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Hardcover. Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution. Editor(s): Dunning, Eric. Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726. Sport and Leisure in the Civilising Process. Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias. 352 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Dunning, Eric. Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JHBS. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 34. Weight: 722.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558439
ISBN
9781904558439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.52
€ 54.47

Paperback. A memoir that tells how the author dated women, joined a bowling league, visited strip bars, retreated to a monastery, got a job in sales and even infiltrated a men's therapy group. It provides an account of what it is to be a man - and a woman - in the modern world. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286. My Year Disguised as a Man. 288 pages. A memoir that tells how the author dated women, joined a bowling league, visited strip bars, retreated to a monastery, got a job in sales and even infiltrated a men's therapy group. It provides an account of what it is to be a man - and a woman - in the modern world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; JFCA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight: 286.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843545040
ISBN
9781843545040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. This important book addresses a growing international interest in 'age-friendly' communities, examining the conflicting stereotypes of rural communities as either idyllic and supportive or isolated and bereft of services. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349019
ISBN
9781861349019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.96

Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141864
ISBN
9780231141864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.00
€ 76.68

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBTV; JPA; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641737
ISBN
9780691641737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Haenn, Nora; Wilk, Richard; Harnish, Allison. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 996.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479876761
ISBN
9781479876761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.88

Hardback. Taking two narrative genres that are generally presumed to have been stymied by the censor's knife--the Victorian novel and classical Hollywood film--this book reveals the varied ways in which censorship, for all its blustery self-righteousness, can actually be good for sex, politics, feminism, and art. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804784207
ISBN
9780804784207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.02

Paperback. Examines the reasons for the high rate of hereditary deafness among the population of Martha's Vineyard and discusses the place of deaf people in town life. Num Pages: 184 pages, 5 line illustrations, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674270411
ISBN
9780674270411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HRH; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522869262
ISBN
9780522869262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.35

Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D.; Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 252 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1460. The Construction of the French Past. Conflicts and Divisions. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D.; Goldhammer, Arthur. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; J. Dimension: 183 x 252 x 30. Weight: 1352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Subsequent
Number of pages
642
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231084048
ISBN
9780231084048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.81
€ 57.25

Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 643 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1218. The Construction of the French Past. Traditions. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kritzman, Lawrence D. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight: 1186. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
643
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106344
ISBN
9780231106344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.81
€ 56.40

Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 751 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTE; HBJD; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1566. The Construction of the French Past. Symbols. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GTE; HBJD; JFC; JPFN. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 54. Weight: 1508. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
751
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109260
ISBN
9780231109260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.81
€ 56.40

Paperback. This provocative new introduction to the field of digital sociology offers a critical overview of interdisciplinary debates about new ways of knowing society that are emerging today at the interface of computing, social research and social life. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745684796
ISBN
9780745684796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.21

Paperback. A mixture of puzzles, games, colouring and drawing activities, this hands-on activity book lets you draw pictures around the puppets as you explore all the different areas of Ricetown and meet the different Ricemonsters. It allows you to solve puzzles by putting the puppets in the die-cut slots, play games, and colour in the pictures. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Dimension: 260 x 200. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500651025
ISBN
9780500651025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 321 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855752385
ISBN
9780855752385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Edition
Edition Unstated
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855752873
ISBN
9780855752873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JNFD; JNLB; JNU; YQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Guilford Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781462526468
ISBN
9781462526468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.93

Paperback. Prins shows how powerful Wall Street bankers partnered with presidents to became the unelected leaders of the 20th century. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPHC; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 42. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568584799
ISBN
9781568584799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.99

Hardcover. Provides an analysis of the dynamics of change and class configuration in Iranian society. Using a theoretical framework, this work maps the trajectory of class changes over time, specifically noting the movements between pre revolutionary and post revolutionary Iran. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 376 pages, notes, bibliography, index, 37 tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630708
ISBN
9780815630708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKC; AKL; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500094006
ISBN
9780500094006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.10
€ 174.48

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