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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Fame was once associated with excellence or achievement in some or other field of endeavour. One of the most distinctive cultural phenomena over the years has been the rise and rise of fame. This book shows why this new fame is simultaneously fascinating and worthless. Series: The Art of Living. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844651573
ISBN
9781844651573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.16

Hardback. This collection interrogates the notion of authenticity from an anthropological point of view and considers authenticity in terms of how meaning is produced in and through discourses about authenticity. Incorporating case studies from four continents, the topics reach from art and colonialism to exoticism-primitivism, film, ritual, and wilderness. Editor(s): Fillitz, Thomas; Saris, A. Jamie. Num Pages: 276 pages, 36 ills. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 186 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454966
ISBN
9780857454966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Auther, Elissa; Lerner, Adam. Num Pages: 448 pages, 92 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677269
ISBN
9780816677269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 19 halftones. 11 line illus. 2 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165127
ISBN
9780691165127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 44.75

Paperback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Thirtieth anniversary edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176293
ISBN
9780231176293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363446
ISBN
9780822363446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. In a world where change has become the only constant, how does the perpetually new relate to the old? How does cinema, itself once a new medium, relate both to previous or outmoded media and to what we now refer to as New Media? This collection examines these questions by focusing on the relations of cinema to other media. Editor(s): Geiger, Jeffrey; Littau, Karin. Num Pages: 256 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402774
ISBN
9781474402774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120. Weight in Grams: 196. "Includes index. Bibliography: p. 240-242. Commissioning organisation: Sue Krzowski and Pat Land (editors). viii, 254 p. 20 cm. Associated Names: Krzowski, Sue,. Associated Names: Land, Pat,. Associated Dates: 1949-. Associated Dates: 1940-. Paperback. Near fine copy." Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Self Help - General,Health, Family & Lifestyle - Self Help - Practical & Motivational,"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Women's Press Ltd,The Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
First printing of this edition
SKU
KEX0073183
ISBN
9780704340657
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Considered look at Al-Andalus through an Islamic cultural perspective. Editor(s): Sardar, Ziauddin; Yassin-Kassab, Robin. Series: Critical Muslim. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043168
ISBN
9781849043168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. Examines the representation of death and dying in mainstream cinema. This title provides the study of the representation of death and dying in mainstream Western cinema from its earliest to its latest renditions. It explores the impact of gender, race, nation and narration upon death's dramatics on screen and more. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402750
ISBN
9781474402750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFD; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501323300
ISBN
9781501323300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.84

Paperback. A guide to the next great wave of technology--an era of objects so programmable that they can be regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system. Series: Mediawork Pamphlet S. Num Pages: 152 pages, 62 illus. BIC Classification: AKP; JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262693264
ISBN
9780262693264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. How do shape-shifting shamans, a giant cannibalistic bumblebee, and human marriage with animals speak to Canadian Inuit and Siberian indigenous peoples today? This book on Inuit oral literature is suitable for those interested in shamanism, oral storytelling, northern cultures and cultural change. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773535008
ISBN
9780773535008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardcover.
Publisher
Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845844202
ISBN
9781845844202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Laitman Kabbalah Publishers Canada
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897448724
ISBN
9781897448724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Hardback. This is the first volume ever to explore old-time barbershop items: poles, chairs, mugs, bottles, razors, signs, and much more. It documents the occupational history of traditional barbershops, which are fading today. More than 900 items appear in over 650 color photographs with current market prices. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 244 pages, 655 color photos and 16 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: JFCA; VFV; WC; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1384.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764306952
ISBN
9780764306952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. Argues that in understanding the ways Jews construct scripture, we begin to understand the ways Jews construct themselves Num Pages: 347 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814760024
ISBN
9780814760024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 195 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WCP; WCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887408342
ISBN
9780887408342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.40

Hardcover. This title traces the roots of the resistance of underground groups through a subversive past that stretches from the Paris commune of 1871 to the punks of the 1970s. It asks "whose city is it?" and argues that a disorderly urban culture is a better alternative than the Disneyfied city. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312233358
ISBN
9780312233358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.74
€ 46.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
239
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Berkley Trade Ppbk Ed July 2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425168721
ISBN
9780425168721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 400 colour photographs, 21 maps. BIC Classification: AJC; JFSG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 307 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2152.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426213786
ISBN
9781426213786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.78

Paperback. "Do Muslim Women Need Saving?" is an indictment of a mindset that has justified all manner of foreign interference, including military invasion, in the name of rescuing women from Islam. It offers a detailed, moving portrait of the actual experiences of ordinary Muslim women, and of the contingencies with which they live. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 32. Weight in Grams: 440.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088269
ISBN
9780674088269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.74

Paperback. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFC; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276. Understanding Politics in an Unfamiliar Culture. Series: Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. 192 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFC; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Dimension: 162 x 229 x 12. Weight: 266.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486913
ISBN
9780801486913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardback. Editor(s): Scior, Katrina; Werner, Shirli. Num Pages: 251 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFJ; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137524980
ISBN
9781137524980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.46

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