Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Explores cultural influences in relation to concerns of ergonomics and human factors. These include scientific-philosophical considerations, aircraft and maritime safety, cross-national training, effective use of the world-wide web, multinational decision making, third-world industrial development, implementation of technology transfer, and more. Editor(s): Kaplan, Michael. Series: Advances in Human Performance & Cognitive Engineering Research. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310494
- ISBN
- 9780762310494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.53
€ 141.53
Hardback. The concept of culture has long been criticized, with many scholars reformulating it or discarding it entirely. The field of intercultural communication and relations, however, still relies on culture to examine interculturality and this volume provides a comprehensive examination of the problems that the concept poses today. Editor(s): Dervin, Fred; Machart, Regis. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137498588
- ISBN
- 9781137498588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardcover. Covering a range of topics, including fads, public policy, the spread of religion, and herd behavior in markets, this title shows that human culture is itself an evolutionary process that exhibits the key Darwinian mechanisms of variation, competition, and inheritance. It focuses on the ways cultural phenomena can be studied scientifically. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520438
- ISBN
- 9780226520438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.14€ 88.84
€ 108.14
€ 88.84
Paperback. Tim Lewens explores what it means to take an evolutionary approach to cultural change, and why this approach is often treated with suspicion. He makes an original case for the value of evolutionary thinking for students of culture, and shows why the concerns of sceptics should not be dismissed as mere prejudice, confusion, or ignorance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JF; JH; JM; PDA; PSAJ. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198801191
- ISBN
- 9780198801191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.86
€ 44.86
Paperback. Covering a range of topics, including fads, public policy, the spread of religion, and herd behavior in markets, this title shows that human culture is itself an evolutionary process that exhibits the key Darwinian mechanisms of variation, competition, and inheritance. It focuses on the ways cultural phenomena can be studied scientifically. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520445
- ISBN
- 9780226520445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271025322
- ISBN
- 9780271025322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 38.98
€ 50.99
€ 38.98
Hardback. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156996
- ISBN
- 9780691156996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.14
€ 53.48
€ 42.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 462 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTP; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317588
- ISBN
- 9780226317588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.04€ 48.36
€ 57.04
€ 48.36
Hardcover. Drawing on diverse research literature from the fields of anthropology, cultural studies, cultural geography, and media studies, Cultural Globalization: A User's Guide presents a new perspective through which to raise questions about globalization, a perspective framed by the concepts of territory, identity, and culture. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235385
- ISBN
- 9780631235385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.82
€ 109.82
Paperback. Drawing on diverse research literature from the fields of anthropology, cultural studies, cultural geography, and media studies, Cultural Globalization: A User's Guide presents a new perspective through which to raise questions about globalization, a perspective framed by the concepts of territory, identity, and culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 220 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235392
- ISBN
- 9780631235392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.80
€ 39.80
Paperback. However we react to it, the global trend towards mixing or hybridization is impossible to miss, from curry and chips to Thai saunas, Zen Judaism, Nigerian Kung Fu, 'Bollywood' films or salsa or reggae music. Some people celebrate these phenomena and others condemn them. This book considers these phenomena. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646978
- ISBN
- 9780745646978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.04
€ 22.04
Hardback. However we react to it, the global trend towards mixing or hybridization is impossible to miss, from curry and chips to Thai saunas, Zen Judaism, Nigerian Kung Fu, 'Bollywood' films or salsa or reggae music. Some people celebrate these phenomena and others condemn them. This book considers these phenomena. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646961
- ISBN
- 9780745646961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.86
€ 58.86
Paperback. These essays consider alternative models of the recognition of diverse cultures and the significance of cultural and national identity within democratic societies. The impact of this recognition is examined, as is the tension between the recognition of diverse cultures. Editor(s): Gould, Carol C.; Pasquino, Pasquale. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847696772
- ISBN
- 9780847696772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.44
€ 62.44
Paperback. The essence of this book is to assist educators to improve eduational practice in the constantly changing cultural contexts of school and society. Cross cultural dimensions such as diversity; uniformity; individualism, and collectivism emerge as key focus areas of discussion. Series: Wiley Series in Culture & Professional Practice. Num Pages: 328 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471897880
- ISBN
- 9780471897880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.81
€ 93.81
Paperback. Traces how disabled people came to be viewed as biologically deviant. This book explains how disabled people are instrumental to charting the passage from a disciplinary society to one based upon regulation of the self. The author reveals cracks in the social production of human variation as aberrancy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: JFFG; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226767321
- ISBN
- 9780226767321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.88
€ 36.99
€ 28.88
Paperback. Fourteen essays map Canadian literary and cultural products via advances in digital humanities research methodologies. Editor(s): Panofsky, Ruth; Kellett, Kathleen. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120493
- ISBN
- 9781772120493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.46
€ 19.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816622818
- ISBN
- 9780816622818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. * Wilson explores the theory and shows how it is applied in practice through readings of key texts* Addresses current controversial topics of Cultural Materialism/New Historicism* The author, who describes himself as a Cultural Materialist, takes a controversial position in these debates. . Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631185338
- ISBN
- 9780631185338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.95
€ 54.95
paperback. Editor(s): Gannon, Martin J. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FMNB; 1FP; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780761913375
- ISBN
- 9780761913375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.25
€ 105.25
Paperback. Translator(s): Volk, C. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226094984
- ISBN
- 9780226094984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.29
€ 21.99
€ 18.29