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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Looks at portrayals of Havana in literature, music, and the visual arts in the post-Soviet era, as the city is reinvented as a destination for international tourists and business ventures. Editor(s): Birkenmaier, Anke; Whitfield, Esther Katheryn. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 photographs, 1 illustration, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBTV; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350705
ISBN
9780822350705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.89

Hardback. Since the end of the Rwandan genocide, the new political elite has been challenged with building a unified nation. The book investigates this project of civic education, the explosion of neo-traditional institutions and activities, and the uses of camps and retreats that come together to shape the "ideal" Rwandan citizen. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; JFFD; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782388326
ISBN
9781782388326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.08

Paperback. Music and dance play a central role in the 'healing arts' of the Senoi Temiar, a group of hunters and horticulturalists dwelling in the rainforest of peninsular Malaysia. This title shows how the sounds and gestures of music and dance acquire a potency that can transform thoughts, emotions, and bodies. Series: Comparative Studies of Health Systems & Medical Care. Num Pages: 278 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JFSL9; JHM; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082816
ISBN
9780520082816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Alkon, Alison Hope; Agyeman, Julian. Series: Food, Health, and the Environment Series. Num Pages: 404 pages, 16 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
404
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262516327
ISBN
9780262516327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.24

Paperback. Attempts to read the Pauline literature from an ecological perspective. This title traverses between extremes claiming to present Paul's narrative world and simply subjugating the Bible to a contemporary set of ethical values. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF2; HRCG; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602582903
ISBN
9781602582903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844741816
ISBN
9781844741816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. An innovative study of the successful indie film Brokeback Mountain. Series: American Indies. Num Pages: 152 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196. Series: American Indies. 152 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. An innovative study of the successful indie film Brokeback Mountain. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: APF; JFSK. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight: 192.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633838
ISBN
9780748633838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: APFN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170710
ISBN
9780231170710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 445 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
445
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756499
ISBN
9781876756499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. A gripping and visceral narrative that interweaves the real-life stories of women who are fighting gross inequality all over the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471153921
ISBN
9781471153921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Investigates the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible feature influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. This book explains why skin color has become a biological trait with great social meaning - a product of evolution perceived differently by different cultures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 color illustrations, 49 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283862
ISBN
9780520283862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.01

Paperback. A detailed look at the innovative ways historic preservation can create thriving communities. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 photographs, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMCR; AMVD; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
None
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610917094
ISBN
9781610917094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.50

Paperback. This introduction explores the relationship between the counterculture and American popular culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619894
ISBN
9780748619894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.42

Hardcover. FEW BRITISH EXPLORERS IN ARABIA have produced books whose importance as travelogues is trans-cended by their literary quality. One such is The Holy Cities of Arabia, published to critical acclaim in 1928, with its author hailed as a worthy successor to Burckhardt, Burton and Doughty. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10 maps, 36 black/white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HRHC; HRHT; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 254 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1372.
Publisher
Arabian Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992980825
ISBN
9780992980825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.21

Hardback. Fraud in science is not as easy to identify as one might think. This title looks at actual cases in which fraud was committed or alleged, explaining what constitutes scientific misconduct and what doesn't, and providing readers with the ethical foundations needed to discern and avoid fraud wherever it may arise. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: JFMG; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139661
ISBN
9780691139661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardcover. In Herbs, Gary Allen tells the story of these oft-overlooked plants, which have become such a staple in our lives. Allen's truly global history examines herbs in a way never seen before. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 colour illustrations, 67 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861899255
ISBN
9781861899255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781256596
ISBN
9781781256596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Hardback. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, the UK and the US demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in Nordic countries through family and social policies, and how these shape and influence the images, roles and practices of fathers in a diversity of family settings and variations of fatherhoods. Editor(s): Eydal, Gudny Bjork; Rostgaard, Tine. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447310471
ISBN
9781447310471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.79

Hardback. A human rights lawyer travels to hot zones around the globe before and after 9/11 to document abuses by warlords, terrorists, and counterterrorism forces. John Sifton reminds us that human rights advocates can only shame the world into better behavior; to invoke rights is to invoke the force to uphold them, including the very violence they deplore. Num Pages: 335 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057692
ISBN
9780674057692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 111. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141980591
ISBN
9780141980591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 291 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632650696
ISBN
9781632650696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. Presents Black Panther Party members' coordinated responses to the failure of city, state, and federal bureaucrats to address the basic needs of their respective communities. This book makes the case that the programs' methods are viable models for addressing the persistent, basic social injustices and economic problems of American cities. Editor(s): Hilliard, David. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL3; JKS; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826343949
ISBN
9780826343949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.62

Hardcover. A pioneer in animal ethics tells his story Series: Animals and Ethics. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138258
ISBN
9781592138258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Paperback. Assesses what associations do and don't do for democracy. This book explains how and when associational life expands the domain, inclusiveness, and authenticity of democracy. It looks at which associations are most likely to foster individuals' capacities for democratic citizenship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 tables. BIC Classification: JFSV; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050775
ISBN
9780691050775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.75
€ 42.55

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