Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Each chapter in this unique volume explores intersections of sex, religion, and media in our society. Editor(s): Claussen, Dane S. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: HR; JFD; KNTJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515581
- ISBN
- 9780742515581
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€ 59.82
€ 59.82
Hardback. In an era when the American public regards politics cynically, this book shows why and how citizens must reclaim an influence on the public insitutions and policies that shape their lives. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515536
- ISBN
- 9780742515536
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€ 27.99€ 24.77
€ 27.99
€ 24.77
Paperback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New and Revised
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515253
- ISBN
- 9780742515253
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€ 70.50
€ 70.50
Hardback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New and Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515246
- ISBN
- 9780742515246
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Condition: New
€ 156.59
€ 156.59
Hardback. A Christian Response to the New Genetics appeals to both secular and religious readers in the center of the great debate over our new genetic powers. These essays affirm many traditional Christian perspectives and virtues, while also introducing new insights. Editor(s): Smith, David H.; Cohen, Cynthia B. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JFM; MFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514980
- ISBN
- 9780742514980
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€ 163.40
€ 163.40
hardcover. University science is now entangled with entrepreneurship, and researchers with a commercial interest are caught in an ethical quandary. Science in the Private Interest investigates the trends and effects of modern, commercialized academic science. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFF; PDK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- American First
- SKU
- V9780742514799
- ISBN
- 9780742514799
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€ 72.04
€ 72.04
Hardback. Clough shows how inadequate empirical philosophy is in creating real change in the sciences. Instead, she supports a more pragmatic approach based on the work of Richard Rorty and Donald Davidson. This work encourages Clough's fellow feminists to refocus their critiques and discard their philosophical debates about epistemology. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPK; JFFK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514645
- ISBN
- 9780742514645
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€ 154.69
€ 154.69
Hardback. This text - part survey, viewpoint and scholarship - provides an accessible introduction to the central issues in feminist philosophy. At the same time, it answers contemporary objections to feminism. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514546
- ISBN
- 9780742514546
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€ 155.72
€ 155.72
Paperback. This collection of papers by prominent feminist thinkers advances the positive feminist project of remapping the moral by developing theory that acknowledges the diversity of women. Editor(s): Fiore, Robin N.; Nelson, Hilde Lindemann. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514430
- ISBN
- 9780742514430
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€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. This work explores cosmetic surgery as a cultural phenomenon of late modernity. It shows how cosmetic surgery has been represented in medicine and popular culture, drawing upon a range examples taken from the media, music, performance art and literature. Series: Explorations in Bioethics and the Medical Humanities. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; MNPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514218
- ISBN
- 9780742514218
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Condition: New
€ 57.77
€ 57.77
Hardback. This work explores cosmetic surgery as a cultural phenomenon of late modernity. It shows how cosmetic surgery has been represented in medicine and popular culture, drawing upon a range examples taken from the media, music, performance art and literature. Series: Explorations in Bioethics and the Medical Humanities. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; MNPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514201
- ISBN
- 9780742514201
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€ 169.83
€ 169.83
Hardback. "None of your business!" People seeking to keep their private lives from scrutiny often fall back on these words. This work shows that we are every bit as accountable for our private actions as for our public deeds. It defends accountability for private life, stating that it protects and dignifies. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514089
- ISBN
- 9780742514089
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€ 154.97
€ 154.97
Paperback. James Winchester brings the western philosophical tradition into dialog with contemporary African-American thinkers in an attempt to bridge (or at least understand) the culture gap in aesthetic judgments. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 235.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513914
- ISBN
- 9780742513914
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Condition: New
€ 53.30
€ 53.30
Hardback. James Winchester brings the western philosophical tradition into dialog with contemporary African-American thinkers in an attempt to bridge (or at least understand) the culture gap in aesthetic judgments. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513907
- ISBN
- 9780742513907
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€ 147.06
€ 147.06
Paperback. This is a unique, groundbreaking collection of autobiographical essays by leading women in philosophy. It provides a glimpse at the experiences of the generation that witnessed, and helped create, the remarkable advances now evident for women in the field. Editor(s): Alcoff, Linda Martin. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFR; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513839
- ISBN
- 9780742513839
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€ 62.10
€ 62.10
Paperback. The search for an ethic that is joyful and life-loving, yet politically and scientifically realistic, is at the root of Cuomo's recent philosophy. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 227 x 7. Weight in Grams: 258.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513815
- ISBN
- 9780742513815
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Condition: New
€ 56.63
€ 56.63
Hardback. The search for an ethic that is joyful and life-loving, yet politically and scientifically realistic, is at the root of Cuomo's recent philosophy. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513808
- ISBN
- 9780742513808
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€ 155.72
€ 155.72
Paperback. Contrary to the popular belief that feminism has gained a foothold in many disciplines, the essays collected in this volume argue that feminism is still actively resisted in mainstream academia. The work considers the professional, philosophical and personal backlashes against feminist thought. Editor(s): Superson, Anita M.; Cudd, Ann E. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513747
- ISBN
- 9780742513747
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Condition: New
€ 63.93
€ 63.93
The Subject of Care. Feminist Perspectives on Dependency.
. Ed(S): Kittay, Eva Feder; Feder, Ellen K.
Hardback. The essays of this volume consider how acknowledgement of the fact of dependency changes our conceptions of law, political theory, and morality, as well as our very conceptions of self. Editor(s): Kittay, Eva Feder; Feder, Ellen K. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 392 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513624
- ISBN
- 9780742513624
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Condition: New
€ 179.99
€ 179.99
paperback. Erin McKenna argues that Utopian vision informed by pragmatism results in a process model of Utopia that can help form the future based on critical intelligence. Using John Dewey's works with feminist theory and literature, McKenna develops this pragmatist feminist model of Utopia. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 281.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513198
- ISBN
- 9780742513198
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Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Paperback. This volume focuses specifically on the field of psychoanalytic social theory emerging in and between psychoanalysis, feminism, post-colonial studies and queer theory, and across the disciplines of philosophy, literary, film and cultural studies. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly; Edwin, Steve. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHBA; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513099
- ISBN
- 9780742513099
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Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Hardback. This volume focuses specifically on the field of psychoanalytic social theory emerging in and between psychoanalysis, feminism, post-colonial studies and queer theory, and across the disciplines of philosophy, literary, film and cultural studies. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly; Edwin, Steve. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHBA; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513082
- ISBN
- 9780742513082
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Condition: New
€ 161.52
€ 161.52
Hardback. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL3; JPFC; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513013
- ISBN
- 9780742513013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.26
€ 178.26
Hardback. A collection of essays that engages two fundamental social and political issues: community and identity. Within the Africana world, the contributors delve into the influences of a postmodern world of globalization with outdated, crumbling forms of identity and sociality. Editor(s): Birt, Robert E. Series: New Critical Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; HPS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512917
- ISBN
- 9780742512917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.81
€ 172.81