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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Offers a captivating meditation on the meaning of libraries. This title conducts a library tour that extends from the author's childhood bookshelves to the 'complete' libraries of the Internet, from Ancient Egypt and Greece to the Arab world, from China and Rome to Google. Num Pages: 384 pages, 76 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: GL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Yale University Press London
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151305
ISBN
9780300151305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. Jeffrey Schnapp and Matthew Battles reflect on what libraries have been in order to speculate about what they will become: hybrid places that intermingle books and ebooks, analog and digital formats, paper and pixels. They combine the cultural history of libraries with innovations at metaLAB, a research group at the forefront of digital humanities. Series: metaLABprojects. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: GLC; JFD; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725034
ISBN
9780674725034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.43

Hardcover. The story of Lowys life and thought, as told in his own words and those of other survivors, is also a part of a larger story, the story of social work history, Jewish history, and the meaning of the Holocaust in the development of the social work profession. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609650
ISBN
9780815609650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.25

Hardback. Series: Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12, 10 black & white halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451881
ISBN
9780801451881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.69

Paperback. Series: Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12, 10 black & white halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478581
ISBN
9780801478581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.20

Hardback. Capturing the history of Kashmir and its cultural and social evolution, Nyla Ali Kahn deconstructs the life of her grandmother and other women of her generation to reconceptualize woman's identity in a politically militarized zone. An academic memoir, this book succinctly brings together the history, politics, and culture of Kashmir. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; BM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137465634
ISBN
9781137465634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.92

Paperback. The story of an idealistic Russian woman doctor in pre- and post-revolutionary Siberia. Editor(s): Bek, Anna; Rassweiler, Anne D.; Lindenmeyr, Adele. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FCS; BGA; JFSJ1; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217172
ISBN
9780253217172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.70

Hardcover. "The range of Manas performance traditions captured here is immense. What is wonderful and remarkable is that each is presented vividly, with careful ethnographic detail, so that they become living traditions to the reader."--Susan Wadley, Syracuse University Series: Philip E.Lilienthal Books. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BM; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 39. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520066908
ISBN
9780520066908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.98
€ 56.19

Paperback. Cheese is alive, and alive with meaning. This title tells the story of how craftwork has become a new source of cultural and economic value for producers and consumers. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 332 pages, 20 b/w photos, 3 graphs, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450. Crafting Food and Value in America. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 332 pages, illustrations. Cheese is alive, and alive with meaning. This title tells the story of how craftwork has become a new source of cultural and economic value for producers and consumers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JHMC. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight: 450.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270183
ISBN
9780520270183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. A fascinating memoir of one of Judaism's earliest female writers, translated from the original Yiddish, Gluckel of Hameln was a marvel of her time: an accomplished businesswoman as well as the mother of twelve, she wrote the riveting memoir that would become a timeless classic, revealing much about Jewish life in seventeenth-century Germany. Editor(s): Abrahams, Beth-Zion. Num Pages: 230 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BM; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Jewish Publication Society United States
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780827609433
ISBN
9780827609433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486406619
ISBN
9780486406619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.78

Hardback. The Life of Sharatchandra Chatopadhyay presents a historical critical assessment of the novelist's upbringing and the experiences that informed his work. The author exposes Sharatchandra's innate conservative worldview and his romantic platonic concept of human sexuality that informs all his love stories. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; BGL; DSB; HBJF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611475074
ISBN
9781611475074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.29

Hardback. Presents a remarkable collection of nineteenth-century Comanche oral histories given by Francis Joseph "Joe A" Attocknie. Kavanagh's introduction adds context to the personal narratives by discussing the process of transmission. Editor(s): Kavanagh, Thomas W. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1 genealogy. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803285507
ISBN
9780803285507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141976617
ISBN
9780141976617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Hardback. Editor(s): North, J.D.; Roche, J.J. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 479 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
479
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024731657
ISBN
9789024731657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 354.27

paperback. Editor(s): North, J.D.; Roche, J.J. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 479 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; JF; JPA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
Number of pages
479
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401087636
ISBN
9789401087636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 347.23

Hardback. Editor(s): Orlando, Andrea. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319544861
ISBN
9783319544861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.37

Hardcover. Examining the struggles of political third parties in the US, this text focuses on the Populist era. It shows how Populism evolved to challenge the American political system and describes its volatile personalities, controversies, programmes and frustrations. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607020
ISBN
9780700607020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349086818
ISBN
9781349086818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.83

hardcover. In this sensitive account, Ann Kimble Loux tells of her family's painful experiences when they adopted two abused sisters, and the traumatic years that followed. The author conveys the social and individual human costs of child abuse and neglect, and calls for reforms in the adoption process. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917108
ISBN
9780813917108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.39

Hardcover. The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism provides a timely analysis of some of the weaknesses, as well as the successes, of the liberal multicultural project. It also takes a step forward by developing a pluralist, individual-centred approach to allocating minority rights in practice. Series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137404619
ISBN
9781137404619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.34

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; JFSC; JNB; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642543
ISBN
9780691642543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Maddison, Sarah; Clark, Tom; De Costa, Ravindra. Num Pages: 295 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFSL1; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811026539
ISBN
9789811026539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.95

paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2011
SKU
V9781349293704
ISBN
9781349293704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

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