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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Just as the art of the table became a centrepiece of French mores, Balzac used it as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing. This title describes the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honore de Balzac's writings. Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSRC; JFCV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973222
ISBN
9781907973222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783487950
ISBN
9781783487950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.67
€ 49.62

Hardcover. This detailed account of academic networking in European educational centers highlights the fruitfulness of travel in order to gain a clearer understanding of how to advance one's culture. Series: European Studies in American History. Num Pages: 348 pages, 23 figs & tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; JFSL; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457820
ISBN
9780857457820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.99

Hardback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book not only describes a contemporary understanding of the Gaddi's engagement with the environment but also analyzes religious practices and performances of social relations, as well as media practices and notions of aesthetics. Num Pages: 220 pages, 13 ills, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459299
ISBN
9780857459299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.30

Paperback. This study is based on the observation that unidirectional movements are becoming less and less characteristic of South Lebanese migration to West Africa. The new patterns of movement can be understood as elements of a translocal space. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1HFD; JFC; JFSJ; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Transcript-Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783933127457
ISBN
9783933127457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 458 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 12.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326912
ISBN
9780764326912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 55 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331510
ISBN
9780764331510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Hardcover. This in-depth study focuses on the Bosmun of Daiden, a Ramu River people in an under-represented area in the ethnography of Papua New Guinea, uncovering the conceptual convergence of local notions of relatedness, foodways, and empathy. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 332 pages, 25 ills, 4 figs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459190
ISBN
9780857459190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.93

Hardback. This is the rollicking, never-before-published memoir of a fascinating African American woman with an uncanny knack for being in the right place in the most interesting times. Actress, dancer, model, literary critic, psychologist, and free-spirited provocateur, Anita Reynolds was, as her Parisian friends nicknamed her, an American Cocktail. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BM; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073050
ISBN
9780674073050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.28

Paperback. An exploration of how and why food matters in the culture and literature of the South Asian diaspora Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
American Literatures Initiative
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439900789
ISBN
9781439900789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636962
ISBN
9780691636962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.26

Paperback. "None of your business!" People seeking to keep their private lives from scrutiny often fall back on these words. This work shows that we are every bit as accountable for our private actions as for our public deeds. It defends accountability for private life, stating that it protects and dignifies. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742514096
ISBN
9780742514096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.37

Hardback. "None of your business!" People seeking to keep their private lives from scrutiny often fall back on these words. This work shows that we are every bit as accountable for our private actions as for our public deeds. It defends accountability for private life, stating that it protects and dignifies. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742514089
ISBN
9780742514089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.16

Paperback. By weaving practical insights and exercises through a rich tapestry of multicultural myths, ancient legends, and folktales, Johnston explores the themes of empowerment and self-discovery that help women overcome food obsessions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VF; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Gurze Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936077369
ISBN
9780936077369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.30

Hardcover. Anais Nin, the diarist, novelist, and provocateur, occupied a singular space in twentieth-century culture, not only as a literary figure and voice of female sexual liberation but as a celebrity and symbol of shifting social mores in postwar America. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804011754
ISBN
9780804011754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

Paperback. Anais Nin, the diarist, novelist, and provocateur, occupied a singular space in twentieth-century culture, not only as a literary figure and voice of female sexual liberation but as a celebrity and symbol of shifting social mores in postwar America. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Swallow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011761
ISBN
9780804011761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.89

Paperback. Focuses on the women in jobs that typify the vast majority of women's employment in the United States. Interviewing a racially and ethnically diverse group of women hospital workers clerical workers, janitorial workers, nurses, and nurse's aids, this title analyzes what it means to be at once a mother who is employed and a worker with children. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397001
ISBN
9781566397001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855754440
ISBN
9780855754440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.39

Hardback. Muslim Arab Sudanese in Cairo have played a fundamental role in Egyptian history and society during many centuries of close relations between Egypt and Sudan. This book presents an ethnographic study which shows that Sudanese ethnic identity is created from deeply held social values, especially those concerning gender and propriety. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSR2; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845450182
ISBN
9781845450182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.01

Paperback. Explore astonishing developments of a China village which is center of China's export industry, where more than 50,000 workers labor in modern factories, ruled by the village government. This title illuminates, in microcosm, the history of rural China. Num Pages: 416 pages, 48 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259317
ISBN
9780520259317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Hardcover. An informative and engaging exploration of four prominent female poets writing in Hindi and Urdu over the course of the twentieth century in India and Pakistan. Anantharam follows the authors Mahadevi Varma, Kishwar Naheed, Fahmida Riaz and Gagen Gill and their works, as both countries undergo profound political and social transformations. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 519.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632634
ISBN
9780815632634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFFK; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408835470
ISBN
9781408835470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Alvarez, Anita R. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFZ; MZP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634853163
ISBN
9781634853163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.75
€ 135.25

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ackerman, Anita. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634637275
ISBN
9781634637275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.23
€ 133.57

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