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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. The images of migrants and refugees arriving in precarious boats on the shores of southern Europe, and of the makeshift camps that have sprung up in Lesbos, Lampedusa, Calais and elsewhere, have become familiar sights on television screens around the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; JFFN; JHM; JPA; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745696799
- ISBN
- 9780745696799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813574585
- ISBN
- 9780813574585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Paperback. In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong traces the revolutionary scientific developments in Asia by investigating how biomedical centers in Biopolis, Singapore and China mobilize ethnicized "Asian" bodies and health data for genomic research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFMG; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362647
- ISBN
- 9780822362647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. In a major revisionary approach to ancient Greek culture, this title invokes as a paradigm the myths surrounding Daidalos to describe the profound influence of the Near East on Greece's artistic and literary origins. Num Pages: 483 pages, 63 halftones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001609
- ISBN
- 9780691001609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.90€ 64.07
€ 82.90
€ 64.07
Hardback. Presents a series of commentaries by contemporary connoisseurs (authors, journalists, and cultured men), who explore the sources of men's costume sports, discovery, passions to reveal the traditions and ethos at the basis of the ideal wardrobe. Series: Uman: The Essays. Num Pages: 32 pages, 5 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK; JFSJ2; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 168 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857207810
- ISBN
- 9788857207810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.49
€ 20.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. New technologies and medical treatments have complicated questions such as how to determine the moment when someone has died. The result is a failure to establish consensus on the definition of death and the criteria by which the moment of death is determined. This boo is suitable for professionals in medicine, law, insurance and more. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFME; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626163553
- ISBN
- 9781626163553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.92
€ 67.92
Paperback. The book provides a succinct overview of current theory and research on the links between drugs, alcohol use and crime. Series: Crime & Justice. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 7. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Open University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335212576
- ISBN
- 9780335212576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.69
€ 39.69
Paperback. In this cross-cultural study of manhood as an achieved status, the author finds that a culturally sanctioned stress on manliness - on toughness and aggressiveness, stoicism and sexuality - is almost universal, and deeply ingrained in the consciousness of men who otherwise have little in common. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300050769
- ISBN
- 9780300050769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Hardback. Why do people enter total institutions -- places that confine and control them around the clock -- and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232013
- ISBN
- 9780230232013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.95
€ 123.95
Paperback. This philosophical anthology combines analyses and surveys of contemporary theorizing on social identity. The editors redirect classic philosophical questions about personal identity to the categories of race, class, gender and sexuality. Editor(s): Zack, Naomi; Shrage, Laurie J.; Sartwell, Crispin (Pennsylvania State University, USA). Series: Philosophy: The Big Questions. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208754
- ISBN
- 9780631208754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.32
€ 61.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Urban Land Institute,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 60
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874202823
- ISBN
- 9780874202823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.62
€ 31.62
Paperback. With support, humor, and perspective, this provocative book outlines new options for businesswomen. Margaret Heffernan, who has run five different companies in the UK and US, states her case directly and provocatively: women are at odds as to how to find happiness and success at work while remaining true to themselves. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJM; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118401132
- ISBN
- 9781118401132
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.88
€ 31.99
€ 24.88
Paperback. Maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez's own writings, this book argues that La Causa can be fruitfully understood as a quasi-religious movement based on Chavez's charismatic leadership, which he modeled after Martin Luther King Jr and Gandhi. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC7; JFSL4; JPVH1; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283695
- ISBN
- 9780520283695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; JFSF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158020
- ISBN
- 9780691158020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Mitchell, Jon P.; Bull, Michael. Series: Sensory Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRLF; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781350001510
- ISBN
- 9781350001510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.69
€ 53.69
Hardback. Interprets the explosion of German body culture between the two wars - nudism and nude dancing, gymnastics and dance training, dance photography and criticism, and diverse genres of performance from solo dancing to mass movement choirs. This book presents the work of such well-known figures as Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman, and Oskar Schlemmer. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 439 pages, 84. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ASD; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 439
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- y First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206632
- ISBN
- 9780520206632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.69€ 53.41
€ 68.69
€ 53.41
Paperback. Many women find mothering a shocking experience in terms of the extremity of feelings it provokes, and the profound changes it seems to prompt in identity, relationship and sense of self. This book discusses the possibility for a specific feminine-maternal subjectivity, relationality and reciprocity, ethics and otherness. Series Editor(s): Ussher, Jane. Series: Women and Psychology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415455015
- ISBN
- 9780415455015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.14
€ 51.14
Hardback. Strong teams can be one of the greatest strengths of an organization just as poor teams can spell disaster. Group Dynamics and Team Interventions brings research and practice together to offer proven application and intervention techniques to help optimize team functioning in the workplace. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405186773
- ISBN
- 9781405186773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.62
€ 105.62
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Fourth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442260504
- ISBN
- 9781442260504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.00
€ 76.00
Hardback. Illustrates how the 'meaning' of peoples' lives is constructed in their interactions with others, from childhood through old age. This book sheds light on the negotiation of sexuality and intimacy in old age, communication across disabilities and age groups, the disabling nature of nursing homes, and the experience of death and dying. Series: End of Life Care: A Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144605
- ISBN
- 9780231144605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.71
€ 121.71
Hardback. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300211689
- ISBN
- 9780300211689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.72
€ 36.99
€ 26.72
Hardcover. While many people believe that their used clothes donations are distributed free of charge to the needy in the Third World, the trade in second-hand clothes is actually an international business. The book provides ethnographic insights into the life of a group of street dealers of the Tanzanian multi-million metropolis Dar es Salaam. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFCK; KCL; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Braun Publish,Csi
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783716518267
- ISBN
- 9783716518267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.59
€ 26.99
€ 23.59
Hardback. This important and timely volume brings together a distinguished set of international scholars who provide rich information about the social, economic, political, and historical factors responsible for shaping ageing policy in the Mediterranean region. Editor(s): Troisi, Joseph; Kondratowitz, Hans-Joachim von. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447301066
- ISBN
- 9781447301066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.54
€ 105.54
Paperback. Series: Oxford India Short Introductions Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFS; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198089360
- ISBN
- 9780198089360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.70
€ 21.70