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Society & culture: general
Hardback. * Francois Jullien is a philosopher with a specialist knowledge of China and Chinese thought. He uses Chinese thought as a mirror to reflect on the West and as an invitation to think about difference and otherness. * This book focuses on the idea of the universal and analyses different ways of thinking about it. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745646220
- ISBN
- 9780745646220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Hardback. Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of the media on modern society. Jaeho Kang s book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645209
- ISBN
- 9780745645209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Hardback. This concise book provides readers with a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the key issues and varied strands of research relating to immigration and religion that have been produced during the past two decades. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745641690
- ISBN
- 9780745641690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardback. Today's wars leave a crippling legacy of deprivation and suffering, of physical and structural injustice, long after they submit to peaceful resolution. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745628356
- ISBN
- 9780745628356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.78
€ 78.78
Paperback. Many authors who discuss the idea of globalization see it as continuing pre--established paths of development of modern societies. Post--modernist writers, by contrast, have lost sight of the importance of historical narrative altogether. Martin Albrow argues that neither group is able to recognize the new era which stares us in the face. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JH; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611891
- ISBN
- 9780745611891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
Paperback. Inventing Women explores important and controversial debates about the gendering of science and technology and their relationship to women. This book discusses how such gendering occurs, the scientific basis for claims of sex difference, the medicalization of womena s bodies and the political issues raised by reproductive technology. Editor(s): Kirkup, Gill; Keller, Laurie Smith. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cambridge
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609782
- ISBN
- 9780745609782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.53
€ 34.53
Hardback. Exploration of the formation of a distinctive working class identity among low-paid manual workers in Botswana Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745334967
- ISBN
- 9780745334967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.51
€ 101.03
€ 83.51
Paperback. Analyses the challenges feminists face as they seek to engage with new spaces of participatory democracy in Latin America. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745334592
- ISBN
- 9780745334592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.58
€ 37.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. Combines critical scholarship with investigative journalism to examine the US government threat to journalists, a threat ignored or dismissed to date. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 208 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334189
- ISBN
- 9780745334189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.91
€ 101.03
€ 83.91
Hardback. By tracing the footprint of a unremarkable object across the globe, this book provides new ways of thinking about globalisation. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745334127
- ISBN
- 9780745334127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.19
€ 101.03
€ 83.19
Hardback. A variety of contributors - Palestinian, Israeli, and international scholars -examine the topic of Palestinian refugee compensation. Editor(s): Brynen, Mr. Rex; El-Rifai, Roula. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; JFFD; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745333373
- ISBN
- 9780745333373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.51
€ 101.03
€ 83.51
Hardback. An analysis of the new communicative strategies of coalition protest movements and how these impact on mainstream media Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745333069
- ISBN
- 9780745333069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.51
€ 101.03
€ 83.51
Hardback. A contemporary account of the theoretical and policy debates with an in-depth exploration of the lived experiences of undocumented migrants in the UK. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745332611
- ISBN
- 9780745332611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.42
€ 101.03
€ 83.42
Hardback. Explores how we can measure and compare the resilience of communities, looking in detail at neighbourhoods in London, Rome and Zambia. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, 30 figures. BIC Classification: GPS; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745331461
- ISBN
- 9780745331461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.19
€ 101.03
€ 83.19
Hardback. Shows how Western control of Africa's oil has fed corruption and undermined democracy, and how Africans have resisted the theft of their resources. Series: New Politics, Progressive Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFX; JPS; KCM; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330464
- ISBN
- 9780745330464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.78
€ 101.03
€ 83.78
Hardback. Explains the multiple dimensions of the conflict in Somalia and points the way to a peace-building consensus. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFSR2; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329758
- ISBN
- 9780745329758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.42
€ 101.03
€ 83.42
Hardback. Chomsky, Zizek, Sontag and other world class scholars show how governments and other institutions exploit people's fear for political gain. Editor(s): Linke, Uli; Smith, Danielle Taana. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329666
- ISBN
- 9780745329666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.19
€ 101.03
€ 83.19
Hardback. A lively survey of the politics of the Slow Food movement, an antidote to our fast-moving, work-obsessed capitalist culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPW; KNDF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745327457
- ISBN
- 9780745327457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.19
€ 101.03
€ 83.19
Hardback. Examines the transformation of politics through digital media, including digital television, online social networking and mobile computing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745327013
- ISBN
- 9780745327013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 83.19
€ 101.03
€ 83.19
Paperback. Examines art and censorship in the current political climate. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AN; JFCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326474
- ISBN
- 9780745326474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.79
€ 40.99
€ 26.79