Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Meredith Ray shows that women were at the vanguard of empirical culture during the Scientific Revolution. They experimented with medicine and alchemy at home and in court, debated cosmological discoveries in salons and academies, and in their writings used their knowledge of natural philosophy to argue for women's intellectual equality to men. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504233
- ISBN
- 9780674504233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.23€ 51.85
€ 56.23
€ 51.85
Paperback. * 'In every generation there are quite firm rules on how to behave when you are crazy' Ian Hacking Num Pages: 608 pages, 5pp of b/w int. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844082346
- ISBN
- 9781844082346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. In the 1380s and 90s, Nicolo and Antonio Zen journeyed from Venice up the North Atlantic, encountering warrior princes, fighting savage natives and, just possibly, reaching the New World a full century before Columbus. This title tells the story of their adventure travelled throughout Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; JFHF; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571243785
- ISBN
- 9780571243785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.44
€ 14.99
€ 12.44
Hardcover. In this, the first book to deal with the concepts of war power and police power together, Mark Neocleous conducts a critical exploration of the ways in which war power and police power are intertwined in the form of state violence and exercised in social ordering. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692361
- ISBN
- 9780748692361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.12€ 118.01
€ 123.12
€ 118.01
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925228342
- ISBN
- 9781925228342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 4.57
€ 11.99
€ 4.57
Paperback. Those swinging Fifties are fondly remembered in this bright, eye-catching book of everyday fashions for men, women, boys and girls. Color photos illustrate hundreds of examples, most of them never worn and retaining their original colors and freshness. A glossary, index and price guide make this a very useful book for collectors. Num Pages: 160 pages, 633 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- illustrated ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407246
- ISBN
- 9780887407246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.06
€ 36.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Challenges conventional understandings of 'solving' environmental problems and offers a radically new set of strategies to attain sustainability. This book identifies problematic cultural attributes, such as the unending consumption that characterizes modern life, and outlines practical steps toward developing sustainability as a mindset. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158434
- ISBN
- 9780300158434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.40
€ 25.99
€ 19.40
Hardback.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227874
- ISBN
- 9780807827291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Based on eighteen months of fieldwork in a racially diverse working-class high school, this title sheds light on masculinity both as a field of meaning and as a set of social practices. It offers an approach that analyzes masculinity as not only a gendered process but also a sexual one. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSK2; JNKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Second Edition, With a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271487
- ISBN
- 9780520271487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.03
€ 34.03
Paperback. Philippe Legrain makes a compelling case for global immigration with a book that is guaranteed to spark debate Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349119748
- ISBN
- 9780349119748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. "Social Suffering" takes in the human consequences of war, famine, depression, disease and torture, problems that result from what political, economic and institutional power does to people. Experts have joined together to investigate the cultural representations of human suffering. Editor(s): Kleinman, Arthur; Das, Veena; Lock, Margaret M. Num Pages: 425 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602. 425 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Kleinman, Arthur; Das, Veena; Lock, Margaret. "Social Suffering" takes in the human consequences of war, famine, depression, disease and torture, problems that result from what political, economic and institutional power does to people. Experts have joined together to investigate the cultural representations of human suffering. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight: 602.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 425
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209954
- ISBN
- 9780520209954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPF; JPQB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677313
- ISBN
- 9780816677313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. A guide to the world of the Freak. It features blogs, conversations, wisecracks and advice from the last decade to reveal the outlandish truth about everything from lying to bank robbing, fast food to sex taxes. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141980980
- ISBN
- 9780141980980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Hardback. Fountainhead of Jihad is the first in-depth study of the history, links, and organisational logic of the Haqqani network. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042079
- ISBN
- 9781849042079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 52.38
€ 52.77
€ 52.38
Paperback. Since the early 1970s, when Marina Warner reported from Vietnam and America, in startling essays, she has been one of the most challenging and profound commentators on the culture. This collection draws together essays, offering a retrospective of her changing ideas on literature and culture - on fiction, drama, religion, language and fairy tale. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437727
- ISBN
- 9780099437727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Joan Thirsk was the leading English agrarian historian of the late 20th century. Her research explored regional farming, rural industry, changing tastes and fashions, and innovations in the rural economy. This book demonstrates Thirsk's relevance for historians today, presenting new work that has been influenced by her. Editor(s): Dyer, Emeritus Professor of Local History Christopher (Emeritus Professor of Local History University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester); Jones, Richard (Manchester Metropolitan University). Series: Explorations in Local and Regional History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 9. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- University Of Hertfordshire Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909291560
- ISBN
- 9781909291560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.31
€ 21.99
€ 20.31
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367826
- ISBN
- 9780792367826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.43€ 94.81
€ 152.43
€ 94.81
Paperback. Black and white women's struggles over race relations in the YWCA and beyond Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077104
- ISBN
- 9780252077104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMM; 1FPC; HBJF; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Green Magic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953663118
- ISBN
- 9780953663118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.00
€ 17.99
€ 14.00
Paperback. Explores the unintended consequences of compassion in the world of immigration politics. This book focuses on France and its humanitarian immigration practices to argue that a politics based on care and protection can lead the state to view issues of immigration and asylum through a medical lens. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446. Immigration and the Politics of Humanitarianism in France. 312 pages, illustrations. Explores the unintended consequences of compassion in the world of immigration politics. This book focuses on France and its humanitarian immigration practices to argue that a politics based on care and protection can lead the state to view issues of immigration and asylum through a medical lens. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JHM; JPVH. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight: 522.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269057
- ISBN
- 9780520269057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66