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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Tells the story of how the oppressed became the oppressors; how Irish immigrants achieved acceptance among an initially hostile population in America, only by proving that they could be more brutal in their oppression of African Americans than the nativists. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 111 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415963091
ISBN
9780415963091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Hardback. Education systems and inequalities is the first international volume to compare different education systems and their impact on creating and sustaining social inequalities, considering key variables such as social origin, gender, ethnicity, migration background or ability. Editor(s): Hadjar, Andreas; Gross, Christiane. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JNAM; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 703.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447326106
ISBN
9781447326106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.13

Hardback. This book examines the characteristics of the Chinese economic development model and its reception in Africa and Latin America. It also investigates the current competition over governance models in the Muslim world and asks which model or models will guide development in Muslim countries. Series: Exploring Muslim Contexts. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 974.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639687
ISBN
9780748639687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 113.90

Paperback. A fascinating and engaging examination of why we believe in the supernatural. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274. From Superstition to Religion - The Brain Science of Belief. 320 pages. Humans are born with brains designed to make sense of the world and that need for an explanation can lead to beliefs that go beyond reason. This book weaves an account of our 'supersense' that navigates a path through brain science, child development, popular culture, mental illness and the paranormal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849010306
ISBN
9781849010306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Triarchy Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909470774
ISBN
9781909470774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. * New edition of an accessible introduction to the sociology of the body, including cultural, social and theoretical approaches to the body. * Introduces students to the key theoretical perspectives and conceptual frameworks which help us to understand the social significance of the human body. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745654416
ISBN
9780745654416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477828366
ISBN
9781477828366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.69

Hardback. Focusing on Irish speakers in Catholic West Belfast, this ethnography on Irish language and identity explores the complexities of changing, and contradictory, senses of Irishness and shifting practices of "Irish culture" in the domains of language, music, dance, and sports. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, 7 figs & tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780857459138
ISBN
9780857459138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 143 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Tyndale Momentum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781414338989
ISBN
9781414338989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. This profusely illustrated book offers a comprehensive look at the social and cultural history of Aborigines from the origins to the present. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illus; 100 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500301142
ISBN
9780500301142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. In Jew Town in India's Cochin, two small communities descended from 'a lost tribe of Israel' are living side by side, on the brink of extinction. When their last two members of child-bearing age refuse to marry, their fate is sealed. This book presents their story. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Portobello Books London
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846270994
ISBN
9781846270994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Paperback. Offers a fuller picture of Yuchi social realities since the arrival of Europeans and other non-natives in their Southern homelands Editor(s): Jackson, Jason Baird. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 illustrations, 6 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803240414
ISBN
9780803240414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838206400
ISBN
9783838206400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292001449
ISBN
9781292001449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 79.93

Paperback. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479886227
ISBN
9781479886227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Harker, Jaime; Farr, Cecilia Konchar. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DS; HBJK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081347
ISBN
9780252081347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967532
ISBN
9780750967532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. The owls are not what they seem. From ancient Babylon to Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussycat and the grandiloquent, absent-minded Wol from Winnie the Pooh to David Lynch's Twin Peaks, owls have woven themselves into the fabric of human culture from earliest times. This book explores the natural and cultural history of owls. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 91 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861895257
ISBN
9781861895257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Translator(s): Reines, Ariana. Series: Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JFSP2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351085
ISBN
9781584351085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.04

Hardback. Norman Lewis was the sole African American artist of his generation who became committed to issues of abstraction at the start of his career and continued to explore them over its entire trajectory. This is an illustrated catalogue that accompanies the first major museum retrospective of the painter Norman Lewis (1909-1979). Editor(s): Fine, Ruth E. Num Pages: 288 pages, 340 color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB; AGC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 290 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1950.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288003
ISBN
9780520288003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.42
€ 46.93

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