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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Following a theoretical introduction, experts in ethnopolitics provide in-depth case studies, covering each of the major approaches to conflict management and settlement in different geographic regions. Editor(s): Wolff, Stefan; Schneckener, Ulrich; Schneckner, Ulrich (Fellow, Siftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin, Germany). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFJ; JFSL; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850656906
ISBN
9781850656906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 53.08

Hardcover. Grappling with the dilemmas of contemporary Jewishness, this book sketches the faultlines in the Jewish sense of identity. It offers a different reading of Jewish history, arguing that the narrative of relentless woe and suffering popularised by nineteenth-century writers, such as George Eliot was based on a highly selective reading of the past. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845110543
ISBN
9781845110543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 54.65

Hardback. This brilliant new book by one of Europe's leading social thinkers throws light on the global power games being played out between global business, nation states and movements rooted in civil society. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632308
ISBN
9780745632308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415707978
ISBN
9780415707978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.40

Hardback. This book presents a detailed study of the three dominant Arab media channels - Al-Jazeera, Al-Hurra and Al-Arabia - and their role post-9/11. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFD; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639090
ISBN
9780748639090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.81
€ 119.62

Hardback. Culture shapes every aspect of the relationship between God and the believer in Islam - as well as among believers, and with those beyond the fold. Editor(s): Sajoo, Amyn B. Series: Muslim Heritage Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 colour images in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 182 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780761275
ISBN
9781780761275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.35

Hardback. This book deals with narratives of cultural legitimation in nineteenth-century US literature, in a transatlantic context. Editor(s): Manning, Susan; Taylor, Andrew. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635740
ISBN
9780748635740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.86
€ 114.08

Paperback. 'The Waltons',about John and Olivia Walton, their parents and their seven children in 1930s and 40s America was a successful show throughout the 1970s. In 2008 - perhaps significantly - the first six series of the show were released on DVD. This is classic television with continued relevance, still running on cable TV and remembered affectionately. Num Pages: 208 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; APT; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848850293
ISBN
9781848850293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. The emergence of Britain as a fully-fledged home-owning society, has implications for how people think about housing. Housing is used: as a pension fund; to give resources for care needs; and, to sponsor access to private education. This book argues that housing is at the forefront of public policy and as a pillar of post-industrial welfare state. Series: Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422736
ISBN
9781847422736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.73

Hardback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 246 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040559
ISBN
9780252040559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349504060
ISBN
9781349504060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.96

Paperback. Originally published: Philadelphia: The University, 1899, in series: Publications of the University of Pennsylvania. Series in political economy and public law. With new introd. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 364 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199383702
ISBN
9780199383702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.15

Hardback. Combining political theory with ethnographic research among the Mohawks of Kahnawake, a reserve community in what is now southwestern Quebec, this book examines their struggles to articulate and maintain political sovereignty through centuries of settler colonialism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JFSL9; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356431
ISBN
9780822356431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.87

Paperback. The story of Blind Veterans UK, an organization that was founded 100 years ago by Sir Arthur Pearson, who was himself blind, during the First World War, in order to bring hope and practical help to Allied servicemen blinded in their country's service. It also tells how light from the torch which Pearson lit has spread to all corners of the earth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 93 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFG; JKSN1; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553893
ISBN
9781781553893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.15

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783483983
ISBN
9781783483983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.32
€ 20.96

Hardback. The Middle Ages saw a flourishing of mysticism that was astonishing for its richness and distinctiveness. This book examines a number of women whose lives exemplify traditions which were central to medieval theology but whose contributions have tended to be dismissed as 'merely spiritual' by the scholars. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRLK2; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845116408
ISBN
9781845116408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.75
€ 116.46

Hardback. .
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813062648
ISBN
9780813062648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.30

Paperback. In this innovative study, Stephen Groening explores in-flight cinema as the convergence of two essentially modern, globalising technologies - aviation and entertainment. Identifying parallels in their social functions and surrounding discourses, this book opens up new directions in the history of cinema, travel and cultural geography. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844576272
ISBN
9781844576272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.13

Paperback. Stephen Wade offers a student guide to major writers, their key works and to influential background factors including the postmodern, the masternarrative and metafiction. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJP; DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853312267
ISBN
9781853312267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. It was the amazing statistic which got Chris Steele-Perkins attention. There are 10,000 people aged over 100 in the UK and that number is growing rapidly. Fading Light is a moving book showing the increasing number of centenarians and their miraculous ability to survive until the great age of 100. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 246 x 17. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
McNidder & Grace
Number of pages
104
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857160324
ISBN
9780857160324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.11

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