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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This volume presents an exploration of the origins of nationalism and cultural identity in China, tracing the ways in which a large, early modern empire of Eurasia, the Qing, incorporated neighbouring, but disparate, political traditions into a new style of emperorship. Num Pages: 417 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234246
- ISBN
- 9780520234246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Hardback. The perfect gift for anyone interested in Irish folklore. These lrish tales are reprinted from nineteenth-century sources, but they date back to a centuries-old oral tradition of storytelling that had yet to be committed to the printed page. They were passed down through the ages virtually unaltered and feature a wide variety of fantastic beings. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection. Num Pages: 704 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159. .
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781435161368
- ISBN
- 9781435161368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.65
€ 45.99
€ 32.65
paperback. A collection of instructive stories about both prominent and relatively unknown Jewish personalities from biblical times onwards. Arranged alphabetically by personality, it includes Moses, Job, Rabbi Akiva, Hillel, and Maimonides, as well as Sholom Aleichem, Theodor Herzl, and even Harpo Marx. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9781568215136
- ISBN
- 9781568215136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.68
€ 79.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403907851
- ISBN
- 9781403907851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.31
€ 48.99
€ 40.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJW; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062641816
- ISBN
- 9780062641816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.85
€ 27.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. Lawyer, educator, novelist, radio and television scriptwriter, film director and screenwriter, wartime intelligence operative, and full-time radical romantic, Abraham Lincoln Polonsky was blacklisted in Hollywood for refusing to be an informer. This biography helps us understand the relationship between art and politics in American culture. Num Pages: 285 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236721
- ISBN
- 9780520236721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734910
- ISBN
- 9780226734910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.99
€ 40.99
€ 30.99
Paperback. First published in 1792, Wollstonecraft's book attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity and laid out the principles of emancipation - an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Editor(s): Brody, Miriam. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441252
- ISBN
- 9780141441252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Arguably the most original book of the eighteenth century, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a pioneering feminist work. Editor(s): Lynch, Deidre Shauna. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393929744
- ISBN
- 9780393929744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.42
€ 18.99
€ 17.42
Paperback. A treatise of proto-feminism, that was written before the concept of equality between the sexes was even conceived. It argues for the rational education of women and for an increased female contribution to society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099595823
- ISBN
- 9780099595823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.33
€ 13.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170. Series: Dover Thrift S. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFK. Dimension: 209 x 131 x 13. Weight: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486290362
- ISBN
- 9780486290362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.70
€ 10.70
Paperback. Argues for the education of women and for an increased female contribution to society. This work made the first ripples of what would later become the tidal wave of the women's rights movement. Rationalist but revolutionary, it changed the world for women. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Brief
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784870393
- ISBN
- 9781784870393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.83
€ 7.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603849388
- ISBN
- 9781603849388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.58
€ 14.99
€ 12.58
Hardcover. Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603849395
- ISBN
- 9781603849395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.07
€ 37.99
€ 28.07
Hardback. How can we explain this striking paradox? Why do we often underestimate the virtue of moderation? Seeking to answer these questions, this book examines moderation in modern French political thought and focuses on the French Revolution and its legacy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HPS; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146768
- ISBN
- 9780691146768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.08€ 54.16
€ 70.08
€ 54.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; WBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 286 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Avery
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592409303
- ISBN
- 9781592409303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.30
€ 30.99
€ 29.30
Paperback. Prominent activists, academics, politicians, journalists, mothers, and daughters celebrate the indomitable spirit of the American woman and reflect on what democracy means to women's lives. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470630877
- ISBN
- 9780470630877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.64
€ 26.64
Paperback. Parks are such a familiar part of everyday life. You might be forgiven for thinking they have always been there - and that they always will. In fact, the roots of even the most humble neighbourhood park lie in age-old battles over land and liberty. This celebration of parks is filled with history, and anecdotes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCA; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593829
- ISBN
- 9780099593829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTV; JFM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813934747
- ISBN
- 9780813934747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.85
€ 30.99
€ 27.85
Hardback. Describes inner cities as structures of subordination. Given the government's role in creating and maintaining segregation, this work argues, justice demands no less than the sweeping federal action. It includes ten responses from scholars, journalists, and practicing lawyers. It is aimed at those interested in social justice, and domestic policy. Editor(s): Cohen, Joshua; Decker, Jefferson; Rogers, Joel. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSG; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088815
- ISBN
- 9780691088815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.90
€ 54.99
€ 38.90