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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Omens of Adversity is a profound critique of postcolonial temporality. David Scott argues that the palpable sense of the present as time stalled, without hope for emancipatory futures, has had far-reaching effects on how we think about justice and the nature of political action. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356066
- ISBN
- 9780822356066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.33
€ 111.33
Hardback. This book presents a set of critical engagements by writers from a variety of disciplines with the work of noted anthropologist Talal Asad. Editor(s): Scott, David; Hirschkind, Charles. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752657
- ISBN
- 9780804752657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.57
€ 140.57
Paperback. Offers a profound critique of the experience of postcolonial, postsocialist temporality. This title presents the case study at its core is the demise of the Grenada Revolution (1979-83), and the repercussions of its collapse. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356219
- ISBN
- 9780822356219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Using classical, popular, and avant-garde music as texts, this title addresses such questions as: why do bodies develop goose bumps when listening to music and why does music sound so good when heard 'all around'. It shows how the historical conditions under which music is created affect the listening experience. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 b&w photograph, 65 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822319221
- ISBN
- 9780822319221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. Is economic globalization irresistible? One of its main effects has been to shield financiers and investors from democratic processes deemed out-of-sync with powerful economic interests. This book is an inquiry into the ways by which citizens and states may be able to undo some of these constraints imposed by transnational legality. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCP; L; LB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137004055
- ISBN
- 9781137004055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.27
€ 70.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JFCA; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Paperback edition 2006
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738697
- ISBN
- 9780226738697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.79
€ 41.79
Paperback. Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APFR; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415473101
- ISBN
- 9780415473101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.74
€ 33.99
€ 32.74
Paperback. Attempts to account for the widespread phenomenon of sport. Drawing upon ethnological findings to demonstrate the ritual character of sport, the text explores the relationship between ancient Greek sport and sacrificial ritual and traces elements common to both back to primitive origins. Num Pages: 136 pages, with 24 figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBTB; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 36.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080959
- ISBN
- 9780520080959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849207881
- ISBN
- 9781849207881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wolf, David S.; Schuster, Kathryn J. Num Pages: 233 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612090856
- ISBN
- 9781612090856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.31€ 101.76
€ 147.31
€ 101.76
Hardcover. This incisive book provides a critical history and analysis of community organizing, the tradition of bringing groups together to build power and forge grassroots leadership for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice. Begun by Saul Alinsky in the 1930s, there are today nearly 200 institution-based groups active in 40 U.S. Series: Social Movements. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745663197
- ISBN
- 9780745663197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Meyer, David S.; Jenness, Valerie; Ingram, Helen M. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23ill.3M. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816644803
- ISBN
- 9780816644803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.35
€ 27.99
€ 26.35
Hardback. This is study and analysis of social and political change in the Taihang Base Area during the key years of the War of Resistance to Japan, which was instrumental to the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JF; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508644
- ISBN
- 9780742508644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.43
€ 211.43
Hardback. Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 More than three decades of economic growth have led to significant social change in the People's Republic of China. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653365
- ISBN
- 9780745653365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFZ; JFFG; JNC; JNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781563681103
- ISBN
- 9781563681103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 46.10
€ 53.46
€ 46.10
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Merrion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908928016
- ISBN
- 9781908928016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.60
€ 16.99
€ 15.60
Paperback. The fourth edition brings added emphasis to "elasticity mimics"-a variety of intergovernmental policies that can provide some of the benefits of regional consolidation efforts in situations where annexation and consolidation are impossible. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JPA; KCU; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938027048
- ISBN
- 9781938027048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.51
€ 29.51
Paperback. A compelling, sometimes unsettling portrait of the world's most powerful men and women Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349120256
- ISBN
- 9780349120256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.69
€ 19.69
Paperback. David Rogers uses competing sociological models of mass society to analyze the New York City school system, which he describes as a "sick bureaucracy." The author discusses the divisive school decentralization crisis of the late 1960s and early 1970s as well as efforts by subsequent mayors to reform the system. Series: Ewp Foundations of Sociology. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 43. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780975273838
- ISBN
- 9780975273838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.28
€ 52.28
Hardback. Founder of whiteness studies surveys the race/class relationship Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSL; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786631237
- ISBN
- 9781786631237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.84
€ 29.99
€ 24.84