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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Today, body and language are prominent themes throughout philosophy. Each is strange enough on its own; this book asks what sense we might make of them together. Words reach out. Hands pick up books; eyes or fingertips scan text. This title examines three somatic figures of speech: the touch, the fold, and the cut. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 21. Weight in Grams: 451.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823224067
ISBN
9780823224067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.27

Paperback. Today, body and language are prominent themes throughout philosophy. Each is strange enough on its own; this book asks what sense we might make of them together. Words reach out. Hands pick up books; eyes or fingertips scan text. This title examines three somatic figures of speech: the touch, the fold, and the cut. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 16. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823224074
ISBN
9780823224074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.42

paperback. This work relates changes in scientific and medical thought during the Scientific Revolution (c1500-1700) to the emergence of new principles and practices for interpreting language, texts and nature. It also explores the wider cultural origins and impact of these ideas. Series: Science & literature series. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 b&w photograph, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; JFCX; MBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034632
ISBN
9780299147945
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Hardback. Captures the language that explains culinary practices. To prove its case, this book draws on a range of cultural documents from interviews, cookbooks, and novels to comic strips, essays, and films. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273924
ISBN
9780520273924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. During the Harlem Renaissance African Americans used written and visual texts to shape ideas about themselves and to redefine African American identity. The author argues that these collaborative volumes show how participants engaged in the processes of representation and identity formation in sophisticated and largely successful ways. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 294 pages, 60 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219190
ISBN
9780253219190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Furman, Gloria; Nielson, Kathleen B. Series: The Gospel Coalition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 323.
Publisher
Crossway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433545238
ISBN
9781433545238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Offers compelling glimpses of modern Native American life and the different ways that Native Americans and whites interact, fight, and resolve their conflicts. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803296299
ISBN
9780803296299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.97

Hardback. "Collected, recorded, and edited by Cathleen O'Keefe, Tema Silk, and John Voci for New England Public Radio. Distributed for New England Public Radio by University of Massachusetts Press." Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625342195
ISBN
9781625342195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.81

Paperback. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 230 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC; HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295865
ISBN
9780803295865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. Investigates into seventeenth-century Huron culture. This work explores a range of topics, including: the construction of long houses and wooden armour; the use of words for trees in village names; the social anthropological standards of kinship terms and clans; Huron conceptualising of European-borne disease; and the spirit realm of orenda. Num Pages: 282 pages, 4 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889205161
ISBN
9780889205161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.84

Hardback. Learn from some of the most respected women in insurance and risk management Women to Watch presents the advice, guidance, and lessons learned from the most successful women in risk management and insurance. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KFFN; KJMB; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119341499
ISBN
9781119341499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.28

Hardback. Translator(s): Gorbman, Claudia. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 256 b&w film stills. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231174985
ISBN
9780231174985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.01
€ 79.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622535
ISBN
9780816622535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.52

Hardcover. Editor(s): Randow, Lauren S. Num Pages: 118 pages, tables, charts, illus. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611224634
ISBN
9781611224634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.77
€ 95.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863152276
ISBN
9780863152276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

Work in Transition shows how migrants develop their cultural capital in order to enter the workforce, as well as how failure to leverage that capital can lead to permanent exclusion from professional positions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647602
ISBN
9781442647602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; JPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628933
ISBN
9780816628933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of California, Irvine, 2010) under title: Managing vision, envisioning management: representations of labor and technological systems in Gilded Age America. Series: Science/technology/culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625341952
ISBN
9781625341952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Paperback. A compelling, fascinating, and above-all, practical book which will do for men and women's relationships in the workplace what MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS did for their romantic relationships. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; KJ; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349405025
ISBN
9780349405025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. It is one thing to be poor in a society of producers and universal employment; it is quite a different thing to be poor in a society of consumers. This book considers how effective different ways of fighting poverty and relieving its hardships are. It features discussion of work on redundancy, disposability and exclusion. Series: Issues in Society. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFT; KCB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Open University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335215980
ISBN
9780335215980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99

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