Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Dates is an informative and enjoyable account of the date and the date palm, following its journey from ancient Mesopotamia to the places where it is cultivated today. Dates is interwoven with stories, anecdotes and humour, and explores date etymology, history, culture, religion, myth and legend. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 176 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 102 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861897961
- ISBN
- 9781861897961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. This essential handbook has the answers for anyone involved in making decisions that affect communities. It also acts as a fascinating information resource for those who simply want to know more about the significant events in the lives of those with whom they live and work. Num Pages: 167 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JFHF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 469. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- W Foulsham & Co Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0007904
- ISBN
- 9780572026592
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Arcade United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611456950
- ISBN
- 9781611456950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.08
€ 16.99
€ 15.08
paperback. A biography of Henrietta Szold, founder and first president of Hadassah. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568213378
- ISBN
- 9781568213378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.14
€ 59.14
Hardcover. Meredith Ray shows that women were at the vanguard of empirical culture during the Scientific Revolution. They experimented with medicine and alchemy at home and in court, debated cosmological discoveries in salons and academies, and in their writings used their knowledge of natural philosophy to argue for women's intellectual equality to men. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504233
- ISBN
- 9780674504233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.79€ 52.64
€ 56.79
€ 52.64
Paperback. Providing an analysis of the lives of African women today from an African woman's perspective, this is the study of the influence of culture and religion on African women's lives. Oduyoye illustrates how myths, proverbs and folk tales operate in the socialization of young women, working to preserve the norms of the community. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883449998
- ISBN
- 9780883449998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.93
€ 32.99
€ 26.93
Hardcover. Focusing on women of the counterculture, this book describes how gender was perceived within the movement, with women taking on much of the responsibility for sustaining communes. It examines the lives of younger runaways and daughters who shared the lifestyle. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 illustrations, 8 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616336
- ISBN
- 9780700616336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
Paperback. This volume is a reissue of the sequel to 'Princess'. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 21. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816938
- ISBN
- 9780553816938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813108377
- ISBN
- 9780813108377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.58
€ 52.58
Paperback. In ancient Egypt women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, or in fact by most women until the late nineteenth century. This book presents a picture of daily life - marriage and the home, work and play, grooming and religion - viewed from a female perspective. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp line drawings, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140175967
- ISBN
- 9780140175967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.93
€ 20.99
€ 17.93
Examines southern Jewish womanhood during the Antebellum and Civil War Eras. This study finds that in Protestant South southern Jewish women created and maintained unique American Jewish identities through their efforts in education, writing, religious observance, paid and unpaid labour, and relationships with whites and African-American slaves. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618112064
- ISBN
- 9781618112064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.35
€ 129.35
Paperback. Daughters of Joy will prove to be a gold mine of information, since the author's massive research makes the book a primary source as well as a thoughtful study of soiled doves on the frontier...Butler has portrayed the stark realities of prostitution in the American West With sensitivity and insight. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252014666
- ISBN
- 9780252014666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. In her new top ten bestseller Jasvinder Sanghera tells the harrowing and moving stories of women trapped in forced marriages. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340962077
- ISBN
- 9780340962077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Hardback. A Victorian parsonage was a 'religious family enterprise', a showcase of ruling ideas, the headquarters of parish charities and a point of connection for multilayered networks in and outside the parish. This book focuses on the lives of women brought up in this setting, as the Church of England steered its way through the secularisation of society. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 figures, 30 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBTB; HRCC91; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354074
- ISBN
- 9780230354074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.68
€ 135.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 556 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC2; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310457411
- ISBN
- 9780310457411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.18
€ 42.99
€ 35.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HRA; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876756154
- ISBN
- 9781876756154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.49
€ 30.99
€ 20.49
Paperback. This is a collection of essays examining the Goddess Movement in its many facets. It explores the ways women in the US and Britain have abandoned Western patriarchal religions and have embraced a spirituality based in a celebration of the Goddess and the female body as sacred text. Editor(s): Griffin, Wendy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742503489
- ISBN
- 9780742503489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QSP; JFSJ1; RNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559329
- ISBN
- 9781875559329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.92
€ 26.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. What if everything we thought about power was wrong? What if, in the ancient story of the shepherd boy who topples a giant, David actually had the advantage? This title takes you on journey from art to basketball, the brain to revolutions, along the way weaving unforgettable stories of misfits, outsiders, and more. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241959596
- ISBN
- 9780241959596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Hinks, Peter P. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019949
- ISBN
- 9780271019949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.16
€ 25.99
€ 21.16
Hardback. Artist David Wojnarowicz on his work, his aspirations, his personal history, his political views; Wojnarowicz in dialogue with Sylvere Lotringer, along with personal accounts from friends and fellow artists collected after Wojnarowicz's death. Editor(s): Lotringer, Sylvere; Ambrosino, Giancarlo; Kraus, Chris; El Kholti, Hedi; Cavin, Justin. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 220 pages, 115 color photos, 113 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AGB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 256 x 18. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Autonomedia United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350354
- ISBN
- 9781584350354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.02
€ 36.99
€ 28.02
Paperback. Serial poems explore North American gay male culture, including HIV fears, drug culture, porn fantasy, gay bashing, and online personals. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Talon Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889226838
- ISBN
- 9780889226838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.31
€ 18.99
€ 16.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JFSL3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470520666
- ISBN
- 9780470520666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.74
€ 27.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136884
- ISBN
- 9780231136884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.58€ 80.84
€ 106.58
€ 80.84