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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665112
ISBN
9780816665112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816694778
ISBN
9780816694778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611486612
ISBN
9781611486612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.56

Hardback. From black female prostitution to homosexual brothels, from taxi dance halls to speakeasies, Mumford reconstructs the mixed-race underworld of the Great Migration and the Progressive era to reveal how these subcultures transformed not only race relations, but American culture as well. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFMX; JFSG; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104920
ISBN
9780231104920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.13

Paperback. Reveals a vibrant and contentious political culture punctuated by traditional civic pride and an understudied tradition of protest in the black community Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795637
ISBN
9780814795637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMA; JHBZ; KCM; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Progressive Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615770502
ISBN
9781615770502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
AfroAm Publishing Co, Inc, Div of AfroAm, Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780910030175
ISBN
9780910030175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Over the past decade we have witnessed the extraordinary rise of new global movements that throw into question the way we think about culture, power and action in a globalizing world. Examines three of the most significant global social movements of the last decade: anti-globalization, new Islamic movements, and the Falun Gong in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405116138
ISBN
9781405116138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.07

Hardcover. What Morality Means examines the scientific theory of morality, drawing on zoological and physiological literatures in addition to contemporary sociological research on status and exchange. The theory roots morality in the capacity for perceptual overlap, and describes how perceptual overlap has been constrained and enabled in human history. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JHBA; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137449283
ISBN
9781137449283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.15

Paperback. Madigan and Osiek assemble relevant material from both Western and Eastern Christendom. Editor(s): Madigan, Kevin; Osiek, Carolyn A. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; HRA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400372
ISBN
9781421400372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.58

Paperback. Explains the causes and consequences of "white flight" in Atlanta and elsewhere. Seeking to understand segregationists on their own terms, this book moves past stereotypes to explore the meaning of white resistance. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG; JFSL; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133867
ISBN
9780691133867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.11

Hardback. This book provides an outstanding collection of interdisciplinary and international essays examining the food-place relationship. It explores such topics as the history of food and agriculture, the globalization and localization of food, and the role of place in defining the broader societal consequences of this ever-changing phenomena. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, Kevin M.; Willis, Don. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 maps, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; RGC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137408365
ISBN
9781137408365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.85

paperback. Children have a fundamental right to education, and to the protection that schools uniquely provide in the chaos that characterizes life for refugees and internally displaced persons. This book features experts from many troubled parts of the world to consider the scope of the problem, and the tools needed to address the crisis. Editor(s): Cahill, Kevin M. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Edition
3rd Edition
SKU
V9780823231973
ISBN
9780823231973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.25

Hardback. Children have a fundamental right to education, and to the protection that schools uniquely provide in the chaos that characterizes life for refugees and internally displaced persons. This book features experts from many troubled parts of the world to consider the scope of the problem, and the tools needed to address the crisis. Editor(s): Cahill, Kevin M. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823231966
ISBN
9780823231966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.37

Paperback. Analyzes global economic forecasts and the United Nations pattern of philanthropy Editor(s): Cahill, Kevin M. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; MJCJ; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823250189
ISBN
9780823250189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.24

Paperback. Shuttles between the life of Mateo, a born-again, ex-gang member in Guatemala and the gang prevention programs that work so hard to keep him alive. This book uncovers the Christian underpinnings of Central American security. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HRC; JFFE; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278493
ISBN
9780520278493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.70

Hardback. Evaluates how well antipoverty and antidiscrimination policies and programs have worked - and whether they have sometimes actually made the problems worse. This book provides insights about the causes of, and possible solutions to, poverty and discrimination. Num Pages: 424 pages, 51 illus. 40 tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691119540
ISBN
9780691119540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.86
€ 78.05

Hardback. Through an examination of 1980s America cultural texts and media, Kevin L. Ferguson offers analyses of critical and cultural strategies for fashioning self-knowledge in the American 1980s. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2090
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137586384
ISBN
9781137586384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.15

Hardback. This analysis of the relation of erotic philosophy to homosexuality in the modern period focuses on homoerotic (mis)appropriations and subversions of homoerotic conceptions of romantic love in texts by authors including Oscar Wilde, Andre Gide, Ronald Firbank, Virginia Woolf and Gertrude Stein. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722995
ISBN
9780804722995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.63

Hardback. This is three books in one: an impressionistic account (based on the aestheticism of Walter Pater) of the dancer's homoerotic career, a deconstructive analysis of his gay male reception (drawn from the semiotics of Roland Barthes), and an exploration of the limitations of that analysis. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 half-tones. BIC Classification: ASDL; BG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729499
ISBN
9780804729499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.33

Paperback. This is an interdisciplinary study of romantic pianism in relation to gender and sexuality. Confronting problems posed by keyboard players the author underscores the extent to which the piano resonates with intimations of both homosexuality and mortality. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: AVA; AVRG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725989
ISBN
9780804725989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. "Breweriana". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 176 x 4. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747810445
ISBN
9780747810445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its utility in explaining human migration. The book proposes a flexible approach to diaspora based on examples drawn mainly from Jewish, African, Irish, and Asian history. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199858583
ISBN
9780199858583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. In this text, experts on digital journalism share their perspectives on what digital journalism is, where it came from, and where it may be going. Editor(s): Kawamoto, Kevin S. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ; UGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742526815
ISBN
9780742526815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.79

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