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Society & culture: general

Hardback. A collection of essays examining the development and commodification of prostheses in Britain and America that occurred during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, due to the shift to standardized industrial manufacturing and associated market growth. Editor(s): Jones, Claire L. Series Editor(s): Anderson, Julie. Series: Disability History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526101426
ISBN
9781526101426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.05

Paperback. Why do some issues go viral and then just as quickly fall off the radar? How is it that the media can sustain public interest for months in a complex story like negotiations over Obamacare while ignoring other important issues in favor of stories on "balloon boy"? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226065571
ISBN
9780226065571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.79

Hardcover. Tracking the emergence of a new and distinctive way of thinking about sex represented by the unalterable, simple, and visually compelling binary of the X and Y chromosomes, this title examines the interaction between cultural gender norms and genetic theories of sex from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, postgenomic age. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDX; PSAK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226084688
ISBN
9780226084688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. Offers re-readings of key classic and contemporary Westerns. This title re-invigorates the debate surrounding the relationship between the Western and frontier mythology, arguing for the importance of the genre's socio cultural, historical and political dimensions. It also features the complexities and contradictions at the heart of US society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402828
ISBN
9781474402828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. This index helps to illuminate why women's sexuality, dress, and image so compel militant Muslim outrage and sometimes violent action, revealing a deeper human story of how women's status defines competing moral visions of society and why this present clash is erupting with such ferocity. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407548
ISBN
9781421407548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409535
ISBN
9781421409535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.03

Paperback. Draws on feminist theory, African American and Latino/a cultural theories, composition studies, film and television studies, and theories of globalization and counter-globalization. This book articulates the central concerns of crip theory and considers how such a perspective might impact cultural and historical inquiry in the humanities. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 301 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
301
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757130
ISBN
9780814757130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Challenges the scientific theories on the establishment of civilization and technology. Num Pages: 344 pages, Includes 8-page color insert and 108 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Original ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591430452
ISBN
9781591430452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.72

Hardback. Leading family sociologist David Morgan revisits his highly influential 'family practices' approach in this new book. Exploring its impact, and how it has been critiqued, Morgan shows the continued relevance of the approach with reference to time and space, the body, emotions, ethics and work/life balance. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JFSJ; JHBK; VFV; YX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230527232
ISBN
9780230527232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.57

Hardback. Editor(s): Harper, Thomas L.; Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 632 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBD; DSK; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
632
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166584
ISBN
9780231166584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Bierhorst, John. Series: Modern Library Fairy Tale and Folklore. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375714399
ISBN
9780375714399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.16

Paperback. Xiaomei Martell was born on the borders of the Mongolian steppes just two years before Mao launched the Cultural Revolution that was to change China forever. The youngest of four daughters - her name translates as 'Little Sister' - her family had few material goods. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; JFC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532095
ISBN
9780099532095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747974
ISBN
9780804747974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887858
ISBN
9781845887858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. Looks at the UK's dangerous relationship with housing - and how it's all going to come crashing down. In this book, this book argues that housing is the defining issue of our times. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFB; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141978192
ISBN
9780141978192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. Tells the story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the first of four volumes, which unfolds the history of Western philosophy. It is suitable for those interested in the people and ideas that shaped the course of Western thought. Series: New History of Western Philosophy. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1 map, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198752721
ISBN
9780198752721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Offers account of author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BM; FXZ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603093002
ISBN
9781603093002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.04

Paperback. Kristen Hogan traces the feminist bookstore movement's rise and fall, showing how the women at the heart of the movement developed theories and practices of lesbian antiracism and feminist accountability that continue to resonate today. Num Pages: 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361299
ISBN
9780822361299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. The single comprehensive treatment of the field, from the leading members of the Society of Ethnobiology The field of ethnobiology-the study of relationships between particular ethnic groups and their native plants and animals-has grown very rapidly in recent years, spawning numerous subfields. Editor(s): Anderson, E. N.; Pearsall, Deborah; Hunn, Eugene S.; Turner, Nancy. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470547854
ISBN
9780470547854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 125.97

Paperback. When Reece arrives at Cathy's door aged 7 years old, he has already passed through the hands of four different carers in four weeks. As the details of his short life emerge, it becomes clear that to help him, Cathy will face her biggest challenge yet. The latest title from the author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 28. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007362967
ISBN
9780007362967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

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