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Society & culture: general

hardcover. The proceedings of a 2007 conference examining the relationship between international law and culture. Editor(s): Meerts, Paul. Series: From Peace to Justice. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; LB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 57.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Asser Press Netherlands
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9789067042833
ISBN
9789067042833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.43

Paperback. Culture and Mental Health takes a critical look at the research pertaining to common psychological disorders, examining how mental health can be studied from and vary according to different cultural perspectives. Editor(s): Eshun, Sussie; Gurung, Regan A. R. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405169820
ISBN
9781405169820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

Hardback. Culture and Mental Health takes a critical look at the research pertaining to common psychological disorders, examining how mental health can be studied from and vary according to different cultural perspectives. Editor(s): Eshun, Sussie; Gurung, Regan A. R. Num Pages: 362 pages, Illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: JFC; JM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405169837
ISBN
9781405169837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.02

Paperback. Against the background of globalization and campaigns to provide basic education for all the world's children, this title compares primary and elementary schooling in England, France, India, Russia and the United States. It is structured around three levels of analysis: systems, school and classrooms. Num Pages: 664 pages, 19. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220510
ISBN
9780631220510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Paperback. A study of the social theorist Pierre Bourdieu's work, this work focuses on a central theme, the complex relationship between culture and power, and explains that sociology for Bourdieu is a mode of political intervention. The book aims to clarify Bourdieu's concepts and correct misinterpretations. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226785950
ISBN
9780226785950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Hardback. John Storey's best and most significant contributions to the field of cultural studies - together in a single volume. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640157
ISBN
9780748640157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781305648951
ISBN
9781305648951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.22

Hardback. Issues are examined in an inter-disciplinary dialogue between distinguished anthropologists and economists and cover community development, famine relief, fundamentalism, HIV-AIDS, discrimination and heritage. Editor(s): Walton, Michael; Rao, Vijayendra. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804747868
ISBN
9780804747868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Hardback. Contends that the uneven separation of church and state in America, far from safeguarding an arena for democratic flourishing, has functioned instead to promote particular forms of religious possibility while containing, suppressing, or excluding others. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049632
ISBN
9780691049632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 55.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HRA; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691049649
ISBN
9780691049649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. Following a definition of culture, the authors examine the role of culture in society by drawing on such themes as the media, education, class and race. Series: Sociology for a changing world. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Edition
1991st Edition
SKU
V9780333460399
ISBN
9780333460399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.09
€ 47.43

Hardcover. This book strives to understand the social and cultural dynamics in Mediterranean tourist destinations through ethnographic examples from Greece, Spain, Egypt, France, Malta and Crete. It observes and examines the social, cultural and relational processes involved as migrants, tourists and new residents converge with locals in daily life. Editor(s): Nogues-Pedregal, Antonio Migu. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JF; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857246837
ISBN
9780857246837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.67

Paperback. This, the first book in the Wiley Series in Culture and Professional Practice, is designed as a practical guide for professionals who work with children from differing cultural backgrounds. It relates cultural differences in development to the problems and practice of child care with a special contribution from cross-cultural psychology. Series: Wiley Series in Culture & Professional Practice. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JFSP1; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471966258
ISBN
9780471966258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 245 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069333
ISBN
9780226069333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Investigates the cultural meaning system and resulting sensorium of Anlo-Ewe-speaking people in southeastern Ghana. This book relates how Anlo society privileges and elaborates what we would call kinesthesia, which most Americans would not even identify as a sense. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 330 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234567
ISBN
9780520234567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. Placing the therapeutic process in its socio-cultural context, this work offers encouragement to therapists in evolving their own personal understanding and direction. The text adopts a binocular vision of the therapist as subject and object in its analysis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568215457
ISBN
9781568215457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.88

paperback. Takes you on a tour of some of the world's significant examples of art, music, philosophy, and literature, from the beginnings of civilization to today. This book covers the High Renaissance to the 21st Century. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 274 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wadsworth Publishing United States
Edition
8th Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781285458199
ISBN
9781285458199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 239.12

Paperback. The international contributors to this collection ask us to pause and consider the complex ways in which value is created and destroyed. Their diverse approaches of ethics, philosophy, cultural studies, and politics are at the forefront of a new field of 'ecohumanites.' Editor(s): Hawkins, Gay; Muecke, Stephen. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JF; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519824
ISBN
9780742519824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.97

Hardback. Culture as Embodiment utilizes recent insights in psychology, cognitive, and affective science to reveal the cultural patterning of behavior in group-related practices. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119961888
ISBN
9781119961888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.02

Paperback. One of businesses greatest modern challenges is navigating the inevitable culture clashes that come with a global workplace. Michael Landers says the solution is deceptively simple: by becoming aware of your own culturally conditioned beliefs and practices, you can more easily recognize and adapt to those other cultures. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; KJK; KJP; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626567108
ISBN
9781626567108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. * Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. * In this new book Bauman argues that, in our contemporary liquid-modern world, culture seeks no longer to enlighten the people but to seduce them. Translator(s): Bauman, Lydia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Polity Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653556
ISBN
9780745653556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Clarke & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780227174678
ISBN
9780227174678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.15

Hardback. Fifteen brilliant essays on the kind of culture created by the magic of the marketplace in 1980s America, from architecture to the yuppie ascendancy. Editor(s): Mills, Nicolaus. Num Pages: 254 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929587356
ISBN
9780929587356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.14

Paperback. Today, interest in networks is growing by leaps and bounds, in both scientific discourse and popular culture. Networks are thought to be everywhere from the architecture of our brains to global transportation systems. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745687179
ISBN
9780745687179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

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