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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Argues that fears of immigrant crime are largely unfounded, as immigrants are themselves often more likely to be the victims of discrimination, stigmatization, and crime. This book covers a variety of immigrant groups - mainly from Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America - and topics, such as: victimization, racial conflict, drugs, gangs, and more. Editor(s): Martinez, Ramiro, Jr.; Valenzuela, Abel, Jr. Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780814757055
ISBN
9780814757055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Vallee, Martine. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Weiser Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578634576
ISBN
9781578634576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. Translator(s): Lotbiniere-Harwood, Susanne De. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Between the Lines
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771131858
ISBN
9781771131858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.20

Hardback. A narrative of a Buddhist nun's training and spiritual awakening. In this book, the author relays the challenges a new ordinand faces in adapting to Buddhist monastic life: the spicy food, the rigorous daily schedule, the distinctive clothes and undergarments, and the misunderstandings inevitable between a French woman and her Korean colleagues. Series: Women in Religion. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HREZ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
F First Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608424
ISBN
9780815608424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843105633
ISBN
9781843105633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.14

paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little age and shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031999
ISBN
9780231038768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New Press, The
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595589200
ISBN
9781595589200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. A powerful case for the global market economy Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300107777
ISBN
9780300107777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.05

hardcover. This book reports the results of the first systematic nationwide survey in China of the attitudes that ordinary Chinese citizens have toward increased inequalities generated by the market reform program launched in 1978. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769419
ISBN
9780804769419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.37

Paperback. This book reports the results of the first systematic nationwide survey in China of the attitudes that ordinary Chinese citizens have toward increased inequalities generated by the market reform program launched in 1978. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769426
ISBN
9780804769426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Bill Clinton is both a product and a manipulator of the communications media, and this biography looks inside the tactics and the representations that both the President and his wife have adopted to sway opinion in their favour. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BGH; JFD; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KHN0001880
ISBN
9780099360018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The English Village champions all that is unique and loved about a typical village - the pub, the green, the school, the church, the pond, the local shop and more - as well as exploring how the village has changed over the centuries, and how it has adjusted to modern-day life. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFSF; WQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782436331
ISBN
9781782436331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.90

Hardcover. In this study of desire in late Imperial China, the author argues that the development of traditional Chinese fiction as a narrative genre was closely related to changes in conceptions of the fundamental nature of desire. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSA; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005136
ISBN
9780674005136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.47

Hardcover. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Guidebook shows readers how the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has grown to critical importance to any U.S. company that does business in a global environment, as well as foreign companies that supply or have agency agreements with U.S. companies. Series: Wiley Corporate F&A. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFX; LNC; LNZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470527931
ISBN
9780470527931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 700 pages, 80 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBWQ; JFSR1; JWXR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780853039082
ISBN
9780853039082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.40

Hardcover. Presents the voices of three musicians - queer nightclub star Zeki Muren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu - who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Using these three singers as a lens, the author examines Turkey's repressive politics and civil violence as well as its public life. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map, 20 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVT; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775050
ISBN
9780226775050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.63
€ 87.53

Paperback. Presents the voices of three musicians - queer nightclub star Zeki Muren, arabesk originator Orhan Gencebay, and pop diva Sezen Aksu - who collectively have dominated mass media in Turkey since the early 1950s. Using these three singers as a lens, the author examines Turkey's repressive politics and civil violence as well as its public life. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map, 20 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVT; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775067
ISBN
9780226775067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.86

Hardback. As a religious and cultural minority in Turkey, the Alevis have suffered a long history of persecution and discrimination. In the late 1980s they started a movement for the recognition of Alevi identity in both Germany and Turkey. Today, they constitute a significant segment of Germany's Turkish immigrant population. Num Pages: 16 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454784
ISBN
9781845454784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.51

Hardback. This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the political, economic, social and ideological relations of the modern world. Most accounts of war and genocide treat them as separate phenomena. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ; JFFE; JHBA; JPA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619064
ISBN
9780745619064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.81

Hardcover. Technology, media, and journalism are closely related, both in the present time and from a historical perspective. Covering more than one hundred and fifty years of media in Europe and the United States, this book reveals a continuum of technological, social, and cultural developments across journalistic history. Editor(s): Schreiber, Martin; Zimmermann, Clemens. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Campus Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593501048
ISBN
9783593501048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.69
€ 62.79

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