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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334942
- ISBN
- 9781590334942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.27
€ 41.99
€ 30.27
Marshals thousands of suicide inquests, replete with observations on the anxieties of unemployment, the heartbreak of romantic disappointment, the pain of domestic turmoil, and the torments of mental illness, to demonstrate that history can contribute to a better understanding of the suicidal act and its motives. Series: McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFH; JKSM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773535138
- ISBN
- 9780773535138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.81
€ 94.81
Hardback. Sources include open source material but internal secret files and highly classified audiotapes of Saddam Hussein that were made available to researchers at the Conflict Records Research Center at National Defense University and some documents at the Hoover Institution. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; JFSR2; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415826
- ISBN
- 9781421415826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.52
€ 75.52
Hardback. This book is about how U.S. immigration policies and immigrants' gendered experiences stratify the well-being of Salvadoran mothers and fathers in the United States and their children who remain in El Salvador. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788311
- ISBN
- 9780804788311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.28
€ 121.28
Hardcover. The story of how Soviet children experienced the horrors of the Great Patriotic War, both as victims and as heroes who helped make victory possible. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620029
- ISBN
- 9780700620029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.17
€ 74.17
Paperback. Series: Studies in Spirituality & Theology. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033910
- ISBN
- 9780268033910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.43
€ 31.99
€ 28.43
Hardcover. Investigates the reasons for the resort to violence characteristic of premodern states. This work contends that law can never offer an adequate account of political violence. Instead, we must turn to political theology, which reveals that torture and terror are, essentially, forms of sacrifice. Series: Law, Meaning & Violence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070473
- ISBN
- 9780472070473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.01
€ 111.01
Paperback. The terrorist attacks of 9/11, followed by the expose of torture in US detainment camps, dampened hopes for a peaceful world in the 21st century and challenged the belief that humanity was on a course of progress toward rational deliberation, the rule of law, and human rights. This book investigates the reasons for the resort to violence. Series: Law, Meaning & Violence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050475
- ISBN
- 9780472050475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.24
€ 27.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. From ancient times, people appreciated the spiritual value of trees, singling out individual trees for special veneration. In words and images, this is a rich compendium about our relationship with trees, collating so many tree-related remnants of our pagan spiritual past and tree-related oral history into one place. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HRKP2; JFHF; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 259 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892774
- ISBN
- 9781848892774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.80
€ 18.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. Sacred stones and stone monuments feature the world over and Ireland is no exception. Our landscape is dotted with them. This is a wonderful reminder of our spiritual past as some of these stones and monuments enter their fifth millennium. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HDD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892767
- ISBN
- 9781848892767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.15
€ 18.99
€ 15.15
Hardcover. Sheds light on the process of cultural change that occurred over the course of a century or more in the majority of Pennsylvania German communities and churches. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 236 pages, 85, 85 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463836
- ISBN
- 9781580463836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.43
€ 97.43
Paperback. How the colonial encounter reshaped landscapes of spiritual meaning and memory in Ghana. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b&w photos, 6 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HRKT; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215178
- ISBN
- 9780253215178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.03
€ 25.99
€ 24.03
An issue of paramount concern to the Native American community, repatriation as it relates to sacred sites is explored in detail from both sides of the ongoing debate. Series: Contemporary Native American Issues S. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791079690
- ISBN
- 9780791079690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.44
€ 39.44
Hardback. Sacred Secrets: The Sanctity of Sex in Jewish Law and Lore dispels the common misconception that Judaism, like Christianity, views sex as a mere procreative tool with taboos on other expressions of sensual pleasure. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765799746
- ISBN
- 9780765799746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.74
€ 85.74
Paperback. A study of 19th-century tourism and its role in shaping American culture, this text gives an analysis of the contribution of certain tourist spots to America's cultural awareness. Num Pages: 256 pages, 85 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFC; KNSG; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558491625
- ISBN
- 9781558491625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
Hardcover. Tracing the evolution of the "Jew of culture", this title provides an insight into author's theory of society and the self. Editor(s): Piver, Kenneth S.; Eisen, Arnold M.; Lewis-Kraus, Gideon. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927060
- ISBN
- 9780813927060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.32
€ 102.32
Hardcover. Philip Rieff earned recognition as one of the most profound social theorists of culture. Through such works as "Freud: The Mind of the Moralist", he proved himself an incisive interpreter of Freud and his legacy. Here, he elaborates on his critique of our culture as distinguishable only by its rejection of any and all visions of sacred order. Editor(s): Woolfolk, Alan. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926766
- ISBN
- 9780813926766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.75€ 48.31
€ 51.75
€ 48.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594771316
- ISBN
- 9781594771316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.01
€ 21.01
Paperback. Sacred Mushrooms and the Law is the only book covering the legal landscape underlying psychedelic mushrooms. All federal and state laws concerning mushrooms are covered, and charts outline potential punishments. Num Pages: 128 pages, B&W illustrations throughout, Charts, Tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ronin Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579510619
- ISBN
- 9781579510619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.59
€ 17.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. The study s use of local sources in Savannah, especially behind-the-scenes church records, provides a rare glimpse into church life and ritual, depicting scenes never before described. Blending history, ethnography, and Geertzian dramaturgy, it traces the evolution of black southern society." Series: Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820341262
- ISBN
- 9780820341262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.56
€ 39.56