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Society & culture: general

Paperback. The epidemic of mass rape in the former Yugoslavia has illustrated once again, and in particularly brutal fashion, the inextricable relationship between national politics, and body politics. This book turns its attention to the Second World, specifically to such subjects as the birth of the sex media and porn industry in Russia and more. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814712481
ISBN
9780814712481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Even in a realm that would seem to be as far removed from issues of gender as natural resource management, gender bias is pernicious and persistent, in India. This book looks at the reasons for this bias, including the socialization of attitudes, the shaping of community ideologies, and the construction of disciplines and research methodologies. Editor(s): Krishna, Sumi. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zubaan Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789383074754
ISBN
9789383074754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.48

A genealogical chart of virtually all named figures of Greek mythology that can be shown to be related. The text includes a 72-page chart that links 3673 named figures into a single "family tree", and an 80-page index that provides a citation to an ancient source for each relationship. Editor(s): Newman, Harold; Newman, Jon O. Num Pages: 252 pages, index, charts. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 415 x 275 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1751.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807827901
ISBN
9780807827901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 135.67

hardcover. Genealogical Fictions examines how the state, church, Inquisition, and other institutions in colonial Mexico used the Spanish notion of limpieza de sangre (purity of blood) over time and how the concept's enduring religious, genealogical, and gendered meanings came to shape the region's patriotic and racial ideologies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756488
ISBN
9780804756488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.58

Paperback. Genealogical Fictions examines how the state, church, Inquisition, and other institutions in colonial Mexico used the Spanish notion of limpieza de sangre (purity of blood) over time and how the concept's enduring religious, genealogical, and gendered meanings came to shape the region's patriotic and racial ideologies. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776615
ISBN
9780804776615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. He argues that "religionis a construction of European modernity, a construction that authorizes-for Westerners and non-Westerners alike-particular forms of "history making." Num Pages: 344 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAX; HRH; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801846328
ISBN
9780801846328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786631909
ISBN
9781786631909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.28

Paperback. Walter Laqueur has drawn on interviews, memoirs and his own experiences to present a generational history of the young people who were forced to flee their homelands in the decade following Hitler's rise to power in 1933. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFFD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648854
ISBN
9781860648854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.99

Paperback. How a new generation of young Muslims are changing the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 bw integrated. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769097
ISBN
9781780769097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.52

Paperback. A study of the representation of teenagers in American cinema since David Considine's Cinema of Adolescence in 1985. It reaffirms the idea that films about youth constitute a legitimate genre worthy of study on its own terms. Num Pages: 436 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292756625
ISBN
9780292756625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

paperback. Young adults in the modern era face a differently set of challenges from previous generations. Tracing historical constructions of adolescence and their role in maintaining social order, this book argues that young people constitute one of the disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in society. Editor(s): Cote, James E. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814715321
ISBN
9780814715321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Knudsen, Susanne V. Num Pages: 343 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Danmarks Paedagogiske Universitetsskole Denmark
Number of pages
343
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776841898
ISBN
9788776841898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.80

Paperback. Teenagers are growing up in a world of widening social inequality, political apathy and economic uncertainty. They join gangs, are obese, have underage sex, watch porn, drink and are a menace to society. This book shows how it feels to be young and what it takes to survive and thrive on the journey to adulthood. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099592075
ISBN
9780099592075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. With the erosion of strong class theory, sociologists have recently started to look at aspects of social stratification other than class. One of the most interesting new areas of investigation is the sociology of generations. Editor(s): Edmunds, June; Turner, Professor Bryan S. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517301
ISBN
9780742517301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.12

Paperback. With the erosion of strong class theory, sociologists have recently started to look at aspects of social stratification other than class. One of the most interesting new areas of investigation is the sociology of generations. Editor(s): Edmunds, June; Turner, Professor Bryan S. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 277.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517318
ISBN
9780742517318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.86

paperback. Editor(s): Looser, Devoney; Kaplan, E. Ann. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816628995
ISBN
9780816628995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226282664
ISBN
9780226282664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226282527
ISBN
9780226282527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.17
€ 79.41

Paperback. Globalization is inextricably bound up with intimate aspects of personhood, care, and the daily decisions through which we make our lives. Looking at sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Mexico, the US, Europe, India, and China, this book investigates the impact of globalization in the context of families, age groups, and intergenerational relations. Editor(s): Cole, Jennifer; Durham, Deborah L. Series: Tracking Globalization. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 391.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218704
ISBN
9780253218704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Byrd, Rudolph P. Series: Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCR; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346175
ISBN
9780820346175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.91

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