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Paperback. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Num Pages: 235 pages, 37 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49. Religious Revival and Cultural Identity. 235 pages, 37 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211315
ISBN
9780520211315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

hardcover. Editor(s): Goldsmith, Elizabeth C.; Goodman, Dena. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801429514
ISBN
9780801429514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.27

Hardback. The Film Studio sheds new light on the evolution of global film production, highlighting the role of film studios worldwide. The authors explore the contemporary international production environment, identifying various types of film studios and investigating the consequences for Hollywood, international film production, and the studio locations. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742536807
ISBN
9780742536807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.25

Paperback / so. Series: Kolner Zeitschrift Fur Soziologie Und Sozialpsychologie Sond. Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663039839
ISBN
9783663039839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Paperback. Emphasizing the "how to" of gerontological home health care through a discussion of the field's relevant issues, this work includes chapters on home health care policies and funding; cultural and diversity issues; the contemporary challenges of the social work role in home health care; the development of a relationship; and practice evaluation. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124652
ISBN
9780231124652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. This is an attempt to bring together a range of scholars of the field of race and ethnic studies to provide an informed overview of developments The companion is organized into six inter-linked parts: history; theory; political economy; space; culture; and "between borders". Editor(s): Goldberg, David Theo; Solomos, John. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 624 pages, 6. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1290.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206163
ISBN
9780631206163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.05

Paperback. Argues that recent US 'welfare reform' condemns the poor to greater impoverishment and amounts to a new Poor Law. Num Pages: 530 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Apex Press United States
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945257837
ISBN
9780945257837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.07

Hardback. The field of postcolonial studies is marked to a large degree by disagreements on the key terms in the field, something which lends it its peculiar sense of unending discovery and excitement. Editor(s): Goldberg, David Theo; Quayson, Ato. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 30. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631208044
ISBN
9780631208044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Goldberg, Jonathan. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313854
ISBN
9780822313854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 216 x 3. Weight in Grams: 109.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Kar-Ben United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580131223
ISBN
9781580131223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.27

Hardback. This analysis offers a global perspective on how people with disabilities are represented as users, consumers, viewers or listeners of new media by policymakers, corporations, programmers and the disabled themselves. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFG; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518438
ISBN
9780742518438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.09

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Edition
2
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810021250
ISBN
9783810021250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571816849
ISBN
9781571816849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.12

Hardback. This book is an in-depth discussion of immigration reform in America, highlighting commonly held myths about immigration and explains which issues America needs to address in order to achieve comprehensive reform. The author poses questions about ethical and political quandaries presented by race and ethnicity. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761850052
ISBN
9780761850052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.86

Paperback. Charts the development of person-centred therapy from its origins onwards. This book traces the central concepts and key figures within the movement, set against the contemporary historical, social and political context. It presents ideas and information which is linked to a fresh, incisive account of the unfolding theory, process and research. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
428
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761956778
ISBN
9780761956778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.44

Paperback. There's more to Irish bird folklore than the 'wran' boys and the Children of Lir. Birds have been part of our culture from very early times and there are countless beliefs, proverbs and curses associated with them. This entertaining compendium will bring joy to bird lovers and general readers alike. Num Pages: 360 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 192 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848893139
ISBN
9781848893139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.80

Hardback. Essays examine the construction of cultural identities in the English-speaking Caribbean Editor(s): Griffith, Glyne. Series: Bucknell Review. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838754757
ISBN
9780838754757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.04

Paperback.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805205725
ISBN
9780805205725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. This volume covers the following topics: moral standings of animals, history of the methods of argumentation, knowledge of the animal mind, nature and value of regulatory structures, and how respect for animals can be converted from theory to action in the laboratory. Editor(s): Gluck, John P.; DiPasquale, Tony; Orlans, F. Barbara. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; MBDC; MZF; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531377
ISBN
9781557531377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.09

Hardcover. Eager to entertain, dedicated to making people laugh, comedian and video superstar GloZell Green is game for any challenge, no matter how silly, gross, or absurd. Sharing formative stories and insights from her own life, the author encourages young women to love their bodies, break free of their shells, and carve out their own identities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785034763
ISBN
9781785034763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. An accessible, solidly researched tool for the largely unexplored topic of dealing with cultural dilemmas, both domestic and international, in global practice. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433819452
ISBN
9781433819452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.66
€ 54.05

Hardback. In White Innocence Gloria Wekker explores a central paradox of Dutch life-the passionate denial of racial discrimination and colonial violence coexisting alongside aggressive racism and xenophobia-to show how the narrative of Dutch racial exceptionalism elides the Netherland's colonial past and safeguards white privilege. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DD; HBJD1; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360599
ISBN
9780822360599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.26

Paperback. Centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Analyzing this phenomenon, known as mati work, this book describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450. Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro-Surinamese Diaspora. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. 336 pages, 3 illustrations. Centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Analyzing this phenomenon, known as mati work, this book describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBK5. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight: 452.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131636
ISBN
9780231131636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Paperback. In White Innocence Gloria Wekker explores a central paradox of Dutch life-the passionate denial of racial discrimination and colonial violence coexisting alongside aggressive racism and xenophobia-to show how the narrative of Dutch racial exceptionalism elides the Netherland's colonial past and safeguards white privilege. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DD; HBJD1; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360759
ISBN
9780822360759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

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