Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Reveals the Pacific Ur-culture that seeded the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt, India, Mexico, and Peru Num Pages: 512 pages, 284 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591432678
- ISBN
- 9781591432678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.81
€ 24.99
€ 16.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL4; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595589613
- ISBN
- 9781595589613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
€ 16.99
€ 15.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1FPCH; JFFN; JHBL; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473234
- ISBN
- 9780801473234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. The Many Lives of the Batman (1991) was a pioneer within cultural and comic book scholarship. This fresh new sequel retains the best of the original chapters but also includes images, new chapters and new contributions from the Batman writers and editors. Spanning 75 years and multiple incarnations, this is the definitive history of Batman. Editor(s): Uricchio, William; Brooker, Will. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; AKLC; APF; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844577644
- ISBN
- 9781844577644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.67
€ 34.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Does the scientific "theory" that HIV came to North America from Haiti stem from underlying attitudes of racism and ethnocentrism in the United States rather than from hard evidence? Addressing the question, this is an ethnographic study of AIDS in a poor society. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Updated with a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248397
- ISBN
- 9780520248397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Features a diverse set of leading theorists and activists who examine the questions raised by the American military initiatives, such as: What are the implications of an imperial nation/state laying claim to women's liberation? What is the relation between this claim and resulting American foreign policy and military action? Editor(s): Mohanty, Chandra Talpade; Pratt, Minnie Bruce; Riley, Robin L. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JPS; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 211 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848130197
- ISBN
- 9781848130197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.62
€ 45.62
Paperback. The troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. 368 pages, Illustrations. The troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; RNPG. Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight: 252.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408824832
- ISBN
- 9781408824832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 4th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855840720
- ISBN
- 9781855840720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Global Media Studies is unique in its coverage of places, peoples, institutions, and discourses. Toby Miller and Marwan M. Kraidy provide a comprehensive how-to guide to the study of media, going far beyond the established English-language literature and drawing on the best methods and research from around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 297 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644325
- ISBN
- 9780745644325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.96
€ 27.96
Paperback. This is a comprehensive analysis of the main dynamics of modernity which discusses the technological, social and political elements of modernism, and analyzes the works of Hegel, Marx, Weber, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, and Arendt. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216131
- ISBN
- 9780631216131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.09
€ 50.09
Paperback. A provocative and original book about the world today: the problems it faces, how it works and how ordinary citizens can retake control of its future Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847396396
- ISBN
- 9781847396396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
Hardback. Terrorism has a variety of contexts, histories and forms which have all been the focus of intense scrutiny in recent years, whilst cultural representations of the terrorist have received much less attention, which is odd when we consider that terrorism by its very nature is spectacle. Series: International Library of Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 integrated bw. BIC Classification: JFD; JKV; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767017
- ISBN
- 9781780767017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.11€ 126.76
€ 142.11
€ 126.76
Paperback. From the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author comes the poignant and shocking memoir of Cathy's recent relationship with Tayo, a young boy she fosters whose good behaviour and polite manners hide a terrible past. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007260980
- ISBN
- 9780007260980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. Mary Prince was a freed slave from Bermuda who achieved notoriety when she published her autobiography at a time when abolition debates were raging. This book details the ill-treatment she received by her various owners and her escape to England where she sought refuge with Christian missionaries. Editor(s): Salih, Sara. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437492
- ISBN
- 9780140437492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. Explores the relationship between culture and the military in Chinese society from early China to the Qing empire, with contributions by eminent scholars aiming to reexamine the relationship between military matters and law, government, historiography, art, philosophy, literature, and politics. Editor(s): Di Cosmo, Nicola. Num Pages: 456 pages, 3 line illustrations, 7 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060722
- ISBN
- 9780674060722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.75
€ 35.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. Reveals the sources of Barack Obama's ideas and explains why his principled aversion to absolutes does not fit contemporary partisan categories. This title traces the origins of his ideas and establishes him as the most penetrating political thinker elected to the presidency in the past century. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCX; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154336
- ISBN
- 9780691154336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HRHP; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 374 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165158
- ISBN
- 9780691165158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590172865
- ISBN
- 9781590172865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.01
€ 27.99
€ 21.01
Paperback. Outlines how the coalition government austerity program caused the cost of living crisis. The author recommends legislation that will make it difficult for governments to impose polices that are so blatantly in the interest of a wealthy privileged class. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Radical Read
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871204292
- ISBN
- 9781871204292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Malcolm X was a country bumpkin who became a zoot-suited entertainer; who became a petty criminal; and, who became a self-taught intellectual. This title chronicles these many incarnations of Malcolm X, describing the multiple masks he donned over the years. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141024301
- ISBN
- 9780141024301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Offers an accessible, yet sophisticated analysis of major global turning points and future scenarios with an emphasis on actionable issues. Num Pages: 280 pages, 28 b/w illus. 1 map 11 tables. BIC Classification: JFFR; JFFS; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316503539
- ISBN
- 9781316503539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.18
€ 55.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Baxter, Judith. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403994080
- ISBN
- 9781403994080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.66
€ 123.66
Hardback. The Biotechnology Act in Norway, the most restrictive in Europe, forbids egg donation and surrogacy and has rescinded the anonymity clause with respect to donor insemination. Thus, it limits people's choice as to how they can procreate within the boundaries of the nation state.. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFMG; JHMC; MFKC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455024
- ISBN
- 9780857455024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.48
€ 154.48
Hardcover. A unique record of South African apartheid by photographer Ian Berry. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 duotone photographs, chronology. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; AJC; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 258 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1937.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714835235
- ISBN
- 9780714835235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.14
€ 90.14