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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Black and white women's struggles over race relations in the YWCA and beyond Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077104
ISBN
9780252077104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792367826
ISBN
9780792367826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.51
€ 95.32

Paperback. Joan Thirsk was the leading English agrarian historian of the late 20th century. Her research explored regional farming, rural industry, changing tastes and fashions, and innovations in the rural economy. This book demonstrates Thirsk's relevance for historians today, presenting new work that has been influenced by her. Editor(s): Dyer, Emeritus Professor of Local History Christopher (Emeritus Professor of Local History University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester University of Leicester); Jones, Richard (Manchester Metropolitan University). Series: Explorations in Local and Regional History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 9. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909291560
ISBN
9781909291560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.49

Paperback. Since the early 1970s, when Marina Warner reported from Vietnam and America, in startling essays, she has been one of the most challenging and profound commentators on the culture. This collection draws together essays, offering a retrospective of her changing ideas on literature and culture - on fiction, drama, religion, language and fairy tale. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437727
ISBN
9780099437727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardback. Fountainhead of Jihad is the first in-depth study of the history, links, and organisational logic of the Haqqani network. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042079
ISBN
9781849042079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 53.08

Paperback. A guide to the world of the Freak. It features blogs, conversations, wisecracks and advice from the last decade to reveal the outlandish truth about everything from lying to bank robbing, fast food to sex taxes. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141980980
ISBN
9780141980980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPF; JPQB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677313
ISBN
9780816677313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. "Social Suffering" takes in the human consequences of war, famine, depression, disease and torture, problems that result from what political, economic and institutional power does to people. Experts have joined together to investigate the cultural representations of human suffering. Editor(s): Kleinman, Arthur; Das, Veena; Lock, Margaret M. Num Pages: 425 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602. 425 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Kleinman, Arthur; Das, Veena; Lock, Margaret. "Social Suffering" takes in the human consequences of war, famine, depression, disease and torture, problems that result from what political, economic and institutional power does to people. Experts have joined together to investigate the cultural representations of human suffering. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFC; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight: 602.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
425
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520209954
ISBN
9780520209954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Philippe Legrain makes a compelling case for global immigration with a book that is guaranteed to spark debate Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119748
ISBN
9780349119748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Based on eighteen months of fieldwork in a racially diverse working-class high school, this title sheds light on masculinity both as a field of meaning and as a set of social practices. It offers an approach that analyzes masculinity as not only a gendered process but also a sexual one. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSK2; JNKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Edition, With a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271487
ISBN
9780520271487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

Hardback.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227874
ISBN
9780807827291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Challenges conventional understandings of 'solving' environmental problems and offers a radically new set of strategies to attain sustainability. This book identifies problematic cultural attributes, such as the unending consumption that characterizes modern life, and outlines practical steps toward developing sustainability as a mindset. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158434
ISBN
9780300158434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.61

Hardback. Race and Racism in Russia identifies the striking changes in racial ideas, practices, exclusions and violence in Russia since the 1990s, revealing how 'Russianness' has become a synonym for racial whiteness. This ground-breaking book provides new theories and substantive insights into race and ethnicity in a Russian context. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFFJ; JFSL1; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137481191
ISBN
9781137481191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; HBJK; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613748848
ISBN
9781613748848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Those swinging Fifties are fondly remembered in this bright, eye-catching book of everyday fashions for men, women, boys and girls. Color photos illustrate hundreds of examples, most of them never worn and retaining their original colors and freshness. A glossary, index and price guide make this a very useful book for collectors. Num Pages: 160 pages, 633 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
illustrated ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407246
ISBN
9780887407246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925228342
ISBN
9781925228342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 4.58

Hardcover. In this, the first book to deal with the concepts of war power and police power together, Mark Neocleous conducts a critical exploration of the ways in which war power and police power are intertwined in the form of state violence and exercised in social ordering. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692361
ISBN
9780748692361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.81
€ 119.62

Paperback. In the 1380s and 90s, Nicolo and Antonio Zen journeyed from Venice up the North Atlantic, encountering warrior princes, fighting savage natives and, just possibly, reaching the New World a full century before Columbus. This title tells the story of their adventure travelled throughout Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; JFHF; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571243785
ISBN
9780571243785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. * 'In every generation there are quite firm rules on how to behave when you are crazy' Ian Hacking Num Pages: 608 pages, 5pp of b/w int. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 454.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082346
ISBN
9781844082346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardcover. Meredith Ray shows that women were at the vanguard of empirical culture during the Scientific Revolution. They experimented with medicine and alchemy at home and in court, debated cosmological discoveries in salons and academies, and in their writings used their knowledge of natural philosophy to argue for women's intellectual equality to men. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504233
ISBN
9780674504233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.00
€ 52.64

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