×


 x 

Shopping cart

Society & culture: general

Results 35209 - 35232 of 42250

Society & culture: general

Paperback. * A groundbreaking new study by a leading scholar on the history of the Jews and the process by which they became a diaspora people. * Wide-ranging in scope, from the expulsion of Jews from their ancestral homeland in the Ancient world to the 'Final Solution' and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660172
ISBN
9780745660172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.42

Paperback. A historical examination of the social culture of body image Num Pages: 219 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
219
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727690
ISBN
9780814727690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.11

Hardcover. Just as the art of the table became a centrepiece of French mores, Balzac used it as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing. This title describes the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honore de Balzac's writings. Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSRC; JFCV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973222
ISBN
9781907973222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. From India to Iraq, from London to Lahore, the relationship between religion and violence is a bitterly contested and casually misrepresented issue. This volume brings together several perspectives from a variety of fields to probe it. It seeks to shift analytical focus on to the contexts in which violence is expressed, enacted and reported. Editor(s): Al-Rasheed, Madawi; Shterin, Marat. Num Pages: 256 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845116873
ISBN
9781845116873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Explains how inequalities, job insecurity and global warming are the logical outcomes of supercapitalism. This work shows that companies, fighting hard to be competitive, have become deeply involved in politics, and how the tools used to temper society's problems - taxation and education - have withered as supercapitalism has burgeoned. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JHBA; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRA0005111
ISBN
9781848310469
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKVM; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680887
ISBN
9780816680887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.07

Paperback. An account of the "war" against women, the insidiously manipulated political and cultural backlash against the hard-won equality and independence which women achieved in the 1970s and 1980s. Using examples from all areas of public life, Faludi presents a picture of the erosion of women's status. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099222712
ISBN
9780099222712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages, 7ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
African American Images
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913543108
ISBN
9780913543108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. A tour of the most common cultural differences Americans/No. Europeans encounter when doing business in ten of the world's key markets Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941176146
ISBN
9781941176146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Muhammad Musaddiq was the first of the great charismatic anti-colonial campaigners of the post-war world. As Prime Minister of Iran between 1951 and 1953 he nationalised the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and led the nation's defiant attempt to run its oil industry independently during an economic blockade. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860642906
ISBN
9781860642906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.38

Paperback. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JFMP; JFMX; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479827466
ISBN
9781479827466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.76

Paperback. A concise, comprehensive guide to reproductive politics in America Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JFMA; JFMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199811410
ISBN
9780199811410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. Over the centuries, European debate about nature and status of images of God and sacred figures has often upset the established order and shaken societies to their core. This book focuses on these historical arguments, from the period of Late Antiquity up to the classic defenses of images by St John of Damascus and Theodore of Studion. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGR; HRC; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814712146
ISBN
9780814712146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. "A remarkable achievement. Bartal presents the broad contours of nineteenth-century East European Jewish history even as he reworks them into a nontraditional narrative."-David Engel, New York University Translator(s): Naor, Chaya. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219074
ISBN
9780812219074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Offers a critique of discourse about African music. This work offers a look at the history of African music scholarship. It offers an alternative "Afro-centric" means of understanding African music, and in doing so, describes a different mode of creativity beyond the usual provenance of Western criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AVA; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415943901
ISBN
9780415943901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.80

Hardback. Questions about how humans come to know themselves and their worlds have always been at the heart of anthropology, and are necessarily part of a broader intellectual history. This book brings together anthropologists to discuss how they come to know what they know about the societies they study. Editor(s): Harris, Mark. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 354 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453640
ISBN
9781845453640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415827935
ISBN
9780415827935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.24

Hardcover. A significant collection of essays by the late Nicholas Mansergh, one of the leading historians of twentieth century Ireland, edited by his wife, Diana Series: Irish history. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. Weight in Grams: 613.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181058
ISBN
9781859181058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 52.59

Paperback. Mad Men, Mad World is a comprehensive analysis of this groundbreaking TV series. Editor(s): Goodlad, Lauren M. E.; Kaganovsky, Lilya; Rushing, Robert A. Num Pages: 432 pages, 97 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; APT; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354185
ISBN
9780822354185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. Explores how contemporary cinema treats state-sponsored atrocity, evoking multiple landscapes of state terror. Investigating the ethical potential of cinematic atrocity images, this book argues that while films help to create and confirm normative perceptions about atrocities, they can also disrupt those perceptions and build alternatives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; APFA; JFCA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400428
ISBN
9781474400428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857851512
ISBN
9780857851512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.48

Paperback. This important book offers a comprehensive guide to the international policies developed to stop rape , together with case study examples on how they work. The book describes how law and criminal justice system, health services, specialised services for victim-survivors, educational and cultural interventions can best be coordinated. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447322092
ISBN
9781447322092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Isaac, Joel; Kloppenberg, James T.; Ratner-Rosenhagen, Jennifer; O'Brien, Michael. Num Pages: 408 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCD; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190459475
ISBN
9780190459475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.59

Paperback. In the 1920s, when film criticism was as new as the cinema itself, a particular way of thinking about the movies developed in Paris. This collection of essays discusses this mystery and others like it: Why did photography and the detective story originate at exactly the same time? Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214386
ISBN
9780253214386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.68

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!