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Paperback. This work shows how the biblical story of suffering and the journey to redemption inspired a pragmatic tradition of racial advocacy among African Americans in the early 19th century. It compares the historical uses of Exodus by black and white Americans and the concepts on "nation" it generated. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; HR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226298207
ISBN
9780226298207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. Looks at how people from the world's poorest societies struggle to migrate to the rich West: the effects on those left behind and on the host societies, and explores the impulses and thinking that inform Western immigration policy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFN; JFFS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141042169
ISBN
9780141042169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Barbara Fuchs examines the paradoxes in the construction of Spain in relation to its Moorish heritage through an analysis of Spanish literature, costume, language, architecture, and chivalric practices from 1492 to 1609. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; JFSR2; JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221732
ISBN
9780812221732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Series Editor(s): Smith, Alexander. Series: New Ethnographies. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; JFCK; JFSL9; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 357 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526100832
ISBN
9781526100832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.51

Paperback. Attempting to define the exotic, this text focuses on the shifting relations between popular portrayals of exotic "others" and the practice of anthropology, seeking to cast light on gender, race and the public sphere in America's history. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 462 pages, 20 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226472645
ISBN
9780226472645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.61

Paperback. Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambia's economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s the urban economy has rapidly deteriorated. This title explores the social and cultural responses to this prolonged period of sharp economic decline. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 343 pages, 7 figures, 7 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; GTB; JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
343
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217027
ISBN
9780520217027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. The stories in this anthology emerged from interviews with women and young people about their experiences of intervention when they were escaping a situation of abuse, neglect and/or sexual exploitation. They come from the research project "Cultural Encounters in Intervention Against Violence (CEINAV)" in four countries Editor(s): Hagemann-White, Carol; Grafe, Bianca. Num Pages: 350 pages, with illustrations (b&w). BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSL1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 170. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Verlag Barbara Budrich Germany
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9783847420439
ISBN
9783847420439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.85

Hardback. Editor(s): Heinamaki, Leena; Herrmann, Thora Martina. Series: Springer Polar Sciences. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFC; JFSL9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319480688
ISBN
9783319480688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.70

Hardback. This provocative book offers a new theory of culture with a unique focus on our aesthetic response to order and meaningfulness. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHB; JHMC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739116388
ISBN
9780739116388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.47

Paperback. Recent urban disturbances, concerns about the fate of asylum seekers and renewed debates about the nature of ethnic identity and citizenship have all combined to give ethnic differences a high public and policy profile. This book explores the diverse experiences of ethnic disadvantage and challenges common assumptions. Num Pages: 192 pages, figs. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFF; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344670
ISBN
9781861344670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.77

hardcover. In a series of probing, innovative essays, Marc Aronson explores the true potential of Young Adult literature and revels in the passion of its readers he exposes the real problem with teenagers and reading: adult myths, projections and blind prejudices. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810839045
ISBN
9780810839045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLB; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761806608
ISBN
9780761806608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.17

Hardback. This book explores the lived, embodied experiences of aging men as a counterpoint to the weary stereotypes often imposed on them. Conventionally, in Western cultures, they are seen as inevitably in decline. The book challenges these distorted images through a detailed analysis of aging men's life stories. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSJ2; JFSP31; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137527561
ISBN
9781137527561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.05

paperback. Provides an overview of the myths and stereotypes that surround Black sexuality and an analysis of how Euro-Americans developed these myths as part of a strategy to enslave and exploit Afro-Americans in the world. This book explores various dimensions of Black sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742546592
ISBN
9780742546592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

Hardback. Romania has a larger Gypsy population than most other countries, but little is known about the relationship between this group and the non-Gypsy Romanians around them. This book focuses on a group of Rom Gypsies living in a village in Transylvania and explores their social life and cosmology. Num Pages: 230 pages, 11 photos, 2 maps, 2 tables, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452292
ISBN
9781845452292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.82

Hardback. With contributions by David H. Smith, Karen A. Miller, Amar K. Singh, Vern L. Bengston, and James J. Dowd. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231054423
ISBN
9780231054423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 76.19

Hardcover. Editor(s): Poulsen, Kirsten A. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 252 x 17. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611227895
ISBN
9781611227895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.07
€ 147.77

Hardback. Consumerism is increasingly recognized as a major drain on global resources and the search for sustainable consumption is emerging as a key policy issue. This text locates the problem within a specific history and recruits specialist opinions from a variety of disciplines. Editor(s): Cohen, Mark J.; Murphy, J. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780080439204
ISBN
9780080439204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.60

Paperback. A bold attempt to provide a coherent and unified theoretical understanding of urbanism that draws upon history, sociology, and geography, to bring intellectual unity to the history and development of urban anthropology. Num Pages: 378 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231083768
ISBN
9780231083768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Hardback. Gives an account of the social and cultural aspects of modernity over the past two centuries. This work covers topics such as: the civilizing process, gender identity, sexuality, consumerism, city life, the role of popular culture and the media in structuring experience and aspirations, and the significance of 'modernism' in culture and the arts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631196211
ISBN
9780631196211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.38

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