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Paperback. Once America's "arsenal of democracy," Detroit is now the symbol of the American urban crisis. In this reappraisal of America's racial and economic inequalities, the author asks why Detroit and other industrial cities have become the sites of persistent racialized poverty. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 29 halftones. 17 tables. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJP; JFSG; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated edition with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162553
ISBN
9780691162553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.52

Hardcover. What is 'human being'? This work offers a fresh understanding of this central question of our existence, turning to phenomenology and philosophical anthropology to help us understand who we are as individuals and communities and what makes us act they way we do. Editor(s): Calcagno, Antonio. Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826218438
ISBN
9780826218438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.18

Paperback. Thomas M. Prymak uses the essays and articles he has written over the past thirty years as a historian of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian history to reflect on the evolution of ethnic studies in Canada and the United States. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614383
ISBN
9781442614383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. A Companion to Border Studies introduces an exciting and expanding field of interdisciplinary research, through the writing of an international array of scholars, from diverse perspectives that include anthropology, development studies, geography, history, political science and sociology. Editor(s): Wilson, Thomas M.; Donnan, Hastings. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHBD; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119111672
ISBN
9781119111672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

Paperback. A cultural studies examination of the 20th-century genre of dystopian fiction in the political and scholarly context of the evolution of science fiction studies and utopian studies since the 1960s. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Westview Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813397689
ISBN
9780813397689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.25

Hardcover. Editor(s): Adams, Julie; Lythberg, Billie; Salmond, Amiria; Owen, Gwilym. Num Pages: 364 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1QSP; ACB; HD; JFCD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 295 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2000.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578694
ISBN
9781877578694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Trautmann, Thomas R. Series: Debates in Indian History. Num Pages: 334 pages, 24 b/w. BIC Classification: HBJF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195692006
ISBN
9780195692006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.21

Hardcover. In Sami Musical Performance and the Politics of Indigeneity in Northern Europe, ethnomusicologist Thomas Hilder offers the first book-length study of this diverse and dynamic music scene and its intersection with the politics of indigeneity. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; AVA; AVGH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810888951
ISBN
9780810888951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.42

Paperback. Because of their enormous size, elephants have long been irresistible for kings as symbols of their eminence. The author traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the West, where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 colour plates, 40 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFZ; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226264363
ISBN
9780226264363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.56

Paperback. Offers a different interpretation of the genesis of "kinship" and of the role it played in late nineteenth-century intellectual history. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 illustrations, 5 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260061
ISBN
9780803260061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Hardback. Shows that 'Aryan,' a word that today evokes images of racial hatred and atrocity, was first used by Europeans to suggest bonds of kinship. This book features the history of British Orientalism and the ethnology of India. Num Pages: 259 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520205468
ISBN
9780520205468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Paperback. "This classic work by the distinguished economist traces the history of nine American ethnic groups--the Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexicans." Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 377.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465020751
ISBN
9780465020751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.11

Paperback. Encompassing more than a decade of research around the globe, this book shows that cultural capital has far more impact than politics, prejudice, or genetics on the social and economic fates of minorities, nations, and civilization. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465067978
ISBN
9780465067978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 41 b&w, 5 colour. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JM; JFSP1; JHB; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636086
ISBN
9783837636086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.27
€ 42.08

Paperback. Every age, labels others to a particular fate, such as the witch consigned to the fire. The priest has now been replaced by the psychiatrist and this text examines the role of medicine as a more insidious tyrant than religion, as it claims to be beneficial to both the patient and the commonwealth. Num Pages: 426 pages, appendix, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHM; JPVH; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815604617
ISBN
9780815604617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Paperback. The idea of "insanity" pervades every aspect of our daily lives. Here, Szasz contends that the term actually functions as a euphemism for problems in living, as an excuse for crime and misbehaviour, as a stigma for invalidating adversaries - and, generally, as a metaphor and legal fiction. Num Pages: 436 pages, notes. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815604600
ISBN
9780815604600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps, 5 tables, 18 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226817002
ISBN
9780226817002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.20

Paperback. Wiedemann presents an original and comprehensive study of the changing significance of gladiatoral contests to Roman culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 19 photographs and 21 line drawings, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KOC0010670
ISBN
9780415121644
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Hardcover. An exciting and cutting-edge volume of essays, which collectively and singularly aim to challenge the conventions of connectivity and relationality in social theory and description through a serious and crucially ethnographic reflection on the category of 'detachment' Editor(s): Yarrow, Thomas; Candea, Matei; Trundle, Catherine; Cook, Jo. Num Pages: 264 pages. Dimension: 281 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096853
ISBN
9780719096853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.32

Paperback. The words of the author, a revered Sun Dance chief of the Crow Indian tribe, are brought to life by the internationally known American Indian actor, Gordon Tootoosis. This book is illustrated with over 100 previously unpublished color and sepia photographs from as early as 1903 and traditional American Indian motifs. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 colour and sepai photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316277
ISBN
9781933316277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.51

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