Social groups
Results 6961 - 6980 of 11987
Social groups
paperback. In African Francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the French assimilationist system and those influenced by Negritude, the African-culture affirmation movement. This title discusses African-language literatures and treats the question of the language of African literatures. Editor(s): Owomoyela, Oyekan. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803286047
- ISBN
- 9780803286047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. The last significant clash of arms in the American Indian Wars took place on December 29, 1890, on the banks of Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. When the smoke cleared, 84 men and 62 women and children lay dead. To answer whether it was a battle or a massacre, the author looks at the historical records and cultural traditions of the combatants. Num Pages: 219 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803291201
- ISBN
- 9780803291201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.40
€ 21.99
€ 20.40
Paperback. Marie de France, Mme De Sevigne, and Mme De Lafayette achieved international reputations during periods when women in other European countries were able to write only letters, translations, religious tracts, and miscellaneous fragments. This title describes the lives and careers of 52 literary figures from the 12th century to the late 20th. Editor(s): Sartori, Eva Martin; Zimmerman, Dorothy Wynne. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292246
- ISBN
- 9780803292246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
paperback. Is there such a thing as a modern Jewish literary tradition, one navigating across linguistic and national lines? If so, how should one define it? This volume explores the problems and prospects of representing Jewish experiences through such media as Holocaust memoirs and Jewish museums. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292789
- ISBN
- 9780803292789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.60
€ 34.60
paperback. Oral history through a bilingual presentation and skilful analysis of the stories told by the Dakota elder, Eli Taylor. Translator(s): Schommer, Wahpetunwin Carolyn. Series: Contemporary Indigenous Issues Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803298446
- ISBN
- 9780803298446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
Paperback. Originally published by UNC Press in 1961, this work is a comprehensive history of the roles played by African Americans during the American Revolution. It also addresses the diplomatic repercussions created by the British evacuation of African Americans at the close of the war. Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 266 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807846032
- ISBN
- 9780807846032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.56
€ 48.56
Paperback. As early-twentieth-century Chicago swelled with an influx of at least 250,000 new black urban migrants, the city became a center of consumer capitalism. This work argues that this mass consumer marketplace generated a vibrant intellectual life and planted seeds of political dissent against the dehumanizing effects of white capitalism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807857991
- ISBN
- 9780807857991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.72
€ 55.72
Paperback. The meaning of race in the antebellum southern United States was anchored in the racial exclusivity of slavery and full citizenship. The author explains how heated debates over interracial marriage were also attempts by whites to undermine African American men's demands for suffrage and a voice in public affairs. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 map, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBTB; JFFE; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858820
- ISBN
- 9780807858820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.28
€ 54.28
Hardcover. Women - one of Freemasonry's best-kept secrets - are often upper class and highly educated but paradoxically antifeminist, and their self-cultivation through the Masonic path is an effort to embrace the deeply gendered ideals of fraternity. The author unravels this contradiction at the heart of Freemasonry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; JFSJ1; JFSV1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226095721
- ISBN
- 9780226095721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.90€ 81.85
€ 99.90
€ 81.85
Paperback. Tracing the connections among newly invented craft traditions, social networks and consumption patterns, this book highlights the way ethnic identities and class cultures materialize in a sensual world that includes luxurious woven belts, powerful stereos and garlic roasted "cuyes" (guinea pigs). Num Pages: 266 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps, 26 line drawings, 14 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113951
- ISBN
- 9780226113951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.80
€ 36.99
€ 28.80
Hardcover. The term "community organizer" was deployed repeatedly against Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign as a way to paint him as an inexperienced politician unfit for the presidency. This book recounts the rise of African American political power and activism from 1930s onward, revealing how it was achieved through community building. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 halftones, 4 line drawings, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226130699
- ISBN
- 9780226130699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.41
€ 44.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. Downtown America transcends the archetypal story of downtown's rise and fall and offers a dynamic new story of urban development in the United States. Moving beyond conventional narratives, Alison Isenberg shows-that downtown's trajectory was not dictated by inevitable free market forces or natural life-and-death cycles. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226385082
- ISBN
- 9780226385082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.47
€ 51.47
Hardcover. In 2007 a disputed election in Kenya erupted into a political crisis that led to thousands of deaths. Much of the violence fell along ethnic lines, the principal perpetrators of which were the Kalenjin. Uncovering the Kalenjin's roots, the author examines the ways in which ethnic groups are socially constructed and renegotiated over time. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSL9; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498041
- ISBN
- 9780226498041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.09€ 83.67
€ 101.09
€ 83.67
Hardcover. Explores US women's sport through historical "points of change": particular products or trends that dramatically influenced both women's participation in sport and cultural responses to women athletes. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31 black and white photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038167
- ISBN
- 9780252038167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.86
€ 133.86
Paperback. Scholars from a variety of fields have contributed to this volume to explore what Native American studies has been, what it is, and what it may be in the future. Editor(s): Thornton, Russell. Num Pages: 544 pages, 11 charts. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL; JHMP; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299160647
- ISBN
- 9780299160647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
paperback. A funny yet thought-provoking play about identity politics. Cast of 4 men and 1 woman. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DD; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Talonbooks Canada
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889226630
- ISBN
- 9780889226630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.85
€ 19.99
€ 17.85
Policy Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Famili...
Cahill, Sean; Tobias, Sarah
Paperback. Uncovers the discrimination against the LGBT community and the legally - and morally - indefensible lack of equal protection for these individuals and their families. This book argues that equal rights for the LGBT community are more than simply a matter of fairness or common sense; they are logically and legally necessary for a just society. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JFSK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472030613
- ISBN
- 9780472030613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.02
€ 27.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. The stories of the Huron, Miami, Ottawa, Potawatomi, and Chippewa tribes in the years before contact with European settlers Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472061075
- ISBN
- 9780472061075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.66
€ 21.99
€ 21.66
Hardcover. A close look at Charlotte Salomon's fantastical autobiography "Life? or Theater?" and the way that German social history has omitted the stories of German Jewish women and suicide Series: Michigan Studies in Comparative Jewish Cultures. Num Pages: 412 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; AGB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118557
- ISBN
- 9780472118557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.66
€ 90.66
Hardcover. A comprehensive examination of Mizrahi film and its relationship to the formulation of Mizrahi ethnic identity in contemporary Israeli cinema Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118847
- ISBN
- 9780472118847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.18
€ 85.18