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Society & culture: general

Paperback. What is the nature of friendship, and what is its significance in our lives? The author tracks historical ideas of friendship, gathers a diversity of friendship stories from the annals of myth and literature, and provides unexpected insights into our friends, ourselves, and the role of friendships in an ethical life. Series: Vices and Virtues. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFFP; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205367
ISBN
9780300205367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 123 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628921427
ISBN
9781628921427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Goldstone, Brian; Obarrio, Juan. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226402383
ISBN
9780226402383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. An exploration of the personal and spiritual truths revealed through LSD. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594773839
ISBN
9781594773839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780758201874
ISBN
9780758201874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.86

Hardback. Whether you're a devoted Janeite or simply Jane-curious, The Making of Jane Austen will have you thinking about how a literary icon is made, transformed, and handed down from generation to generation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422824
ISBN
9781421422824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. An ethnography that focuses on Meratus Dayaks, a marginal and marginalized group in the deep rainforest of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It looks not for consensus and coherence in Meratus culture but rather allows individual Meratus men and women to return our gaze. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFK; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000510
ISBN
9780691000510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSJ2; JFSL9; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855756581
ISBN
9780855756581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. A powerful critique of the stories that feminists tell about the past four decades of Western feminist theory. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349167
ISBN
9780822349167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFFD; JFFN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 247 x 23. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958291676
ISBN
9783958291676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476907
ISBN
9780801476907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. In this authoritative book, Malise Ruthven provides an analysis of the events of September 11 in America. He discusses the role of the global market and examines the tangled web of grievances that formed the substance of the bombers' complaints. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KRA0010683
ISBN
9781862075733
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Parker-Stainback, Michael. Series: Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 114 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351108
ISBN
9781584351108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.71

Paperback. A compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt, their interpretation, their significance and their cults. It answers questions such as why the jackal represents Anubis, the embalmer god, and why the dung beetle represents the sun god Khepri. Num Pages: 144 pages, 114 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GBC; HRKP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOC0010694
ISBN
9780500272534
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 16.99
€ 12.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 black and white images. BIC Classification: JFFC1; KNDF; RNFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 246 x 36. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623170004
ISBN
9781623170004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.84

Paperback. This portrait of Somali life in Nairobi counters much of the recent media hype about East- leigh's role as a safe haven for Al-Shabaab and focuses instead on its function as an African economic hub. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044752
ISBN
9781849044752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Media & Youth: A Developmental Perspective provides a thorough review and critique of the media effects research conducted on infants, children, and adolescents. Throughout their development, youths vary cognitively, emotionally, physically, and socially. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFD; JMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179478
ISBN
9781405179478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.69

Paperback. Based on fieldwork among undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers, 'Illegal' Traveller offers a narrative of the polysemic nature of borders, border politics, and rituals and performances of border-crossing. Interjecting personal experiences into ethnographic writing it is 'a form of self-narrative that places the self within a social context'. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFFD; JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230336742
ISBN
9780230336742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.32

Paperback. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486. Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan. 320 pages, 29 b&w photographs. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211513
ISBN
9780520211513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 22 color illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK2; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Harrington Park Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939594174
ISBN
9781939594174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Paperback. This collection of traditional stories and tales, many of which are published for the first time, will delight lovers of Devonshire folklore. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455051
ISBN
9780752455051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. The contributors gathered together by Richard J. Golsan and Sarah M. Misemer in The Trial That Never Ends assess the contested legacy of Hannah Arendt's famous book and the issues she raised. Editor(s): Golsan, Richard J. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HPS; JFSR1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487501464
ISBN
9781487501464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, tables, figures, biblio. BIC Classification: GTF; JFS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 325.
Publisher
Westview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813325224
ISBN
9780813325224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. A pioneer of LGBTQ studies dares to suggest that gayness is a way of being that gay men must learn from one another to become who they are. The genius of gay culture resides in some of its most despised stereotypes aestheticism, snobbery, melodrama, glamour, caricatures of women, and obsession with mothers and in the social meaning of style. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5S; DSA; JFSJ; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674283992
ISBN
9780674283992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.59

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