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Society & culture: general

Paperback. The era of the American Revolution was one of violent and unpredictable social, economic, and political change, and the dislocations of the period were most severely felt in the South. This title contends that the military struggle there involved a triangle - two sets of white belligerents and approximately 400,000 slaves. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JFSL3; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006260
ISBN
9780691006260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.15

Paperback. This volume documents and analyses the experiences of the urban periphery in three developing nationsIndia, Nepal, and Bangladeshin terms of water security and access, adaptation to climate change, and urban expansion. Editor(s): Narain, Vishal; Prakash, Anjal. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 44 diagrams, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFS; KNBW; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199464166
ISBN
9780199464166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887575
ISBN
9781845887575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.54

Paperback. The Watergate scandal has been extensively dissected and vigorously debated. Keith Olson, however, offers a "layman's guide to Watergate", a concise and readable one-volume history that highlights the key actors, events, and implications in this dark drama. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFD; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700623570
ISBN
9780700623570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.49

Paperback. In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. This is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; WSSC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781784700065
ISBN
9781784700065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Hardcover. Every country has its folk hero - real or legendary, and in Turkey he goes by the name of Nasreddin Hoca, pronounced Nahz-red'-din Hoe'-djah. He lived several years ago and he served as a religious teacher, Moslem priest or judge as the occasion demanded. This work features a collection of Hoca tales. Illustrator(s): Berson, Harold. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 188 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896722545
ISBN
9780896722545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Eschia Books Canada
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780981094229
ISBN
9780981094229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Karin Amimoto Ingersoll uses her concept of seascape epistemology to articulate an indigenous Hawaiian way of knowing founded on a sensorial, intellectual, and embodied literacy of the ocean that can provide the means for generating an alternative indigenous politics and ethics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBTB; HPK; JFSL4; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362340
ISBN
9780822362340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Karin Amimoto Ingersoll uses her concept of seascape epistemology to articulate an indigenous Hawaiian way of knowing founded on a sensorial, intellectual, and embodied literacy of the ocean that can provide the means for generating an alternative indigenous politics and ethics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBTB; HPK; JFSL4; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362128
ISBN
9780822362128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.77

Paperback. Traces the lives of the Snowdens, an African American family of musicians and farmers living in rural Knox County, Ohio. This book examines the Snowdens' musical and social exchanges with rural whites from the 1850s through the early 1920s and provides an exploration of the claim that the Snowden family taught the song "Dixie" to Dan Emmett. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252071607
ISBN
9780252071607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Hardcover. * Collects ten original essays on the aging experience, written by prominent social gerontologists. * Highlights diverse ways of growing and being older. * Offers detailed portraits of a broad range of experiences, including those of the homeless, the retirement community, sexual nonconformists, and the disabled. Editor(s): Gubrium, Jaber F.; Holstein, James A. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230588
ISBN
9780631230588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.46

Paperback. A collection of ten original essays on the experience of ageing. Written and edited by social gerontologists, and focusing on everyday experiences, these essays draw from original case studies to look at some diverse ways of growing and being older. Editor(s): Gubrium, Jaber F.; Holstein, James A. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230595
ISBN
9780631230595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

paperback. What kind of escape is tolerated in modern society? How is it shaped by historical expectations of leisure and travel? And what do we actually experience when we engage in leisure or travel activity? This book tries to supply answers to these questions. Num Pages: 251 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1993rd Edition
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333475782
ISBN
9780333475782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; WSBX; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062354525
ISBN
9780062354525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719059940
ISBN
9780719059940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.85

Hardback. Questions about how humans come to know themselves and their worlds have always been at the heart of anthropology, and are necessarily part of a broader intellectual history. This book brings together anthropologists to discuss how they come to know what they know about the societies they study. Editor(s): Harris, Mark. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 354 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453640
ISBN
9781845453640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.29

Paperback. A new edition of this popular student exploration of contemporary social change. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781506306629
ISBN
9781506306629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.61

Hardcover. This study traces the story of how Jacob Mordecai and his family, German-American Orthodox Jews, adopted the Anglo-Irish enlightened pedagogical system developed by Richard Lovell Edgeworth and his daughter Maria. The text includes the complete diary of Rachel Mordecai Lazarus. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820322520
ISBN
9780820322520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.89

Paperback. An interpretive history of the way competing ideas of reproduction as a biological and sexual process became central to the organization of knowledge about the flow of capital, labor power, human bodies, and babies both within nations and across national borders Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822333159
ISBN
9780822333159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Tells the story of an idea that humanity's expression of art, religion and creativity found form in the figure of a proto-priest known as a shaman. Tracing this classic category of the history of anthropology back to the emergence of the term in Siberia, this title follows the trajectory of European knowledge about continent's eastern frontier. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HRKP; JFSR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275324
ISBN
9780520275324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473844872
ISBN
9781473844872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. An ethnography that analyzes female agency, gendered violence, and transactional sex in contemporary Papua New Guinea. Focusing on Huli 'passenger women', (women who accept money for sex), it explores the socio-economic factors that push women into the practice of transactional sex. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418. Sexuality and Agency in a New Guinea Society. 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. An ethnography that analyzes female agency, gendered violence, and transactional sex in contemporary Papua New Guinea. Focusing on Huli 'passenger women', (women who accept money for sex), it explores the socio-economic factors that push women into the practice of transactional sex. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSJ1. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight: 414.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245600
ISBN
9780520245600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Looking inside the New South, this book shows how the implementation of civil rights law over the years altered racial reality, that in turn altered white perceptions, and thus behaviour and attitudes in a section of the country where segregation had been entrenched. It is useful for those interested in America's conflict over civil liberties. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318934
ISBN
9780822318934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Originally published in Marathi in 1989, this title details the history of women's participation in B R Ambedkar's Dalit movement. Focusing on the involvement of women in various Dalit struggles since the early twentieth century, it goes on to consider the social conditions of Dalit women's lives, daily religious practices and marital rules. Translator(s): Sonalkar, Wandana. Num Pages: 372 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSC; JFSJ1; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Edition
New edition
SKU
V9789383074747
ISBN
9789383074747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

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