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Society & culture: general
Paperback. A memoir, in which, the author brings to life his childhood in the 70s, from his bedroom bursting with fox skulls, birds' eggs and sweaty jam jars, to his feral adventures. But pervading his story is the search for freedom, meaning and acceptance in a world that didn't understand him. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JJPL; BM; JFFZ; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785033506
- ISBN
- 9781785033506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.94
€ 16.99
€ 12.94
Paperback. Sean Cubitt offers a large scale rethinking of theories of mediation by describing the ecological footprint of media. He investigates the energy, material, and space needed to create, operate, and dispose of electronic devices, and shows how changing how we use media is the only solution to planetary devastation. Series: A Cultural Politics Book. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; RNK; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 2. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362920
- ISBN
- 9780822362920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.03
€ 28.03
Hardback. Sean Cubitt offers a large scale rethinking of theories of mediation by describing the ecological footprint of media. He investigates the energy, material, and space needed to create, operate, and dispose of electronic devices, and shows how changing how we use media is the only solution to planetary devastation. Series: A Cultural Politics Book. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; RNK; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362814
- ISBN
- 9780822362814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62
Paperback. Suspending the distinction between headline news and high theory, this book examines the diverse figures of finitude in our modernity: war, guerrilla video, trauma TV, AIDS, music, divorce, sadism, electronic tagging, rumor. Num Pages: 370 pages, 14 photographs, table. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 114 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803289499
- ISBN
- 9780803289499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. A communications trainer based in Finland for 50 years, Lewis traces how the Finnish people transformed their war-torn country with a struggling economy in 1945, into a leader in technology and major diplomatic player in Europe by the end of the century. He attributes their achievements to the culture rather than to political or business prowess. A Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DNF; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356. 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. A communications trainer based in Finland for 50 years, Lewis traces how the Finnish people transformed their war-torn country with a struggling economy in 1945, into a leader in technology and major diplomatic player in Europe by the end of the century. He attributes their achievements to the culture rather than to political or business prowess. A. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DNF; GTB; JFC. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931930185
- ISBN
- 9781931930185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.64
€ 20.99
€ 15.64
Paperback. Deals specifically with issues of the 1990s, and provides a contrast by looking into issues of the 1890s. This book provides an educated overview of what we can expect in the new century. It also analyses literary interpretations of the millennium from the standpoint of social sciences and vice versa. Editor(s): Johansen, Ib. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772883823
- ISBN
- 9788772883823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.25
€ 13.25
paperback. This work looks at the black independent film movement during the silent period. It traces the profound influence that D.W. Griffith's racist epic "The Birth of a Nation" exerted on black filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux, the director of the newly recovered "Within Our Gates". Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226278759
- ISBN
- 9780226278759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.12
€ 42.99
€ 33.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Seren
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854115195
- ISBN
- 9781854115195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.14
€ 25.14
paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761810018
- ISBN
- 9780761810018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.51
€ 84.51
Hardcover. Anthropologists who are employed to change the worlds they are researching find themselves in a potentially contradictory position. Combining the various roles and expectations involved in working with Gypsies and local government at the same time as conducting anthropological research, provides the overall perspective of the study. Series: Applied Anthropology S. Num Pages: 20 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452308
- ISBN
- 9781845452308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.95
€ 151.95
Hardback. A study of the cultural dynamics of East/West power politics. In defiance of ideological convention, it combines a call for social justice, cultural difference, and environmental sustainability with a sober recognition of the need for continued balance of power geopolitics, soft and hard. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517066
- ISBN
- 9780742517066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.16
€ 170.16
Paperback. A study of the cultural dynamics of East/West power politics. In defiance of ideological convention, it combines a call for social justice, cultural difference, and environmental sustainability with a sober recognition of the need for continued balance of power geopolitics, soft and hard. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517073
- ISBN
- 9780742517073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sutton, Alfonso D. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFU; JKV; WSXS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631178238
- ISBN
- 9781631178238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.45€ 120.56
€ 178.45
€ 120.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; APF; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148719
- ISBN
- 9780231148719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.99
€ 37.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Evokes and contrasts two forms of firewalking and religious healing. This book includes the Anastenaria, a northern Greek ritual in which people who are possessed by Saint Constantine dance dramatically over red-hot coals, and, American firewalking, one of the more spectacular activities of New Age psychology. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691028538
- ISBN
- 9780691028538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.85
€ 54.99
€ 38.85
Paperback. A passionate call to action from a veteran prosecutor, Firewater examines alcohol--its history, its myths, and its devastating impact on Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFH; JFSL9; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774377
- ISBN
- 9780889774377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Hardback. Discusses gender quota reform from an economic, political and philosophical point of view. This title looks at whether the economic performance of companies is influenced, positively or negatively. It provides a comparative study of the access of women to top positions in business in Europe. Editor(s): Teigen, Mari; Engelstad, Fredrik. Series Editor(s): Enjolras, Bernard; Sivesind, Karl Henrik. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526720
- ISBN
- 9781780526720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.36
€ 133.36
Hardback. First Citizens engages with the political and historical processes which go into the making of differential identities and adoption of specific labels by communities, and explores a number of critical issues confronting this extremely vulnerable section of Indian society. Editor(s): Radhakrishna, Meena. Series: Oxford India Studies in Contemporary Society. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 34. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199459698
- ISBN
- 9780199459698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- TRADE SELECT
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594393426
- ISBN
- 9781594393426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.93
€ 19.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Paperback edition of a brief, elegant introduction to the roots of one of our most cherished institutions: government for and by the people. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HPCA; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 121 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195304541
- ISBN
- 9780195304541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.48
€ 32.48
Hardback. First Farmers: the Origins of Agricultural Societies offers readers an understanding of the origins and histories of early agricultural populations in all parts of the world. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205654
- ISBN
- 9780631205654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.40
€ 124.40
Paperback. Offers readers an understanding of the origins and histories of early agricultural populations in various parts of the world. This book focuses on agricultural origins in and dispersals out of the Middle East, central Africa, China, New Guinea, and the northern Andes. It examines the reasons for the multiple primary origins of agriculture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205661
- ISBN
- 9780631205661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.37
€ 46.99
€ 46.37
hardcover. Ranging from discussions of the natural world, livelihoods, and religious and intellectual encounters to language play, crime and punishment, and gender, this book replays the themes of enduring hybridity and "creolization" of cultures dating from the first great encounter between Europe and Asia. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations, glossary. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742526617
- ISBN
- 9780742526617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.48
€ 188.48
Hardcover. " First in Canada" is a unique expression of the many accomplishments Indigenous Canadians have made to Canadian society. As beautiful as it is informative, this perpetual calendar is a glimpse of 10,000 years in 365 days! Num Pages: 155 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: GBCY; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889772403
- ISBN
- 9780889772403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.24
€ 25.99
€ 22.24