Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
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- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442630376
- ISBN
- 9781442630376
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Condition: New
€ 79.12
€ 79.12
Hardback. Intends to ponder the cultures that generated the bulk of our global contamination legacy. This title focuses on the psycho-social dynamics of chemical contamination. It deals with nuclear events, both accidents, but also the closed cities and closed society needed to produce a nuclear context. Editor(s): Edelstein, Michael, PhD; Tysiachniouk, Maria; Smirnova, Lyudmila V. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 884.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780762313716
- ISBN
- 9780762313716
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Condition: New
€ 123.63
€ 123.63
Paperback. The symbols, signs, and traces of copyright and related intellectual property laws that appear on everyday texts, objects, and artifacts have multiplied exponentially over the past 15 years. In this volume, contributors focus on copyright as it relates to culture. Editor(s): DeVoss, Danielle Nicole; Rife, Martine Courant. Series: Communication Law. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433125614
- ISBN
- 9781433125614
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Condition: New
€ 68.45
€ 68.45
Hardcover. Draws on a wide range of cultural materials in order to challenge Eurocentric readings of decolonisation. Editor(s): Craggs, Ruth; Wintle, Claire. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096525
- ISBN
- 9780719096525
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Condition: New
€ 157.67
€ 157.67
Paperback. As environmental issues increasingly impinge on society, sociologists have turned their attention to nature and the environment. This book concentrates on empirical studies in environmental sociology, showing what sociologists bring to current debates and demonstrating how sociologists can best pursue practical work on environmental topics. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; RNB; RNK; RNT; YQG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237117
- ISBN
- 9780230237117
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Condition: New
€ 126.61
€ 126.61
Paperback. Chomsky, Zizek, Sontag and other world class scholars show how governments and other institutions exploit people's fear for political gain. Editor(s): Linke, Uli; Smith, Danielle Taana. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329659
- ISBN
- 9780745329659
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Hardback. Chomsky, Zizek, Sontag and other world class scholars show how governments and other institutions exploit people's fear for political gain. Editor(s): Linke, Uli; Smith, Danielle Taana. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329666
- ISBN
- 9780745329666
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Condition: New
€ 99.91€ 84.39
€ 99.91
€ 84.39
Paperback. Drawing on a wide range of case studies, Cultures of Financialization argues that, in our age of crisis, the global economy is more invested than ever in culture and the imagination. We must take the idea of 'fictitious capital' seriously as a way to understand the power of finance, and what might be done to stop it. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; KC; KFF; KJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349470358
- ISBN
- 9781349470358
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Condition: New
€ 93.42
€ 93.42
Hardcover. Drawing on a wide range of case studies, Cultures of Financialization argues that, in our age of crisis, the global economy is more invested than ever in culture and the imagination. We must take the idea of 'fictitious capital' seriously as a way to understand the power of finance, and what might be done to stop it. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; KC; KF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355966
- ISBN
- 9781137355966
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Condition: New
€ 105.13
€ 105.13
Hardcover. * An engaging analysis of an emerging, cutting-edge area of media studies. * This accessible text draws is driven by empirical examples and terminology is clearly introduced and explained. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662268
- ISBN
- 9780745662268
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Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Paperback. Exploring the motivations of migrants in countries around the world, this book proposes a new model of immigration that accounts for the cultural beliefs and social patterns that influence people to move--or to remain at home Num Pages: 179 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726857
- ISBN
- 9780292726857
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. Obsolescence is fundamental to the experience of modernity, not simply one dimension of an economic system. The contributors to this book investigate obsolescence as a historical phenomenon, an aesthetic practice, and an affective mode. Editor(s): Tischleder, Babette Barbel; Wasserman, Sarah. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137470898
- ISBN
- 9781137470898
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€ 162.12
€ 162.12
Paperback. What are the functions of optimism in modern societies? How is hope culturally transmitted? What values and attitudes does it reflect? This book explores how and why powerful institutions propagate 'cultures of optimism' in different domains, such as politics, work, the family, religion and psychotherapy. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSR; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349503575
- ISBN
- 9781349503575
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Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardback. What are the functions of optimism in modern societies? How is hope culturally transmitted? What values and attitudes does it reflect? This book explores how and why powerful institutions propagate 'cultures of optimism' in different domains, such as politics, work, the family, religion and psychotherapy. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484802
- ISBN
- 9781137484802
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Fraser, Benjamin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFN; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177498
- ISBN
- 9780231177498
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Editor(s): Fraser, Benjamin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177481
- ISBN
- 9780231177481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.43€ 80.25
€ 103.43
€ 80.25
hardcover. Domestic servitude blurs the divide between family and work, affection and duty, the home and the world. This work offers an account of domestic life and servitude in contemporary Kolkata, India, with a concluding comparison with New York City. It examines the practices and meaning of servitude around the home and in the public sphere. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables, 10 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760713
- ISBN
- 9780804760713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.81
€ 118.81
Paperback. Domestic servitude blurs the divide between family and work, affection and duty, the home and the world. This work offers an account of domestic life and servitude in contemporary Kolkata, India, with a concluding comparison with New York City. It examines the practices and meaning of servitude around the home and in the public sphere. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables, 10 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760720
- ISBN
- 9780804760720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.63
€ 29.99
€ 27.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Forth, Christopher E.; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Num Pages: 273 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403965219
- ISBN
- 9781403965219
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Cultures of the Abdomen: Diet, Digestion, and Fat in the Modern World
. Ed(S): Forth, Christopher E.; Carden-Coyne,...
paperback. Editor(s): Forth, Christopher E.; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Num Pages: 273 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005
- SKU
- V9781349528806
- ISBN
- 9781349528806
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to the work of psychoanalyst Melanie Klein (1882-1960) and to developments in Kleinian theory. It offers an analysis and a demonstration of the distinctive usefulness of Klein's thought for understanding modernist literature and visual art. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 504 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330455
- ISBN
- 9780822330455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.35
€ 35.99
€ 33.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 447 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schocken Books United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805212020
- ISBN
- 9780805212020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.95
€ 21.99
€ 20.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 270 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137532220
- ISBN
- 9781137532220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.10
€ 116.10
Hardcover. Thinkers and historians have long perceived violence and its control as integral to the very idea of 'Western Civilization'. Focusing on interpersonal violence and the huge role it played in human affairs in the post-medieval West, this timely collection brings together the latest interdisciplinary and historical research in the field. Editor(s): Carroll, Stuart. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019454
- ISBN
- 9780230019454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96