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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Since 1989, when the movement for Kashmiri independence took the form of an armed insurgency, it has been one of the most highly militarized regions in the world. This book is based on the idea that preserving memory is central to the struggle for justice and to someday rebuild a society shattered by two decades of armed conflict. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; JFFE; JPVH; JPVR; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137509055
ISBN
9781137509055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Paperback. This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JMAL; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099482116
ISBN
9780099482116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Wilfred L. David makes a plea for the fundamental reorientation of the economics that guide conventional development discourse, moving toward an emancipatory conversation focusing on human well-being or people-centred liberation. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KCS; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761827559
ISBN
9780761827559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.61

Paperback. Argues that the humanities - the academic disciplines that study the potential of the human - represent a 'dream of America.' This title explores a number of linked problems: the role, at once inspiring and disturbing, played by modern philology in the discipline's formation; and, the reasons behind the humanities' perpetual state of crisis. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: H; JFCX; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316994
ISBN
9780226316994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Chan, Evelyn T y; O'Sullivan, Michael (King's College London UK). Series: The Humanities in Asia. Num Pages: 159 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811022654
ISBN
9789811022654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.69

paperback. An exploration of the natural and cultural act of eating. The author reveals how the various aspects of this phenomenon, and the customs, rituals, and taboos surrounding it, relate to universal and profound truths about the human animal and its deepest yearnings. Num Pages: 268 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226425689
ISBN
9780226425689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Hardcover. These charged images from the Great War cover a wide range of products, including trench coats, motor-cycles, gramophones, cigarettes and invalid carriages, all bringing an insight into the preoccupations, aspirations and necessities of life between 1914 and 1918. Num Pages: 112 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN; JFDV; WZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243990
ISBN
9781851243990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.53

Paperback. His compelling narrative gives undergraduate students of early America and the Atlantic World a revealing glimpse into this fascinating-and surprising-meeting of cultures. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10, 8 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898556
ISBN
9780801898556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.90

Hardback. His compelling narrative gives undergraduate students of early America and the Atlantic World a revealing glimpse into this fascinating-and surprising-meeting of cultures. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10, 8 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801898549
ISBN
9780801898549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.06
€ 50.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ; JFSR; JHB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349488100
ISBN
9781349488100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.99

Hardcover. In The Hyper(in)visible Fat Woman Gailey investigates the interface between fat women's perceptions of their bodies and of the social expectations and judgments placed on them. The book explores the phenomenon of 'hyper(in)visibility', the seemingly paradoxical social position of being paid exceptional attention while simultaneously being erased. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137407160
ISBN
9781137407160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.64

Paperback. Based on author's own experiences as a Filapina American filmmaker and as a spectator to urge a shift in thinking about sexualized depictions of Asian/American women in film, video, and theatrical productions, this book moves beyond denunciations of sexualized representations of Asian/American women as necessarily demeaning or negative. Num Pages: 352 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; APFA; GTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822340331
ISBN
9780822340331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. .
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619207
ISBN
9780700619207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.73

Paperback. The Byzantines surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions, who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. This book aims to analyze the logic of the saint's image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. It emphasizes on the poems inscribed by the Byzantines upon their icons. Num Pages: 240 pages, 163 halftones, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; ACK; AGR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050072
ISBN
9780691050072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.12
€ 68.86

Paperback. Originally published almost 150 years ago, five parts of "The Idea of a University" - "University Teaching" and four selections from "University Subjects" - are reproduced here, along with five essays by contemporary scholars exploring the present day relevance of Newman's themes. Editor(s): Garland, Martha McMackin; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Landow, George P.; Marsden, George M. Series: Rethinking the Western Tradition. Num Pages: 404 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JNA; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
404
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300064056
ISBN
9780300064056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.13

Hardback. Opens up significant paths for conversation about how musical concepts, practices and products were shaped by interrelationships between culture and commerce. Num Pages: 368 pages, 43 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC5; AVGC6; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270651
ISBN
9781783270651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Paperback. Focuses on discriminating different meanings of culture, as a way of introducing the debates around it. This book offers a critique of postmodern 'culturalism', arguing instead for a more complex relation between Culture and Nature, and trying to retrieve the importance of such concepts as human nature from a non-naturalistic perspective. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219668
ISBN
9780631219668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Fendler, Susanne. Series: University of Durham/Macmillan. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312219857
ISBN
9780312219857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Fendler, Susanne; Wittlinger, Ruth. Series: University of Durham/Macmillan. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349274987
ISBN
9781349274987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.01

Paperback. Now available in b-format paperback, this is an acclaimed exploration of the conception of 'north' as represented in art, literature and myth. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235981
ISBN
9781780235981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Making a committed argument for a participative, inclusive understanding of the term, Paul Spicker examines views about what poverty is and what should be done about it. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 239 x 10. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348883
ISBN
9781861348883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.62

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204584
ISBN
9780872204584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.55

Editor(s): Lott, Tommy L. Series: Readings in Philosophy S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; JFFJ; JFSL; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204591
ISBN
9780872204591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.27
€ 41.70

paperback. Includes chapters that explore various aspects regarding the idea of race in Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico. Editor(s): Graham, Richard. Series: Llilas Critical Reflections on Latin America Series. Num Pages: 143 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292738577
ISBN
9780292738577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

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