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paperback. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Translator(s): Davies, Angela. Num Pages: 227 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288. The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century. 227 pages, 74 illustrations. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight: 270. Translator(s): Davies, Angela.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 227
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203549
- ISBN
- 9780520203549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.82
€ 34.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. He argues that "religionis a construction of European modernity, a construction that authorizes-for Westerners and non-Westerners alike-particular forms of "history making." Num Pages: 344 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAX; HRH; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801846328
- ISBN
- 9780801846328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.60
€ 38.99
€ 32.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Tanabe, Shigeharu. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1 illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786162151170
- ISBN
- 9786162151170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
€ 33.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. Translator(s): Lathe, Robert; Whittaker, Nancy. Series: Foundations of Waldorf Education. Num Pages: 347 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Anthroposophic Press
- Number of pages
- 347
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880103923
- ISBN
- 9780880103923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.62
€ 24.99
€ 21.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Phongpaichit, Pasuk; Baker, Chris. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JHB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. .
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814722001
- ISBN
- 9789814722001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.59
€ 33.59
Paperback. An analysis of migration, labor-management collaboration, and the mobility of capital based on case studies in New England and Colombia. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341901
- ISBN
- 9780822341901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Hardback. This volume offers a comprehensive guide to methods used in the sociocultural, linguistic and historical research of food use. This volume is unique in offering food-related research methods from multiple academic disciplines, and includes methods that bridge disciplines to provide a thorough review of best practices. Editor(s): Chzran, Janet; Brett, John. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785332890
- ISBN
- 9781785332890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.67
€ 164.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AN; JFSR1; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195984
- ISBN
- 9781845195984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
paperback. This major work, now available in paperback, by one of the worlda s leading anthropologists discusses the style, imagery and metaphor of the great anthropologists, thereby developing Geertza s claim that doing good anthropology is like writing good literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745607597
- ISBN
- 9780745607597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.75
€ 23.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. The late Elliot Richardson, Washington's ultimate insider, examines the growing hostility of American citizens toward government and explores what it means to be a responsible American today. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402. Clean copy with very light shelfwear. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KST0018200
- ISBN
- 9780813397849
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Explores how members of Guanajuato's Santa Fe Cooperative, Mexico's cooperatively owned silver mine, give meaning to their labor in an era of globalization and neoliberalism. This work analyzes the cooperative's practices and the importance of patrimonio in their understanding of work, kinship, and morality. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHBL; KCF; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132398
- ISBN
- 9780231132398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.17
€ 43.99
€ 31.17
Paperback. Through virtuoso interpretations of works of cinema, photography, critical theory, and literature, including Lydia Davis' story "Break It Down" (reprinted in full here), this title explores what it means to live with negativity, with those divisions that may be irreparable. Series: Theory Q. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBA; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822355946
- ISBN
- 9780822355946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.36
€ 26.99
€ 25.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JNKS; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082375
- ISBN
- 9780252082375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Privacy is one of the most important concepts of our time, yet it is also one of the most elusive. This book offers an overview of the difficulties involved in discussions of privacy and also provides a provocative resolution. It argues that no single definition can be workable, but rather that there are multiple forms of privacy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: JHB; JMH; JPHC; LNDC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2/28/10
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035072
- ISBN
- 9780674035072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.01
€ 34.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. This leading, authoritative textbook has been carefully and substantially revised to provide the indispensable foundational resource for the sociology of work. The fourth edition has been transformed to combine unrivalled explanations of classic theories with the most cutting-edge research, data and debates. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 191 x 35. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650456
- ISBN
- 9780745650456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.86
€ 42.86
Hardback. An ethnographic study exploring the role of cricket in maintaining cultural connections between Canadians and other members of the Caribbean diaspora. Series Editor(s): Horne, John. Series: Globalizing Sport Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFSL1; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784994075
- ISBN
- 9781784994075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.15
€ 158.15
Paperback. We normally take it for granted that other people will live on after we ourselves have died. Even if we do not believe in a personal afterlife in which we survive our own deaths, we assume that there will be a "collective afterlife" in which humanity survives long after we are gone. Editor(s): Kolodny, Niko. Series: The Berkeley Tanner Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; HPQ; JHBZ; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190469177
- ISBN
- 9780190469177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.04
€ 40.04
Hardcover. Series: Anthem Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, 13+ maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857285294
- ISBN
- 9780857285294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.37
€ 141.37
Paperback. Explores alternative means of concept construction and their impact on the role of concepts in measurement, case selection, and theories. This book examines the necessary approach to concept building and contrasts it with the family resemblance approach. It provides advice on the construction and use of social science concepts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124117
- ISBN
- 9780691124117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.52€ 46.93
€ 59.52
€ 46.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; GBGP; JHM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826317247
- ISBN
- 9780826317247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.62
€ 29.62