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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Ten essays on issues in philosophy, literary theory and intellectual history. The question of radical imperialism of the postmodern turn, the unstated agenda of neoconservative cultural theory and a discussion of Walter Benjamin's place in cultural studies are included in the text. Series: Critical Perspectives on Modern Culture S. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSA; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870239908
ISBN
9780870239908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 10 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
10
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679744382
ISBN
9780679744382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.86

Hardcover. Explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than 20 essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psychology, linguistics and anthropology illustrate the significance of traditional proverbs and trace variations of proverbs over time. Editor(s): Mieder, Wolfgang; Dundes, Alan. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299143602
ISBN
9780299143602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.24

Paperback. Translator(s): Steinberg, M. S. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 33. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226533995
ISBN
9780226533995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Parikka, Jussi. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816677665
ISBN
9780816677665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Parikka, Jussi. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677672
ISBN
9780816677672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.27

Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars of France, the early modern period, and the history of religion, this book offers interpretations of what it meant to be French during a period of profound transition, from the outbreak of the Hundred Years War in the mid-fourteenth century to the consolidation of the Bourbon monarchy in the seventeenth century. Editor(s): Wolfe, Michael. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319139
ISBN
9780822319139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.54

Hardcover. The Broadway tomboys, rebel nuns, and funny girls, who upset the 1950s gender norms: Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472097722
ISBN
9780472097722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Wolf, Arthur P. Num Pages: 372 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804710077
ISBN
9780804710077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198331
ISBN
9780300198331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.65

Hardback. A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Cohen, Irene. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HRKN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
944
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109383
ISBN
9780231109383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.33

Paperback. Volume 1 addresses the development, through the eighteenth century, of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Series: Records of Civilization Sources & Study S. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
(21st)
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231086042
ISBN
9780231086042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.06

Paperback. The theme of this rich and highly focused volume is Polish perceptions of Jews and Jewish perceptions of Poles from the Middle Ages to the present. Editor(s): Polonsky, Walter Stern Hilborn Professor of Judaic and Social Sduties Antony (London School of Economics and Political Science). Num Pages: 524 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 727.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904113195
ISBN
9781904113195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.01

Hardback. Modern medicine has penetrated Bedouin tribes, but when serious illnesses strike, even educated people turn to traditional medicine for a remedy. Based on interviews with healers, clients, and other active participants in treatments, this book will contribute to renewed thinking about a synthesis between traditional and modern medicine.. Editor(s): Fischer-Nebmaier, Wladimir; Berg, Matthew P.; Christou, Anastasia. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387756
ISBN
9781782387756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.45

Paperback. Introduces such figures as Old Man, Scar-Face, Blood-Clot, and the Seven Brothers. This work includes tales with ritualistic origins emphasizing the prototypical Beaver-Medicine and the roles played by Elk-Woman and Otter-Woman, and a presentation of Star Myths, which reveal the astronomical knowledge of the Blackfoot Indians. Series: Sources of American Indian Oral Literature. Num Pages: 204 pages, 3 Illus., index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 171 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260238
ISBN
9780803260238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781560236658
ISBN
9781560236658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.00
€ 33.65

Hardback. Editor(s): Gutierrez, Winston. Num Pages: 185 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBN; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634855143
ISBN
9781634855143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.21
€ 164.08

Paperback. Advertising is riddled with myths and misunderstandings. It is believed to be both immensely powerful yet immensely wasteful, to increase economic prosperity and to be morally questionable. Neither its historic origins nor its modern operations are well understood. This Very Short Introduction will tell the truth about how advertising works. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: JFDV; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199568925
ISBN
9780199568925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

hardcover. Responsibility is the queen of modern virtues, Winston Davis argues, even if there is no consensus as to what responsibility means. These essays, by scholars of philosophy, anthropology, history, religious studies, classics and law, encompass conceptions of responsibility around the globe. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920504
ISBN
9780813920504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.30

Paperback. Responsibility is the queen of modern virtues, Winston Davis argues, even if there is no consensus as to what responsibility means. These essays, by scholars of philosophy, anthropology, history, religious studies, classics and law, encompass conceptions of responsibility around the globe. Editor(s): Davis, Winston. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920511
ISBN
9780813920511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24

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