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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Offers knowledge and insight to those who want to understand the movements and events behind the modern-day hostilities wracking Western and Islamic societies. This title clarifies how the Muslim world, sees the history of the world, and what they therefore make of our own version of events. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30 maps throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586488130
- ISBN
- 9781586488130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.90
€ 21.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. Compilation of folklore, legends, and history describes animals' relations with people, being hunted for food, fur, sport, or as vermin, and their position today. An imaginative final section looks at twelve animals and how we can visualise ourselves as having their special qualities and enrich our lives and deal with situations differently. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Gill
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892507
- ISBN
- 9781848892507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Hardback. A Victorian parsonage was a 'religious family enterprise', a showcase of ruling ideas, the headquarters of parish charities and a point of connection for multilayered networks in and outside the parish. This book focuses on the lives of women brought up in this setting, as the Church of England steered its way through the secularisation of society. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 figures, 30 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBTB; HRCC91; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354074
- ISBN
- 9780230354074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.08
€ 130.08
Paperback. A study of social inequality, this text asks how long-lasting inequalities in life chances arise, and how they come to distinguish members of different socially defined categories of persons. It highlights the social mechanisms that create and maintain paired and unequal categories. Num Pages: 310 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448. 310 pages, 6 line drawings. A study of social inequality, this text asks how long-lasting inequalities in life chances arise, and how they come to distinguish members of different socially defined categories of persons. It highlights the social mechanisms that create and maintain paired and unequal categories. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight: 440.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221703
- ISBN
- 9780520221703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.36
€ 35.99
€ 26.36
hardcover. Evolution of Mind, Brain, and Culture draws together studies in archaeology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, genetics, neuroscience, and environmental science to investigate the evolution of the human mind, the brain, and the human capacity for culture. Editor(s): Hatfield, Gary; Pittman, Holly. Num Pages: 496 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934536490
- ISBN
- 9781934536490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.38
€ 103.38
Paperback. A compilation of 35 years' worth of critical essays from one of the boldest and most articulate cultural theorists of our time Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085979
- ISBN
- 9781847085979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 15.90
€ 20.00
€ 15.90
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472554710
- ISBN
- 9781472554710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.43
€ 40.99
€ 33.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816699421
- ISBN
- 9780816699421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Paperback. Focusing on the crossover between the sacred and the secular, this volume gathers the work of media experts, religious historians, sociologists of religion, and authorities on American studies and art history. Topics range from Islam on the Internet to the quasi-religious practices of Elvis fans. Editor(s): Hoover, Stewart M.; Clark, Lynn Schofield. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLK; HRQA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120890
- ISBN
- 9780231120890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Do demands for multiculturalism make them more likely to continue and to spread to liberal democracies? Are there fundamental conflicts between our commitment to gender equity and our increasing desire to respect the customs of minority cultures or religions? This book explores these unsettling questions. Editor(s): Cohen, Joshua Arthur; Sloan, Ruth; Howard, Matthew; Nussbaum, Martha C. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004327
- ISBN
- 9780691004327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.36
€ 36.99
€ 27.36
Hardback. A rich narrative of the 1975 International Women's Year Conference in Mexico City, where the idiom "sisterhood is powerful" was fractured by global feminism. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195327687
- ISBN
- 9780195327687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Hardback. The Oxford Companion to Cheese answers a clear call for the kind of subject-defining reference work that The Oxford Companion to Wine achieved. It is the first truly comprehensive cheese book, containing 855 A-Z scholarly, yet accessible entries on the history, culture, and science of cheese making and cheese enjoyment, worldwide. Editor(s): Donnelly, Dr Catherine. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 888 pages, Approx. 150 images, three 8-page colour inserts. BIC Classification: GBC; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 261 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1546.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199330881
- ISBN
- 9780199330881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.67€ 46.72
€ 57.67
€ 46.72
Paperback. Tells the history of Britain's Asian Youth Movements from the 1970s and 1980s and shows their importance in creating today's multiracial Britain. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745333489
- ISBN
- 9780745333489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.68
€ 33.99
€ 22.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL1; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190674137
- ISBN
- 9780190674137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.67
€ 44.67
Paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082511
- ISBN
- 9780252082511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.95
€ 27.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Du Gay, Paul; Evans, Jessica; Redman, Peter. Series: Published in Association with the Open University. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JH; JMAF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761969167
- ISBN
- 9780761969167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.34
€ 53.34
Paperback. Explores a lost world of women's dominance. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066016
- ISBN
- 9780252066016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.39
€ 34.99
€ 33.39
Paperback. Translation of Cours de linguistique generale. Editor(s): Meisel, Perry; Saussy, Haun. Translator(s): Baskin, Wade. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; HPCF7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342. 336 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Meisel, Perry; Saussy, Haun. Translation of Cours de linguistique generale. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CF; HPCF7; JFC. Dimension: 201 x 136 x 17. Weight: 336. Translator(s): Baskin, Wade.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157278
- ISBN
- 9780231157278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.95
€ 36.99
€ 26.95
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137570765
- ISBN
- 9781137570765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.28€ 32.41
€ 88.28
€ 32.41
Paperback. An anthology of the most chilling urban legends of all time collected by the maestro himself. Editor(s): Brunvand, Jan Harold. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393326130
- ISBN
- 9780393326130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.27
€ 16.99
€ 16.27