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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Why has Egypt, a pioneer of organ transplantation, been reluctant to pass a national organ transplant law for more than three decades? This book analyzes the national debate over organ transplantation in Egypt as it has unfolded during a time of major social and political transformation including mounting dissent against a brutal regime. Num Pages: 370 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRAM; HRH; JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 76. Weight in Grams: 526. Organ Transplants, Islam, and the Struggle for Human Dignity in Egypt. 370 pages, illustrations. Why has Egypt, a pioneer of organ transplantation, been reluctant to pass a national organ transplant law for more than three decades? This book analyzes the national debate over organ transplantation in Egypt as it has unfolded during a time of major social and political transformation including mounting dissent against a brutal regime. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRAM; HRH; JFM; MBDC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 76. Weight: 492.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
370
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271760
ISBN
9780520271760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Paperback. This text examines the processes and outcomes of rural change as a result of a period of major restructuring in developed market economies. Emphasis is placed on relevant principles, concepts and theories of rural change and these are supported by case study evidence drawn from different parts of the developed world. Num Pages: 280 pages, figures, tables. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582277243
ISBN
9780582277243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.12
€ 63.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Barnes, Marian; Brannelly, Tula; Ward, Lizzie; Ward, Nicki. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; JKS; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316541
ISBN
9781447316541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.62

Paperback. Papers presented over four years at the Religion, Food, and Eating Seminar at the American Academy of Religion. Editor(s): Zeller, Benjamin E.; Dallam, Marie W.; Neilson, Reid L.; Rubel, Nora L. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 11. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLM; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160315
ISBN
9780231160315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. * Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. * In this new book Bauman argues that, in our contemporary liquid-modern world, culture seeks no longer to enlighten the people but to seduce them. Translator(s): Bauman, Lydia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Polity Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653556
ISBN
9780745653556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.98

Paperback. The Sixties ended a year late - on New Year's Eve 1970, when Paul McCartney initiated proceedings to wind up The Beatles. Music would never be the same again. By December rock had exploded into the mainstream. How did it happen? This book tells you how. It is the story of 1971, rock's golden year. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; HBG; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784162061
ISBN
9781784162061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The World and Africa and Color and Democracy are two of W E. B. Du Bois's most powerful essays on race. He explores how to tell the story of those left out of recorded history, the evils of colonialism worldwide, and Africa's and African's contributions to, and neglect from, world history. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations, 1 map, music. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199386741
ISBN
9780199386741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.97

Paperback. Lisa Mckenzie has lived on the notorious St Ann's estate in Nottingham for more than 20 years. Her 'insider' status enables us to hear the stories of its residents, often wary of outsiders, to give a unique account of life in poor communities in contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JFSC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447309956
ISBN
9781447309956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Anne of France (1461-1522) composed these lessons - presented as a portrait of an ideal princess - as guidance in negotiating the pitfalls facing a woman in the world of politics. First English translation. Series: Library of Medieval Women. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 202 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842934
ISBN
9781843842934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888305
ISBN
9781845888305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653594
ISBN
9780745653594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.90

Paperback. Presents an approach to how culture works in societies. Exposing our everyday myths and narratives in a series of empirical studies that range from Watergate to the Holocaust, this work shows how these unseen cultural structures translate into concrete actions and institutions. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
307
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195306408
ISBN
9780195306408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.98

Paperback. On any given day nearly half of the world's population is wearing blue jeans - this is the first serious attempt to understand the causes, nature and consequences of the rise of 'global' denim. Editor(s): Miller, Daniel; Woodward, Sophie. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847886316
ISBN
9781847886316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. This is the first anthropological study of the contemporary Chinese fashion and textile industries from high-end designer clothing to mass manufacture. Series: Dress, Body, Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AKTH; JFCD; JFCK; JHMC; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847889355
ISBN
9781847889355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been fundamental to Western thought. In this work, the author seeks to break down this divide, arguing for a departure from the anthropocentric model and its rigid dualistic conception of nature and culture as distinct phenomena. Translator(s): Godbout, Genevieve. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 121 x 6. Weight in Grams: 96. Anthropology and the Question of Nature. 90 pages. Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been fundamental to Western thought. In this work, the author seeks to break down this divide, arguing for a departure from the anthropocentric model and its rigid dualistic conception of nature and culture as distinct phenomena. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Dimension: 180 x 121 x 6. Weight: 96. Translator(s): Godbout, Genevieve.
Publisher
Prickly Paradigm Press
Number of pages
90
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984201020
ISBN
9780984201020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.56

Hardback. Drawing on information shared by Indigenous botanical experts and collaborators, the ethnographic and historical record, and from linguistics, palaeobotany, archaeology, phytogeography, and other fields, this book weaves together a complex understanding of the traditions of use and management of plant resources in this vast region. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 95 b&w images. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHMC; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 176 x 84. Weight in Grams: 2196.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773543805
ISBN
9780773543805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252061899
ISBN
9780252061899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. With a foreword by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan, this collection of contributions from leading contributors on the teaching of Islam in schools is aimed as a step towards improving intercultural understanding. Editor(s): Ellwood, Caroline. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
John Catt Educational
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908095282
ISBN
9781908095282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.25

Paperback. 'The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective' provides the most detailed study to date on the subject of the dignity of man in Islam. This book goes a long way towards exploring an alternative to Western concepts of human rights. 'The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective' is part of a series of studies on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam. Series: Fundamental Rights and Liberties in Islam Series. Num Pages: 134 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFSR2; LAFS; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
134
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903682005
ISBN
9781903682005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Hardcover. Histories of the book often move straight from the codex to the digital screen. Left out is nearly 150 years of audio recordings. Matthew Rubery uncovers this story, from Edison to today's billion-dollar audiobook industry, and breaks from convention by treating audiobooks as a distinctive art form that has profoundly influenced the way we read. Num Pages: 360 pages, 39 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 253 x 34. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674545441
ISBN
9780674545441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.81

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