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Society & culture: general

Paperback. In a small village beside a reed-lined lake in the Russian north, a cluster of farmers has lived for centuries - in the time of tsars and feudal landlords; Bolsheviks and civil wars; collectivization and socialism; perestroika and open markets. This book discusses the place and the power of social memory. Series: Woodrow Wilson Center Press. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218018
ISBN
9780253218018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Suggests that what we have come to understand as the sexual revolution of the late 1960s and early 1970s was actually a media revolution. This title examines a range of mass media - film and television, recorded sound, and publishing - that provide evidence of the circulation of sex in the public sphere, from the mainstream to the fringe. Editor(s): Schaefer, Eric. Num Pages: 456 pages, 58 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JFC; JFD; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356547
ISBN
9780822356547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. The 100 cover-ups 'they' really don't want you to know about. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849013635
ISBN
9781849013635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A complete guide to child development from birth to 16 years. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444137996
ISBN
9781444137996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Presents an exploration of the impact of three French women filmmakers: Germaine Dulac, Marie Epstein, and Agnes Varda. Series: Morningside Books. Num Pages: 384 pages, 142 film stills. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104975
ISBN
9780231104975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. This volume provides a reworking of the key Irish myth exploring the life and loves of the great Irish hero Cuchulainn. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188. Signed Copy
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781845888169
ISBN
9781845888169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.51

Paperback. This wide-ranging collection examines the historical roles of Indigenous women, their intellectual and activist work, and the relevance of contemporary literature, art, and performance for an emerging Indigenous feminist project. Editor(s): Suzack, Cheryl; Huhndorf, Shari M.; Perreault, Jeanne; Barman, Jean. Series: Women and Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774818087
ISBN
9780774818087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Paperback. In this lucid and intelligent guide, John Nerone traces the history of the media in public life. His unconventional account decenters professional journalism from its central role in providing information to the people and reconceives it as part of a broader set of media practices that work together to represent the public. Series: New Directions in Media History - Polity. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660219
ISBN
9780745660219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.64

Paperback. Sheds light on the power of group Bible study for the ever-evolving shape of American Evangelicalism. This book draws on over nineteen months of ethnographic work with five congregations to better understand why group Bible study matters so much to Evangelicals and for Evangelical culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99; HRCG; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791226
ISBN
9780814791226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. This book emphasises the ways in which UK examples of Islamic financial provision illustrate both the main characteristics of Islamic financial teaching and some key issues in the situation of British Muslims. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFF; KNST. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639984
ISBN
9780748639984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Stepan, Alfred; Taylor, Charles. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM9; JFSL1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165679
ISBN
9780231165679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
Atria Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476709130
ISBN
9781476709130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFFK; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408835470
ISBN
9781408835470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. A line of interview books documenting conversations with artists, authors, philosophers, economists, scientists, and activists whose works are aimed at the future and at progress. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785353963
ISBN
9781785353963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.34

Paperback. A contribution to the history of American violence. It focuses on the bedrock issues of race and class, analysising the quick of urban-industrial life in the early twentieth century. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st THUS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065866
ISBN
9780252065866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. A groundbreaking contribution to an emerging field of study, Memory and Migration provides valuable insight into the connections between memory, place, and displacement. Editor(s): Creet, Julia; Kitzmann, Andreas. Num Pages: 346 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626881
ISBN
9781442626881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.54

Paperback. One of the major characteristics of our contemporary culture is a positive, almost banal, view of the transgression and disruption of cultural boundaries. Strangers, migrants and nomads are celebrated in our postmodern world of hybrids and cyborgs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690704
ISBN
9780745690704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 maps, 6 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; JFFN; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231181488
ISBN
9780231181488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99

Paperback. In the United States today, the term "terrorism" conjures up images of dangerous, outside threats: religious extremists and suicide bombers in particular. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583675700
ISBN
9781583675700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover. For 250 years the Turkic Muslims of Tibet, who call themselves Uyghurs today, have cultivated a sense of history and identity that challenges Beijing's national narrative. The roots of this history run deeper than recent conflicts, Rian Thum says, to a time when manuscripts and pilgrimage along the Silk Road dominated understandings of the past. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRAX; HRH; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674598553
ISBN
9780674598553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.24

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