Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. This textbook draws on original in-depth interviews with people of different ages to introduce contemporary scholarship on the family and to illustrate how Irish families have adapted and changed over time Num Pages: 272 pages, Line drawings, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JF; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091513
- ISBN
- 9780719091513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.97
€ 138.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Crossway
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433523694
- ISBN
- 9781433523694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.19
€ 17.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. In this important, timely and thought-provoking publication, a wide range of contributors explore how "troubles" feature in "normal" families, and how the "normal" features in "troubled" families. Editor(s): Ribbens McCarthy, Jane; Hooper, Carol-Ann; Gillies, Val. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447304449
- ISBN
- 9781447304449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.67
€ 38.99
€ 37.67
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447304432
- ISBN
- 9781447304432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.49
€ 104.49
Hardcover. Pakistani migrant families in Denmark find themselves in a specific ethno-national, post-9/11 environment where Muslim immigrants are subjected to processes of non-recognition, exclusion and securitization. This ethnographic study explores how, why, and at what costs notions of relatedness, identity, and belonging are being renegotiated.. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, 5 figs. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1FKP; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459398
- ISBN
- 9780857459398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.23
€ 155.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomberg Press United States
- Edition
- Revised and Enlarged
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576601518
- ISBN
- 9781576601518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 35.12
€ 47.99
€ 35.12
Hardback. This book surveys methodological and conceptual issues in the comparative analysis of family and well-being in a European perspective. Coverage ranges from theoretical views of children's well-being to the development of specific measures of family well-being. Editor(s): Moreno Minguez, Almudena. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743533
- ISBN
- 9789400743533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.40
€ 124.40
Hardcover. Collects essays that examine issues of gender, family, and law in the Middle East and South Asia. This title addresses the role of religious politics in writing family law and the implications for gender relations, and the tension between international standards emerging from UN conferences and conventions and various nationalist projects. Editor(s): Cuno, Kenneth M.; Desai, Manisha, PhD. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FK; JFSJ; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632351
- ISBN
- 9780815632351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.96
€ 61.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Brady, Deon. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFFN; JFSJ1. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 7. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631175367
- ISBN
- 9781631175367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.89€ 58.72
€ 82.89
€ 58.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 59 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; JFFC1; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140010
- ISBN
- 9780231140010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. In the mid-1990s, as many as one million North Koreans died in one of the worst famines of the twentieth century. This work presents and account of the famine to date, examining not only the origins and aftermath of the crisis but also the regime's response to outside aid and the effect of its policies on the country's economic future. Num Pages: 368 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; JFFC1; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140003
- ISBN
- 9780231140003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.73
€ 104.22
€ 79.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 259 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231038362
- ISBN
- 9780231038362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.61
€ 125.61
Hardback. As Bill and Melinda Gates point out in their Foreword, Singer's classic essay "Famine, Affluence and Morality," is as relevant today as it ever was. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 178 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190219208
- ISBN
- 9780190219208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.76
€ 21.99
€ 19.76
Hardcover. Land has been a dominant theme in modern Irish history, extending to political and cultural issues as well as permeating social and economic ones. Editor(s): King, Carla. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JFFC1; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621472
- ISBN
- 9781900621472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.33€ 47.01
€ 50.33
€ 47.01
Paperback. Famine remains one of the worst calamities that can befall a society. Mass starvation - whether it is inflicted by drought or engineered by misguided or genocidal economic policies - devastates families, weakens the social fabric, and undermines political stability. This title traces the history of famine from the earliest records to today. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 halftones. 16 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147970
- ISBN
- 9780691147970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.47
€ 37.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. In this original and timely work, David Arnold draws upon the history of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, to explain the origins and characteristics of famine. He considers whether some societies are more vulnerable to famine than others, and contests the assumption that those affected by famine are simply passive a victimsa . Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 164 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631151197
- ISBN
- 9780631151197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.46
€ 52.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Ghost House Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894877459
- ISBN
- 9781894877459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Hardcover. Editor(s): Singleton, Esther. Num Pages: 205 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334713
- ISBN
- 9781590334713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.33€ 61.20
€ 79.33
€ 61.20
Paperback. Gives us a key to understanding modern life in our increasingly mediated and globalized world Editor(s): Gray, Jonathan; Harrington, C. Lee; Sandvoss, Cornel. Num Pages: 412 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731826
- ISBN
- 9780814731826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. 28th April 1870. Fanny and Stella, the flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton, are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their oglings of the gentlemen in the stalls. Moments later they are led away by the police. What followed was a scandal that shocked Victorian England in equal measure. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BT; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571231911
- ISBN
- 9780571231911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. As the author of "Evelina" and "Cecilia", both of which created new dimensions for the novel, Fanny Burney is as well remembered for her memoirs of Johnson, her mastectomy and her account of the Battle of Waterloo. This portrait of Burney paints a picture of this forward-looking woman. Num Pages: 112 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 125 x 0. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0020983
- ISBN
- 9781904095187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Reprint of the Harvard U. Press edition of 1984 endorsed by BCL3 . Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252062490
- ISBN
- 9780252062490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Hardback. * An outstanding introduction to the work of Franz Fanon, one of the most important and controversial thinkers of postwar period. * Fanon was an anti--colonial / postcolonial critic whose work spans across the political and academic disciplines of philosophy, psychiatry, social science, and literature. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BG; HPS; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622606
- ISBN
- 9780745622606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.62
€ 75.62
Paperback. Examines Frantz Fanon's relevance to contemporary South African politics and by extension research on postcolonial Africa and the tragic development of postcolonies. Scholar Nigel C. Gibson offers theoretically informed historical analysis, providing insights into the circumstances that led to the current hegemony of neoliberalism in South Africa. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTQ; JFSL3; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414779
- ISBN
- 9781137414779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.90
€ 70.90