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Society & culture: general

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137477354
ISBN
9781137477354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.54
€ 163.27

Hardback. The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. This book tells the story of how, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, and set the stage for unequal world. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; KCQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153544
ISBN
9780691153544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. In 2014, the arrest and detention of thousands of desperate young migrants at the southwest border of the United States exposed the US government's shadowy juvenile detention system, which had escaped public scrutiny for years. This book shows how the US government got into the business of detaining children and what we can learn from this. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281493
ISBN
9780520281493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperOne
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062508591
ISBN
9780062508591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.26

Paperback. In the 1950s, shortly after her father's death, Judith Kelly was left in the care of nuns at a Catholic orphanage while her mother searched for a place for them to live. Far from being cared for, Judith found herself in a savage institution where physical, emotional, and sexual abuse was the daily norm. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KRF0037359
ISBN
9780747587149
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Joseph R. Dennis demonstrates the significance of imperial Chinese local gazetteers in both local societies and national discourses. Whereas previous studies argued that publishing, and thus cultural and intellectual power, were concentrated in the southeast, Dennis shows that publishing and book ownership were widely dispersed throughout China. Num Pages: 405 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; KCZ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504295
ISBN
9780674504295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Paperback. This important book is the first to offer in-depth analysis from the last three UK population censuses focusing on the dynamics of ethnic identity and inequalities in contemporary Britain, with contributions from experts based at or affiliated to the Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity. Editor(s): Jivraj, Stephen; Simpson, Ludi. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447321811
ISBN
9781447321811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, Suspicious Minds decodes the psychology of why we all believe in conspiracy theories--some of us just hide it better than others. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC; JMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472915634
ISBN
9781472915634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Beginning with a startling endorsement of the patristic view of Judaism - that it was a 'carnal' religion, in contrast to the spiritual vision of the Church, the author argues that rabbinic Judaism was based on a set of assumptions about the human body that were profoundly different from those of Christianity. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412. Reading Sex in Talmudic Culture. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. 272 pages. Beginning with a startling endorsement of the patristic view of Judaism - that it was a 'carnal' religion, in contrast to the spiritual vision of the Church, the author argues that rabbinic Judaism was based on a set of assumptions about the human body that were profoundly different from those of Christianity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight: 414.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203365
ISBN
9780520203365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JFSJ1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254615
ISBN
9781781254615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Carefully drawing on interdisciplinary communication research, The Republic of Mass Culture presents a lively analysis of the shifting objectives and challenges of the media industries. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883163
ISBN
9780801883163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.93

Paperback. Written as part of a training pack for practitioners working in children's services and child protection, and bringing together leading figures from a range of disciplines, this important text shows how the latest child development theories can be applied to professionals' working practice. This resource is essential reading for a social workers. Editor(s): Aldgate, Jane; Jones, David; Rose, Wendy; Jeffery, Carole; Jones, David P. H. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843102441
ISBN
9781843102441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.37

Paperback. Cultural history of the flower trade in New York City and the transformation of the cut-flower industry into a global commodity system. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 photos, 11 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340263
ISBN
9780822340263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Pearson New International ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292022635
ISBN
9781292022635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.49

Paperback. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798. Bks.1-9. 526 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight: 756. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter.
Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859915021
ISBN
9780859915021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466399
ISBN
9781608466399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 15.11

Hardcover. The general view of scholars is that the Kabbalah had no appreciable influence on the philosophy of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. This book argues that this conclusion is mistaken. It is suitable for readers with a general interest in intellectual history to specialists in philosophy, the history of science, theology, and Jewish studies. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Kluwer Academic
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1995th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792331148
ISBN
9780792331148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 394 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AKTA; AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 4. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326158
ISBN
9780764326158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCV; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Zondervan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310519652
ISBN
9780310519652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. Series: The European Union in International Affairs. Num Pages: 230 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137586988
ISBN
9781137586988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

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