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Society & culture: general

Paperback / so. Series: Geschlecht Und Gesellschaft. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810025395
ISBN
9783810025395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.96

Paperback / so. Series: Studien Zur Sozialwissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531127118
ISBN
9783531127118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.88

The Appalachian Volunteers formed in the early 1960s, determined to eliminate poverty through education and vocational training and to improve schools and homes in the mountainous regions of the south-eastern United States. This book illustrates how the activists failed because they were indecisive about the fundamental nature of their mission. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBTB; JFFA; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125091
ISBN
9780813125091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.36

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBLC1; JFSC; KCZ; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630076
ISBN
9780691630076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 36. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
Edition
REPRINT Edition
SKU
V9781578633340
ISBN
9781578633340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.30

Hardcover. The vexed and sometimes shocking story of Martin Luther, one of the most important figures in modern European history, and his increasingly vitriolic attitudes towards the Jews - as well as the ominous legacy of Luther's anti-semitism for the future of Germany in the centuries to come Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198738541
ISBN
9780198738541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.34

Hardback. Since the arrival of the first Tibetans in exile in 1959, a vast and continuous wave of international support has permitted these refugees to survive and even to flourish in temporary residences. This book shows how Tibetan refugees continue to attract resources, while other refugee populations are largely forgotten. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JFFD; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382829
ISBN
9781782382829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.00

Paperback. Around the world, more than a million people die by suicide each year. Yet many of us know very little about a tragedy that may strike our own loved ones - and much of what we think we know is wrong. This book dismantles myth after myth to bring compassionate and accurate understanding of a massive international killer. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674061989
ISBN
9780674061989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. Shines a light on the Taliban's propaganda arm and its impact on the course of the war in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBWS4; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048439
ISBN
9781849048439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Hardback. Does Obama's presidency signal the end of race in American life? This title examines the paradox of race in Barack Obama's America and how President Obama intends to deal with it. It assesses the culture and politics of race in the age of Obama, and of our prospects for a postracial America. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137308
ISBN
9780691137308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.35

Paperback. Once America's "arsenal of democracy," Detroit is now the symbol of the American urban crisis. In this reappraisal of America's racial and economic inequalities, the author asks why Detroit and other industrial cities have become the sites of persistent racialized poverty. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 29 halftones. 17 tables. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJP; JFSG; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated edition with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162553
ISBN
9780691162553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.74

hardcover. Lists the most important English-language studies of myth theory, which attempt to answer the questions: What is 'myth?' How does it function in human society, and how is it to be interpreted? Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; GBCR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780810833883
ISBN
9780810833883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.36

Paperback. The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 drastically changed the delivery of social services in the US. This title uses Catholic social teaching as a lens through which to view contemporary American welfare policies, citing the tradition's emphasis on serving the needy - including a preferential option for the poor - and the common good. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; JFM; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589011564
ISBN
9781589011564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 250 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479896479
ISBN
9781479896479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Paperback. Although much has been written about the Kerner Commission, the analysis has focused primarily on its affect on the American press. In The Riot Report and the News, Thomas J. Hrach instead explores how the commission came to its conclusions, in order to understand why and how its report served as a catalyst for change. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFD; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625342119
ISBN
9781625342119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

Paperback. Italian American identity, now a mix of history and fantasy, flesh-and-bone people and all-too-familiar caricature, still has something to teach us. Contending that the media has become the primary vehicle of Italian sensibilities, the author explores a series of books, movies, paintings, and records in ten dramatic vignettes. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 256 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; AB; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727478
ISBN
9780814727478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Arguing that elite higher education contributes to both social mobility and inequality, the authors investigate such areas as admission advantages for minorities, academic achievement gaps tied to race and class, unequal burdens in paying for tuition, and satisfaction with college experiences. Num Pages: 568 pages, 55 line illus. 81 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141602
ISBN
9780691141602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.46

Paperback. This study of the contemporary American faith healing movement, the Catholic Charismatic Revival, blends ethnographic details with case histories to provide a cultural analysis of the healing experience. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508. A Cultural Phenomenology of Charismatic Healing. 344 pages, 10 b&w photographs. This study of the contemporary American faith healing movement, the Catholic Charismatic Revival, blends ethnographic details with case histories to provide a cultural analysis of the healing experience. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCM; JFC. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 23. Weight: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208841
ISBN
9780520208841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. Drawing on over 20 years of research on topics ranging from Navajo and Catholic Charismatic ritual healing to the cultural and religious implications of virtual reality in biomedical technology, this text examines questions about human experience and the meaning of being human. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293925
ISBN
9780312293925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.58

Paperback. The ultimate collection of those outlandish tales people love to share. With themes that run the gamut from funny to sick, risque to informative, frightening to disgusting, these fantastic yarns are remarkable for their uncanny ability to travel by word of mouth. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WDKX; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 138 x 40. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579124663
ISBN
9781579124663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.11

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