Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Highlighting the processes and missteps involved in creating and carrying out school desegregation policies in Chicago, Dionne Danns discusses the challenges of using the 1964 Civil Rights Act to implement school desegregation and the resultant limitations and effectiveness of government legislative power in bringing about social change. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 257 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFSL; JNF; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137360915
- ISBN
- 9781137360915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 46.85
€ 53.46
€ 46.85
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive portrait of African American's complex relationship with consumerism and capitalism in the United States. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JFFT; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793275
- ISBN
- 9780814793275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652696
- ISBN
- 9780691652696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.95
€ 150.95
paperback. * Inspirational, dramatic and extraordinary - the autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 5, sold in marriage at 13, who became an American model and is now at the young age of 30, the UN spokeswoman against circumcision Num Pages: 256 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; BGA; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Virago New York
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860497582
- ISBN
- 9781860497582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. Provides an alternative history of environmental power and the making of the modern Saudi state. This title demonstrates how vital the exploitation of nature and the roles of science and global experts were to the consolidation of political authority in the desert. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBX; HBJF1; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049857
- ISBN
- 9780674049857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. This volume is a reissue of the third instalment of Princess Sultana's 'life behind the veil' revelations, by the author of 'Princess and Daughters of Arabia'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 21. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Edition
- New ed.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816945
- ISBN
- 9780553816945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Studying the changing structure of social inequality and its underlying causes and consequences, this text encourages diverse methodologies and approaches, including conceptual and theoretical treatises, qualitative and quantitative analyses, and comparative and case-study approaches. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804701242
- ISBN
- 9780804701242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. An ethnographic account of South Asian American teen culture during the Silicon Valley dot-com boom. It focuses on how South Asian Americans, or "Desis," define and manage what it means to be successful in a place brimming with the promise of technology. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL3; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343158
- ISBN
- 9780822343158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. This book will transform the way you think about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal to the medical equipment used to save lives. John Heskett goes beyond style and taste to look at how different cultures and individuals personalise objects. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACB; ACXD2; ACXJ8; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192854469
- ISBN
- 9780192854469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. A collection of essays rethinking architecture, design, and technology from feminist perspectives. Each contributor asks how we might think differently and more inclusively about human needs in the environments in which we live and work. Editor(s): Rothschild, Joan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 71 illustrations. BIC Classification: AK; AMA; JFFK; TBDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813526676
- ISBN
- 9780813526676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.84
€ 43.99
€ 38.84
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474280600
- ISBN
- 9781474280600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857853691
- ISBN
- 9780857853691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.49
€ 41.49
paperback. Series: Design for Social Responsibility. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: AK; HPN; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138252424
- ISBN
- 9781138252424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. Joyner pens a brutally honest memoir of life as an obese woman. She didn't know what to fear more: dying, or knowing that she was causing her own death. In the end, it is also a story of recovery and survival. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762759620
- ISBN
- 9780762759620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.92
€ 18.99
€ 15.92
Hardcover. With examples ranging from ancient arms to modern innovations such as pilotless drones, this study of the neglected topic of weapons research deploys applied ethics and moral philosophy to argue that its injurious intent renders it morally unjustifiable. Series: Research Ethics Forum. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757356
- ISBN
- 9789400757356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.99
€ 128.99
Paperback. Organized into three parts-creating awareness, increasing understanding, and taking action-this book will be a key resource for professionals involved in creating and maintaining effective adult day services centers. Num Pages: 216 pages, 67, 67 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP3; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884153
- ISBN
- 9780801884153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.54
€ 59.54
Paperback. A cultural theorist and media designer issues a call for taking culture seriously in the design and development of innovative technologies Num Pages: 296 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344452
- ISBN
- 9780822344452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.79
€ 37.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Packaging is ephemeral - its purpose is to be 'wasted' once we've removed the product it contains. Whilst we are encouraged to 'reduce, re-use and recycle', this title proposes that domestic re-use is the 'Cinderella' of this trinity, because it is under researched and little understood. Num Pages: 192 pages, Photographs, tables, graphs, references. BIC Classification: AKP; JFFT; KNTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844074884
- ISBN
- 9781844074884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardback. The book offers a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of prostitution policy at the local level. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447324249
- ISBN
- 9781447324249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Triarchy Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909470774
- ISBN
- 9781909470774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 91 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AMX; HBJK; HBLW; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679614
- ISBN
- 9780816679614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.45
€ 37.99
€ 34.45
Paperback. A noted authority makes a provocative argument that the fate of the African continent was decided in its first decade of independence Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; JFC; JPA; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349528899
- ISBN
- 9781349528899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. Grand, sensational, and exotic, Art Deco design was above all modern, exemplifying the majesty and boundless potential of an industrialized world. This title documents the ubiquity of Art Deco in mainstream consumerism and its connection to the emergence of the "New Woman" in American society. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 halftones, 12 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJG; APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231125017
- ISBN
- 9780231125017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. In this study of desire in late Imperial China, the author argues that the development of traditional Chinese fiction as a narrative genre was closely related to changes in conceptions of the fundamental nature of desire. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSA; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005136
- ISBN
- 9780674005136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.27
€ 44.99
€ 37.27