Society & culture: general
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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 195.23
€ 133.57