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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. As our world becomes increasingly urbanized, an understanding of the context, mechanisms, and consequences of city and suburban environments becomes more critical. This title demonstrates the value of urban green. Focusing specifically on the role of vegetation and trees, it shows the costs and benefits reaped from urban open spaces. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 halftones, 56 tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226901459
ISBN
9780226901459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.35
€ 79.00

Paperback. As our world becomes increasingly urbanized, an understanding of the context, mechanisms, and consequences of city and suburban environments becomes more critical. This title demonstrates the value of urban green. Focusing specifically on the role of vegetation and trees, it shows the costs and benefits reaped from urban open spaces. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 halftones, 56 tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 204 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226901466
ISBN
9780226901466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. This book critically discusses these new practices and the actors engaged in them. In doing so, it deals with several countries in three different continents (Asia, South America and Europe). It proposes new concepts and approaches for a better understanding of the re-emergence of peasants as indispensable part of modern societies. Editor(s): Milone, Pierluigi; Ventura, Flaminia; Ye, Jingzhong. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSF; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784416225
ISBN
9781784416225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.19

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFSJ2; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601151
ISBN
9780691601151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.24

Hardcover. For more than a century, Alsace was the most contested region in western Europe, This analysis of working-class politics and nationality explains the successive attempts of French and German authorities to impose one national identity on the region and shows how workers responded. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802718
ISBN
9780875802718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.58

paperback. Presents a phenomenological framework for understanding the intricate relationship between culture, power and communication. Grounded in muted group and standpoint theory, this volume presents a theoretical framework which fosters a critically insightful vantage point into the complexities of culture, power and communication. Num Pages: 108 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780761910688
ISBN
9780761910688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.73

Hardcover. This text shows how different collective identities in Latin America shape the access to, and participation in, the public domain. Collective identities were previously thought to be primordial components that would not survive the modern world, but now theorists think of them as a modern creation. Editor(s): Roniger, Luis; Sznajder, Mario. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898723776
ISBN
9781898723776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

Paperback. Editor(s): Lochrie, Karma; McCraken, Peggy; Schultz, James A. Series: Mediaeval Cultures S. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628292
ISBN
9780816628292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.93

hardcover. An interdisciplinary, engaging book which looks at the nature of Indian society since Independence. By focusing on the Doon school, a famous boarding school in India, it unpacks what post-colonialism means to Indian citizens. Series: Culture and Communication in Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map ;. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415178556
ISBN
9780415178556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.37

Paperback. The first study of opinion polls using an interdisciplinary approach combining cultural studies, sociology, political science, and mass communication. Rather than dismissing polls, Lewis considers them a significant form of representation in contemporary culture; he explores how the media report on polls and, in turn, how publicized results influence the way people respond to polls. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374. How Political Elites Do What They Like and Why We Seem to Go Along with it. 240 pages. The first study of opinion polls using an interdisciplinary approach combining cultural studies, sociology, political science, and mass communication. Rather than dismissing polls, Lewis considers them a significant form of representation in contemporary culture; he explores how the media report on polls and, in turn, how publicized results influence the way people respond to polls. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVK. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117678
ISBN
9780231117678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. A major rethinking of the issues around African American masculinity, tracing its relation to images of construction, and applying ideas from Eve Sedgwick's 'Epistemology of the Closet'. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822328698
ISBN
9780822328698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837629750
ISBN
9783837629750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 black & white halftones, 4 maps, 1 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; JFFK; JFSG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781501703201
ISBN
9781501703201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCA; JFD; JHB; WCC; WCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167598
ISBN
9780231167598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. "Powerful and disturbing. No one who cares about the future of our public life can afford to ignore this book."-Jackson Lears Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330892
ISBN
9780393330892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.13

hardcover. Presents a compilation of studies of consumer acceptance of GM foods. These studies utilized different methods and evidence including: price and expenditure data; experimental methods; willingness to pay; consumer attitudes; and economic consequences. Editor(s): Evenson, Robert E.; Santaniello, V. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Publication date
2004
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780851997476
ISBN
9780851997476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Prentice Hall College Div
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292153100
ISBN
9781292153100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.60

Paperback. Developed from a wholly European perspective and containing European data and examples throughout, this text includes European sociodemographic data, consumer sentiment data, data on consumer unions, and data on values. Num Pages: 642 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFT; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 246 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
642
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471975137
ISBN
9780471975137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.14

Paperback. * Second edition of a popular and lively introduction to the nature and role of consumption in modern societies. * Includes new chapters on branding and the rise of ethical consumption. * Reveals the central role consumer culture plays in providing new ways of creating social and political identities. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745643304
ISBN
9780745643304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.40

Paperback. aeo This is a comprehensive survey of theories of consumer culture, making it an ideal introduction to the field. aeo Slater presents consumer culture as part of a broader debate about the nature and development of modern societies, rather than just a contemporary or postmodern issue. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745603049
ISBN
9780745603049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.41

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