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Society & culture: general
Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSG; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452826
- ISBN
- 9780801452826
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
Drawing on a collaborative research project, this book provides an alternative model for how oral and public histories should be recorded and curated. Series: Shared: Oral and Public History Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826839
- ISBN
- 9780774826839
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
An engaging study of the rapid urbanization of a former village subsumed by the expanding city of Hanoi. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJG; 3JMC; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826679
- ISBN
- 9780774826679
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
paperback. Family values are central to our society, but as John Gillis points out in this book, most of our images of home-sweet-home are of a very recent vintage. He questions idealized notions of "the family" and the political construction of family rituals and argues these images must be open to change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674961883
- ISBN
- 9780674961883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20
Culling the Masses questions the view that democracy and racism cannot coexist. Based on records from 22 countries 1790-2010, it offers a history of the rise and fall of racial selection in the Western Hemisphere, showing that democracies were first to select immigrants by race, and undemocratic states first to outlaw discrimination. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; JPB; LNDA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 38. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729049
- ISBN
- 9780674729049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.91€ 63.15
€ 68.91
€ 63.15
paperback. Was punk just another moment in music history, a flash in time when a group of young rebels exploded in a fury of raw sound? Greil Marcus delves into the afterlife of punk as a much richer phenomenon - a form of artistic and social rebellion that continually erupts into popular culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, 9 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674445772
- ISBN
- 9780674445772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.34
€ 46.99
€ 39.34
Children Behaving Badly? presents a powerful challenge to commonly held beliefs about peer violence and portrays it as an important child welfare concern. Editor(s): Barter, Christine; Berridge, David. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470694404
- ISBN
- 9780470694404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.32
€ 120.32
Paperback. "Fans of Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Bennet, and Richard Dawkins (as well as science buffs and readers of Wired Magazine ) will revel in Aaron Lynch's groundbreaking examination of memetics--the new stud" Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; JMR; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465084678
- ISBN
- 9780465084678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
From yellow-face performance in the 19th century to Jackie Chan in the 21st, this book examines articles of clothing and modes of adornment as a window on how American views of China have changed in the past 150 years. It provides a cultural history of three iconic objects in theatrical and cinematic performance. Num Pages: 316 pages, 35 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012470
- ISBN
- 9780253012470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGR; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226348759
- ISBN
- 9780226348759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.61
€ 95.12
€ 79.61
Paperback. Featuring a range of exercises, examples, and images, this textbook provides a practical way of analysing the discourses of the global media industries. This work provides an introduction into how globalisation is changing the language and communicative practices of the media. It is also of interest to students of media and communication studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 17 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415359467
- ISBN
- 9780415359467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
An analysis of the impact of the growing numbers of foreign biomedical scientists employed by American firms. It seeks to shed light on this development through an examination of the experience of foreign biomedical scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Num Pages: 134 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; KCFM; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765801043
- ISBN
- 9780765801043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.00
€ 114.00
Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415737869
- ISBN
- 9780415737869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
Editor(s): Donner, Henrike. Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC; JHB; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415671675
- ISBN
- 9780415671675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.92
€ 187.92
Virginia Woolf described fictions as 'grossly material things', rooted in their physical and economic contexts. This book takes Woolf's hint as its starting point, asking who made the books of the English Renaissance. It recovering the ways in which women participated as co-authors, editors, translators, patrons, printers, booksellers, and readers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFCD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199651580
- ISBN
- 9780199651580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 200.26
€ 200.26
The spread of Islam across maritime Southeast Asia was one of the great transformations that shaped today's world. Links with the Middle East were crucial, but ties with the Ottoman empire have received little attention from historians. This book uses original archival research to focus on the relationship, from the 16th century to the present day. Editor(s): Peacock, Andrew; Gallop, Annabel Teh. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QDT; HBJF; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265819
- ISBN
- 9780197265819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.83
€ 117.83
paperback. Famine remains one of the worst calamities that can befall a society. Mass starvation - whether it is inflicted by drought or engineered by misguided or genocidal economic policies - devastates families, weakens the social fabric, and undermines political stability. This title traces the history of famine from the earliest records to today. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 halftones. 16 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691147970
- ISBN
- 9780691147970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.98
€ 30.99
€ 23.98
Paperback. This book uses postcolonial theory to examine the implications of race, class and gender relations for the structuring of world politics. The implications of these themes are discussed using a wide range of postcolonial readings and critiques. Editor(s): Chowdhry, Geeta; Nair, Sheila. Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSC; JFSJ; JFSL1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415329361
- ISBN
- 9780415329361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.21
€ 66.21
Paperback. Although climate change affects everybody it is not gender neutral. It has significant social impacts and magnifies existing inequalities such as the disparity between women and men in their vulnerability and ability to cope with this global phenomenon. This title provides an introduction to gender aspects of climate change. Num Pages: 312 pages, Diagrams, tables, graphs, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ; RNPG; RNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844078653
- ISBN
- 9781844078653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
paperback. Written by an Englishwoman, living in Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century, this work includes 137 household recipes. It also contains menus with recipes from the best Paris chefs and restaurants. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138974654
- ISBN
- 9781138974654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.09
€ 40.09