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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This work explores the changing meaning of furniture from the mid-17th to the early-20th century. Analyzing furniture makers, sellers, buyers and arbiters, the book reveals how the aesthetics of everyday life were as integral to political events as economic and social transformations. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 526 pages, 68 b&w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: AFT; AMR; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213654
ISBN
9780520213654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 32.06

Hardback. Translation of: Il gusto come esperienza. Bra, 2012. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPN; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173483
ISBN
9780231173483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDZ; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558618398
ISBN
9781558618398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681771632
ISBN
9781681771632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 10 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
10
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679744382
ISBN
9780679744382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.08

Hardback. Explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277502
ISBN
9780520277502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.03
€ 73.24

Paperback. Explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277519
ISBN
9780520277519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909961210
ISBN
9781909961210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

paperback. Num Pages: 395 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
Edition
2001st Edition
SKU
V9783810030931
ISBN
9783810030931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.32

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810027696
ISBN
9783810027696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Behnken, Imbke; Schulze, Theodor. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810018809
ISBN
9783810018809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.75

Paperback. Cultural sensibilities about tattooing are discussed within historical context and in relation to broader trends in body modification, such as cosmetic surgery, dieting, and piercing. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 figures, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: AFY; JFCA; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802085689
ISBN
9780802085689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.41

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFHC; JKSN1; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trine Day
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240437
ISBN
9781634240437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSH; JFSL4; JPA; KFFD1; LNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271035628
ISBN
9780271035628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.52
€ 66.02

Paperback. This book provides a historical narrative of the Argentine tax system in the twentieth century. It argues that the failure to build permanent trust between the state and the civil society and the unraveling of confidence within Argentine society itself account for the collapse of the progressive tax system. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349344024
ISBN
9781349344024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBTB; JFS; KNGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Updated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474392
ISBN
9780801474392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback / so. Series: Biographie & Gesellschaft. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810006097
ISBN
9783810006097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.96

Hardback. This fascinating analysis of the controversial Symes case of the 1990s examines how class and gender interests clashed over the tax treatment of childcare. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSC; JFSJ; JHBK; LAB; LNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809566
ISBN
9780774809566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. Looks at the way we tax the poor in the United States, particularly in the American South, where poor families are often subject to income taxes, and where regressive sales taxes apply even to food for home consumption. This book argues that these policies contribute in unrecognized ways to poverty-related problems. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 27 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269675
ISBN
9780520269675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 line illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFJ; KFFD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165455
ISBN
9780691165455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Comprises an analysis of gender biases in late-1990s tax laws and a wake-up call for all those concerned with gender justice to pay more attention to the pervasive impact of such laws. Providing real-life examples, the book shows how tax laws are written to punish married couples who file jointly. Num Pages: 310 pages, 15 line drawings, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KFFD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226555584
ISBN
9780226555584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; AGC; HBJM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 297 x 4. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oratia Books
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780947506025
ISBN
9780947506025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. This is an account of the life and times of Te Whiti o Rongomai set against the politics and Crown policies of the nineteenth century. It traces the forces that shaped his life's journey from Ngamotu, where he was born, to his settling at Parihaka and his evolving sense of the injustices and disempowerment Maori experienced and his response. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BGH; HBJM; JFSL9; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Huia Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781775501954
ISBN
9781775501954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. Tea: A Global History is a well-illustrated, concise exploration of the rich and fascinating history of tea. Helen Saberi describes the many varieties of tea consumed around the world, from Indian chai to Burmese pickled lephet tea, and from brick tea to Taiwanese 'bubble tea' and looks at the economic and social uses of tea. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 184 pages, 61 colour illustrations, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897763
ISBN
9781861897763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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