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Society & culture: general
paperback. Saldivar is one of the founders of border studies and one of the most respected senior scholars in American Studies. In this work he introduces the term trans-Americanity as a frame for thinking more hemispherically within a global, world-systems frame. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350835
- ISBN
- 9780822350835
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Condition: New
€ 36.20
€ 36.20
Paperback. Entering the debate on American literary history, this study offers a perspective on what constitutes not only the canon of American literature, but also the notion of America itself. The author argues for a conception of American culture which is more responsive to trans-national ideologies. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3658 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822311690
- ISBN
- 9780822311690
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€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Locates the study of Chicano culture in a social context. This title examines issues of representation and expression in a diverse, exciting assortment of texts - corridos, novels, poems, short stories, punk and hip-hop music, ethnography, paintings, performance, art, and essays. It provides a model for a kind of US cultural studies. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 298 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ; DSB; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206823
- ISBN
- 9780520206823
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Path Beyond Technology. 224 pages, 20ill. Examines various aspects of the history of the ancient Mayan Indians. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1K; JFHF. Dimension: 227 x 180 x 8. Weight: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Bear & Company
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939680382
- ISBN
- 9780939680382
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
Hardback. A day after 'N' first crossed the US border from Mexico, he was caught and then released onto the streets of Tijuana. Undeterred, he crawled back through a tunnel to San Diego, where he entered the United States forever. In this book, he details the constraints, deceptions, and humiliations that characterize alien life "amid the shadows." Series: Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038310
- ISBN
- 9780252038310
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Condition: New
€ 117.81
€ 117.81
Paperback. A study of queer Latino America. Drawing on diverse cultural examples such as bolero, salsa, film, literature and correspondence, it flips the stereotype around, showing how Latin/o American lesbians and gays have consistently eschewed notions of sexual identity for a politics of intervention. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814769539
- ISBN
- 9780814769539
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. The overarching goal of the present study was to trace the development of mirror self-recognition (MSR), as an index oftoddlers sense of themselves and others as autonomous intentional agents, in different sociocultural environments. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Num Pages: 102 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 101
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118596852
- ISBN
- 9781118596852
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Condition: New
€ 53.89
€ 53.89
Paperback. A comprehensive study of the major occult writings on Atlantis. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604. Prophecies, Traditions, and Occult Revelations. 448 pages. Professor Godwin shows how the legends of Atlantis go hand-in-hand with the concept of cyclical history, such as the Vedic system of Yugas and the Mayan calendar. He examines the kindred myths of Lemuria and Mu along with the writings of Gurdjieff, Guenon, Cayce, and many others. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHF; VXW. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight: 604.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594772627
- ISBN
- 9781594772627
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.18
€ 33.99
€ 22.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 3JH; JFSV1; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877288381
- ISBN
- 9780877288381
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.34
€ 31.99
€ 28.34
Hardback. A facing-page edition of a seventeenth-century mother's advice book, giving insights both into female Protestant religious devotion, authorship and spirituality, and into how women's words were altered in the transmission by male editors. Editor(s): Metcalfe, Jean LeDrew. Num Pages: 152 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802046949
- ISBN
- 9780802046949
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Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415824958
- ISBN
- 9780415824958
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Condition: New
€ 63.65
€ 63.65
Paperback. Offers a collection of academic essays on Canadian literature and culture. This title features essays that are intended to constitute a useful introduction to Anglo-Canadian culture. Editor(s): Carlsen, Jorn. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 219 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772883762
- ISBN
- 9788772883762
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Condition: New
€ 14.59
€ 14.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Sandnes, Jorn. Num Pages: 72 pages, b/w photos & colour illus. BIC Classification: 1HB; GBCR; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 7. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Tapir Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788251917698
- ISBN
- 9788251917698
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.78
€ 13.99
€ 11.78
Hardback. Presents 17 contributions written by an international group of historians addressing the intercultural dimension of historical theory. The editor's introduction discusses historical thinking as intercultural discourse and presents ten hypotheses that aim to define Western historical thinking. Schola Editor(s): Rusen, Jorn. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817815
- ISBN
- 9781571817815
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Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
paperback. BIC Classification: BM; JFSG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807044810
- ISBN
- 9780807044810
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.92
€ 20.99
€ 17.92
Paperback. Looks at the processes and realities of Muslim participation in local and national politics in a range of Eastern and Western European countries: voting patterns in local and national assemblies, membership of elected councils and national parliaments, and the tensions between ethnic, political and religious identities. Editor(s): Nielsen, Professor Jorgen S. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HRHP; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748695874
- ISBN
- 9780748695874
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Paperback. Aims to confront expectations of childhood with expectations of old age. This anthology focuses on preconceptions of age and on the ways in which man, at different times and in different cultures, has dealt with age. It also attempt to answer questions about age in the future, where biological lifespans will be challenged by gene technology. Editor(s): Povlsen, Jorgen; De Coninck-Smith, Ning; Mellemgaard, Signe. Num Pages: 213 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778384904
- ISBN
- 9788778384904
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.53
€ 31.99
€ 23.53
paperback. Social marginalisation due to changing labour markets in a global, knowledge-intensive economy poses a major challenge to international welfare states. Addressing the problem from a citizenship perspective, this book contributes significantly to the understanding of policy problems and the development of appropriate strategies. Editor(s): Andersen, Jorgen Goul; Jensen, Per H. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6fig.15tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBL; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342720
- ISBN
- 9781861342720
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.62
€ 41.99
€ 39.62
Hardback. The Nordic Atlantic area has seen remarkable examples of social formations in areas that many would perceive as too remote to allow the construction of functioning communities. But through innovations, networking and the formation of identities people have coped with distances, thus continuously rebuilding societies in the Nordic regions. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFF; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452902
- ISBN
- 9781845452902
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Condition: New
€ 155.52
€ 155.52
Paperback. This book provides an account of the concept of ideology in relation to poststructuralism and postmodernism. One of the few books to relate this discussion to third world issues. Author is internationally known in the field of development studies and for his previous work in ideology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613161
- ISBN
- 9780745613161
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Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Hardback. In this important new book Jorge Larrain examines the trajectories of modernity and identity in Latin America and their reciprocal relationships. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3J; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626239
- ISBN
- 9780745626239
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Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Paperback. A first-of-its-kind book that seriously and profoundly examines what it means philosophically to be Latino and where Latinos fit in American society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176583
- ISBN
- 9781405176583
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Condition: New
€ 46.13
€ 46.13
Paperback. Written by Jorge Gracia, a thinker of Hispanic/Latino descent, this volume provides an introduction to the philosophical, social, and political elements of Hispanic/Latino identity. The author explores central historical and current debates surrounding Hispanic/Latino culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217640
- ISBN
- 9780631217640
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Condition: New
€ 53.72
€ 53.72
Hardback. * First book that presents a comprehensive discussion of Hispanic/Latino identity from a philosophical point of view. * Interdisciplinary approach including: philosophy, anthropology, sociology, history and cultural studies. * Introduction to Latino/Hispanic philosophy and thought. . Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 1KL; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217633
- ISBN
- 9780631217633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.61
€ 124.61