Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817948023
- ISBN
- 9780817948023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.75
€ 22.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFC; JP; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817939021
- ISBN
- 9780817939021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.55
€ 21.55
Paperback. Prolific author Walter E. Williams recalls some of the highlights and turning points of his life. From his lower middle class beginnings in a mixed but predominantly black neighbourhood in West Philadelphia to his department chair at George Mason University, Williams tells an 'only in America' story of a life of achievement. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817912550
- ISBN
- 9780817912550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.91
€ 47.91
Hardcover. Prolific author Walter E. Williams recalls some of the highlights and turning points of his life. From his lower middle class beginnings in a mixed but predominantly black neighbourhood in West Philadelphia to his department chair at George Mason University, Williams tells an 'only in America' story of a life of achievement. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817912543
- ISBN
- 9780817912543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.97
€ 73.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817911447
- ISBN
- 9780817911447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.84
€ 27.84
Hardcover. At head of title: Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817911348
- ISBN
- 9780817911348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.65
€ 27.65
Hardcover. The history of the Synagogue and its changing role in American Jewish culture. Num Pages: 259 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMN; HRJC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775820
- ISBN
- 9780814775820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.03
€ 43.03
Hardcover. Whole Grains and Health presents a science-based discussion of whole grains and their expanding role in health and disease. An international collection of authors presents current perspectives on grains, the many opportunities for further research into whole grains and the remarkable growth potential for product development. Editor(s): Marquart, Len; Reicks, Maria; McIntosh, Graeme H.; Jacobs, David R.; Poutanen, Kaisa; Reicks, Marla. Num Pages: 360 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813807775
- ISBN
- 9780813807775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 306.76
€ 306.76
Refuge in the Lord: Catholics, Presidents, and the Politics of Immigra...
McAndrews, Lawrence J, McAndrews, Lawrence J.
Paperback. "In this overarching portrait of three decades of U.S. immigration reform, the author focuses on the roles, on the one hand, of presidents from Reagan to Obama, and on the other, of Catholic immigration advocates, shedding light on the relationship between debates over immigration policy and broader domestic politics"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813227795
- ISBN
- 9780813227795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.41
€ 45.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HRAF; HRC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813227559
- ISBN
- 9780813227559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.63
€ 78.63
Hardcover. In this study, James Greenaway explores the philosophical continuity between contemporary Western society and the Middle Ages. Allowing for genuinely modern innovations, he makes the claim that the medieval Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813219561
- ISBN
- 9780813219561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.12
€ 87.12
Paperback. Is it ever morally right to procure an abortion, to help procure one, or to perform one? This title surveys the philosophical arguments in favor of the moral permissibility of abortion and refutes them point by point. It presents a case for the pro-life position and a challenge to the philosophical arguments on behalf of the pro-choice position. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217307
- ISBN
- 9780813217307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.20
€ 33.20
Hardcover. Starts from the assumption that, whether we like it or not, we live in a postmodern environment, one characterized by turbulence, fluidity, relativity, commotion, uncertainty, and lightning-fast communication and change. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813216843
- ISBN
- 9780813216843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.50
€ 91.50
Paperback. This sourcebook brings together translations of a variety of ancient Christian texts that elucidate how women were perceived and portrayed in the Greek literature written in the second to the sixth centuries. It includes church orders and proceedings, the novelistic apocryphal acts, biographies of saints, and theologies on virginity and marriage. Editor(s): Miller, Patricia Cox. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813214177
- ISBN
- 9780813214177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.46
€ 46.46
Hardcover. A Pernicious Sort of Woman provides examination of the writings of canon lawyers in the late Middle Ages as they come to terms with women who were not, strictly speaking, religious, but who were thought of as such. It studies the ways that jurists categorized these women and clarifies the ambivalent canons relating to their lives in the community. Series: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HRCX1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213927
- ISBN
- 9780813213927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.85
€ 73.85
Paperback. This title seeks to show that the mass media can either enrich or enslave the human spirit, depending upon their moral foundation. If the media follow a liberal democratic model, they contribute to a free society. If they follow an authoritarian or totalitarian model they can perpetuate a regime. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813209920
- ISBN
- 9780813209920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.17
€ 41.17
Paperback. Work has always been central to the African American experience. Whether as slaves or freedmen, African Americans have struggled to gain economic opportunity. This title analyzes the position of African American workers in the US economy and social order over the past century and a half. Series: African American Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192598
- ISBN
- 9780813192598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.20
€ 33.20
Paperback. Presents stories of Kentucky ghosts. This title contains chapters on haunted places, poltergeists, communication with the dead, and ghosts who linger to resolve unfinished business from their past lives, as well as a chapter about ghosts who reveal themselves through lights, changes in temperature, or sound. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192376
- ISBN
- 9780813192376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Paperback. The role of law in government has been increasingly scrutinized as courts struggle with controversial topics such as assisted suicide, abortion, capital punishment, and torture. Drawing on works of literature and philosophy, as well as US Supreme Court decisions, this title examines the relationship between human nature and constitutional law. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192307
- ISBN
- 9780813192307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.43
€ 28.43
Paperback. Argues that the essence and elements of noir have fundamentally influenced movies outside of the traditional noir period. Neo-noir films such as Pulp Fiction (1994), Fight Club (1999), and Memento (2000) have reintroduced the genre to a contemporary audience. Editor(s): Conard, Mark T. Series: The Philosophy of Popular Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191812
- ISBN
- 9780813191812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.53
€ 36.53