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Society & culture: general

Paperback. "Boundary 2, an international journal of literature and culture, volume 43, number 1, February 2016." -- Cover. Editor(s): Moreno, Jairo. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: AV; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822368397
ISBN
9780822368397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.11

Hardback. Beautifully Said, which brings together 100 quotes from famous and accomplished women, is an inspring gift for any girl or woman. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 color photos. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 184. .
Publisher
Rock Point
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631063107
ISBN
9781631063107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. This book looks beyond the common label of 'Ronald Reagan's America' to chart the complex intersection of cultures in the 1980s. In doing so it provides an insightful account of the major cultural forms of 1980s America and influential texts and trends of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619108
ISBN
9780748619108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Presents the narrative history of the Jewish people from biblical times to today. This book tells a dramatic story of change and migration deeply rooted in tradition, taking readers from the mythic wanderings of Moses to the unspeakable atrocities of the Holocaust; and from the Babylonian exile to the founding of the modern state of Israel. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 440 pages, 92 halftones. 1 table. 5 maps. BIC Classification: HRJP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154978
ISBN
9780691154978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. Taking a transformative approach, this exciting new textbook bridges the gap between the theory and practice of social work with Black and minority ethnic groups. Practice scenarios and case studies encourage students and practitioners to form innovative solutions to service delivery. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447322627
ISBN
9781447322627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.90

Hardback. For decades before World War II, New York's tenants had organized to secure renters' rights. This title shows that New York City's tenant movement made a significant claim to citizenship rights that came to accrue, both ideologically and legally, to homeownership in postwar America. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22 black & white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038181
ISBN
9780252038181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Bell, Emily; Owen, Taylor. Series: Columbia Journalism Review Books. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176132
ISBN
9780231176132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. Offers an account of Evo Morales' first six years in office, offering analysis of major issues as well as interviews with a wide variety of people, resulting in a valuable primer on Bolivia and Morales' "process of change". Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 1 map, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSL9; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292758681
ISBN
9780292758681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Marta Tienda sees life stories in numbers. She is a sociologist, a scientist who studies human society. Numbers are the tools she uses to uncover information about people and their behavior. This work presents the story of this Mexican American girl raised in a home without books who grew up to become one of the world's leading sociologists. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Joseph Henry Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780309095570
ISBN
9780309095570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. This is a fascinating and beautifully written book on what philosophy can tell us about humour and about what it is to be human. It will fascinate and intrigue anyone with a sense of humour, which hopefully is all of us. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 144 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 125 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415251211
ISBN
9780415251211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.25

Paperback. Illustrates the relation between myth, culture and literature with discussions of poetry, fiction, film and popular song; explores uses made of the term 'myth' within the fields of literary criticism, anthropology, cultural studies, feminism, Marxism and psychoanalysis. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415442848
ISBN
9780415442848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446280683
ISBN
9781446280683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.54

Paperback. In a wide-ranging exploration of the role of forests in Western thought, Harrison enriches our understanding not only of the forest's place in the cultural imagination of the West, but also of the ecological dilemmas that now confront us so urgently. Illustrations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226318073
ISBN
9780226318073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Bowles, Samuel; Durlauf, Steven N.; Hoff, Karla. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170930
ISBN
9780691170930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816648450
ISBN
9780816648450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JJG; DNF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509843183
ISBN
9781509843183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.80

Paperback. In private life, we try to induce or suppress love, envy, and anger through deep acting or emotion work, just as we manage our outer expressions of feeling through surface acting. This title examines two groups of public-contact workers: flight attendants and bill collectors. Num Pages: 339 pages, 4 tables, 1 chart. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMJ; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412. Commercialization of Human Feeling. 339 pages. In private life, we try to induce or suppress love, envy, and anger through deep acting or emotion work, just as we manage our outer expressions of feeling through surface acting. This title examines two groups of public-contact workers: flight attendants and bill collectors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFFP; JMJ; JMQ. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 21. Weight: 418.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
339
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Third Edition, Updated with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272941
ISBN
9780520272941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.80

Hardback. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Beauty & Fashion - General,Humour - General,Society, Politics & Philosophy"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KT00002280
ISBN
9780747572664
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KRS0003867
ISBN
9780747572664
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Offers a study of how Italian films re-envisage male identity in response to sexual liberation. This book examines how this preoccupation with male identity becomes especially acute in the 1970s when a set of more diverse and inclusive images of men emerge in response to the rise of feminism and gay liberation. Num Pages: 176 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPL; APF; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748654543
ISBN
9780748654543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.99

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