Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. From Leatherette to Naugahyde, men and women have devoted enormous energy to making fake leather seem real. Faux Real explores this borderland of the almost-real, the ersatz, and the fake, illuminating a centuries-old culture war between the authentic and the imitative. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221329
- ISBN
- 9780812221329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Hardcover. A cornerstone of Chinese popular culture, the legend of the White Snake the admirable demon who loves her victim has been continually rewritten, reinterpreted, and readapted for over five hundred years. This title opens a window into the variety of pre-modern Chinese popular literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209961
- ISBN
- 9780872209961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.60€ 41.88
€ 53.60
€ 41.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096426
- ISBN
- 9780719096426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.57
€ 26.99
€ 26.57
Hardcover. Connect to the world around you and realize the enormous potential in talking to strangers
Everyday, random encounters really can change lives, when you make them happen the right way and leverage the connection at the other end. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFP; VS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118203477
- ISBN
- 9781118203477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.08
€ 25.99
€ 21.08
Paperback. Bollywood has become the global term used to refer to the prolific Hindi language film industry located in Bombay. Ganti provides a guide to the cultural, social & political significance of Hindi cinema, outlining the history & structure of the Bombay film industry & its impact on popular culture. Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFD; KNTC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415583886
- ISBN
- 9780415583886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.74
€ 33.99
€ 32.74
Hardback. Features sociological research and theory on gender and sexuality in the workplace, and identifies how organizations can achieve a gender-balanced and sexually-diverse work force. This book discusses such topics as: gender discrimination and the wage gap; homophobic and 'gay friendly' workplaces; sexual harassment; and, sex in the workplace. Editor(s): Williams, Christine; Dellinger, Kirsten. Series Editor(s): Keister, Lisa. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 291 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848553705
- ISBN
- 9781848553705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.05
€ 216.05
Paperback. Translator(s): MacDonogh, Giles. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430. Balls in Cooking and Culture. 288 pages, Illustrations. It is part cookery book, part dictionary and part cultural study of testicles: human and animal. Their culinary use is the bedrock, although it would be impossible to ignore the wider implications of these anatomical jewels. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCV; WBT. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight: 430. Translator(s): MacDonogh, Giles.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018835
- ISBN
- 9781903018835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.39
€ 25.99
€ 22.39
Paperback. Focusing on three causes of disaster - natural, organizational, and deliberate - this title shows that our best hope lies in the deconcentration of high-risk populations, corporate power, and critical infrastructures such as electric energy, computer systems, and the chemical and food industries. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR; RNR; RNT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150161
- ISBN
- 9780691150161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199755424
- ISBN
- 9780199755424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.64
€ 47.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Green, Sacchi. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FP; FRD; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Cleis Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627781213
- ISBN
- 9781627781213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.03
€ 17.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. This unique textbook enables social work practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of how Islamic principles inform and influence the lives of Muslim populations. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447330103
- ISBN
- 9781447330103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.76
€ 36.99
€ 34.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107651333
- ISBN
- 9781107651333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.28
€ 32.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551526430
- ISBN
- 9781551526430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBLW; HRAM9; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004792
- ISBN
- 9780691004792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.04€ 39.62
€ 50.04
€ 39.62
hardcover. This book examines how trust relates to the main political concepts - sovereignty, reason of state, natural law - of seventeenth-century discourse? Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; JFCX; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107175464
- ISBN
- 9781107175464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.59
€ 115.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816643967
- ISBN
- 9780816643967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.19
€ 32.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. Rape, incest, and battery change a woman's life forever. Some women never rise above the pain, the rage, the humiliation, while others seem to transcend the violence and rebuild their lives. This text is a collection of stories from around the world of women who have survived such abuse. Editor(s): Harris, Miriam K. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFFE3; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652306
- ISBN
- 9780875652306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.67
€ 20.67
Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497704
- ISBN
- 9780801497704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.62
€ 41.99
€ 37.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 213 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310285250
- ISBN
- 9780310285250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.75
€ 18.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. Beginning with the Zealots of the first century CE, this book features contributors who go on to discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, "resistance" terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. Editor(s): Chaliand, Gerard; Blin, Arnaud. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTV; JFFE; JPWL; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292505
- ISBN
- 9780520292505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12