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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Focuses on the beliefs which surged around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which have a renewed relevance and poignancy. This book shows how modern society is organized with the brutal, narrow few clinging onto their wealth and privileges at the expense of the many. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396118
ISBN
9780141396118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. An evocative symbol of the 1960s was its youth counterculture. This study reveals that the youthful revolutionaries were augmented by such unlikely allies as the advertising industry and the men's clothing business. The ad industry celebrated irrepressible youth and promoted defiance and revolt. Num Pages: 298 pages, 19 halftones, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBTB; JFC; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226260129
ISBN
9780226260129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. If your child is questioning their gender identity, you may have questions of your own. The Conscious Parent's Guide to Gender Identity helps answer those questions, providing a relationship-oriented approach to supporting your child's journey. Series: The Conscious Parent's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Adams Media
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440596308
ISBN
9781440596308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.43

Hardcover. This work examines the theories of reading developed by John Locke to show how a revolutionary attitude towards authority was disseminated throughout the colonies. The book traces the Lockean legacy through 18th century children's literature to show how his emphasis on "consent" was influential. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSY; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002982
ISBN
9780674002982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.29
€ 84.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 191 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBL; JPQB; KCF; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319467405
ISBN
9783319467405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback. This work covers the anatomy, physiology and the continence mechanism of the male lower urinary tract. The different prostatic conditions are discussed in detail, together with the range of medical and surgical investigations and treatments. Num Pages: 170 pages, references, glossary, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; MJS; MQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861563026
ISBN
9781861563026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176130
ISBN
9780691176130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.86

Hardback. This book is about gender and civic membership in American constitutional politics from the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment through Second Wave Feminism. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753784
ISBN
9780804753784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.32

Paperback. This book is about gender and civic membership in American constitutional politics from the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment through Second Wave Feminism. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754385
ISBN
9780804754385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.17

Paperback. Using Colorado's initiative with Amendment 2 as its focus, this text seeks to untangle the complex standards and subtle rhetoric the Supreme Court uses to apply the equal protection clause. It reveals how these standards are used to favour certain groups over others. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPA; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226288604
ISBN
9780226288604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.49

Paperback. At various times, homosexuality has been considered the noblest of loves, a horrible sin, a psychological condition or grounds for torture and execution. This book argues that homosexuality is only deviant because society has constructed, or defined, it as deviant. Num Pages: 646 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 44. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
646
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306285
ISBN
9780226306285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. In France the idea that a person can be both a French citizen and have an ethnic or religious identity is unacceptable, while in Britain community cohesion promote the combining of race or faith with the idea of being British. This volume examines the problems posed by these assumptions and the realities that are forcing them to be revisited. Editor(s): Raymond, G. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349356898
ISBN
9781349356898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.19

Hardcover. In France the idea that a person can be both a French citizen and have an ethnic or religious identity is unacceptable, while in Britain community cohesion promote the combining of race or faith with the idea of being British. This volume examines the problems posed by these assumptions and the realities that are forcing them to be revisited. Editor(s): Raymond, Gino G.; Modood, Tariq. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; JFFD; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230522183
ISBN
9780230522183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.98

Paperback. This book is a major contribution to the literature on race, identity and child development, and offers a radically new way of looking at some of these issues. Based on intensive research on interracial families, the book reviews the previous literature relating to racial identity development, and shows it to be based on flawed assumptions. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853023767
ISBN
9781853023767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.14

Paperback. This volume is a collection of contemporary and classic literature on consumption and consumer society. From Karl Marx to Jean Baudrillard, it introduces students and researchers to the topics, themes, and preoccupations of 20th-century consumer culture. Editor(s): Lee, Martyn J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207986
ISBN
9780631207986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 52.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473982383
ISBN
9781473982383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.67

Hardback. Includes most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society. Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473982376
ISBN
9781473982376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.83

Paperback. The fads, fashions, and media in popular consumer culture frequently make recreational and ideological "fun" of poverty and lower class living. In this book, Halnon delineates how incarceration, segregation, stigmatization, cultural and social consecration, and carnivalization work in the production and consumption of inequality. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349469246
ISBN
9781349469246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.47

Hardcover. The fads, fashions, and media in popular consumer culture frequently make recreational and ideological "fun" of poverty and lower class living. In this book, Halnon delineates how incarceration, segregation, stigmatization, cultural and social consecration, and carnivalization work in the production and consumption of inequality. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFJ; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137352484
ISBN
9781137352484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.92

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262028578
ISBN
9780262028578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. A comprehensive collection of contemporary writings on political Islam from key thinkers in the field. Includes a substantial introduction. Editor(s): Abu-Rabi', Ibrahim M. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRAM2; HRH; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328898
ISBN
9780745328898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.95

Hardback. This exciting new reader brings together some of the best recent sociological writing on British society. The volume features carefully selected extracts from books and journals, which have been chosen for the high quality of their sociological analysis and their relevance to understanding social change. Editor(s): Abercrombie, Nicholas; Warde, Alan. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622620
ISBN
9780745622620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.52

Paperback. This exciting new reader brings together some of the best recent sociological writing on British society. The volume features carefully selected extracts from books and journals, which have been chosen for the high quality of their sociological analysis and their relevance to understanding social change. Editor(s): Abercrombie, Nicholas; Warde, Alan. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 249 x 34. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622637
ISBN
9780745622637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.05

Paperback. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFSR; JHMC; MBX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349523511
ISBN
9781349523511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.84

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