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Society & culture: general

Paperback. A history of information from its inception in the world to its transformation of culture. Drawing on the history of ideas, details of information technology, and boundaries of the human condition, this text explains the relationship between things and signs, and between reality and information. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; TBX; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226066233
ISBN
9780226066233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.97

Paperback. A guide to the meanings of the postmodern era, that charts the options before us as we seek alternatives to the joyless and artificial culture of consumption. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Third Impression
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226066271
ISBN
9780226066271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. This is a pioneering, systematic study of the role of violence in the structure of the political order, formulated in relation to what is characterized as the civil and fraternal orders. Num Pages: 176 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFE; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761803249
ISBN
9780761803249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.31

Paperback. Exploring the political forces that shaped Impressionism, this work proposes that at the heart of the modern is a "guilty secret" - the need of the dominant, mainly bourgeois, classes in Paris to expunge from historical memory the haunting nightmare of the Commune and its socialist ideology. Series: Princeton Series in Nineteenth-Century Art, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 162 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACVT; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691015552
ISBN
9780691015552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.38
€ 50.63

Hardback. Exploring an ambiguous region between recognized findings and unfettered imagination, this book explores the multifaceted, far-reaching, and often contentious attempts of people with contrasting worldviews to develop convincing and satisfying interpretations of rapidly accumulating discoveries in physics, astronomy, and biology. Num Pages: 244 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: HRA; JFHF; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452865
ISBN
9781845452865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.48

Hardback. Editor(s): Albala, Ken; Eden, Trudy. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149969
ISBN
9780231149969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.35
€ 82.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415170
ISBN
9781474415170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. Sets out to answer two empirical questions. Is there a substantively consistent and temporally persistent Chinese strategic culture? If so, to what extent has it influenced China's approaches to security? This work focuses on the Ming dynasty's grand strategy against the Mongols (1368-1644). Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map 27 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; JFC; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002392
ISBN
9780691002392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.83

Hardback. Migration in the Age of Genocide Series: Migration, Minorities and Modernity. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTZ; HPQ; JFFN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319218489
ISBN
9783319218489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.38

Paperback. A compelling account of the origins of the Islamist Revolution and the ideas and energy mobilising the Islamic world. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328850
ISBN
9780745328850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.47

paperback. Despite the expansion of higher education, representation, level of participation and likelihood of academic success remain highest amongst young people from affluent areas and lowest amongst those from deprived neighbourhoods. This report identifies factors which impact upon the minority of disadvantaged young people who enter higher education. Num Pages: 76 pages, 4figs.23tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861345080
ISBN
9781861345080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.68

Hardback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158268
ISBN
9780231158268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.92
€ 85.15

Paperback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364. Applied Ethics and Human Obligations. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. 256 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight: 344.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158275
ISBN
9780231158275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JFFA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719075049
ISBN
9780719075049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.35

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006509
ISBN
9780253006509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardcover. Editor(s): Moller, Alane N.; Pletson, Charles E. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 185 x 3. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604562941
ISBN
9781604562941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.02
€ 70.11

Paperback. A comparative political sociology of anti-racism in Europe, showing the various discourses within this movement Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 28. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745322209
ISBN
9780745322209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.79

Paperback. Informative and intelligent, this invaluable resource exposes the dangers of racist thought, and why it remains part of our everyday lives. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685431
ISBN
9781851685431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKS; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
PM Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631516
ISBN
9781629631516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. "A feast for the eyes..bringing alive a long vanished world that's still eerily present."--Daniel Czitrom, New York Post Editor(s): Newhouse, Alana. Num Pages: 352 pages, 531 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393333916
ISBN
9780393333916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JFFH2; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403997685
ISBN
9781403997685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.13

Paperback. HIV/ AIDS continues to be a major public health issue, affecting millions of sufferers worldwide. This Very Short Introduction explains the science, the international and local politics, the demographics, and the devastating consequences of the disease, and addresses some of the big issues that will concern us over the next decade. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 black and white images. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MBN; MBX; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198727491
ISBN
9780198727491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. This book reconstructs and extends sociological approaches to the understanding of food consumption. It identifies new ways to approach the explanation of food choice and it develops new concepts which will help reshape and reorient common understandings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745691701
ISBN
9780745691701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. This book reconstructs and extends sociological approaches to the understanding of food consumption. It identifies new ways to approach the explanation of food choice and it develops new concepts which will help reshape and reorient common understandings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745691718
ISBN
9780745691718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.69

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