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Society & culture: general

Hardback. The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. This book tells the story of how, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, and set the stage for unequal world. Num Pages: 376 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM; KCQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153544
ISBN
9780691153544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137477354
ISBN
9781137477354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.64
€ 160.44

Hardback. First book to survey international women's cooperation and activism during the wars Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848856714
ISBN
9781848856714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

Paperback. This book begins with the emergence of peoples in North America and traces their stories to the beginning of the early twenty-first century. The narrative rests on the premise that indigenous nations retain sovereign rights, and it explores the ways in which contests over those rights shaped their histories. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 halftones & maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195307542
ISBN
9780195307542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415533867
ISBN
9780415533867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. Digital games have become an increasingly pervasive aspect of everyday life as well as an embattled cultural phenomenon in the twenty-first century. This study sketches some of the various trajectories of digital games in modern Western societies, looking at the growth and persistence of the moral panic that accompanies massive public interest. Editor(s): Williams, Dr. J. Patrick; Smith, Jonas Heide. Num Pages: 308 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBS; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786428328
ISBN
9780786428328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Hojbjerg, Lennard; Sondergaard, Henrik. Num Pages: 296 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1D; APF; APT; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763504270
ISBN
9788763504270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.38

Paperback. This work uses cross-national and longitudinal empirical research to explain the rise, nature, and impact of science as an authoritative worldwide institution. The authors analyze the ever-increasing investment in science, the diffusion of scientific discourse, and the hegemony of scientific organizations. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFS; JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744928
ISBN
9780804744928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.99

Paperback. It's time to radically alter the way we perceive the world. It's time to get real. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KCG0000942
ISBN
9780007416820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

paperback. Examines culinary writing and practices as forces for the production of social order and, at the same time, points of cultural resistance. This book offers a close reading of a wide variety of sources and genres to uncover the intersections of food, politics, and privilege in American culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 283 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284982
ISBN
9780520284982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.77

Paperback. On December 6, 1989, a man walked into the engineering school Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, armed with a semi-automatic rifle and, declaring "I hate feminists," killed fourteen young women. "I Hate Feminists!", originally published in French in 2009, examines the collective memory that emerged in the immediate aftermath and years following Translator(s): Aronoff, Phyllis; Howard, Scott. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552666807
ISBN
9781552666807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

Paperback. This is the first comprehensive look at home-grown jihadist violence in the UK. It offers insight into what motivates British Muslims drawn to jihadist ideas. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSR2; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041652
ISBN
9781849041652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Hardcover. This volume explores how issues of women and gender were addressed in medieval culture from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 15th century. It pays attention to the form in which these questions were addressed (which varies significantly from period to period and from culture to culture). Editor(s): Fenster, Thelma; Lees, Claire. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
292
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312232443
ISBN
9780312232443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.19
€ 56.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Eicher, Regents' Professor Emerita Joanne B (University of Minnesota). Series: Dress, Body, Culture (Paperback). Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AKT; JFS; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472589552
ISBN
9781472589552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.76

Paperback. The key missing piece of Jon Krakauer's multi million, multi territory bestseller and widely acclaimed Sean Penn film Into the Wild is finally revealed by his best friend and sister, Carine. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFE1; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Harper Element
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007585137
ISBN
9780007585137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. Isaiah Berlin was one of the leading thinkers of the century, and one of the finest writers. This title selects some of the best of his essays. It encapsulates the principal movements that characterise the modern age: romanticism, historicism, Fascism, relativism, irrationalism and nationalism. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 181 x 37. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099582762
ISBN
9780099582762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.67

Paperback. This collection of essays examines the worldwide dispersal of Asian populations and links these seemingly disparate movements through the category of Asian diasporas. Editor(s): Parrenas, Rhacel Salazar; Siu, Lok. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752442
ISBN
9780804752442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. BIC Classification: DSK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536992
ISBN
9781784536992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.79

Paperback. Aiming to tackle gender stereotypes head-on, two parents tweeted about the differences they experienced in raising their son and their daughter. What began as an attempt to retain their sanity in a gender obsessed world became a life changing experiment about gender identity presented in this collection of their online writing. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: BJ; JFSJ; JFSJ5; JMG; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785923203
ISBN
9781785923203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.67

Paperback. Born in the first year of the 20th century, it is fitting that Margaret Mead should have been one of the first anthropologists to use anthropological analysis to study the future course of human civilization. This volume collects her writings on the future of humanity and how humans can shape that future through purposeful action. Series: Margaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 photos, index. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818188
ISBN
9781571818188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.29

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