Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Why do children seem to desire so much, so often, so soon, and why do parents capitulate so readily? This book teases out the complex factors that contribute to how we buy, from lunchroom conversations about Game Boys to the stark inequalities facing American children. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448. Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture. 320 pages, illustrations. Why do children seem to desire so much, so often, so soon, and why do parents capitulate so readily? This book teases out the complex factors that contribute to how we buy, from lunchroom conversations about Game Boys to the stark inequalities facing American children. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; JFSP1. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight: 444.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st PB Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258440
- ISBN
- 9780520258440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. How well do you know the Bible? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 194 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340980040
- ISBN
- 9780340980040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. A clear account of how Islamic political thought has developed from the politico-religious structure established by Mohammed and his immediate successors. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSR2; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748610983
- ISBN
- 9780748610983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475627
- ISBN
- 9780801475627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Hardback. The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Num Pages: 208 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783272150
- ISBN
- 9781783272150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.25
€ 108.25
Hardcover. Conflict and Costume presents more than 70 vibrant portraits of Herero people in traditional Victorian-style and paramilitary costume. With an introduction on the history of the Herero since the 19th century and the origins of their dress, this book will appeal to anyone interested in costume history, African culture and photography. Num Pages: 108 pages, 75 illustrations, 70 in colour, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMN; AJCP; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 298 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Publisher
- Merrell Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858946009
- ISBN
- 9781858946009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.71
€ 40.99
€ 33.71
Paperback.
The rise of digital media has been widely regarded as transforming the nature of our social experience in the twenty-first century. The speed with which new forms of connectivity and communication are being incorporated into our everyday lives often gives us little time to stop and consider the social implications of those practices. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662299
- ISBN
- 9780745662299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.28
€ 40.99
€ 40.28
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739106877
- ISBN
- 9780739106877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.74€ 17.38
€ 107.74
€ 17.38
Paperback. The fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of JFK brings news facts, theories, and myths to the forefront of the event. No stone is left unturned, no document left unread in this latest research effort by three respected authors of political intrigue. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629144887
- ISBN
- 9781629144887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.34
€ 15.99
€ 15.34
paperback. An exploration of the life, work, and historical background of Aphra Behn: seventeenth-century dramatist, poet, novelist, political propagandist, bisexual and spy. BIC Classification: BGL; DD; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. .
- Publisher
- Fentum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised Edition, Fully Revised with a New Introduc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909572065
- ISBN
- 9781909572065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.31
€ 19.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Judith; Gambetti, Zeynep; Sabsay, Leticia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HPS; JFFK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362906
- ISBN
- 9780822362906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTZ1; JFSR1; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172576
- ISBN
- 9780691172576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.15
€ 46.99
€ 33.15
Paperback. For the second edition of this work, James Watson has added a new chapter on "McDonald's as Political Target," as well as reflections on the dark side of globalism. Editor(s): Watson, James. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749893
- ISBN
- 9780804749893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.97
€ 27.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Explores the integral role of women in our society. The realm of spirituality, the author poses, has remained male-dominated - not only male-dominated but male-chauvinistic. There were reasons why all religions and spiritual traditions, in their nascent forms, diminished women. They were against women because they were fear-driving. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250006240
- ISBN
- 9781250006240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.18
€ 18.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490. A Journey into the Native American Universe. 352 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight: 486.
- Publisher
- Weiser Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578633715
- ISBN
- 9781578633715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.02
€ 19.99
€ 19.02
Hardcover. The first book to present practical methods for using the technique of scenario planning to chart a company's course. The program offered here is based on methods developed at Royal Dutch Shell and popularized by Peter Schwartz in the bestselling The Art of the Long View. Editor(s): Fahey, Liam; Randall, Robert M. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; KCJ; KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 239 x 34. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471303527
- ISBN
- 9780471303527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.20€ 49.58
€ 59.20
€ 49.58
Paperback. This text uses Nordic ethnography methods and Latin American culture theory to explain how differing groups legitimise their own identities by identifying with notions drawn from folklore. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859181690
- ISBN
- 9781859181690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.00
€ 21.99
€ 20.00
Paperback. Illustrates the power of rites to help us navigate life's troublesome transitions. This book covers the significant life events of birth, initiation, marriage, and death. It explores innovative rites for important events such as beginning school, same-sex commitment ceremonies, abortion, serious illness, divorce, and retirement. Series: Life Passages S. Num Pages: 393 pages, 6 figures, 7 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: HRLF; JFC; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520. Re-Inventing Rites of Passage. Series: Life Passages S. 393 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 6 line illustrations. Illustrates the power of rites to help us navigate life's troublesome transitions. This book covers the significant life events of birth, initiation, marriage, and death. It explores innovative rites for important events such as beginning school, same-sex commitment ceremonies, abortion, serious illness, divorce, and retirement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRLF; JFC; JHBT; JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 26. Weight: 552.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 393
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236752
- ISBN
- 9780520236752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Draws on in-depth research with marginalised young people and the professionals who support them to explore the implications of a 'vulnerability zeitgeist', asking how far the rise of vulnerability in welfare and criminal justice processes serves the interests of those who are most disadvantaged. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447318187
- ISBN
- 9781447318187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume One, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korean from ancient times through the sixteenth century. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H.; Ch'oe, Yongho; De Bary, William Theodore; Kang, Hugh H.W. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; DSB; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231105675
- ISBN
- 9780231105675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 35.82
€ 44.99
€ 35.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697250
- ISBN
- 9780816697250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.10
€ 30.99
€ 29.10
Hardcover. This work demonstrates that religious Jews have been able to keep issues on the political agenda of the Israeli government, but not to determine their outcomes. It shows that, within the communities of both religious and secular Jews, there is division about conceding parts of biblical Israel. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JFSR1; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KIN0001054
- ISBN
- 9781555876784
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Wildcat. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFSC; JHBL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335995
- ISBN
- 9780745335995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.56
€ 33.99
€ 22.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 105 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145152
- ISBN
- 9780231145152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.04
€ 30.99
€ 22.04