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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. A funny and infographic-packed Reader's Digest for Jewish culture and practice. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2-c illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HRJP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452118963
ISBN
9781452118963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Demeter Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772580235
ISBN
9781772580235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Explores the works of leading black and Jewish writers from the 1950s to the 1980s. Series Editor(s): Gelpi, Albert (Stanford University, California); Posnock, Ross. Series: Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004244
ISBN
9780521635752
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Manic behavior holds an undeniable fascination in American culture. This work seeks to understand mania's appeal and how it weighs on the lives of Americans diagnosed with manic depression. It takes us into the fascinating and sometimes disturbing worlds of mental-health support groups, mood charts, psychiatric rounds and psychotropic drugs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19 halftones. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Paperback Prin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141060
ISBN
9780691141060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Hardcover. Called by Heinrich Heine a city of dull and culturally limited merchants where poets only go to die, Hamburg would seem an improbable setting for a major new intellectual movement. This title clarifies the social, political, and economic pressures faced by German-Jewish scholars on the periphery of Germany's intellectual world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226061689
ISBN
9780226061689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. Deemed by Heinrich Heine a city of merchants where poets go to die, Hamburg was an improbable setting for a major intellectual movement. This book considers not just the men but also the historical significance of the time and place where their ideas took form. Num Pages: 464 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272467
ISBN
9780226272467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Hardback. A wide ranging, interdisciplinary exploration of media time and mediated temporalities. The chapters explore the diverse ways in which time is articulated by media technologies, the way time is constructed, represented and communicated in cultural texts, and how it is experienced in different social contexts and environments. Editor(s): Keightley, Emily. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276703
ISBN
9780230276703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.11

hardcover. LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other social movements. This book recounts a far different story: a history of queer radicals who understood their sexual liberation as intertwined with solidarity against imperialism, war, and racism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
California University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279056
ISBN
9780520279056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 88.53

Paperback. LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other social movements. This book recounts a far different story: a history of queer radicals who understood their sexual liberation as intertwined with solidarity against imperialism, war, and racism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 259 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279063
ISBN
9780520279063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. A compelling read filled with fascinating portraits of women who are living in the aftermath of breast cancer Num Pages: 203 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSJ1; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780814707357
ISBN
9780814707357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Camden House
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135506
ISBN
9781571135506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562490
ISBN
9780813562490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.62

Paperback. This book offers a significant statement about the contemporary British novel in relation to three authors: Graham Swift, Ian McEwan, and Kazuo Ishiguro. All writing at the forefront of a generation, these authors sought to resuscitate the novel's ethico-political credentials, at a time which did not seem conducive to such a project. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349468300
ISBN
9781349468300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.30

Paperback. In Shanghai, China's largest industrial centre prior to 1949, cotton was king and the majority of mill workers were women. This book presents detailed information on all aspects of the life of this group of urban workers. Num Pages: 316 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720120
ISBN
9780804720120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

Paperback. After Mao, abrupt turns in public policy made "personal life" a crucial issue for discussion. This book is concerned with the debate about the role of women in Chinese society, examining their anxieties, confusions and excitement as they contemplate various stages of a new future. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804714310
ISBN
9780804714310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.22

Hardcover. This text is based on extensive personal viewing of urban Chinese women and study of contemporary literature and articles in the periodical press that touched on the problems of rural women. Each chapter is devoted to one aspect of women's lives including: girlhood, sexuality, marriage, and work. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 725.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714167
ISBN
9780804714167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.24

Hardback. Hind draws on poetry, short stories, plays, novels, photographs, personal correspondence, advertising, and interviews to make visible the anti-feminine tendencies in femmenism and to imagine a femmenism that will appeal to the next generation of women. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 282 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428. Boob Lit. 282 pages, 0. Hind draws on poetry, short stories, plays, novels, photographs, personal correspondence, advertising, and interviews to make visible the anti-feminine tendencies in femmenism and to imagine a femmenism that will appeal to the next generation of women. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 19. Weight: 428.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
282
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230104464
ISBN
9780230104464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36

Paperback. Jewish communities of the Maghrib from ancient to modern times Editor(s): Gottreich, Emily Benichou; Schroeter, Daniel J. Series: Indiana Series in Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies. Num Pages: 386 pages, 9 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222251
ISBN
9780253222251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. From Francis Alys and Ursula Biemann to Vivan Sundaram, Allora & Calzadilla, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy, some of the most compelling artists today are engaging with the politics of land use. This book brings together a range of international voices and artworks to illuminate this critical mass of practices. Editor(s): Scott, Emily Eliza; Swenson, Kirsten J. Num Pages: 272 pages, 63 b/w. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ; AMV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285491
ISBN
9780520285491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; BGA; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 183.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Condition
New
SKU
V9781553650256
ISBN
9781553650256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.50

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