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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Series: Nonfictions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178891
ISBN
9780231178891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.21

Hardcover. This book interrogates the global utopian vision for smart energy technologies and the new energy consumer intended to realise it. It enriches and extends the possibilities of four residential smart strategies: energy feedback, dynamic pricing, home automation and micro-generation, focusing on how they are being integrated into everyday practice. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; PHDY; RNU; TB; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137267047
ISBN
9781137267047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.12

Paperback. Explains the relationship between national culture and national differences in crucially important phenomena, such as speed of economic growth, murder rates, and educational achievement. This book also explains differences in suicide rates, road death tolls, female inequality, happiness, and a number of other phenomena. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857246134
ISBN
9780857246134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442201002
ISBN
9781442201002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.41

Paperback. A vital spur to creative thinking for scholars and an accessible introduction for students, this book will appeal to fans of these three influential shows. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFDT; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 241 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417165
ISBN
9781421417165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.10

Hardback. Examines the links between beauty and politics in the Anglophone Caribbean Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088674
ISBN
9780719088674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.43

Hardcover. Katherine C. Mooney recaptures the sights, sensations, and illusions of America's first mass spectator sport. Her central characters are not the elite white owners of slaves and thoroughbreds but the black jockeys, grooms, and horse trainers who called themselves race horse men and made the racetrack run--until Jim Crow drove them from their jobs. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281424
ISBN
9780674281424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Garrett, Aaron. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865974777
ISBN
9780865974777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.52

Paperback. All Julia Scheeres ever wanted was to have a normal, happy family. But, when her fanatical mother decides they should all move to rural Indiana, Julia's life begins to unravel. In the blistering heat of the isolating community, Julia and her adopted brother David struggle together through adolescence. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 214.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KLN0017966
ISBN
9780099493433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. An ethnographic case study of sex tourism in the Dominican Republic, showing how the sex trade is linked to economic and cultural globalization Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JFFS; JFMX; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332978
ISBN
9780822332978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.11

Paperback. Features case studies of movements in Colombia, Guatemala, and Brazil that weigh the degree of success achieved by indigenous leaders in influencing national agendas when governments display ambivalent attitudes about strengthening ethnic diversity. This book addresses the double binds of indigenous organizing and 'working within the system'. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL9; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292791411
ISBN
9780292791411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403966773
ISBN
9781403966773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.23

Paperback. The late 20th century has been named the Information Age, but the authors of this text challenge this idea in a sweeping history of information technology from the ancient Sumerians to the world of Alan Turing. They show how revolutions in information storage transformed ways of thinking. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801864124
ISBN
9780801864124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.98

Paperback. A new edition of a classic work - a sweeping examination of the core issues of sexual politics by one of feminism's most important and critical voices. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745316635
ISBN
9780745316635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. Updated through 2012 with all-new material in every chapter, Schain's book provides a detailed, comparative look at the policies that drive and inform immigration politics in three Western countries, and shows how immigration policy has political sources far beyond labor market needs. Series: Perspectives in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 figures, 56 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1KBB; JFFN; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised, Update
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230341173
ISBN
9780230341173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447329329
ISBN
9781447329329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.64

Hardcover. The author offers a practical and professional approach to crisis management, examining the impact of a crisis and the threat of negative publicity to corporate reputation. The text includes six case studies of companies who have faced crisis and the lessons to be learnt from their respective approaches. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSW; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1998th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333720974
ISBN
9780333720974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Bestor, Victoria; Bestor, Theodore C.; Yamagata, Akiko. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415709149
ISBN
9780415709149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.33

Paperback. "The Velvet Rage is becoming a touchstone in gay culture just as Goodbye to Berlin was in the 30s, A Boy's Own Story in the 60s and Faggots in the 70s."--Observer (UK) Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288. Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World. 240 pages. Drawing on contemporary research, the author's own struggle with shame and anger, and stories from his patients, this title describes the stages of a gay man's journey out of shame and offers practical and inspired strategies to stop the cycle of avoidance and self-defeating behaviour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSK2. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 18. Weight: 276.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780738215679
ISBN
9780738215679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.68

Paperback. The dissident voice of the author has stayed as consistent in its critique of the neo-imperialist international politics as it has of the oppression of women both in her native Egypt and in the world beyond. From fiction to essays on politics, culture, religion and sex, this book is suitable for those wishing to gain a sense of the author's work. Editor(s): Horst, Adele Newson. Series: Zed's Essential Feminists. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848133358
ISBN
9781848133358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.39

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