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Society & culture: general
Hardback. What does human suffering mean for society? And how has this meaning changed from the past to the present? In what ways does "the problem of suffering" serve to inspire us to care for others? How does our response to suffering reveal our moral and social conditions? The author offers some answers to these questions. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287228
- ISBN
- 9780520287228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 150. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789384757830
- ISBN
- 9789384757830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.28
€ 49.28
Hardcover. Tells the story of Pomatambo, a village in one of the poorest parts of Peru's highlands. This book presents the experiences of three generations of these humble peasants as they have been confronted by the modern world and tried to find a place in it. Series: Culture of Enterprise. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBTB; JFFA; JPQB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933859774
- ISBN
- 9781933859774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.33
€ 29.99
€ 26.33
paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JFSL3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697304
- ISBN
- 9780816697304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.91
€ 24.99
€ 22.91
Paperback. Focuses on the Old Order Amish Mennonites, Iowa's most distinctive religious minority. This title explores the origin and growth of the Old Order Amish in Iowa, their religious practices, economic organization, family life, the formation of new communities, and the issue of education. It describes issues for the Iowa Amish from the 1970s onwards. Series: A Bur Oak Book. Num Pages: 204 pages, 24 photos, 5 maps, 1 drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; HBJ; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587298059
- ISBN
- 9781587298059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.32
€ 26.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311073
- ISBN
- 9781477311073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.71
€ 34.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSL9; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 432. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309117
- ISBN
- 9781477309117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.70
€ 89.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820346717
- ISBN
- 9780820346717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.70
€ 39.70
Paperback. Providing practical alternatives to economic globalization, this book is based on original interviews with prominent thinkers and campaigners from across the world. Particular attention is given to regulating transnational corporations and cancelling foreign debt. Series: Global Issues S. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, further reading, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. Ex library with usual markings otherwise remains a good copy.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KRF0019083
- ISBN
- 9781842772232
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Providing practical alternatives to economic globalization, this book is based on original interviews with prominent thinkers and campaigners from across the world. Particular attention is given to regulating transnational corporations and cancelling foreign debt. Series: Global Issues S. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, further reading, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear. Ex library with usual markings otherwise remains a good copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF0019224
- ISBN
- 9781842772232
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Climate change is arguably the great problem confronting humanity, but we have done little to head off this looming disaster. In The Perfect Moral Storm, Stephen Gardiner illuminates our dangerous inaction by placing the environmental crisis in an entirely new light, considering it as an ethical failure. Series: Environmental Ethics & Science Policy Series. Num Pages: 518 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; RNP; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199985142
- ISBN
- 9780199985142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.96
€ 62.96
Paperback. Tackles the pressing question of how Canadian engagement with globalization can be marshaled to advance rather than impair human security, ecological integrity, and social emancipation. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JPA; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774814898
- ISBN
- 9780774814898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.15
€ 40.99
€ 36.15
Hardcover. A Pernicious Sort of Woman provides examination of the writings of canon lawyers in the late Middle Ages as they come to terms with women who were not, strictly speaking, religious, but who were thought of as such. It studies the ways that jurists categorized these women and clarifies the ambivalent canons relating to their lives in the community. Series: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HRCX1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213927
- ISBN
- 9780813213927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153003
- ISBN
- 9780231153003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.98
€ 69.98
Paperback. Offers a reconsideration of the philosophy of culture in the twentieth century. This book defends the holistic view that scientific belief is tested by experience but that such testing is rightly applied to systems or conjunctions of beliefs, not isolated beliefs. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123981
- ISBN
- 9780691123981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.85
€ 41.99
€ 30.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879721947
- ISBN
- 9780879721947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.61
€ 13.61
Hardback. A Place in History is a cultural study of Tel Aviv, Israel's population center and one of the original settlements, established in 1909. The book describes how a largely European Jewish immigrant society attempted to forge a home in the Mediterranean, and explores the difficulties and challenges of this endeavor. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 figures, 66 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750189
- ISBN
- 9780804750189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.43
€ 151.43
Hardback. Addresses how gender became a defining category in the political and social modernization of Japan. This book shows how 'a woman's place' in late-nineteenth-century Japan was characterized by contradictions and unexpected consequences, by new opportunities and new constraints. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674056053
- ISBN
- 9780674056053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.85
€ 45.99
€ 37.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633068
- ISBN
- 9780815633068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.46
€ 29.46
Paperback. Presents an extended case study of the 20th-century AIDS epidemic and the cultural circumstances from which it emerged. The book brings together anthropology, demography and epidemiology to explain how the Chagga people of Tanzania in Africa experience AIDS. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 6 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFH2; JHMC; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748863
- ISBN
- 9780226748863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.62
€ 34.99
€ 28.62