Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. A pious Muslim population lives in the southern German city of Stuttgart, where, even in the face of resentment and discrimination, they create meaningful lives. The author introduces and examines the lives of these individuals and communities, set within a city that accommodates the needs and sensibilities of both Muslims and non-Muslims. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFSG; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386568
- ISBN
- 9781782386568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.56
€ 164.56
Hardback. Deregulation of the religious marketplace will foster more harmonious societies, Brekke argues, with religions being treated exactly like any other commodity that can be bought and sold. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046367
- ISBN
- 9781849046367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.53
€ 40.99
€ 36.53
Hardback. This book uses empirical data and theory to explore the role of faiths as public actors; their contribution to welfare services, how they help build community cohesion, and break it down, and what it means for them and for others to be involved in new modes of governance. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JKSN1; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573307
- ISBN
- 9780230573307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Features essays that examine both real and fictional renditions of North American imposture, placing these narratives in historical context even as they shed light on larger currents such as identity as performance and the cultural value attributed to authenticity in Western societies. Editor(s): Rosenthal, Caroline; Schafer, Stefanie. Num Pages: 230 pages, 25 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9783593501017
- ISBN
- 9783593501017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.00€ 46.08
€ 53.00
€ 46.08
Hardback. Series: Global Research Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFD; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018397
- ISBN
- 9780253018397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.04
€ 87.04
Paperback. Series: Global Research Studies. Num Pages: 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFD; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018465
- ISBN
- 9780253018465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632701
- ISBN
- 9780816632701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
paperback. A study of the changing fortunes and status of the stately homes of England over the past two centuries. It seeks to merge social, cultural, artistic and political perspectives and reveal much about the relationship of the nation to its past and to its traditional ruling elite. Num Pages: 532 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300078695
- ISBN
- 9780300078695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.45
€ 49.99
€ 36.45
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810026903
- ISBN
- 9783810026903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.66
€ 71.66
Hardback. Dutch Reformed pastor Balthasar Bekker (1634-1698) has long been recognized as a key figure in the end of the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe. With an examination of the ideas of Bekker, his opponents and supporters, this book places the controversy around "The World Bewitched" within the context of the Cartesian debates. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358763
- ISBN
- 9780792358763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.23
€ 131.23
Hardback. Examines the way in which the great 19th-century novelists managed to say something new and true and important about sexual behaviour in spite of, or perhaps because of, rules which dictated that the recording of this behaviour should combine the utmost discretion and deep disapproval. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333591918
- ISBN
- 9780333591918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Paperback. Explores the very meaning of happiness and prosperity in America. This title explains how increased concentrations of income and wealth at the top of the economic pyramid have set off "expenditure cascades" that raise the cost of achieving many basic goals for the middle class. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 19 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition, Reissue, With a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280526
- ISBN
- 9780520280526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. The second edition of "FallProof!," now packaged with a DVD, is a practical guide to implementing a multidimensional balance and mobility training program to address the increasing incidence of falls among older adults. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 208 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSP31; VFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 285 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736067478
- ISBN
- 9780736067478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.73€ 76.74
€ 77.73
€ 76.74
Paperback. In False Choices, an all-star lineup of feminists contests the simplistic reading of Hillary Clinton Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784784614
- ISBN
- 9781784784614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
€ 16.99
€ 15.22
Paperback. Editor(s): Fenster, Thelma S.; Smail, Daniel Lord. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBG; HBLC; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488573
- ISBN
- 9780801488573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. Fame was once associated with excellence or achievement in some or other field of endeavour. One of the most distinctive cultural phenomena over the years has been the rise and rise of fame. This book shows why this new fame is simultaneously fascinating and worthless. Series: The Art of Living. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651573
- ISBN
- 9781844651573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. Fame is the lifeblood of architecture. Throughout history fame has motivated architects and their clients to build ever more ambitious schemes. In recent years, the power of the media and the force of celebrity have intensified this. Some kind of public rofile or degree of publicity has become essential to any thriving architectural practice. Series: Architectural Design S. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour facsimiles, colour and b&w plans. BIC Classification: AM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 532. Fine paperback book in excellent contidtion.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KNH0011573
- ISBN
- 9780470842294
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Fame is the lifeblood of architecture. Throughout history fame has motivated architects and their clients to build ever more ambitious schemes. In recent years, the power of the media and the force of celebrity have intensified this. Some kind of public rofile or degree of publicity has become essential to any thriving architectural practice. Series: Architectural Design S. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour facsimiles, colour and b&w plans. BIC Classification: AM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 532. Fine paperback book in excellent contidtion.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KNH0011574
- ISBN
- 9780470842294
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Vaskovics, Laszlo; Lipinski, Heike. Series: Ehe Und Familie Im Sozialen Wandel. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810020642
- ISBN
- 9783810020642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.18
€ 78.18
Hardback. This book argues that Britain is gripped by an endemic and ongoing panic about the position of children in society - which frames them as, alternately, victims and threats. It argues the press is a key player in promoting this discourse, which is rooted in a wide-scale breakdown in social trust. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFD; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137529947
- ISBN
- 9781137529947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95