Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. In this new book, Ulrich Beck develops his now widely used concepts of second modernity, risk society and reflexive sociology into a radical new sociological analysis of the cosmopolitan implications of globalization. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633985
- ISBN
- 9780745633985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Hardback. Today, more than at any other point in history, we are aware of the cultural impact of global processes. This has created new possibilities for the development of a cosmopolitan culture but, at the same time, it has created new risks and anxieties linked to immigration and the accommodation of strangers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653822
- ISBN
- 9780745653822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. Today, more than at any other point in history, we are aware of the cultural impact of global processes. This has created new possibilities for the development of a cosmopolitan culture but, at the same time, it has created new risks and anxieties linked to immigration and the accommodation of strangers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653839
- ISBN
- 9780745653839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.61
€ 25.61
Paperback. Fojas engages the work of Enrique Gomez Carrillo, the travel writings of Aurelia Castillo de Gonzalez, and Rodo's Ariel, which share a common principle of the practical application of cosmopolitanism. They sometimes conceptualize models of hospitality and sometimes fail, but keep the broken promise of utopist spaces and their imagined cities. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533821
- ISBN
- 9781557533821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.39
€ 47.39
Paperback. Cosmopolitanism is a key concept in social and political thought, standing in opposition to closed human group ideologies such as tribalism, nationalism and fundamentalism. Recent discussions of it have been situated within Western self-perceptions. This volume explores it from Muslim perspectives. Editor(s): Maclean, Derryl N.; Ahmed, Sikeena Karmali. Series: Exploring Muslim Contexts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748689859
- ISBN
- 9780748689859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. Told through a range of characters and events, this title illuminates many aspects of Jewish life in the area: the high profile of Jewish women, extraordinary achievements in the business world, the cultural creativity of the second generation, the bitter debate about the proper response to the Holocaust and Zionism, and more. Num Pages: 464 pages, 38 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271302
- ISBN
- 9780520271302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630684
- ISBN
- 9780816630684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.95
€ 27.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816627318
- ISBN
- 9780816627318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HPK; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 580. Intimations of a New World View. 592 pages, black & white illustrations throughout. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPK; JFCX. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight: 600.
- Publisher
- Plume
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780452288591
- ISBN
- 9780452288591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.05
€ 21.99
€ 21.05
Hardback. Using a wide variety of archaeological and archival evidence of indigenous clothing, jewelry, and hairstyles, scholars trace the history of costume in Ecuador from prehistory to the twentieth century. Series: Joe R. and Teresa Lozana Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture. Num Pages: 382 pages, 9 color and 194 b&w photos, 7 line drawings, 8 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292725911
- ISBN
- 9780292725911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Paperback. In most parts of highland Ecuador, people still identify themselves as indigenous and as belonging to a particular ethnic subgroup by the clothes and ornaments they wear. This book offers insight into the role of costume-clothing, jewelry, and bodily adornment - in a society changing from a subsistence economy to one based on wage income. Editor(s): Rowe, Ann Pollard. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 400 pages, 286 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; AKTA; JFCK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295977423
- ISBN
- 9780295977423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.70
€ 85.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 140 colour illus. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 428 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472524249
- ISBN
- 9781472524249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.60
€ 38.99
€ 32.60
Paperback. Costume and clothes are the most visible means we have of expressing ourselves. This title presents the fascinating evolvement of costume and clothes throughout the period from 15th century to the present day. Series: History. Num Pages: 32 pages, 52 colour 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: AKTA; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841651026
- ISBN
- 9781841651026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.98
€ 8.99
€ 7.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148375
- ISBN
- 9780231148375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837622553
- ISBN
- 9783837622553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.04
€ 38.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. This groundbreaking book identifies six distinctly different types of underachievers--coaster-cruisers, overanxious underachievers, identity-searchers, wheeler-dealers, sad underachievers, and defiant underachievers--and offer parents and teachers simple steps for helping each type get back on the achievement track. HARVEY P. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc Dublin, Ireland
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471158479
- ISBN
- 9780471158479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.85
€ 24.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. Council Housing and Culture makes clear the importance of council housing to twentieth-century life and culture. A major thread through the work is the interaction of council housing with evolving working-class patterns and aspirations. Series: Planning, History and Environment Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JKSB; RP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415239462
- ISBN
- 9780415239462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634851770
- ISBN
- 9781634851770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.35€ 86.97
€ 115.35
€ 86.97
Hardcover. This book is based on the premise that counseling and psychotherapy services are useful and effective interventions with the mental retardation and borderline populations. Editor(s): Strohmer, Douglas C.; Prout, H. Thompson. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN2; MJN; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471162056
- ISBN
- 9780471162056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.93
€ 173.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781483347745
- ISBN
- 9781483347745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.99
€ 121.99