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Society & culture: general
Paperback. In this fascinating volume, renowned historian Howard M. Sachar relates the tragedy of twentieth-century Europe through an innovative, riveting account of the continent's political assassinations between 1918 and 1939 and beyond. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442609181
- ISBN
- 9781442609181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Hardback. This book explores issues raised by past and present practices of animal enhancement in terms of their means and their goals, clarifies conceptual issues and identifies lessons that can be learned about enhancement practices, as they concern both animals and humans. Editor(s): Bateman, Simone; Gayon, Jean; Allouche, Sylvie; Goffette, Jerome; Marzano, Michela. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFMG; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137542465
- ISBN
- 9781137542465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Anthropology Matters places the study of anthropology concretely in the world by which it is surrounded. It uses a question-based approach to introduce important anthropological concepts, embedding those concepts in contemporary global issues that will interest readers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487593209
- ISBN
- 9781487593209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Betti, Gianni; Lemmi, Achille. Num Pages: 344 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 53 black & white tables, 37 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138241343
- ISBN
- 9781138241343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardcover. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Fine in fine dustwrapper
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KHS0057299
- ISBN
- 9780815623946
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 28.00€ 11.00
€ 28.00
€ 11.00
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HRCC7; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. . 187pp
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KCBK000024
- ISBN
- 9780815623946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.00€ 14.00
€ 28.00
€ 14.00
paperback. Whatever the viewpoint and by whatever nickname it is known, the drug cannabis always incites debate. Martin Booth traces the history of the plant and its derivatives back to the Neolithic period. He paints a colourful picture of medical advances, subterfuge, religious enlightenment, smuggling and gang warfare. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553814187
- ISBN
- 9780553814187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Addresses the issues about increased violence in the developing countries with two common perspectives. The first is the liberal interpretation, and the second is a romantic, utopian view of violence. This book aims to forge an alternative way of understanding the role of violence in the transition to capitalism and a global economy. Num Pages: 329 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFE; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- HURST and COMPANY
- Number of pages
- 329
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658214
- ISBN
- 9781850658214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Romanticism is crucial to an understanding of modern Western culture. Philosophy, art, literature, music, and politics were all transformed in the turbulent period between the French Revolution of 1789 and the Communist Manifesto of 1848. This was the age of the 'Romantic revolution'. Illustrator(s): Boreham, Judy. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSB; HPCD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311787
- ISBN
- 9781848311787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.90
€ 11.99
€ 9.90
Paperback. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226261287
- ISBN
- 9780226261287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.73
€ 33.73
Hardback. Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, he argues that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought in diverse areas such as optics, alchemy, dreaming, vehicle decoration, Sufi metaphysics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674058064
- ISBN
- 9780674058064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. Passionate Views offers a new approach to our understanding of film and will be of interest to anyone fascinated by the emotional power of motion pictures and their relationship to the central concerns of our lives, as well as by the techniques filmmakers use to move an audience. Editor(s): Plantinga, Carl R.; Smith, Greg M. Num Pages: 302 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801860119
- ISBN
- 9780801860119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.40
€ 41.40
Paperback. How does culture articulate, frame, organise and produce stories about social class and class difference? What do these stories tell us about contemporary models of success, failure, struggle and aspiration? Drawing on examples from the 1980s to the present day, this book investigates the changing landscape of class in Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCA; JFDT; JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137577023
- ISBN
- 9781137577023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Michailidou, Asimina. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 354 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137598899
- ISBN
- 9781137598899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.47
€ 150.47
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628929539
- ISBN
- 9781628929539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.95
€ 54.95
Paperback. Published to tie-in with the new series of the popular BBC Radio 4 programme, IN OUR TIME guides us through the most significant moments in our history. Num Pages: 608 pages, B & W throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340977521
- ISBN
- 9780340977521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Krog captures the complexity of South Africa's Truth and Reconcilliation Commission in a personal narrative, taking the reader beneath the big movements of the Truth Commission and beyond, into the heart of what it means to be a South African today. Originally published by Jonathan Cape. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BG; JFF; JFSL1; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289791
- ISBN
- 9780099289791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) London
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KEX0233284
- ISBN
- 9781903699706
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An expose on the fashion industry written by the Observer's 'Ethical Living' columnist, examining the inhumane and environmentally devastating story behind the clothes we so casually buy and wear. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFCK; JFM; KNSX; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007264094
- ISBN
- 9780007264094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Why do so many poor American youth continue to have children before they can afford to take care of them? This title offers a look at what marriage and motherhood mean to these women and provides the study of why they put children before marriage despite the daunting challenges they know lie ahead. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446. Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage. 308 pages, Illustrations. Why do so many poor American youth continue to have children before they can afford to take care of them? This title offers a look at what marriage and motherhood mean to these women and provides the study of why they put children before marriage despite the daunting challenges they know lie ahead. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 20. Weight: 430.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271463
- ISBN
- 9780520271463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. In this collection of prose writings, one of America's foremost poets and feminist theorists reflects upon themes that have shaped her life and work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co New York
- Number of pages
- 314
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393312850
- ISBN
- 9780393312850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.67
€ 20.99
€ 19.67
Paperback. Scholars of the period will find this to be a richly informative and thoroughly engrossing read. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QRM; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400723
- ISBN
- 9781421400723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Hardcover. A study of conflict resolution which concentrates on two particular cases, Northern Ireland and southern Africa, where conflict has been due to colonial domination and settlement of colonialists on the land of indigenous peoples. It brings together views from journalists, politicians and radicals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1HFM; GTJ; JFFE; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422 230pp. Index. Keywords: Northern Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KHS1015303
- ISBN
- 9781860644030
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 28.00
€ 28.00
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498528023
- ISBN
- 9781498528023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.55€ 46.96
€ 129.55
€ 46.96