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Society & culture: general

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

€ 43.99
€ 43.79

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

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
€ 29.70

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

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

Paperback. Drawn from the 1994 British Sociological Association annual conference on "Sexualities in Social Context", this work examines the relationship between the sexual and the social, and between gender and sexuality. It explores themes such as gendered identity, embodiment and control. Editor(s): Holland, Janet; Adkins, Lisa. Series: Explorations in Sociology. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Edition
1996th Edition
SKU
V9780333650028
ISBN
9780333650028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.89

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
€ 34.04

Paperback. The previously untold story of over 50,000 Irish men, women and children who were transported to Barbados and Virginia. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KJWWB; HBJD1; JFFN; JFSL; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206 17th Century Ireland. 240pp. First paperback edition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Brandon
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780863222870
ISBN
9780863222870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 8.70

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

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
€ 30.49

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
€ 45.64

Paperback. A witty, fascinating, and unprecedented account of black male identity as seen through our culture's perceptions of hair. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 271.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Agate Publishing United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932841961
ISBN
9781932841961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.51

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

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

€ 19.99
€ 19.95

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

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

€ 51.99
€ 39.99

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

€ 53.32

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
€ 24.82

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

€ 64.62

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

€ 53.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Lantern Books,US United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590564875
ISBN
9781590564875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.34

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