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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Studies of the military that deal with the actual experience of troops in the field are still rare in the social sciences. In fact, this ethnographic study of an elite unit in the Israeli Defense Force is the only one of its kind. As an officer of this unit and a professional anthropologist, the author was ideally positioned for his role. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 8 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JHM; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571811455
ISBN
9781571811455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Sykes, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 182 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
182
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616687847
ISBN
9781616687847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.15
€ 116.58

Paperback. Science of Mythology provides an account of the meaning and the purpose of mythic themes that is linked to modern life: the heroic battles between good and evil of yore are still played out, reflected in contemporary fears. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415267427
ISBN
9780415267427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. The spirituality of a fey person may be quite anarchic and entirely private, having no basis in any organised religion. So it can be a secret spirituality that informs the fey type and this may be largely experiential. In this book, the author suggests ways in which we might understand Otherworldly realities without abandoning commonsense. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 407.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719813566
ISBN
9780719813566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Presents a comprehensive history of the Czech people that is a remarkably original history of modern Europe. This book describes how Bohemia's ambiguities and contradictions are those of Europe itself, and it considers the ironies of viewing Europe, the West, and modernity from the vantage point of a country that has been too often ignored. Num Pages: 464 pages, 56 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKC; HBJD; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
462
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Paperback Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050522
ISBN
9780691050522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.00

Paperback. This book is a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between the social sciences and the appearance and growth of bioethics, and provides new analysis on how ordinary questions become "bioethical" questions. Editor(s): Vries, Raymond De; Turner, Leigh; Orfali, Kristina; Bosk, Charles L. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405152693
ISBN
9781405152693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Paperback. Brilliant cartoons on Christmas that will amuse the whole family Series: Christmas Comes to. Num Pages: 64 pages, 64. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 5HC; HBTB; JFCA; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445663548
ISBN
9781445663548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Hardback. Max Weber is widely considered a founder of sociology and the modern social sciences. This book provides details about Weber's visit to the United States in 1904 with his wife Marianne - what he did, what he saw, whom he met and why, and how these experiences profoundly influenced Weber's thought on immigration, capitalism, science, and culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JFCX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147796
ISBN
9780691147796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.05
€ 44.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12ill.65tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771. 394pp
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
KCBJ000028
ISBN
9780674307285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12ill.65tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771. Fine in acceptable dust wrapper. DW faded, with nicks and partial missing to rear top. Internally text clean, remains a fine copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
SKU
KSG0012537
ISBN
9780674307285
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Radner, Hilary; Stringer, Rebecca. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415895880
ISBN
9780415895880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

Paperback. A collection of hard-hitting, highly readable essays. Num Pages: 304 pages, 165 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714827919
ISBN
9780714827919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.70

Hardback.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190991
ISBN
9780300190991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.91

Paperback. In the 1980s - at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities - the Black Arts Movement burst onto the British art scene with breathtaking intensity, changing the nature and perception of British culture irreversibly. This volume presents a history of that movement. Editor(s): Bailey, David A. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 116 (31 in color; 85 in timeline as b/w). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; ACBK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 252 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334200
ISBN
9780822334200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816697168
ISBN
9780816697168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Social thinkers in all fields are faced with one unavoidable question: What does it mean to be human in the 21st century? This ambitious and groundbreaking book provides the first synthesis of historical, philosophical and sociological insights needed to address this question in a thoughtful and creative manner. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JFMG; JHMC; TCB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230233430
ISBN
9780230233430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Paperback. * Lipovetsky is an important thinker in France and his ideas and responses to current intellectual debates surrounding modernity and postmodernity discussed in this book will travel well. * This book presents a highly original new way of thinking about modern society and the individual. Num Pages: 102 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
102
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634210
ISBN
9780745634210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Canadian Plains Research Center
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889771963
ISBN
9780889771963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. Highland Folk Tales Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460901
ISBN
9780752460901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Hardcover. A sourcebook of historical written texts, video documentation, and working programs that form the foundation of new media. Editor(s): Wardrip-Fruin, Noah; Montfort, Nick. Num Pages: 840 pages, 551 illus. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 205 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1550.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
840
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
HAR/CDR
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262232272
ISBN
9780262232272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.58
€ 80.26

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