Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. When Malthus famously outlined the brutal relationship between food and population, he never imagined the success of modern agriculture. This book is suitable for anyone concerned with what the coming decades hold for our planet and our diet if we don't take action now. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 32. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925228120
- ISBN
- 9781925228120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 17.53
€ 20.00
€ 17.53
Paperback. Jeffrey Sachs draws on his remarkable 25 years' experience to offer a thrilling and inspiring vision of the keys to economic success in the world today. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: JFFA; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018669
- ISBN
- 9780141018669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. In this thought provoking work, Hobbs traces the avant garde from its origins to its eventual appropriation by a conservative political agenda, consumer culture and the institutional world of art. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814735398
- ISBN
- 9780814735398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
The End of the French Exception?. Decline and Revival of the 'French M...
. Ed(S): Chafer, Tony; Godin, Emmanuel
Paperback. Analyzes the notion of the French exception and the ways in which it has informed both academic analysis and political commentary on France today. Adopting a comparative and interdisciplinary approach it examines the resilience of the notion of French exceptionalism and evaluates its relevance in a changing domestic and global context. Editor(s): Chafer, Tony; Godin, Emmanuel. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349306282
- ISBN
- 9781349306282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
Hardcover. Rosenfeld charts the cultural forces that have minimized the Holocaust in popular perceptions. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356437
- ISBN
- 9780253356437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.28
€ 35.28
Paperback. This text analyzes the changing context and conditions of production and livelihood amongst Southeast Asia's peasants since the beginning of the 19th century. Series: A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFSF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333552940
- ISBN
- 9780333552940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPC; HPS; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176729
- ISBN
- 9780231176729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. Suitable both for scholars and for general readers, this is an analysis of doomsday cults and apocalyptic anxiety in American culture. Num Pages: 294 pages, 43 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM; JFC; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793480
- ISBN
- 9780814793480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Shows how multicultural Britain is under attack by government policies and vitriolic press campaigns that encourage racism Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326450
- ISBN
- 9780745326450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.36
€ 40.99
€ 26.36
Hardcover. Explores a complex issue - integration of Blacks into White America - from multiple perspectives: within the United States, globally, and in the context of movements for social justice. This book explains how racial troubles in the US are symptomatic of the troubled relationship between the white and dark worlds globally. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135721
- ISBN
- 9781592135721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.82
€ 98.82
Paperback. Explores a complex issue - integration of Blacks into White America - from multiple perspectives: within the United States, globally, and in the context of movements for social justice. This book explains how racial troubles in the US are symptomatic of the troubled relationship between the white and dark worlds globally. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135738
- ISBN
- 9781592135738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.63
€ 36.99
€ 33.63
Hardback. "The Ends of Mourning" explores from an interdisciplinary perspective the crisis of contemporary culture with respect to the problem of mourning. The book charts the emergence and development of the problem of mourning in the writings of Freud, Proust and Freud's successor Lacan. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHBZ; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747769
- ISBN
- 9780804747769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.99
€ 135.99
Paperback. "The Ends of Mourning" explores from an interdisciplinary perspective the crisis of contemporary culture with respect to the problem of mourning. The book charts the emergence and development of the problem of mourning in the writings of Freud, Proust and Freud's successor Lacan. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHBZ; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804747776
- ISBN
- 9780804747776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Bridging the gap between cultural studies, performing arts, and anthropology, performance studies explores myriad ways in which performance creates meaning and shapes our everyday lives. The broadest and most inclusive volume to date, THE ENDS OF PERFORMANCE both celebrates and critiques the institutionalization of the field. 12 illustrations. Editor(s): Phelan, Peggy; Lane, Jill. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 239
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814766477
- ISBN
- 9780814766477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFS; RGC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909961029
- ISBN
- 9781909961029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.83
€ 26.99
€ 19.83
Paperback. A history of the oil industry s rise in Venezuela focused especially on the experiences and perceptions of industry employees, both American and Venezuelan. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JJ; JFC; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344193
- ISBN
- 9780822344193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. Editor(s): Haigron, David. Num Pages: 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319532721
- ISBN
- 9783319532721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.22
€ 150.22
hardcover. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1967th Edition
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024701988
- ISBN
- 9789024701988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.14
€ 125.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTQ; HRAX; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319461960
- ISBN
- 9783319461960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.56
€ 108.56
Paperback. Examines the role the fable played in the development of English literature and culture in the period 1651-1740. Series Editor(s): Erskine-Hill, Howard; Richetti, John. Series: Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature & Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521025317
- ISBN
- 9780521025317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.86
€ 51.86
Hardback. A history of port health and immigration at a critical moment of transformation at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089657
- ISBN
- 9780719089657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.07
€ 146.07
Paperback. The English Village champions all that is unique and loved about a typical village - the pub, the green, the school, the church, the pond, the local shop and more - as well as exploring how the village has changed over the centuries, and how it has adjusted to modern-day life. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFSF; WQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782436331
- ISBN
- 9781782436331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.90
€ 10.99
€ 9.90
Hardcover. Contrary to 20th-century criticism that cast them as misguided dabblers, English virtuosi in 17th and early 18th centuries were erudite individuals with grounding in classics, appreciation for the arts, and sincere curiosity about the natural world. This title situates this group at the intersection of period's art, medicine, and antiquarianism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 colour plates, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; HBJD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315874
- ISBN
- 9780226315874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.74€ 54.23
€ 64.74
€ 54.23
Hardcover. What does diversity mean in contemporary America, and what are the effects of efforts to support it? The author explores the complicated, contradictory, and troubling meanings and uses of diversity as it is invoked by different groups for different, often symbolic ends. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 2 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 302 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226246062
- ISBN
- 9780226246062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 78.06
€ 94.17
€ 78.06