Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Gambling is both a national US pastime and a predominant cultural metaphor ("play the field", "beat the odds", "take a chance on ..").This work by a sports historian, social worker, English professor and gambler seeks to shatter the myths intefering with our understanding of gambling. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121956
- ISBN
- 9780813121956
Condition: New
€ 31.56
€ 31.56
William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a Baptist slave-holder, became one of the most out-spoken liberals during his lifetime. This biography examines his beliefs, such as his advocacy for prohibition and for the teaching of evolution in schools, and his support for eugenics. Series: Religion in the South. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121550
- ISBN
- 9780813121550
Condition: New
€ 55.63
€ 55.63
In 1995, Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones granted parole to ten women convicted of killing, conspiring to kill or assaulting the men who had abused them for years. This work contains interviews with seven of the women, and reveals the horrific details of their abuse and their hopes for the future. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFE3; JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121512
- ISBN
- 9780813121512
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Offering a previously unexplored view of derogatory representations of women, this text demonstrates the ways in which a range of authors used misogyny to promote, resist and critique new capitalist forms. The book also reveals how feminist critics could have misunderstood misogyny's function. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121161
- ISBN
- 9780813121161
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; JFSG; JPR; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120522
- ISBN
- 9780813120522
Condition: New
€ 57.25
€ 57.25
Num Pages: 8 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL3; JNM; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 8
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120249
- ISBN
- 9780813120249
Condition: New
€ 48.24
€ 48.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119649
- ISBN
- 9780813119649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.42
€ 50.42
Hardback. Series: Eighteenth-century Novels by Women. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119380
- ISBN
- 9780813119380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.91
€ 49.91
Num Pages: 10 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 10
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119212
- ISBN
- 9780813119212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.82
€ 49.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Popkin, Professor Jeremy D (University of Kentucky, USA University of Kentucky University of Kentucky, USA University of Kentucky, USA University of Kentucky, USA University of Kentucky, USA University of Kentucky, USA University of Kentucky, USA University of Kentucky, USA). Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118994
- ISBN
- 9780813118994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.87
€ 49.87
The memoir of a woman who served not only in the Women's Army A uxiliary Corps but the American Red Cross as well during both World War II and the ensuing occupation. Num Pages: 211 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118666
- ISBN
- 9780813118666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.11
€ 34.11
Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118567
- ISBN
- 9780813118567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.09
€ 51.09
Num Pages: 134 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 321.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118468
- ISBN
- 9780813118468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.77
€ 38.77
Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118178
- ISBN
- 9780813118178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.21
€ 50.21
Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813117805
- ISBN
- 9780813117805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Num Pages: 249 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813117645
- ISBN
- 9780813117645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.46
€ 49.46
Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813116488
- ISBN
- 9780813116488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.80
€ 48.80
Editor(s): Miller, R. Baxter. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813114361
- ISBN
- 9780813114361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Paperback. Rural substance abusers face different problems than do abusers in urban areas. This treatment manual - which included piloting the therapy in eastern Kentucky - is based in part on rural traditions and aims to help clients to explore old behaviours and to try out new ones. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFSJ2; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813109848
- ISBN
- 9780813109848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.71
€ 34.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813109343
- ISBN
- 9780813109343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.95
€ 55.95