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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Who exactly are the intellectuals ? This term is so widely used today that we forget that it is a recent invention, dating from the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 296 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690360
ISBN
9780745690360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.90

Paperback. A collection of kitsch and kooky images with facts and weird tales. Its coverage includes from ghastly ghouls and racy romances; through wise-guy gangsters and vampish vixens; right up to battle-scarred heroes and outer space adventures. Num Pages: 112 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 86 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Ilex Gift
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
KRS0029835
ISBN
9781908150417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Examines the significance of the transgender body in a provocative collection of essays on queer time and space Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 213 pages, 16 colour and 26 b&w images. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
213
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814735855
ISBN
9780814735855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
501
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319446981
ISBN
9783319446981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 296.65
€ 101.87

Paperback. A comprehensive study of the major occult writings on Atlantis. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604. Prophecies, Traditions, and Occult Revelations. 448 pages. Professor Godwin shows how the legends of Atlantis go hand-in-hand with the concept of cyclical history, such as the Vedic system of Yugas and the Mayan calendar. He examines the kindred myths of Lemuria and Mu along with the writings of Gurdjieff, Guenon, Cayce, and many others. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHF; VXW. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight: 604.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594772627
ISBN
9781594772627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.18

Paperback. Most of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much - too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that is heading for a crash. We are aware of what is happening and yet we refuse to take it fully into account. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Polity Press
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646176
ISBN
9780745646176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.66

Paperback. What would happen if you didn't buy anything for a year? Judith Levine, tired of her own over-consumption, sets out to surivive for a year without shopping. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KLN0018877
ISBN
9781416526834
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. This interdisciplinary textbook examines children's lives across the world, acknowledging the great differences as well as points of comparison, between childhoods in different contexts. Editor(s): Montgomery, Heather. Series: Childhood. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305835
ISBN
9781447305835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Minor Compositions
Number of pages
166
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570272677
ISBN
9781570272677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876924768
ISBN
9781876924768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Hardback.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042505
ISBN
9781849042505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 63.58

Paperback. With long hair in the wind, beards and bandanas flapping, earrings, chain whips and Harleys flashing chrome, the Hell's Angels erupted into 1960s America paralysing whole towns with fear. This title documents the author's experiences when he determined to discover the truths behind the terrifying reputation of these marauding biker gangs. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041872
ISBN
9780141041872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. This book focuses on elucidating leading theoretical approaches to understanding globalization, both in its current form and potential future shapes. It is divided into two parts: the first examines competing explanatory theories of globalization in its contemporary form; the second looks at competing prescriptions for the future of globalization. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632117
ISBN
9780745632117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.34

Paperback. The Freedom to Be Racist? focuses on the tension between combating racism and protecting freedom of speech in the US, France, Britain, and Germany from 1945 to the present, and offers ways forward for the future. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPB; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199739691
ISBN
9780199739691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.15

Paperback. Series: Concepts for Critical Psychology. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSL3; JMG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848721753
ISBN
9781848721753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.15

Paperback. Drawing on an array of interview, ethnographic, and survey data from her native country of Kenya, the author examines how young African women, who suffer disproportionate rates of HIV infection compared to young African men, navigate their relationships, employment, and finances in the context of economic inequality and a devastating HIV epidemic. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH2; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280946
ISBN
9780520280946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. The history of the civil rights movement is commonly illustrated with well-known photographs from Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma, leaving the visual story of the movement outside the South remaining to be told. In North of Dixie, historian Mark Speltz shines a light past the most iconic photographs. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 257 x 18. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606065051
ISBN
9781606065051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

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
€ 27.31

Paperback. An examination of the consequences of poverty and inequality and the challenge they pose to the engaged social work academic and practitioner. Editor(s): Jones, Chris; Novak, Tony. Series: Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 4. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316152
ISBN
9781447316152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.27

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230348752
ISBN
9780230348752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.79
€ 38.61

Paperback. The history of Mexican and Mexican-American working classes has been segregated by the political boundary that separates the United States of America from the United States of Mexico. Editor(s): Hart, John Mason. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 246 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSC; JFSL; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027175
ISBN
9780842027175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11

Paperback. An integrative treatment approach is presented, developed specifically for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse. Focus is on working toward discontinuing substance abuse, letting go of dangerous relationships, and gaining control over extreme symptoms such as dissociation and s Series: Guilford Substance Abuse. Num Pages: 401 pages, forms. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
Guilford Publications United States
Number of pages
401
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572306394
ISBN
9781572306394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.24

Paperback. A study of the world of modeling. Exploring an arena of cultural production, it shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. It examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466. The Making of a Fashion Model. 328 pages, illustrations. A study of the world of modeling. Exploring an arena of cultural production, it shows how the right 'look' is discovered, developed, and packaged to become a prized commodity. It examines how models sell themselves, how agents promote them, and how clients decide to hire them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHMP. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight: 444.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270763
ISBN
9780520270763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. Analyses tattoos as art, work, decoration and defiance. This title covers the history, anthropology, and sociology of body modification practices; the occupational experience of the tattooist; the process and social consequences of becoming a tattooed person; and, the prospects of "serious" tattooing becoming an accepted art form. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 line art, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 208 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138883
ISBN
9781592138883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

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