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Society & culture: general
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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Going Public: Women and Publishing in Early Modern France
Goldsmith, Elizabeth C.. Ed(S): Goldsmith, El...
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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 179.25
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 224.05
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 62.07
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 156.27
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 156.09
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 115.04
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
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 54.66€ 54.05
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 27.99
€ 26.43