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		Our Own Devices
		The Past and Future of Body Technology		Social Studies
		Edward Tenner
		Knopf 2003 314 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0375407227
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	Edward Tenner has been dubbed 'the philosopher of everyday technology' by an American radio station, and everyday objects that affect how we use our bodies - how we sit, stand, walk and communicate - are the subject of his intriguing study. Tenner examines the structures, devices and systems we use and our skills in using them - 'technology and technique' - and discusses topics including bottle-feeding, footwear, posture chairs and reclining chairs, musical and text keyboards, eyeglasses and helmets. American-cut pages.
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		Tribes
				Social Studies
		Art Wolfe
		Thames & Hudson 1997 160 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0500542155 344x230mm
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	To celebrate the fast-disappearing traditions of dress and decoration in tribal societies, the renowned nature photographer Art Wolfe travelled the world documenting peoples such as the Masai and Samburu of Kenya, the Bomai and Huli of Papua New Guinea, the Quechua people of Peru and the richly tattooed Polynesian tribes. Wolfe offers a detailed commentary on the peoples depicted in his striking images and the book is introduced by a professor of anthropology, David Maybury-Lewis of Harvard University.
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		Roots of Social Sensibility and Neural Function
				Social Studies
		Jay Schulkin
		MIT 2000 206 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0262194473
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	We are social animals, with evolved mechanisms to discern the beliefs and desires of others. This social reason is linked to the concept of intentionality, the ability to attribute beliefs and desires to others. In this book Jay Schulkin explores social reason from philosophical, psychological and cognitive neuroscientific perspectives. He argues for a pragmatist approach, in which the role of experience - that is, interaction with others - is central to any consideration of action in the social world.
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		Liberals and Cannibals
		The Implications of Diversity		Social Studies
		Steven Lukes
		Verso 2003 182 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1859845959
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	Taking as his starting point Robert Frost's accusation that a liberal is someone who can't take his own side in an argument, Steven Lukes confronts liberal thought with its own limitations. The essays in this collection focus on the perennial questions of how the tension between relativism and the moral universalism current in contemporary politics can be resolved within the framework of liberalism. Among the essay topics are the thought of Isaiah Berlin, Hayek and social justice, the politics of identity, and human rights.
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		Fashion Classics from Carlyle to Barthes
		Dress, Body, Culture		Social Studies
		Michael Carter (Dress, Body, Culture)
		Berg 2003 178 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1859736017
		Published Price £50.00		Sale Price £13.99
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		Sunset Lives
		British Retirement Migration to the Mediterranean		Social Studies
		Russell King; Tony Warnes; Allan Williams
		Berg 2000 235 pages		Qty
		Paperback 185973362X
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	An analysis of the phenomenon of international retirement migration, tracing the story of the migrants from their old to their new homes, and examining the conceptual and policy contexts of this relatively new form of transnational mobility. The Costa del Sol, the Algarve, Tuscany and Malta attract increasing numbers of retirees each year, especially British and other North European citizens. This study explores the motivations of the mainly well-off and well-educated retirees who settle in Southern Europe and how they manage the transition. It demonstrates the roles of international tourism and of living abroad earlier in life in the formation of the ambition to retire abroad, and it describes the dominantly positive consequences of the moves.
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		This is Cocaine
				Social Studies
		Nick Constable
		Sanctuary 2002 198 pages		Qty
		Paperback 1860745474
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	Offers a frank and unbiased look at cocaine's curious history, as well as delving into the politics of cocaine production and the extraordinary world of drug trafficking. The science of cocaine addiction and its health implications are also examined.
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		This is Cannabis
				Social Studies
		Nick Brownlee
		Sanctuary 2002 168 pages		Qty
		Paperback 1860745466
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	Provides the facts about cannabis in an authoritative and straightforward manner, as well as outlining laws and culture relating to the drug. The commercial potential of cannabis is also acknowledged.
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		40563Shamanism
		Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy		Social Studies
		Mircea Eliade
		Arkana 1989 616 pages		Qty
		Paperback 0140191550
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	Shamanism - combining magic and medicine, religion, mysticism and poetry - is a phenomenon largely restricted to Siberia and Central Asia, although it has been a feature of many other societies from North America to the Pacific Islands. First published in 1964, Eliade's study is the standard work on the figure of the shaman and brings together psychological, sociological and ethnological viewpoints on the ideology, symbolism and techniques of ecstasy.
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		Panic Attacks
		Media Manpulation and Mass Delusion		Social Studies
		Robert E Bartholomew; Hilary Evans
		Sutton 2004 226 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0750937858
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	Orson Welles's 1938 broadcast of The War of the Worlds, which caused widespread panic, is perhaps the most notorious example of the power of the media. From the birth of tabloid journalism to the most recent scares, Panic Attacks asks why the media has such power to manipulate us, examining imaginary or exaggerated threats such as the Halley's Comet panic of 1910, the recent American 'Satanic ritual abuse' epidemic and the BBC's infamous Ghostwatch 'live broadcast'.
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		Visions of the Future in Germany and America
				Social Studies
		Norbert Finzsch; Hermann Wellenreuther (Edited by)
		Berg 2001 584 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1859735215
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	This book explores the historical context surrounding various debates, decisions and beliefs about the future in recent centuries. Religious, political, literary and ecological visions of the future in America and Germany are addressed comparatively. This collection of essays delves into the hopes and fears for the future that have shaped the past.
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		Vectors of Memory
		Legacies of Trauma in Postwar Europe		Social Studies
		Nancy Wood
		Berg 1999 210 pages		Qty
		Hardback 1859732895
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	This book uses the concept of 'vectors' of memory to designate the conduits of that memorial activity, and examines in detail a range of vectors - historiography, war crimes trials, novels and films - that have focused public attention and debate in this era of so-called 'commemorative obsession'.
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		South Italian Festivals
		A Local History of Ritual and Change		Social Studies
		Herman Tak
		Amsterdam University Press 2000 272 pages		Qty
		Paperback 9053564268
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	A story of socio-economic changes in an Italian mountain town Calvello over a 500 year period; from traditional society to modernity. The book studies a one year cycle of local and ecclesiastical rituals. With the analysis of field research, oral history, iconography, topography and archival sources, Tak reveals an interplay between the structures of social life and their ritual expression.
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		The Institutional Imperative
		The Interface of Institutions and Networks		Social Studies
		Anton C Zijderveld
		Amsterdam University Press 2000 216 pages		Qty
		Paperback 9053564322
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	Professor Zijderveld argues that human beings cannot exist, cannot even develop their individuality, freedom, or creativity without institutions the character of which have changed under the impact of globalisation, ICT and flexibilization.
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		The Future of the Sciences and Humanities: Four Analytical
		Essays and a Critical Debate on the Future of Scholastic Endeavour		Social Studies
		Peter Tindermans; Alexander Verrijn-Stuart; Rob Visser (Edited by)
		Amsterdam University Press 2002 240 pages		Qty
		Paperback 9053565663
		Published Price £12.50		Sale Price £7.99
	Based on a debate held by the Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (Holland Society of Arts and Sciences) in 2002, this volume of four essays, with discussions and the editors' introduction, addresses the ways in which the sciences and humanities can evolve, addressing problems such as how to reconcile specialization and broadening of scope as ways forward; compartmentalization and interdisciplinary research; new approaches to research in general; and governmental and institutional policies.
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