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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168517
- ISBN
- 9780691168517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.00€ 22.03
€ 26.00
€ 22.03
Hardback. Poverty is an issue facing countries around the globe, yet it is a multi-dimensional phenomenon caused by a variety of factors, differing from context with no linear chain of cause and effect. The occurrence and persistence of poverty is influenced by an interrelated web of economic, social, psychological, cultural, and political factors. Editor(s): Atal, Yogesh. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; JFSC; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811912
- ISBN
- 9781571811912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.82
€ 163.82
Hardcover. In every Haredi [ultra-Orthodox] neighbourhood, bookstores overflow with titles written by and for Haredi Jews. This title offers a reading of contemporary Haredi fiction, self-help, history, and theology, explaining how this isolationist religious community constructs its complex and paradoxical relationship with contemporary culture. Series: Jewish Identity in Post Modern Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235377
- ISBN
- 9781936235377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.35
€ 108.35
Paperback. Traces the role of the Shi'is in the struggle raging among Muslims for the soul of Islam. This book shows that in contrast to the growing militancy among Sunni groups since the 1990s, Shi'is have shifted their focus from confrontation to accommodation with the West. It addresses the crucial importance of Shi'is to US endeavors. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134789
- ISBN
- 9780691134789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.40
€ 37.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. 'The purpose of this book is to elevate stories and storytelling in people's esteem, so they will understand their holiness and appreciate them at their full worth. There are those who enjoy stories and storytelling but in the back of their minds think, 'After all, they're only stories.' Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765761668
- ISBN
- 9780765761668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.74
€ 69.74
Hardcover. Examines gender relations in ancient Chinese and Greek societies as reflected in convivial contexts such as banquets, festivals, and feasts. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521197625
- ISBN
- 9780521197625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.46
€ 85.46
Hardback. This collection offers a critical reexamination of the development and current status of comparative literature studies that engage the literary practices of both China and the West. In so doing, it attempts to refashion literary methodologies and cultural theories in Chinese studies. Editor(s): Zhang, Yingjin. Num Pages: 324 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731867
- ISBN
- 9780804731867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.21
€ 194.21
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595584649
- ISBN
- 9781595584649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.07
€ 30.99
€ 28.07
Paperback. A collection of essays that discusses TV institutions, programming, and audiences in Greater China and the Chinese diaspora. Editor(s): Zhu, Ying; Berry, Christopher. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photos, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APT; JFD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 158 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220264
- ISBN
- 9780253220264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bridge21 Publications, LLC United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626430020
- ISBN
- 9781626430020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.66
€ 31.66
Hardback. Examines the way divisions between Chinese rural workers and the state were recast in the 20th century as divisions between intellectuals and peasants. The author argues that this division was a central concern of the literature, resulting in a picture of a repressed peasantry, allowing them to become a focus of political and revolutionary protest. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733199
- ISBN
- 9780804733199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.81
€ 90.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 207 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJP; JFFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612096766
- ISBN
- 9781612096766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.04€ 162.79
€ 241.04
€ 162.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJP; JFFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612096759
- ISBN
- 9781612096759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.04€ 162.79
€ 241.04
€ 162.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 25th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816638772
- ISBN
- 9780816638772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.82
€ 26.99
€ 22.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761807506
- ISBN
- 9780761807506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.09
€ 135.09
Paperback. Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, are one of our largest immigrant groups. This title investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400. Filipino American Lives across Cultures, Communities, and Countries. 282 pages, 3 tables. Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, are one of our largest immigrant groups. This title investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235274
- ISBN
- 9780520235274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Examines how the Vietnam War has continued to serve as a stage for the shoring up of American imperialist adventure and for the (re)production of American and Vietnamese American identities. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBWS2; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277717
- ISBN
- 9780520277717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68
Paperback. Longthroat Memoirs presents a sumptuous menu of essays about Nigerian food, lovingly presented by the nation's top epicurean writer. As well as a mouth-watering appraisal of the cultural politics and erotics of Nigerian cuisine, it is also a series of love letters to the Nigerian palate. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BM; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 273 x 2. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Cassava Republic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911115267
- ISBN
- 9781911115267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.76
€ 18.99
€ 15.76
Paperback. A look at how blackness is represented in entertainment programming in Puerto Rico. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJP; APT; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780822335436
- ISBN
- 9780822335436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. This book is about the social history of the Arab Jews-Jews living in Arab countries-against the backdrop of Zionist nationalism. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752961
- ISBN
- 9780804752961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.20
€ 81.20