Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. The essays in this volume exploring the construction of gender ideology in early modern England, focus attention on the implications of the gender debate for women writers and their literary relations, cultural ideology and the family, and political discourse and ideas of nationhood. Editor(s): Malcolmson, Cristina; Suzuki, Mihoko. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3J; DSBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294571
- ISBN
- 9780312294571
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Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Paperback. Debating Globalization is a short, accessible introduction to the debate about globalization written by many of the most prominent figures in the field. Published by Polity in association with openDemocracy, the book is notable not just for focusing on the pressing difficulties facing our world, but also on solutions. Editor(s): Barnett, Anthony; Held, David; Henderson, Caspar. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635255
- ISBN
- 9780745635255
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Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardcover. Masculinity, it seems, is in crisis, again. This edited volume critically interrogates the current situation facing contemporary young men. The contributors deconstruct and reject such crisis talk, with its chapters drawing on original research to present a more nuanced reality, whilst also developing a critical dialogue with one another. Editor(s): Roberts, Steven. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSJ2; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394835
- ISBN
- 9781137394835
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Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Paperback. This collection addresses the ways that Nordic countries have approached the issue of bringing ethnic minorities into the societal mainstream. With multicultural incorporation as an option, the authors explore the potential impact of the politics of identity in societies with social democratic welfare states committed to redistributive politics. Editor(s): Kivisto, P.; Wahlbeck, Osten. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JKS; JPB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349347698
- ISBN
- 9781349347698
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Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. This collection addresses the ways that Nordic countries have approached the issue of bringing ethnic minorities into the societal mainstream. With multicultural incorporation as an option, the authors explore the potential impact of the politics of identity in societies with social democratic welfare states committed to redistributive politics. Editor(s): Kivisto, Peter; Wahlbeck, Osten. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFFN; JFSL1; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360198
- ISBN
- 9780230360198
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Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
Paperback. This book brings together critical perspectives on some of the recent claims associated with the obesity crisis.It develops both theoretical and conceptual arguments around the obesity debate, as well as taking a more practical focus in terms of implications for the health professions to outline an agenda for a 'critical weight studies'." Editor(s): Rich, E.; Aphramor, Lucy. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JN; JPQB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308248
- ISBN
- 9781349308248
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Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
paperback. Edward Said continues to fascinate and stir controversy, nowhere more than with his classic work Orientalism. Debating Orientalism brings a rare mix of perspectives to an ongoing polemic. Contributors from a range of disciplines take stock of the book's impact and appraise its significance in contemporary cultural politics and philosophy. Editor(s): Elmarsafy, Ziad. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- SKU
- V9781349338177
- ISBN
- 9781349338177
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Race debates have become more frequent at the national level, and the response to racism in the media and by politicians has shifted from denial to acknowledgment to action. Focusing on the experiences of communities from India's Northeast borderland, the author explores the dynamics of race debates in contemporary India. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFJ; JFSL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137538970
- ISBN
- 9781137538970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. "This book brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the philosophy of race and ethnicity in conversation about issues of ethnic and racial identity, nationality, and ethnic philosophy. The book contains the best defense by Jorge J.E. Gracia of his familial-historical view of Latino identity"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Jaksic, Ivan. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFFJ; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169448
- ISBN
- 9780231169448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.77€ 46.96
€ 58.77
€ 46.96
Focusing on the legal ramifications of Sharia law in the context of rapidly changing Western liberal democracies, Debating Sharia approaches the issue from a variety of methodological perspectives. Editor(s): Korteweg, Anna; Selby, Jennifer. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHBK; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. .
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642621
- ISBN
- 9781442642621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. Do states have the right to prevent potential immigrants from crossing their borders, or should people have the freedom to migrate and settle wherever they wish? Christopher Heath Wellman and Phillip Cole develop and defend opposing answers to this timely and important question. Series: Debating Ethics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HPS; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199731725
- ISBN
- 9780199731725
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Condition: New
€ 64.05
€ 64.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Wang, B.; Zhong, X. Series: China in Transformation. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HBJF; JFC; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349437511
- ISBN
- 9781349437511
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Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Paperback. A graphic history that uses a theological disputation to explore interfaith relations, the complicated dynamics between Christians and Jews in medieval Spain, and the nature of truth. Illustrator(s): Clarke, Liz. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190226367
- ISBN
- 9780190226367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.41
€ 50.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBG; HBJD; HBL; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349373062
- ISBN
- 9781349373062
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
hardcover. This book explores the resulting 'gynecocracy' debate and the larger humanist response to the challenge posed by female sovereignty. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605527
- ISBN
- 9780230605527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Paperback. A riveting, first-hand account of the struggles - and victories - of Elsipogtog First Nation and their allies against Southwestern Energy, the fourth-largest gas extraction company in the United States. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCR; 3JM; JFSL9; JPWF; KNBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667446
- ISBN
- 9781552667446
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.64
€ 20.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. The farm crisis of the 1980s was the greatest economic disaster to hit rural America since the Depression. The crisis gave rise to a social trauma that affects farmers in the 21st century. This is a chronicle of the experience. Num Pages: 195 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFFA; JHM; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169132
- ISBN
- 9780226169132
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. "Debt as power is a timely and innovative contribution to our understanding of one of the most prescient issues of our time: the explosion of debt across the global economy and related requirement of political leaders to pursue exponential growth to meet the demands of creditors and investors." Series Editor(s): Bhambra, Gurminder K. Series: Theory for a Global Age. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784993269
- ISBN
- 9781784993269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.11
€ 27.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMC; KC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816687442
- ISBN
- 9780816687442
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. This book offers a unique perspective on what every educator, parent, and community leader should know about reaping the rich harvest of our diverse schools. Included are anecdotes from Kugler's personal experience as well as information from 80 interviews with key educators, parents, and students. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845114
- ISBN
- 9780810845114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.76
€ 106.76
Hardcover. It is an institution that seems almost hopelessly out of date, a social relic of bygone times. The very word "debutante" evokes images of prim, poised beauty, expensive gowns, and sumptuous balls, all of which seem anachronistic in these post-women's liberation times. This work reveals, debdom in America is alive and well and ever evolving. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 224 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613175
- ISBN
- 9780700613175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.48
€ 45.48
Paperback. Focusing on the disasters of the 1980s, this book examines how culture is reconstructed after disaster through victims' stories, media coverage, and official efforts to restore faith in technology. It explores the debates that followed these disasters, as government agencies, corporations, and local communities fought to control their meaning. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; HB; JFC; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 330. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252068201
- ISBN
- 9780252068201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. "Decadence" has often been viewed as an ephemeral artistic vogue of late 19th- and early 20th-century Europe. This study makes the case for decadence as a literary movement in its own right, based on a set of aesthetic principles that formed a transitional link between romanticism and modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Massachusetts Press Boston
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239922
- ISBN
- 9780870239922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.57
€ 33.57
paperback. * Stiegler is one of the most original and important philosophers and cultural theorists in France today. * His work is at the interface of philosophy and technology, so would appeal not only to those studying Philosophy, but media and cultural studies, and literary studies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648101
- ISBN
- 9780745648101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81