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Society & culture: general
hardcover. In a series of probing, innovative essays, Marc Aronson explores the true potential of Young Adult literature and revels in the passion of its readers he exposes the real problem with teenagers and reading: adult myths, projections and blind prejudices. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839045
- ISBN
- 9780810839045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.08
€ 96.08
Paperback. From cleaning to construction, from agriculture to domestic work, every day migrant labourers are exploited and enslaved. The author argues that even governments, keen to protect big business, are complicit in this exploitation; their 'law and order' approach on immigration being part of this complicity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842778524
- ISBN
- 9781842778524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.47
€ 32.99
€ 29.47
Paperback. Spectacular discoveries at the Etowah site in Georgia changed the American perspective of the artistic achievements of prehistoric Native Americans. These papers, originally published in 1932, offer an understanding of American archaeology and the cultural heritage of prehistoric Native America. Series: Southeastern Classics in Archaeology, Anthropology & History S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 53 b&w plates, 51 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLC; HDDA; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813017938
- ISBN
- 9780813017938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.36
€ 39.36
paperback. Provides a range of work in feminist ethics, examining such issues as the ethic of care, Pythagoreanism, existentialism, utilitarianism, self-knowing, emotion, and moral vision. This book also discusses the process of applying feminist ethics to work situations. Editor(s): Cole, Eve Browning; Coultrap-McQuinn, Susan. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253206978
- ISBN
- 9780253206978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.34
€ 16.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Explorations in New Cinema History brings together cutting-edge research by the leading scholars in the field to identify new approaches to writing and understanding the social and cultural history of cinema, focusing on cinema s audiences, the experience of cinema, and the cinema as a site of social and cultural exchange. Editor(s): Maltby, Richard; Biltereyst, Daniel; Meers, Philippe. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: APF; GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199506
- ISBN
- 9781405199506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.92
€ 78.92
Paperback. Reflects the fascinating diversity of regional and grassroots music in the United States. The book covers the diverse strains of American folk music - Latin, Native American, African, French-Canadian, British, and Cajun - and offers a chronology of the development of folk music in the United States. Series: American Made Music Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGH; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617032646
- ISBN
- 9781617032646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.18
€ 42.18
paperback. Provides an overview of the myths and stereotypes that surround Black sexuality and an analysis of how Euro-Americans developed these myths as part of a strategy to enslave and exploit Afro-Americans in the world. This book explores various dimensions of Black sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742546592
- ISBN
- 9780742546592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.08
€ 56.08
hardcover. This book provides an understanding of what child welfare is, explores how it can be measured and sets out the implications for children's services in incorporating child well-being into their work. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 247 x 19. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420657
- ISBN
- 9781847420657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.51
€ 104.51
Paperback. This volume contains over 100 cultural awareness exercises, dialogues, stories, incidents and simulations. It is aimed at anyone involved in international business, international affairs, or education, in short anyone who works or lives abroad. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446. Exercises, Stories and Synthetic Cultures. 256 pages, illustrations. This volume contains over 100 cultural awareness exercises, dialogues, stories, incidents and simulations. It is aimed at anyone involved in international business, international affairs, or education, in short anyone who works or lives abroad. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC. Dimension: 228 x 178 x 16. Weight: 510.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877864902
- ISBN
- 9781877864902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.02
€ 33.99
€ 23.02
Paperback. A reader for second- and third-year undergraduate students studying deviance out of sociology and/or criminology departments in colleges and universities. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFP; JHB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195439908
- ISBN
- 9780195439908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.00
€ 107.00
Paperback. The second edition of this widely used text has been carefully rewritten to ensure that it is up-to-date with cutting-edge debates, evidence, and policy changes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634869
- ISBN
- 9780745634869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.28
€ 45.28
Hardback. The second edition of this widely used text has been carefully rewritten to ensure that it is up-to-date with cutting-edge debates, evidence, and policy changes. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 188 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634852
- ISBN
- 9780745634852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.09
€ 72.09
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893392
- ISBN
- 9780718893392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.49
€ 41.49
Hardback. With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JPQB; JPSN2; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514. 272 pages, 0. With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JPQB; JPSN2; KCP. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 25. Weight: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619309
- ISBN
- 9780745619309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.58
€ 78.58
Paperback. With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JPQB; JPSN2; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619316
- ISBN
- 9780745619316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.25
€ 27.25
Paperback. This book charts the course through which people with learning disabilities have become increasingly able to direct their own lives as fully active members of their communities. Many of the personal accounts, photographs and songs included in this book will be accessible and encouraging to people with learning disabilities. Editor(s): Mitchell, Duncan; Traustadottir, Rannveig; Chapman, Rohhss; Townson, Louise; Ingham, Nigel; Ledger, Sue. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843103592
- ISBN
- 9781843103592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.38
€ 32.38
Hardback. Romania has a larger Gypsy population than most other countries, but little is known about the relationship between this group and the non-Gypsy Romanians around them. This book focuses on a group of Rom Gypsies living in a village in Transylvania and explores their social life and cosmology. Num Pages: 230 pages, 11 photos, 2 maps, 2 tables, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452292
- ISBN
- 9781845452292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.17
€ 161.17
Hardback. With contributions by David H. Smith, Karen A. Miller, Amar K. Singh, Vern L. Bengston, and James J. Dowd. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231054423
- ISBN
- 9780231054423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.92€ 75.59
€ 98.92
€ 75.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): Poulsen, Kirsten A. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 252 x 17. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611227895
- ISBN
- 9781611227895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.02€ 149.45
€ 219.02
€ 149.45
Hardback. Consumerism is increasingly recognized as a major drain on global resources and the search for sustainable consumption is emerging as a key policy issue. This text locates the problem within a specific history and recruits specialist opinions from a variety of disciplines. Editor(s): Cohen, Mark J.; Murphy, J. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080439204
- ISBN
- 9780080439204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.82
€ 167.82
Paperback. A bold attempt to provide a coherent and unified theoretical understanding of urbanism that draws upon history, sociology, and geography, to bring intellectual unity to the history and development of urban anthropology. Num Pages: 378 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231083768
- ISBN
- 9780231083768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.88
€ 46.99
€ 33.88
Hardback. Gives an account of the social and cultural aspects of modernity over the past two centuries. This work covers topics such as: the civilizing process, gender identity, sexuality, consumerism, city life, the role of popular culture and the media in structuring experience and aspirations, and the significance of 'modernism' in culture and the arts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631196211
- ISBN
- 9780631196211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.56
€ 127.56
Hardcover. Editor(s): Pompili, Maurizio. Num Pages: 487 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 186 x 261 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 487
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613249246
- ISBN
- 9781613249246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 334.42€ 226.26
€ 334.42
€ 226.26
Hardback. This book shows through meticulous original research how urban space is socially produced. The author uses archival and interview evidence to unravel the unexpected histories of the production of new diverse public spaces. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305743
- ISBN
- 9781447305743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.43
€ 97.43