Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Offers an institutional history of the Chemical Warfare Service, the department tasked with improving the Army's ability to use and defend against chemical weapons during and after World War One. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFD; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080265
- ISBN
- 9780252080265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Due to the fact that more people are living to an older age, the psychological issues of ageing have become far more prevalent. This book covers issues such as: the impact of physical decline and illness; late onset depression and anxiety; changing sexuality; and intermediate and long-term care. Series: Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSN2; JMC; MJX; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013606
- ISBN
- 9780787902193
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Through the lens of fashion and style, Dressing for the Culture Wars guides us through the competing political and social movements of the culture war. Betty Luther Hillman illustrates how self-presentation influenced the culture and politics of the era and carried connotations similarly linked to the broader political challenges of the time. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HPN; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803269750
- ISBN
- 9780803269750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.14
€ 43.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JFSP1; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675838
- ISBN
- 9780816675838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Translator(s): Maraniss, James E. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSC; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318651
- ISBN
- 9780822318651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Understanding disability policy explores the roles of social security, social support, poverty, socio-economic status, community safety, official discourses and spatial change in shaping disabled people's opportunities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427380
- ISBN
- 9781847427380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.48
€ 35.99
€ 34.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Leys, Colin. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850364910
- ISBN
- 9780850364910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. A cultural analysis of Dolly, the cloned sheep. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 264 pages, 62 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFM; JHMC; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339205
- ISBN
- 9780822339205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.33
€ 29.99
€ 27.33
Paperback. The construction of masculinity is becoming a field of growing interest because it is opening up new and fascinating perspectives, thus adding a further dimension to Gender Studies. However, so far the analysis has focused mostly on homosexuality. By contrast, the author examines social processes and relations that constitute hegemonic masculinity. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 192 pages, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1DSP; JFSJ2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571818911
- ISBN
- 9781571818911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.95
€ 32.99
€ 29.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Reynolds, Dee; Reason, Matthew. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Intellect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841504919
- ISBN
- 9781841504919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.41
€ 47.99
€ 45.41
Paperback. This book will transform the way you think about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal to the medical equipment used to save lives. John Heskett goes beyond style and taste to look at how different cultures and individuals personalise objects. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ACB; ACXD2; ACXJ8; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192854469
- ISBN
- 9780192854469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Hardback. Presents the cultural and literary history of black dandyism from the 1700s to the 1960s. Num Pages: 408 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFCK; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345855
- ISBN
- 9780822345855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.30
€ 131.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632784
- ISBN
- 9781601632784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.77
€ 19.77
Hardback. Cover slightly stained. Keywords: "20th Century, Folklore, History & Criticism, Classic, The Classics, Scottish, Criticism, English" This study examines how various conventions from Irish folklore have been subsumed in 12 Irish novels published between 1912 and 1948, including works by James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, Mervyn Wall, Darrell Figgis, Eimar O'Duffy and James Stephens. black & white illustrations. Series: Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KHS0069877
- ISBN
- 9780313304903
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 30.99€ 4.99
€ 30.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Why is the world orderly, and how does order occur? Humans inhabit many systems - natural, social, political, economic, cognitive, and others - with seemingly obscure origins. In this book, the authors trace the versatile language of self-organization in the eighteenth-century West. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752051
- ISBN
- 9780226752051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.32
€ 50.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. This critique explodes the stereotypical assumption that men are more prone than women to physical aggression by presenting a cogent and holistic assessment of the theoretical positions and research concerning female aggression. Gavin and Porter examine the treatment, punishment, and community response to female aggressive behavior. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470975480
- ISBN
- 9780470975480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.61
€ 52.61
Paperback. A history of San Francisco, this work traces the exploitation of both local and distant regions by prominent families - the Hearsts, de Youngs, Spreckelses, and others - who gained power through mining, ranching, water and energy, transportation, real estate, weapons, and the mass media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 85 b/w photographs, 7 maps, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250086
- ISBN
- 9780520250086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.54
€ 33.99
€ 24.54
Paperback. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Num Pages: 302 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414. Labor, Sexuality, and AIDs in the History of Male Flight Attendants. 302 pages, illustrations. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274778
- ISBN
- 9780520274778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. aeo The first comprehensive survey of a key area of contemporary sociology. aeo The author is respected worldwide as a leading authority in the field. aeo Carefully structured and clearly written. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd England
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182061
- ISBN
- 9780631182061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.75
€ 63.75
Paperback. Culture and Mental Health takes a critical look at the research pertaining to common psychological disorders, examining how mental health can be studied from and vary according to different cultural perspectives. Editor(s): Eshun, Sussie; Gurung, Regan A. R. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169820
- ISBN
- 9781405169820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78