Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. The Celts are commonly considered to be one of the great peoples of Europe, with continuous racial, cultural and linguistic genealogy from the Iron Age to the modern day "Celtic fringe". This book is about the Celts, with a strong bias to the Scottish Gaelic and the Breton. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333520888
- ISBN
- 9780333520888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.81
€ 181.81
Hardback. Assesses the comparability between policies promoting women's equality and the reversal of fertility decline. Based on comparative data from Canada, Australia, Britain and to a more limited extent the United States, Alena Heitlinger examines the impact of various public policies on women. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; JFSJ1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 651.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333515785
- ISBN
- 9780333515785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.09
€ 182.09
Paperback. World War I brought to women the death of loved ones and the revolutionary knowledge that they could be munitions workers, ambulance drivers, police and spies. During this time they wrote - letters, poetry, novels, short stories and memoirs. This volume looks at women's writing during the period. Editor(s): Goldman, Dorothy. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJF; DSBH; HBG; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 293.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333513101
- ISBN
- 9780333513101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardback. World War I brought to women the death of loved ones and the revolutionary knowledge that they could be munitions workers, ambulance drivers, police and spies. During this time they wrote - letters, poetry, novels, short stories and memoirs. This volume looks at women's writing during the period. Editor(s): Goldman, Dorothy. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJF; DSBH; HBG; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333513095
- ISBN
- 9780333513095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.05
€ 119.05
Hardback. Focusing on the mass media and a range of popular cultural forms, this work examines French culture since 1945. As well as looking at radio, television and popular song, this volume highlights how the French themselves have responded to the growing importance of mass media in postwar France. Editor(s): Rigby, Brian; Hewitt, Nicholas. Series: Warwick studies in the European humanities. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333512814
- ISBN
- 9780333512814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.23
€ 119.23
Hardback. This book shows the impact of the current economic reform on the income development of peasant households in China. The research is based on information from book-keeping records of some households of a few regions in central China, the national statistical network, local statistics and chronicles. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JHBC; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333497432
- ISBN
- 9780333497432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.73
€ 180.73
Hardback. The author gives the background to the 15-year-long saga of Hong Kong and the asylum seekers from Vietnam. The principal themes cover screening and repatriation, the violence in the detention centres, the plight of children and the urgent need for generousity from the international community. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFF; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333496947
- ISBN
- 9780333496947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.38
€ 119.38
Hardcover. Compiled by urban planners and social scientists, this volume illustrates how to improve the quality of life in our cities by neighbourhood programmes. Policy issues, housing programmes and job development plans, along with innovations aimed at redistribution of power, are described and evaluated. Editor(s): Carmon, Naomi. Series: Policy Studies Organization Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333495162
- ISBN
- 9780333495162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.14
€ 181.14
hardcover. Part of a series which aims to foster a distinctively "European" perspective upon American culture, this book looks at the American unconscious. Series: New directions in American studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333492949
- ISBN
- 9780333492949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.33
€ 119.33
Hardback. The phenomenon of Doris Lessing's reputation and readership is addressed through essays that also provide an overview of Lessing's career from "The Grass is Singing", the first of a series of African and woman-centred politically radical works, to her latest galactic and politically radical works. Editor(s): Sprague, Claire. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333492925
- ISBN
- 9780333492925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.39
€ 180.39
Hardback. Victorian traveller, Mary Kingsley, has been portrayed as a victim of 19th-century attitudes towards women, a brave and daring explorer, an anti-imperialist agitator and even a feminist heroine. In this biography the author examines and then confronts all these portraits. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; JFFK; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333489208
- ISBN
- 9780333489208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.21
€ 119.21
Paperback. An examination of the impact of the industrial society on women and their expectations, values, personalities and achievements in the labour force. It explores the changes that have occurred in Western industrial societies and attempts to explain their reasons and effects on women and society. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333488690
- ISBN
- 9780333488690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66
The Image of Women in Contemporary Soviet Fiction. Selected Short Stor...
Sigrid . Ed(S): McLaughlin
paperback. The stories in this collection portray Soviet women of different ages and educational backgrounds at home and at work, in cities and villages. Their themes reflect the social changes in Soviet life in the past 20 years, and are aimed to stimulate inquiry into social and feminist issues. Editor(s): McLaughlin, Sigrid. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Sigrid. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333487235
- ISBN
- 9780333487235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.78
€ 25.78
Hardback. This volume engages critically with the Islamic perspective and promises offered by the revolution in Iran. It looks at the rise of the religious institution as a revolutionary force, observing that the government has failed to deliver on most of its pledges. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333484463
- ISBN
- 9780333484463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.41
€ 119.41
Paperback. Part of a series, this collection contains essays delivered as papers, which focus on 18th-century British culture. Other titles in the series, by various authors, include "The Crisis in Historical Materialism", "The Freudian Subject" and "Alice Doesn't: Feminism, Semiotics and Cinema". Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333482889
- ISBN
- 9780333482889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
hardcover. The author examines a selection of early 20th century novels, written by women, in an attempt to examine the development of female images of "self". The writers quoted include Antonia White, Dorothy Richardson and May Sinclair. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333482032
- ISBN
- 9780333482032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.38
€ 119.38
Paperback. A personal interpretation of the impact of the Chernobyl disaster both in the Soviet Union and the West, examining the environmental consequences, Soviet media coverage, reconstruction of life in the disaster zone (including the city built for Chernobyl workers) and safety changes in the industry. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFFC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333481981
- ISBN
- 9780333481981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Paperback. Looks at the issue of equal pay for equal value with regards the race, class and gender of employees. Chapters examine such topics as comparable worth and its impact on black women, gender and class in comparable worth, equal worth in British banking and comparable worth in US nursing. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333475072
- ISBN
- 9780333475072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Paperback. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333472545
- ISBN
- 9780333472545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. This volume contains a series of essays which examine microeconomic or structural issues and attempt to explain why alternative prescriptions to monetarism could have avoided the massive rise in unemployment in the 1980s. Policies are suggested which could reduce and stabilize unemployment levels. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333471333
- ISBN
- 9780333471333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.32
€ 67.32
Paperback. BIC Classification: JFF. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333467947
- ISBN
- 9780333467947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.99
€ 55.99
Paperback. A study of the way in which death is socially organized in the city of Belfast. It analyzes the responses to 415 deaths registered here in 1981, tracing the social, medical, legal, religious and political responses made to those deaths from the time death was pronounced to the time of disposal. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFSG; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333464359
- ISBN
- 9780333464359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Paperback. An account of the public and private life of ladies - and women - in 17th century France from birth until death. Gibson describes a superficially civilized society, beset by social deprivation, ignorance and superstition, in which women were engaged alongside men in a struggle for sheer survival. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333463956
- ISBN
- 9780333463956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.35
€ 68.35
paperback. An examination of the social background and character of ten famous 19th century women who took up public social service as social workers, researchers or reformers. The author relates her findings to the problems faced by women today who endeavour to combine family responsibilities and employment. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333463871
- ISBN
- 9780333463871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.18
€ 118.18