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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This book draws together a range of case studies by international experts to assess the impacts of social mix policies and the degree to which they might represent gentrification by stealth. Editor(s): Bridge, Gary; Butler, Tim; Lees, Loretta. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424921
ISBN
9781847424921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.58

Paperback. China is a vast nation comprised of hundreds of distinct ethnic communities, each with its own language, history, and culture. This book recounts the history of the most sweeping attempt to sort and categorize the nation's enormous population: the 1954 Ethnic Classification project (minzu shibie). Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line illustration, 4 maps, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362. Ethnic Classification in Modern China. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. China is a vast nation comprised of hundreds of distinct ethnic communities, each with its own language, history, and culture. This book recounts the history of the most sweeping attempt to sort and categorize the nation's enormous population: the 1954 Ethnic Classification project (minzu shibie). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight: 350.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272743
ISBN
9780520272743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 271.
Publisher
Seal Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580053143
ISBN
9781580053143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. In addition to providing an insightful account of life and work in nineteenth-century urban America, The Horse in the City brings us to a richer understanding of how the animal fared in this unnatural and presumably uncomfortable setting. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400433
ISBN
9781421400433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.08

Paperback. This unique book presents all 73 female presidents and prime ministers from around the world, from 1960 (when the first was elected) to 2010, organised by chronology and geography written by an experienced politician and academic. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; JFSJ1; JPB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447315803
ISBN
9781447315803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.52

Hardback. Editor(s): Caldicott, Helen. Num Pages: 248 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; KNBN; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595589606
ISBN
9781595589606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816651054
ISBN
9780816651054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252745393
ISBN
9780252745393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Discusses the contradictions whereby Asians have been included in the workplaces and markets of the US nation-state, yet, through exclusion laws and bars from citizenship, have been distanced from the terrain of national culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318644
ISBN
9780822318644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. Romani Legal Traditions and Culture. 298 pages. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight: 462.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
298
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221864
ISBN
9780520221864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 black and white photographs, filmography. BIC Classification: APFA; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 262 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081200
ISBN
9780252081200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; HBTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970327
ISBN
9780750970327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a narrative interpretation of key themes that emerge in the history of Asian migrations to North America, highlighting how Asian immigration has shaped the evolution of ideological and legal interpretations of America as a 'nation of immigrants'. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 268 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190219765
ISBN
9780190219765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. The Virago Book of Women Gardeners From diggers and weeders, to plantswomen and landscape designers, women have contributed greatly to the world of gardening. This book contains collected extracts from the 18th century to the present day, from writers including Colette, Germaine Greer, Vita Sackville-West, and Dorothy Wordsworth Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 32. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349008653
ISBN
9780349008653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. The ability to build a trusting relationship is essential when working with vulnerable children. Through the use of numerous engaging games and activities developed over 20 years of working with abused and neglected children, this book shows how these lines of communication can be opened up through effective engagement with the child's world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849053198
ISBN
9781849053198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Magdoff, Fred; Foster, John Bellamy; Buttel, Frederick H. (Professor of Rural Sociology and Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA). Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCN; KNAC; RNF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583670163
ISBN
9781583670163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.58

Paperback. This is a practical guidebook for African-American churches to help black families win the spiritual warfare being waged in their lives. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Zondervan Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310200079
ISBN
9780310200079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.30

Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 643 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1218. The Construction of the French Past. Traditions. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kritzman, Lawrence D. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight: 1186. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
643
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106344
ISBN
9780231106344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 250 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 181 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151108
ISBN
9780231151108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.38

paperback. What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? This title intends to ask this question about Jamaica, the staggeringly profitable hub of the British Empire in America - and a human catastrophe. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057128
ISBN
9780674057128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479882809
ISBN
9781479882809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Bringing theoretical and historical depth to the study of international relations, this book demonstrates that while shifts in military, economic, and other forms of material power cannot be overlooked, only ideas can explain how the world came to be organized into a system of sovereign states. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illus., 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPHC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691057477
ISBN
9780691057477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.48

Paperback. Rape on Prime Time provides important insight into the social construction of rape in mainstream mass media since the inception of rape law reform in 1974. Series: Feminist Cultural Studies, the Media, & Political Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFE2; JFFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217100
ISBN
9780812217100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Arthur Asa Berger is back with the second edition of his popular, user-friendly guide for students who want to understand the social meanings of objects. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611329049
ISBN
9781611329049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.81

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