181557
- ISBN
- 9781879181557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.68
€ 16.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. Revealing the origins of the grail in Goddess religion, this title shows its continuance through Christianity down to modern times, with devotees of the Goddess still at work in the world today. It explains why it was adopted and used, how it existed on different levels to different people and shows what "Grail Knowledge" really was and is. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903816691
- ISBN
- 9781903816691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
The supermarket tabloid's origin can be traced to one man: Generoso Pope Jr (1921-1988), an eccentric, domineering chain-smoker who died of a heart attack at the age of sixty-one. This book explores the life and career of Pope and the founding of the mother of all tabloids, the "National Enquirer". Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125039
- ISBN
- 9780813125039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
An original, readable narrative of the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe and the role of religion in the history of the American West Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199765294
- ISBN
- 9780199765294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.23
€ 33.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226989457
- ISBN
- 9780226989457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624660337
- ISBN
- 9781624660337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.38€ 64.93
€ 84.38
€ 64.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624660320
- ISBN
- 9781624660320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.55
€ 36.99
€ 26.55