Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Presents an economist's eye to bear on an age-old question: Are market exchange and aesthetic quality friends or foes? This book asks what happens when cultures collide through trade, whether technology destroys native arts, why (and whether) Hollywood movies rule the world, and whether 'globalized' culture is dumbing down societies everywhere. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 48673rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117836
- ISBN
- 9780691117836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. Drawing on social and cultural history, this book shows how, despite Anglo attempts to fix racial categories through Jim Crow laws, converging migrations - particularly those of Mexicans and Creoles - complicated ideas of blackness and whiteness and introduced different understandings about race. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282582
- ISBN
- 9780520282582
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. A story of how gender, culture, class, and personality intersect as a group of indigenous Hawaiian men work to overcome the dislocations of colonial history. It analyzes how middle-aged, middle-class, and mixed-race members assert a warrior masculinity through practices including martial arts, wood-carving, and cultural ceremonies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSJ2; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343219
- ISBN
- 9780822343219
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. This anthology seeks to bridge the gaps between feminist and anti racist theories and practices. The essays deal with racial and gender inequality around the globe, tackling such issues as political and environmental racism, imprisonment, sexual exploitation and economic inequality. Editor(s): Twine, France Winddance; Blee, Kathleen M. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814798553
- ISBN
- 9780814798553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardcover. Translator(s): Back, Rachel Tzvia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hebrew Union College Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878202553
- ISBN
- 9780878202553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.40
€ 34.40
What Women Do in Wartime: Gender and Conflict in Africa: 0
Turshen, Meredeth; Twagiramariya, Clotilde
paperback. This work describes and analyzes the experience of women in African civil wars. A mixture of reportage, testimony and scholarship, it includes contributions from women in Chad, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa and Sudan. Num Pages: 192 pages, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; HBW; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Zed Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856495387
- ISBN
- 9781856495387
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Condition: New
€ 58.41
€ 58.41
Hardcover. Editor(s): Turner, Raymond A.; Rogers, Henry O. Num Pages: 158 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 182 x 14. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622571130
- ISBN
- 9781622571130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.94€ 162.43
€ 237.94
€ 162.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 470 colour & 35 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBC; ACBK; AFW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 288 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347290
- ISBN
- 9780764347290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.68€ 39.78
€ 54.68
€ 39.78
Hardcover. Editor(s): Turcotte, Daniel M. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626189492
- ISBN
- 9781626189492
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Condition: New
€ 231.99€ 158.44
€ 231.99
€ 158.44
Paperback. A straight-talking guide to helping disabled people fulfil their sexual lives, covering sexual needs, difficulties disabled people experience and communication. How professionals can support disabled people with sex is covered, and a chapter on the law is included. Essential reading for practitioners working with or supporting disabled people. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849053969
- ISBN
- 9781849053969
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Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. First published in Venice in 1547, this work casts a woman rather than a man as the main disputant on the ethics of love. Tullia d'Aragona argued that the only moral form of love between a woman and a man is one that recognizes both the sensual and the spiritual needs of humankind. Editor(s): Russell, Rinaldina (Professor of European Languages, Queens College, New York, USA); Merry, Bruce (Professor of Modern Languages, John Cook University, North Queensland, Australia). Translator(s): Russell, Rinaldina (Professor of European Languages, Queens College, New York, USA); Merry, Bruce (Professor of Modern Languages, John Cook University, North Queensland, Australia). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136394
- ISBN
- 9780226136394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.91
€ 29.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 18 illlus. BIC Classification: HRQM; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149327
- ISBN
- 9780231149327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.91€ 90.75
€ 118.91
€ 90.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HRQM; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149334
- ISBN
- 9780231149334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816639090
- ISBN
- 9780816639090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Parfitt explains how many African peoples came to think of themselves as descendants of the ancient tribes of Israel. Pursuing medieval and modern race narratives over a millennium in which Jews were cast as black and black Africans were cast as Jews, he reveals a complex interaction between religious and racial labels and their political uses. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066984
- ISBN
- 9780674066984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.28
€ 47.99
€ 40.28
Paperback. Offers a collection that directly confronts male lived experience. This book presents an explosion of work in men's studies, masculinity issues, and male sexuality, as well as a growing literature exploring female embodiment. Editor(s): Tuana, Nancy; Cowling, William; Harrington, Maurice; Johnson, Greg. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214812
- ISBN
- 9780253214812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 153 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 188 x 14. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608762293
- ISBN
- 9781608762293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.31€ 117.83
€ 171.31
€ 117.83
Hardcover. Editor(s): Targowski, Andrew; Isaac, Tseggai. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JM; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634636360
- ISBN
- 9781634636360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 264.12€ 179.94
€ 264.12
€ 179.94
Hardcover. The Second Edition has been rewritten to provide additional coverage of topics such as urban development and third world cities as well as social issues including homelessness, jobs/housing mismatch and transportation disadvantages. It has also been updated with 1990 Census data. Num Pages: 496 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 220 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471887508
- ISBN
- 9780471887508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.05
€ 251.05