Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Looks at the public understanding of research (PUR) and how it affects what science museums do. This title is a useful resource for science museum professionals who want to guide their institutions and their visitors toward an understanding of and appreciation for research. Editor(s): Chittenden, David; Farmelo, Graham; Lewenstein, Bruce V. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759104761
- ISBN
- 9780759104761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.65
€ 74.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594032189
- ISBN
- 9781594032189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.15
€ 26.99
€ 21.15
Hardback. This work is a chronicle of the gendering of the US military during the World War 2 years. It offers a historical perspective necessary for understanding the controversies that revolve around this issue. It examines gender, sexuality, race and class. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101448
- ISBN
- 9780231101448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.42
€ 131.42
Hardcover. Editor(s): Vanags, Alise. Num Pages: 125 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607415343
- ISBN
- 9781607415343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.34€ 100.83
€ 147.34
€ 100.83
Hardback. Analyzes the experiences of Filipino men in Los Angeles's Little Manila, from the 1920s to the end of World War II. This book discusses Filipino boxers' challenge to white America's assumptions about race; the meanings behind zoot suit fashions; and taxi dance halls, where Filipino men crossed racial boundaries by dancing with Anglo women. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b& w halftones, 9 color halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115926
- ISBN
- 9780231115926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.32
€ 134.32
Paperback. High profile child abuse cases of recent years have brought child safety forward in public consciousness. This book, written for managers and trustees of organizations working with children as well as criminal justice staff working with sex offenders, offers practical safety measures for children's organizations. Editor(s): Erooga, Marcus. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119972686
- ISBN
- 9781119972686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.32
€ 53.32
Hardback. Creating Social Cohesion in an Interdependent World brings together Australian and Japanese scholars to examine the ways in which their two very different societies have dealt with challenges to their cultural and institutional fabric, and social cohesion associated arising from the acceleration of global interdependence during recent decades. Editor(s): Healy, E.; Arunachalam, Dharma. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1MBF; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520210
- ISBN
- 9781137520210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFK; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412864398
- ISBN
- 9781412864398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.02
€ 59.02
Hardback. By 1940, Acker concludes, a particular configuration of ideas about opiate addiction was firmly in place and remained essentially stable until the enormous demographic changes in drug use of the 1960s and 1970s prompted changes in the understanding of addiction-and in public policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFH1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801867989
- ISBN
- 9780801867989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 51.81
€ 56.45
€ 51.81
Paperback. Present a synthetic treatment of the colonial colleges, tracing their role in the intellectual development of early America through the American Revolution. This work focuses on Harvard, William and Mary, Yale, the College of New Jersey (Princeton), King's College (Columbia), the College of Philadelphia (Penn), among others. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742548398
- ISBN
- 9780742548398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.47
€ 62.47
Hardcover. Creating the Chupah assesses the role of Canadian Zionist organizations in the drive for communal unity within Canadian Jewry in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Two strands of Zionism, represented respectively by the Federation of Zionist Societies of Canada and Poale Zion, were often in conflicts that reflected greater disputes. Series: Jews in Space and Time. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235711
- ISBN
- 9781936235711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.85
€ 138.85
Hardcover. The author applies his original approach in studies of real-life Fortune 500 companies, showing how organizations effectively address diversity issues. He details the forces that drive the diversity challenge and offers innovative strategies for change through leadership, research, and education. Series: Jossey-Bass UMS S. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; KJC; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787955847
- ISBN
- 9780787955847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.68
€ 33.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Shows how seemingly irrational business decisions, inspired in part by the self-interest of the owners but also by their nostalgia for the game, transformed baseball into the national pastime. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; KNSP; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058856
- ISBN
- 9780691058856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.00
€ 53.48
€ 42.00
Hardback. Presents an up-to-date look at the social processes and consequences of China's rapid economic growth. Editor(s): Davis, Deborah S.; Feng, Wang. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 tables, 8 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759311
- ISBN
- 9780804759311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback. Presents an up-to-date look at the social processes and consequences of China's rapid economic growth. Editor(s): Davis, Deborah S.; Feng, Wang. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 tables, 8 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761161
- ISBN
- 9780804761161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. This practical guide shows how women and human resource professionals can build a network that ties directly into an organization's business goals. It shows why women's networks are valuable and useful to women who wish to advance, and to managers who need to develop and retain leadership talent. Series: Catalyst women in business. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787940140
- ISBN
- 9780787940140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.56
€ 36.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Straume, Ingerid S. Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gazelle Book Services
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788787564991
- ISBN
- 9788787564991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.04
€ 26.04
Paperback. This comprehensive study explores the region's 'forgotten' narratives, myths and traditions. Drawing on stories from Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia, Wasilewska shows how these narratives of creation, destruction and rebirth reach to the very roots of the Biblical and Quranic Genesis. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, chronological charts, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026812
- ISBN
- 9781853026812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- BIS Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789063694142
- ISBN
- 9789063694142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.94
€ 33.99
€ 24.94
Paperback. Presents an economist's eye to bear on an age-old question: Are market exchange and aesthetic quality friends or foes? This book asks what happens when cultures collide through trade, whether technology destroys native arts, why (and whether) Hollywood movies rule the world, and whether 'globalized' culture is dumbing down societies everywhere. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 48673rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117836
- ISBN
- 9780691117836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.87
€ 43.99
€ 30.87
Hardback. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRHX; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642604
- ISBN
- 9780691642604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.17
€ 203.17
Paperback. Luminous essays on the nexus of music, politics, and technology Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076466
- ISBN
- 9780252076466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.03
€ 23.99
€ 22.03
hardcover. This book firmly debunks the myth of culture as a solely urban phenomenon and demonstrates the social and economic merits of investing in suburban art and culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 photos, 7 figures, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646902
- ISBN
- 9781442646902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.64
€ 80.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFC; KCP; KCU; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837613742
- ISBN
- 9783837613742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.84
€ 45.99
€ 32.84