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Society & culture: general
Paperback. In 1962, the publication of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" sparked widespread public debate on the hazards of pesticide abuse for humans and their environment. This work explores how a newsmaking book enabled a single voice of warning to gain the attention of the entire country, and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495821
- ISBN
- 9781558495821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764212246
- ISBN
- 9780764212246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.53
€ 19.53
Paperback. From the nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries, millions of Americans participated in fraternal associations - self-selecting brotherhoods and sisterhoods that provided aid to members, enacted group rituals, and engaged in community service. This book shows how African American groups played key roles in the struggle for civil rights. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 halftones. 8 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138367
- ISBN
- 9780691138367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. Whether suggesting standards for technical innovation or pointing to the ruinous effects of what has become everyday practice, Berry speaks bravely against thoughtlessness, measuring every word as he leads the way toward balancing our currently out-of-kilter society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582434872
- ISBN
- 9781582434872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.18
€ 16.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557285829
- ISBN
- 9781557285829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.46
€ 21.99
€ 19.46
Paperback. Unearthing legal history of racial identity, this book examines the paradoxical and often circular relationship of race and the perceived capacity for citizenship in American society. It reminds us that the imaginary connection between racial identity and fitness for citizenship remains potent and continues to impede racial justice and equality. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047983
- ISBN
- 9780674047983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.78
€ 45.78
Paperback. Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word salary comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? Why do we eat goose (or turkey) at Christmas? This title tells the strange tales behind our favourite dishes and drinks and where they come from. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 b/w. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141043449
- ISBN
- 9780141043449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.29
€ 20.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497209
- ISBN
- 9780801497209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.82
€ 56.82
hardcover. Treats our "National Conversation on Race" as a site for cultural analysis, examining a watershed year of news stories that challenged our notions of what is racial-or not. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763363
- ISBN
- 9780804763363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.33
€ 27.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. Children are often victims of abuse, victims of crime, or witnesses to such. It is critical that adults get information from them that is accurate without projecting or terrifying the children. This is a comprehensive guide to obtaining and evaluating this information from children. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP1; JKS; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555424657
- ISBN
- 9781555424657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.84
€ 54.84
Paperback. A meditation on the mysteries of color and the fascination they provoke. It uses color to explore further dimensions of what the author calls 'the bodily unconscious' in an age of global warming. Drawing on classic ethnography as well as the work of Benjamin, Burroughs, and Proust, it takes up the notion that color invites the viewer into images. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790060
- ISBN
- 9780226790060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.40
€ 47.40
Hardback. A meditation on the mysteries of color and the fascination they provoke. It uses color to explore further dimensions of what the author calls 'the bodily unconscious' in an age of global warming. Drawing on classic ethnography as well as the work of Benjamin, Burroughs, and Proust, it takes up the notion that color invites the viewer into images. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790053
- ISBN
- 9780226790053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.79
€ 124.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310291947
- ISBN
- 9780310291947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.46
€ 19.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBFN; HBJM; JFSL9; JPVH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922059901
- ISBN
- 9781922059901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.92
€ 34.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. In What Do Women Want?, critically acclaimed journalist Daniel Bergner disseminates the latest scientific research and paints an unprecedented portrait of female lust Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFSJ1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 119 x 17. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782112570
- ISBN
- 9781782112570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.52
€ 14.99
€ 11.52
Hardcover. N+1 Anthology Volume II brings together some of the best Essays of the last decade. Emily Witt writes on Pornography, Nikil Saval on the birth of the office, A.S.Hamrah on Hollywood and the war on terror and Philip Connors on working at The Wall Street Journal during 9/11. Editor(s): Lorentzen, Christian. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903793
- ISBN
- 9781907903793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.10
€ 19.99
€ 18.10
Hardback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157582
- ISBN
- 9780231157582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.48
€ 113.48
Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157599
- ISBN
- 9780231157599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.57
€ 33.57
Hardback. Exploring deep-rooted understandings of race and gender and describing how differently their "Americanness" resonates in both writers' works, What Else But Love? considers the legacy of slavery in a variety of ways, from the meaning of mammies and mothers to the question of black manhood. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102766
- ISBN
- 9780231102766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.38
€ 123.38
Hardback. Refugees and asylum-seekers are high up on many people's political agenda. Even so, there is a remarkable lack of information. Who are these asylum-seekers? Aren't they almost all "bogus"? How do western immigration authorities decide whether or not they are genuine? Is the UN convention on Refugees out of date and in need of renegotiation? Editor(s): Pirouet, Louise. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819918
- ISBN
- 9781571819918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.09
€ 149.09
Hardback. This newly updated edition of What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam is the best single source for clearly presented, objective information about new developments and understanding of Islam, and for answers to questions about its origin and traditions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199794133
- ISBN
- 9780199794133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.84
€ 21.99
€ 21.84
Paperback. *A concise introduction to Fanon's thought that contextualises it within the world of philosophy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HPS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045506
- ISBN
- 9781849045506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.10
€ 24.99
€ 24.10
Paperback. There is significant religious and linguistic evidence that Yoruba society was not gendered in its original form. In this follow-up to The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses, Oy?wumi explores the intersections of gender, history, knowledge-making, and the role of intellectuals in the process. Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349580514
- ISBN
- 9781349580514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.52
€ 42.99
€ 40.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 265 x 22. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816698585
- ISBN
- 9780816698585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.34
€ 35.34