Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Offering a rare glimpse of rural life in modern-day Cuba, this book examines how ordinary Cubans carve out their own spaces for appropriate acts of consumption, exchange, and production within the contradictory normative and material spaces of everyday economic life. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFCV; RGC; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118301920
- ISBN
- 9781118301920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.09
€ 34.09
Paperback. The nature and influence of Celtic myth - from Druidism to Arthurian legend. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRKP2; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473606289
- ISBN
- 9781473606289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Focuses on the need to revitalise public life and political agency in the United States. Delivering a devastating critique of contemporary discourses of American citizenship, this title addresses the triumph of the idea of private life over that of public life borne in the right-wing agenda of the Reagan revolution. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 320 pages, 57 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319245
- ISBN
- 9780822319245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.15
€ 31.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. Surveys the efforts to promote equal rights in the fifties and sixties, and examines government policy changes. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467. "Includes index. Bibliography: p. 309-326. Commissioning organisation: Cynthia Harrison. xxii, 337 p. 23 cm. Paperback. A good copy." Keywords: "Subjects - History - General,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - General,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Women's Studies - Feminist Criticism,Education Reso"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0036434
- ISBN
- 9780520066632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Anne Kane analyzes the intertwined cultural, political and social transformations that occur during historical events by focusing specifically on the case of the Irish Land War, a pivotal event in the formation of the modern Irish nation. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 298 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; JFC; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450449
- ISBN
- 9781137450449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Paperback. The visionary tradition of spirits, gods, and demons continues to subvert our rational universe, erupting from the shadows in times of intense religious and philosophical transition. Renaissance magic and tribal ritual. Romantic poetry and the ecstasy of the shaman, to trace how societies have used myths to make sense of the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- The Squeeze Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906069063
- ISBN
- 9781906069063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.25
€ 19.99
€ 18.25
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Monday Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906308100
- ISBN
- 9781906308100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.82
€ 19.99
€ 15.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFE1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062412584
- ISBN
- 9780062412584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.66
€ 19.99
€ 17.66
Paperback. This oral history collection brings together extended interviews with fifteen women, illuminating the part that gender roles play in ensnaring women in cycles of domestic abuse and homelessness and highlighting the physical stresses. It also challenges liberal myths about homeless people, and homeless women in particular. Editor(s): Hellegers, Desiree. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 236 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBTD; JFFB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116580
- ISBN
- 9780230116580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFD; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250. Fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KST0009942
- ISBN
- 9780801485619
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152037
- ISBN
- 9780231152037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Why are some contemporary television shows so compelling? This book looks at this category of 'cult' television and the reasons for its emergence. It examines the particular qualities necessary for success and how they relate to issues such as the economics of network scheduling, the growth of the Internet, and debates about television audiences. Editor(s): Jancovich, Mark; Lyons, James. Num Pages: 215 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 215
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851709413
- ISBN
- 9780851709413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.67
€ 45.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. The Voice of Witness book series takes a humanizing, literary approach to oral history to illuminate the stories of people impacted by injustice across the world. Series: Voice of Witness. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFD; JFFN; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786632272
- ISBN
- 9781786632272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.33
€ 19.99
€ 19.33
Paperback. Translator(s): Gill, Gillian C. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801493300
- ISBN
- 9780801493300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.76
€ 32.99
€ 32.76
Paperback. Forget the 1 per cent - it's time to get to grips with the 0.1 per cent.. There has always been some gap between rich and poor, but it has never been wider - and now the rich are getting wealthier at such breakneck speed that the middle classes are being squeezed out. This title deals with this topic. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; KCY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141043425
- ISBN
- 9780141043425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.52
€ 11.99
€ 10.52
Paperback. Takes a critical approach to the spectrum of postmodern America: reality TV, Internet porn, breakfast cereal, serial killers, Pamela Anderson, literary Jesus freaks, and the real difference between apples and oranges. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571232208
- ISBN
- 9780571232208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.42
€ 17.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. Series: Globalization and Community. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFE; JFSG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- University Of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816694327
- ISBN
- 9780816694327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.10
€ 29.99
€ 29.10
Hardback. Soul music and country music propel American popular culture. Using ethnomusicological tools, Shonekan examines their socio-cultural influences and consequences: the perception of and resistance to hegemonic structures from within their respective constituencies, the definition of national identity, and the understanding of the 'American Dream.' Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; AVGQ; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137378095
- ISBN
- 9781137378095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.18
€ 62.18
Paperback. The New York Times bestseller and hilarious behind-the-scenes story about two guys who went out for coffee and dreamed up Seinfeld. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2x8pg 4-c inserts. BIC Classification: AP; BGF; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476756110
- ISBN
- 9781476756110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. The majority of immigrants settle in cities when they arrive, and few can deny the dynamic influence migration has on cities. However, a one-size-fits-all approach cannot describe the activities and settlement patterns of immigrants in contemporary cities. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690025
- ISBN
- 9780745690025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.95
€ 22.95
Hardback. A reprint of the classic work of importance on animal welfare. It provides insight into the system we continue to live with as the global population increases. It features chapters by international experts in animal welfare including Marion Stamp Dawkins, discussing the book's significant legacy and impact today. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissued and Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780642840
- ISBN
- 9781780642840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.72
€ 43.99
€ 41.72
Hardcover. Investigates the ways in which the events in Derry on 30th January 1972 have found representation in photography, film, theatre, poetry, television documentary, art installations, murals, music, commemorative events, legal discourse, eyewitness testimony, and pressure-group campaigns. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184257
- ISBN
- 9781859184257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Hardback. This book investigates the role of citizen journalism in railroading social and political changes in sub-Saharan Africa. Case studies are drawn from research conducted by leading scholars from the fields of media studies, journalism, anthropology and history, who uniquely probe the real impact of technologies in driving change in Africa. Editor(s): Mutsvairo, Bruce. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1QFG; JFD; JHMC; JPA; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137554499
- ISBN
- 9781137554499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.72
€ 129.72
Paperback. Entering the world of conspiracy theories and secret societies is like stepping into a distant, parallel universe where the laws of physics have completely changed: black means white, up is down, and if you want to understand what's really going on, you need a good reference book. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- For Dummies
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470184080
- ISBN
- 9780470184080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.17
€ 25.99
€ 19.17