Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Looking at a hundred-year history of film and capitalism, this title theorizes a cultural history that illuminates the spaces where film and the nation transcend their customary borders, where culture and capital crisscross - and in doing so, develops a new way of understanding historical change and transformation in modern Japan and beyond. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 72 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822329398
- ISBN
- 9780822329398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. After Globalization offers a new way of thinking about globalization -- both what it was and how it still operates as a social narrative. In lively and unflinching prose, the authors argue that contemporary thought about the world is disabled by a fatal flaw: the inability to think "an after" to globalization. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118357521
- ISBN
- 9781118357521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.23
€ 37.23
Hardback. In this oral history, gay Asian Americans talk frankly about their struggle for self-determination and independence. These pioneers in the Los Angeles movement discuss the gay scene in Southern California and the development of a distinctly Asian-American identity. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBBWF; GTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511095
- ISBN
- 9780742511095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.00
€ 174.00
Paperback. Explains why youth gangs emerged, how they evolved, and why young men found membership and the violence it involved so attractive. This book describes how postwar urban renewal, slum clearances, and ethnic migration pitted African-American, Puerto Rican, and Euro-American youths against each other in battles to dominate changing neighborhoods. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 halftones, 3 line illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691074542
- ISBN
- 9780691074542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.15
€ 53.48
€ 42.15
Paperback. The first English-language compilation of research on Japanese cooking and food culture Editor(s): Rath, Eric; Assmann, Stephanie. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 b&w Photographs, 3 Tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; WBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077524
- ISBN
- 9780252077524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardcover. Rise of a Japanese Chinatown focuses on a Chinese immigrant community in the Japanese port city of Yokohama from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 to the normalization of Sino-Japanese ties in 1972 and beyond. It tells the story of how Chinese immigrants found an enduring place within a monoethnic state during periods of war and peace. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674491984
- ISBN
- 9780674491984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Hardcover. An eye-opening view of the unprecedented global spread of El Sistema-intensive music education that disrupts the cycles of poverty. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JFFA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 255 x 36. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393245646
- ISBN
- 9780393245646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.60
€ 31.99
€ 27.60
paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; AMX; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816680733
- ISBN
- 9780816680733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Hardcover. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813934839
- ISBN
- 9780813934839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.92
€ 85.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 159 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212826
- ISBN
- 9781600212826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.59€ 96.46
€ 142.59
€ 96.46
Paperback. The Monogamy Gap is a groundbreaking volume that explains why men cheat. Drawing on a range of theories across academic disciplines, the book highlights the biological compulsion of the sexual urge, the social construction of the monogamous ideal, and the devastating chasm that lies between them. Series: Sexuality, Identity, and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199948956
- ISBN
- 9780199948956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.28
€ 47.28
Paperback. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with 15-22 year old straight and gay male athletes in both the United States and the United Kingdom, this book, now in paperback, explores how jocks have redefined heterosexuality, and no longer fear being thought gay for behaviors that constrained men of the previous generation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSK2; JHBK5; JHBS; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137550668
- ISBN
- 9781137550668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. Carl Hagenbeck was the nineteenth century's foremost animal trader and ethnographic showman, known for his enormously popular displays of people, animals, and artefacts gathered from all corners of the globe. This book locates Hagenbeck's myriad enterprises in the context of colonialism and nascent globalization; and ethnography and anthropology. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 85 illus., 14 in color. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; JFCA; WNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 255 x 26. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988337
- ISBN
- 9780295988337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Translator(s): Abbeele, Georges van den. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First edition
- SKU
- V9780816622603
- ISBN
- 9780816622603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. "Drawing on coverage of Ashe's athletic career and social activism in domestic and international publications, archives including the Ashe Papers, and a variety of published memoirs and interviews, Hall has created an intimate, nuanced portrait of a great athlete who stood at the crossroads of sports and equal justice. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFJ; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419824
- ISBN
- 9781421419824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.19
€ 35.99
€ 30.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Nat; Stanley, Eric A. Num Pages: 425 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- AK Press
- Number of pages
- 425
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849352345
- ISBN
- 9781849352345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.77
€ 20.77
Paperback. This is a thorough assessment of the gripping yet gruesome topic of Latin American violence. Written by leading scholars from the Americas and Europe, this is the most comprehensive study of the subject to date and it focuses specifically on state-supported murder and violence. Editor(s): Johnson, Eric A.; Salvatore, Ricardo; Spierenburg, Pieter. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118657355
- ISBN
- 9781118657355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
In Oklahoma in the 1980s and 1990s, suicide-not accident as previously assumed-was the leading cause of agricultural fatalities among farmers. Men were five times more likely to die by suicide than by accident. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSJ2; JHBZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130240
- ISBN
- 9780231130240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.59
€ 129.59
Paperback. Why have problems of hooliganism from the outset become more regularly attached to soccer than to other global sports? This volume considers soccer hooliganism in 14 countries and shows that, despite its tendencies to be associated with British culture, it has long been a social problem worldwide. Editor(s): Dunning, Eric; etc.; Murphy, Patrick (Director, Centre for Research into Sport and Society, University of Leicester); Waddington, Ivan (Director, Centre for Research into Sport and Society, University of Leicester); Astrinakis, Antonios E. (Assistant Professor in Sociology, University of Crete, Greece). Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFE; WSDP; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444. Football Hooliganism as a World Phenomenon. 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. Editor(s): Dunning, Eric; etc.; Murphy, Patrick (Director, Centre for Research into Sport and Society, University of Leicester); Waddington, Ivan (Director, Centre for Research into Sport and Society, University of Leicester); Astrinakis, Antonios E. (Assistant Professor in Sociology, University of Crete, Greece). Why have problems of hooliganism from the outset become more regularly attached to soccer than to other global sports? This volume considers soccer hooliganism in 14 countries and shows that, despite its tendencies to be associated with British culture, it has long been a social problem worldwide. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFE; WSDP; WSJA. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight: 444.
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621748
- ISBN
- 9781900621748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.73
€ 32.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. Brings together a variety of writings and methodologies by US and British feminist film scholars. Editor(s): Erens, Patricia. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 480 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253206107
- ISBN
- 9780253206107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.33
€ 26.99
€ 25.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611490800
- ISBN
- 9781611490800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.64
€ 163.64
Hardback. Technology continues to transform the world with a process that seems to be constantly accelerating. The main thrust of the essays in this collection is to underscore the vast enrichment given to a study of the "new" technologies when approached from a broad cultural standpoint. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838755518
- ISBN
- 9780838755518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.42
€ 110.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807070734
- ISBN
- 9780807070734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.04
€ 17.99
€ 16.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 13 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBWQ; JFFN; JFSL4; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998329
- ISBN
- 9780295998329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40