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Paperback. Multiculturalism has been blamed for encouraging oppression of women. Many critics opportunistically deploy gender equality to justify the retreat from multiculturalism, hijacking the equality agenda to perpetuate cultural stereotypes. The author offers a way of addressing dilemmas of justice and equality in multiethnic, multicultural societies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JFSL1; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141152
ISBN
9780691141152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Bulmer, Martin; Solomos, John. Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFCA; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138060227
ISBN
9781138060227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.15

Paperback. Delineates the concerns and considerations, principles and practices, concepts and categories that fall under the rubric of "multiculturalism". This readers analyzes themes such as the relations between self and other, selves and others; between knowledge, power, pedagogy, and empowerment; and between meaning, ambiguity, and representation. Editor(s): Goldberg, David Theo. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631189121
ISBN
9780631189121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.89

Paperback. Brings together a range of leading philosophers and social scientists to probe the political controversy surrounding multiculturalism. This work features K Anthony Appiah's commentary on the tensions between personal and collective identities, such as those shaped by religion, gender, ethnicity, race, and sexuality. Editor(s): Gutmann, Amy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Expanded Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691037790
ISBN
9780691037790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. A first in multimodal/multisemiotic discourse studies this collection of original articles by international scholars focuses primarily on texts from non-English speaking contexts. The illuminating insights enhance our understanding of how language and other semiotic resources construe specific cultural and social concerns. Editor(s): Bowcher, Wendy L. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; DSA; GTC; GTE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349321407
ISBN
9781349321407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349286621
ISBN
9781349286621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Paperback. Multiple Normalities enhances sociological understandings of normality by illustrating it with the help of British novels. It demonstrates commonalities and differences between the meanings of normality in these two periods, exemplifying the emergence of the multiple normalities and the transformation of ways in which we give meaning to the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; JFC; JFSR; JHB; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349340637
ISBN
9781349340637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Paperback. The book applies a model of municipal policing to compare a number of police systems in the European Union suggesting that in the future local communities will have some form of police enforcement mechanism that will not always include the sworn police officer. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JKV; JPA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349312450
ISBN
9781349312450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Analyses questions of cultural violence Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b&w illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223098
ISBN
9780253223098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415834551
ISBN
9780415834551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. This is a multi-disciplinary study that adopts an innovative and original approach to a highly topical question, that of meaning-making in museums. Series: Museum Meanings. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GM; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415086332
ISBN
9780415086332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Hardback. Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums in England, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States in engaging in public discourse, and gauges their ability to operate as sites of democratic public space. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405173834
ISBN
9781405173834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; GM; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029917
ISBN
9780271029917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.34
€ 61.40

Paperback. A collection of essays that illustrates the ways in which music - as a cultural practice, a commercial product, and an aesthetic form - has become enmeshed in debates about human rights, international law, and struggles for social justice. Editor(s): Weintraub, Andrew N.; Yung, Bell. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076626
ISBN
9780252076626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. How does music shape the exercise of diplomacy, the pursuit of power, and the conduct of international relations? Drawing together international scholars with backgrounds in musicology, ethnomusicology, political science, cultural history, and communication, this volume interweaves historical, theoretical, and practical perspectives. Editor(s): Ahrendt, Rebekah; Ferraguto, Mark; Mahiet, Damien. Num Pages: 302 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AV; HBTB; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 387.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349500192
ISBN
9781349500192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.01

Paperback. The contributors explore the intimate relationships between music & gender, across the wide range of cultures around the Mediterranean. Essays examine musical behaviour as representation, assertion, and transgression of gender identities. Editor(s): Magrini, Tullia. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones, 1 musical example. BIC Classification: 1QSM; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226501666
ISBN
9780226501666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Offering a one-of-a-kind approach to music and literature of the Americas, this book examines the relationships between musical protagonists from Colombia, Cuba, and the United States in novels by writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alejo Carpentier, Zora Neale Hurston, and John Okada." Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349492640
ISBN
9781349492640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Hardback. A collection of essays that examine televised music and the controversial genre of the music video. It addresses the key issues of contemporary Arab society - gender and sexuality, Islam, class, economy, power, and nation - as refracted through the culture of mediated music. It is suitable for the study of contemporary Arab society and culture. Editor(s): Frishkopf, Michael. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774162930
ISBN
9789774162930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.42

paperback. Representing a broad range of academic disciplines and geographic regions, this work examines how the imagination of race has influenced musical production, reception, and scholarly analysis. It reviews the history of race in European and American, non-Western and global music. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 720 pages, 36 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: AV; JFCX; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226702001
ISBN
9780226702001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.28

Hardback. At a time when the 'social' analysis of music is receiving unprecedented attention, this important new book demonstrates ways in which sociological ideas can make a distinct contribution to understanding music. In doing so, it also highlights the contrasts between a sociological perspective and those emanating from cultural studies and musicology. Series Editor(s): Martin, Peter J. Series: Music and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; JFCA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719072161
ISBN
9780719072161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.90

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