Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Presents an interpretive overview of Italian American literary history. This book develops a perspective variously historical, philosophical, and cultural by which American writers of Italian descent can be read, increasing the discursive power of an ethnic literature that has received too little serious critical attention. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; DSK; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317395
- ISBN
- 9780822317395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Key Concepts. 200 pages. Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight: 370.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745623801
- ISBN
- 9780745623801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.96
€ 72.96
Paperback. Culture, Raymond Williams once wrote, is one of the most difficult words in language. Since then the concept has become part of our everyday vocabulary; it is used in a variety of different contexts: to describe the behaviour of corporations or criminals; to provide personal and national identity; it even gives its name to a Department of State. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBCY; JFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745623818
- ISBN
- 9780745623818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.78
€ 24.78
Hardback. Arguing that celebrity is a mirror reflecting some of the worst as well as some of the best aspects of modern history itself, this book considers how the lives of the rich and famous provide not only entertainment but also social cohesion and, like morality plays, examples of what - and what not - to do. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135625
- ISBN
- 9780691135625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Hardback. Fred Inglis tells this gripping tale of a figure of great significance to anyone who cherishes the stuff of culture, and tells it vividly and directly. It is a tale of a good man with which to edify the present, and to teach us of all that now threatens our best national (and international) forms of expression: our art, our culture, ourselves. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651712
- ISBN
- 9780745651712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.69
€ 19.69
Hardcover. Examination of some prominent recent figures in Southern fiction. Hobson focuses on the differing ways in which such writers as Bobbie Ann Mason, Lee Smith and Barry Hannah have responded to the influences of commercial culture, such as television, rock music and theme parks. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820312750
- ISBN
- 9780820312750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.44
€ 161.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Fujino, Diane C. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816656851
- ISBN
- 9780816656851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Understanding the territorial basis of political power and wealth is the pre-requisite, the author argues, for making sense of issues as diverse as genocide, narco-gangsterism, terrorism and fascism. He provides a framework for truth and reconciliation in what has become a violent world that is slipping dangerously out of control. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856832734
- ISBN
- 9780856832734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.75
€ 36.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GL; GM; JFCA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879721626
- ISBN
- 9780879721626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06
Paperback. This photojournal looks at the traditional folkways and cultural heritage of one of the American South's most distinctive regions. It looks at the places and the people that perpetuate the music, the stories, and the crafts indigenous to the region. Num Pages: 150 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press Alabama
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0212530
- ISBN
- 9780945477143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This photojournal looks at the traditional folkways and cultural heritage of one of the American South's most distinctive regions. It looks at the places and the people that perpetuate the music, the stories, and the crafts indigenous to the region. Num Pages: 150 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KEX0212529
- ISBN
- 9780945477143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. These essays offer a glimpse into the cultural and social dimensions of Franz Rosenzweig's thought - an aspect of his philosophy that has too often been ignored by an over-emphasis on his status as a religious thinker. Translator(s): Galli, Barbara E. Series: Library of Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 176 pages, index, notes. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPCF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628347
- ISBN
- 9780815628347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.25
€ 31.25
Paperback. Features articles that investigate the topic of ethnic, national, and transnational identities. Using a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches, this volume offers a multifaceted discussion and insights concerning the challenging social and political issues of changing collective identities. Editor(s): Hollinger, Franz; Hadler, Markus. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593396125
- ISBN
- 9783593396125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.20€ 53.75
€ 63.20
€ 53.75
paperback. Provides access to what is considered Boas' most important and foundational work. This translation is based on the 1895 German publication of "Indianische Sagen von der Nord-Pacifischen Kuste Amerikas" which gathered together his earliest research in British Columbia, consisting of 250 BC. Editor(s): Bouchard, Randy; Kennedy, Dorothy. Num Pages: 704 pages, 43 b/w photographs & 3 map illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1107.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Talonbooks Canada
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889225534
- ISBN
- 9780889225534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.64
€ 43.99
€ 41.64
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630519
- ISBN
- 9780691630519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.43
€ 205.43
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600659
- ISBN
- 9780691600659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.59€ 50.77
€ 65.59
€ 50.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453144
- ISBN
- 9780801453144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.68
€ 140.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138225084
- ISBN
- 9781138225084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Paperback. In an engaging narrative format, In Search of the Promised Land tells the story of the Thomas-Rapier family of Nashville, following Sally Thomas and her sons James, Henry, and John to analyze the complex and ambiguous nature of slavery and freedom in the Old South. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 43 halftones & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 120 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195160888
- ISBN
- 9780195160888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.51
€ 41.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Moss, Franklin. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634827713
- ISBN
- 9781634827713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.55€ 146.41
€ 195.55
€ 146.41