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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Histories of the book often move straight from the codex to the digital screen. Left out is nearly 150 years of audio recordings. Matthew Rubery uncovers this story, from Edison to today's billion-dollar audiobook industry, and breaks from convention by treating audiobooks as a distinctive art form that has profoundly influenced the way we read. Num Pages: 360 pages, 39 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 253 x 34. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674545441
- ISBN
- 9780674545441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.34
€ 46.99
€ 39.34
Paperback. 'The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective' provides the most detailed study to date on the subject of the dignity of man in Islam. This book goes a long way towards exploring an alternative to Western concepts of human rights. 'The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective' is part of a series of studies on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam. Series: Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Series. Num Pages: 134 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFSR2; LAFS; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 134
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903682005
- ISBN
- 9781903682005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. With a foreword by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan, this collection of contributions from leading contributors on the teaching of Islam in schools is aimed as a step towards improving intercultural understanding. Editor(s): Ellwood, Caroline. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- John Catt Educational
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908095282
- ISBN
- 9781908095282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.14
€ 24.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252061899
- ISBN
- 9780252061899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Hardback. Drawing on information shared by Indigenous botanical experts and collaborators, the ethnographic and historical record, and from linguistics, palaeobotany, archaeology, phytogeography, and other fields, this book weaves together a complex understanding of the traditions of use and management of plant resources in this vast region. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 95 b&w images. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHMC; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 176 x 84. Weight in Grams: 2196.
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen´s University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Slp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773543805
- ISBN
- 9780773543805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Paperback. Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been fundamental to Western thought. In this work, the author seeks to break down this divide, arguing for a departure from the anthropocentric model and its rigid dualistic conception of nature and culture as distinct phenomena. Translator(s): Godbout, Genevieve. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 121 x 6. Weight in Grams: 96. Anthropology and the Question of Nature. 90 pages. Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been fundamental to Western thought. In this work, the author seeks to break down this divide, arguing for a departure from the anthropocentric model and its rigid dualistic conception of nature and culture as distinct phenomena. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Dimension: 180 x 121 x 6. Weight: 96. Translator(s): Godbout, Genevieve.
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press
- Number of pages
- 90
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984201020
- ISBN
- 9780984201020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.65
€ 14.99
€ 13.65
Paperback. This is the first anthropological study of the contemporary Chinese fashion and textile industries from high-end designer clothing to mass manufacture. Series: Dress, Body, Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AKTH; JFCD; JFCK; JHMC; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847889355
- ISBN
- 9781847889355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.19
€ 43.99
€ 36.19
Paperback.
Globalization and technological advances have had a dramatic impact on the relationship between media and politics. How can we understand the connection between the two in the present day? Alexa Robertson argues that we cannot understand the power of the one without taking the other into account. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745654706
- ISBN
- 9780745654706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.57
€ 31.57
Paperback. An A-Z of the remarkable women who shaped Norfolk's history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; JFSJ1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 243 x 12. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445653228
- ISBN
- 9781445653228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.22
€ 30.22
Paperback. Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653594
- ISBN
- 9780745653594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888305
- ISBN
- 9781845888305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Anne of France (1461-1522) composed these lessons - presented as a portrait of an ideal princess - as guidance in negotiating the pitfalls facing a woman in the world of politics. First English translation. Series: Library of Medieval Women. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 202 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843842934
- ISBN
- 9781843842934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. Lisa Mckenzie has lived on the notorious St Ann's estate in Nottingham for more than 20 years. Her 'insider' status enables us to hear the stories of its residents, often wary of outsiders, to give a unique account of life in poor communities in contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JFSC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447309956
- ISBN
- 9781447309956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Paperback. The World and Africa and Color and Democracy are two of W E. B. Du Bois's most powerful essays on race. He explores how to tell the story of those left out of recorded history, the evils of colonialism worldwide, and Africa's and African's contributions to, and neglect from, world history. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations, 1 map, music. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199386741
- ISBN
- 9780199386741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.65
€ 39.65
Paperback. The Sixties ended a year late - on New Year's Eve 1970, when Paul McCartney initiated proceedings to wind up The Beatles. Music would never be the same again. By December rock had exploded into the mainstream. How did it happen? This book tells you how. It is the story of 1971, rock's golden year. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; HBG; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784162061
- ISBN
- 9781784162061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
Paperback. * Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. * In this new book Bauman argues that, in our contemporary liquid-modern world, culture seeks no longer to enlighten the people but to seduce them. Translator(s): Bauman, Lydia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653556
- ISBN
- 9780745653556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26
Paperback. Papers presented over four years at the Religion, Food, and Eating Seminar at the American Academy of Religion. Editor(s): Zeller, Benjamin E.; Dallam, Marie W.; Neilson, Reid L.; Rubel, Nora L. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 11. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLM; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160315
- ISBN
- 9780231160315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.19
€ 42.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Barnes, Marian; Brannelly, Tula; Ward, Lizzie; Ward, Nicki. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; JKS; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316541
- ISBN
- 9781447316541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.17
€ 41.99
€ 40.17
Paperback. Why has Egypt, a pioneer of organ transplantation, been reluctant to pass a national organ transplant law for more than three decades? This book analyzes the national debate over organ transplantation in Egypt as it has unfolded during a time of major social and political transformation including mounting dissent against a brutal regime. Num Pages: 370 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRAM; HRH; JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 76. Weight in Grams: 526. Organ Transplants, Islam, and the Struggle for Human Dignity in Egypt. 370 pages, illustrations. Why has Egypt, a pioneer of organ transplantation, been reluctant to pass a national organ transplant law for more than three decades? This book analyzes the national debate over organ transplantation in Egypt as it has unfolded during a time of major social and political transformation including mounting dissent against a brutal regime. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRAM; HRH; JFM; MBDC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 76. Weight: 492.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271760
- ISBN
- 9780520271760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Offers an analysis of globalization, Bananas, Beaches, and Bases, uses four contemporary political cases in order to discover what we learn if we take women and masculinities seriously. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275379
- ISBN
- 9780520275379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. The book includes an analysis of the constitutionality of many recommended policies and data from a national public opinion poll that reflects support among the majority of Americans-including gun owners-for stronger gun policies. Editor(s): Webster, Daniel W.; Vernick, Jon S. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; LNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411101
- ISBN
- 9781421411101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.73
€ 17.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 302. Why We Cannot Teach or Learn Our Way Out of Inequality. 328 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFFA; JNAM. Dimension: 213 x 156 x 18. Weight: 306.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583672433
- ISBN
- 9781583672433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.65
€ 19.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. With the environmental crisis comes a crisis of the imagination, a need to find new ways to understand nature and humanity's relation to it. This is the challenge the author takes up in this book, using Thoreau's "Walden" as a touchstone. Num Pages: 600 pages, 4 fine line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBF; JFC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674258624
- ISBN
- 9780674258624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.24
€ 42.99
€ 36.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 415 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 415
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375707193
- ISBN
- 9780375707193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.75
€ 21.75