Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Parfitt explains how many African peoples came to think of themselves as descendants of the ancient tribes of Israel. Pursuing medieval and modern race narratives over a millennium in which Jews were cast as black and black Africans were cast as Jews, he reveals a complex interaction between religious and racial labels and their political uses. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066984
- ISBN
- 9780674066984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.07
€ 47.99
€ 40.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857856982
- ISBN
- 9780857856982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.97
€ 46.99
€ 38.97
Paperback. In December 1968 two girls - Mary Bell, eleven, and Norma Bell, thirteen - stood before a criminal court in Newcastle, accused of strangling, within a six-week period, Martin Brown, four years old, and Brian Howe, three. Norma was acquitted. Mary Bell was found guilty of manslaughter rather than murder and was sentenced to 'detention' for life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1. BIC Classification: BTC; JFFE; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712662970
- ISBN
- 9780712662970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5H; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594038938
- ISBN
- 9781594038938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.46
€ 27.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. Examines the seismic changes confronting media workers in an age of globalization and corporate conglomeration. The authors take on pressing conceptual and methodological issues while also providing insightful case studies of workplace dynamics regarding creativity, collaboration, exploitation, and cultural difference. Editor(s): Curtin, Michael, PhD, Dr.; Sanson, Kevin. Num Pages: 366 pages, 2 tables, 1 line art, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; KNTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290853
- ISBN
- 9780520290853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.84
€ 45.99
€ 32.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Samuel Wachtman's Sons, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888820720
- ISBN
- 9781888820720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. Climate change, natural disasters, and loss of biodiversity are all considered major environmental concerns for the international community both now and into the future. Each are damaging to the earth, but they also negatively impact human lives, especially those of women. Series: Gender and Global Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPS; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745663838
- ISBN
- 9780745663838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Paperback. Begins with the emergence of agriculture after thousands of years in which human societies had depended on hunting and gathering. This title shows how agricultural techniques developed in the different regions of the world, and how this extraordinary wealth of knowledge, tradition, and natural variety is endangered by global capitalism. Num Pages: 522 pages, Maps, figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: JFFC1; KCZ; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844073993
- ISBN
- 9781844073993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSK; JFC; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476075
- ISBN
- 9780801476075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. Drawing on research and models from anthropology, material culture and art history, this study explores topics as diverse as Inka stonework, cork platforms for shoes and the Christian Eucharist. Editor(s): Anderson, Christy; Dunlop, Anne; Smith, Pamela H. Series: Studies in Design & Material Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992828
- ISBN
- 9781784992828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.85
€ 33.99
€ 32.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 361 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AJC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837636246
- ISBN
- 9783837636246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.94
€ 51.99
€ 36.94
Paperback. Tracing maize from its first appearance and domestication in ancient campsites and settlements in Mexico to its intercontinental journey through most of North and South America, this book tells the story of the artistic creativity, technological prowess, and social, political, and economic resilience of America's first peoples. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 maps, 6 line drawings, 52 b/w images, 1 tables. BIC Classification: HD; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286962
- ISBN
- 9780520286962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176208
- ISBN
- 9780691176208
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. Women in Late Life explores thorny issues related to gender and aging, including ageism, cultural expectations, body image, caring at the end of life, chronic illness, Social Security, caregiving, and more. Blending personal narrative with current research, this interdisciplinary look at gender and aging is nuanced and beautifully written. Series: Diversity and Aging. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSP31. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442222878
- ISBN
- 9781442222878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Paperback. In this fully revised and updated new edition, leading political scientist Stephen Gill further develops his radical theory of the new world order to argue that as the globalization of power intensifies, so too do globalized forms of resistance. Including two new chapters, this widely adopted text offers alternatives to the current world order. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203709
- ISBN
- 9780230203709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.91
€ 123.91
Paperback. Presents an account of the astonishing discovery and rescue of Guatemala's secret police archives. This title explores Guatemala's struggles to manage this avalanche of evidence of past war crimes, providing a firsthand look at how postwar justice activists worked to reconfigure terror archives into implements of social change. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356028
- ISBN
- 9780822356028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; VFV; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062388889
- ISBN
- 9780062388889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.04
€ 16.04
Paperback. Since the Catalan government passed the first of Spain's regional governmental laws on same-sex partnership in 1998, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer culture in Spain has thrived. This book analyses the development of LGBTQ filmmaking and filmwatching in Spain and places this within the wider cultural context. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; APFN; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748685950
- ISBN
- 9780748685950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Paperback. Mining the results of an extraordinary twelve-year study that followed 150 undocumented young adults in Los Angeles, this book exposes the failures of a system that integrates children into K-12 schools but ultimately denies them the rewards of their labor. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287266
- ISBN
- 9780520287266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.94
€ 33.99
€ 29.94
Paperback. Dogon cosmology provides a new Rosetta stone for reinterpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRKT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594771347
- ISBN
- 9781594771347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.32
€ 21.99
€ 15.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472592095
- ISBN
- 9781472592095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.44
€ 43.99
€ 38.44
Paperback. Presents how America shortchanges the arts and community, and what can be done about it. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 10/24/04
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072086
- ISBN
- 9780252072086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
Paperback. Psychohistorical analyses of such tyrants as Hitler, Stalin and Ceausescu have shown the links between the horrors of their childhoods and that which they inflict on the world. In this text, Miller pleads for awareness of society's role in child abuse and for recognition of the victim. Translator(s): Worrall, Simon. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860493478
- ISBN
- 9781860493478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRQC5; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Rudolf Steiner Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855843882
- ISBN
- 9781855843882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49