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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Explores the place and importance of literature in Russian culture. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? This book uses the figure of Pushkin, 'the Russian Shakespeare', as an example. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801449
ISBN
9780192801449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDX; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226325613
ISBN
9780226325613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; JFF; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784783648
ISBN
9781784783648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. The terrifying new role of technology in a world at war Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPS; JPWL; UR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445666686
ISBN
9781445666686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Hardback. There exists a tendency to explain away much of Shiite politics in the Middle East as inextricably linked to Iranian foreign policy. Laurence Louer challenges this view, arguing that, in the end, local political imperatives have been the crucial factor determining the direction of Shiite states in the Middle East. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042024
ISBN
9781849042024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.98

Paperback. Translator(s): Guest, Lady Charlotte E. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486295411
ISBN
9780486295411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.92

Hardback. Pankhurst's work considers the inside history of a durable pan-Islamist movement and focusses on those who built the organisation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPFR; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044035
ISBN
9781849044035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.71

Paperback. Spirituality and Ageing presents the experience of ageing as an opportunity for spiritual reflection and affirmation of life. The contributors are religious and spiritual leaders and ethical thinkers from a range of different backgrounds. They define 'spirituality' as the fulfilment of the universal human need for purpose, values and relationships. Editor(s): Jewell, Albert. Num Pages: 196 pages, index. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853026317
ISBN
9781853026317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Paperback. Turning Freud's famous dictum around, Thomas Laqueur posits that destiny is anatomy. Sex, in other words, is an artifice and "Making Sex" tells the story of sex in the west from the ancients to the moderns. It looks at how our predecessors thought about anatomy and analyzes our ideas on gender. Num Pages: 336 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674543553
ISBN
9780674543553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. Examines Mexican immigration - from 1924 when immigration acts drastically reduced immigration to the US to 1965 when many quotas were abolished - to understand how broad themes of race and citizenship are constructed. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
213
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280083
ISBN
9780520280083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.11

Paperback. A practical introduction to the process of designing, doing and writing up research with children and young people. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GPS; JFSP1; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857028860
ISBN
9780857028860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.50

Paperback. Economic inequality has become like the weather: everyone talks about it and nobody does anything about it. The author actually has a plan: a bold effort to break the stalemate over economic policy, lift up our middle class, and make everyone a stakeholder in a cleaner planet. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; KCD; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 314 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626562141
ISBN
9781626562141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFK; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
McFarland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786498635
ISBN
9780786498635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.16

Paperback. A brilliant powerful and important book..This is a brutal indictment Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one. --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFD; JMH; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413404404
ISBN
9780413404404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Wilcox, W. Bradford; Kline, Kathleen Kovner. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 8 graphs, 4 recorded music items. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498. Biological and Social Scientific Perspectives. 376 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 8 graphs, 4 recorded music items. Editor(s): Wilcox, W. Bradford; Kline, Kathleen Kovner. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight: 498.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160698
ISBN
9780231160698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Hardback. Editor(s): Preparata, Guido Giacomo. Num Pages: 335 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319338729
ISBN
9783319338729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594031434
ISBN
9781594031434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.56

Paperback. Footwear can most certainly be magical. Over 500 color photographs displaying fantastic footwear appear with an interview of contemporary shoe designer Howard Davis. Details of construction are highlighted, styles are shown and explained with a thorough Footwear Glossary, and value ranges are offered for beginning collectors. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 256 pages, 501 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 171 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311321
ISBN
9780764311321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.87

Paperback. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, the name DuMont was synonymous with the new medium of television. Many people first watched TV on DuMont-brand sets, the best receivers money could buy. More viewers enjoyed their first programs on the DuMont network, which was established in 1946. This book examines DuMont's programs and personalities. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; APT; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592134991
ISBN
9781592134991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: JFCA; JMR; UDX; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465051724
ISBN
9780465051724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

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