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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Offers an important and disquieting analysis of this particular synthesis of religion and politics. The author sees Islamic fundamentalism as the result of Islam's confrontation with modernity and not only - as it is widely believed - economic adversity. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSR2; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition,Revised
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236905
ISBN
9780520236905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
2nd ed. 1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349208043
ISBN
9781349208043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 50.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Bass, A. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJK; HBL; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349529056
ISBN
9781349529056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages, Ill.45figs.60tabs. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSF; JFSJ1; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Thela Thesis
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789055380190
ISBN
9789055380190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. Introduces Ojibway ceremonies, rituals, songs, dances, prayers, arid legends Illustrator(s): Beyer, David. Num Pages: 171 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803275720
ISBN
9780803275720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Hardback. Basil Gray's publications on Chinese and Islamic art have done much to introduce these subjects to a European public. This first volume deals with Chinese painting and luxury art. Num Pages: 286 pages, 191 illus. BIC Classification: A; HBJF; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132219
ISBN
9780907132219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.70

Paperback. This volume, the fifth in the series developing Bernstein's code theory, presents a clear account of the developments of this code theory and shows the close relation between its development and the empirical research to which the theory has given rise. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695768
ISBN
9780847695768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFC; KCP; KCU; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837613742
ISBN
9783837613742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143295
ISBN
9780231143295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Initiates a gender-based framework for analyzing Latin American and Caribbean folk art. Exploring the roles of women as artists and consumers in specific cultural contexts, this title looks at a range of artistic forms from across Latin America, including Colombian molas (textiles), Andean weavings, Mexican ceramics, Mayan hipiles (dresses). Editor(s): Bartra, Eli. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; AFTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822331704
ISBN
9780822331704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.24

Hardcover. Presents one hundred classic-era (1880s-1940s) Hopi and Zuni carved dolls from private and public collections that have been put on exhibition and that collectively form a profound assembly of the finest examples from the classic period in Kachina carving. Num Pages: 186 pages, 84 colour & 31 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1524.
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
186
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134832
ISBN
9780890134832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.02
€ 51.90

Hardcover. Editor(s): Garofalo, Girolamo; Troelsgard, Christian. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; AVGD; HRCC8; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 190. .
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763542661
ISBN
9788763542661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.37
€ 68.25

Paperback. By providing an in-depth analysis of the news media's role in the American political system, Uncertain Guardians challenges us to re-evaluate much of what we take for granted as news consumers and to think about how to improve political communication. Series: Interpreting American Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JP; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801860362
ISBN
9780801860362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.45

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864864420
ISBN
9780864864420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Hessel, Bart; etc.; Schippers, Joop; Siegers, Jacques. Num Pages: 153 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Thela Thesis Publishers Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
153
Condition
New
SKU
V9789051703757
ISBN
9789051703757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, presenting complicated historical issues in a clear and informative way and relating vivid anecdotes culled from the traditions of these three followers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRCM; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195343502
ISBN
9780195343502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. Comics Versus Art examines the relationship between comics and the most important institutions of the art world; including museums, auction houses, and the art press. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: ACX; AKLC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612044
ISBN
9781442612044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.86

Paperback. Series: Comics Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; DSBH; JFCA; WHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813590455
ISBN
9780813590455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.32

Paperback. Draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to post - Civil War America. This title situates Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893846
ISBN
9780226893846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600213069
ISBN
9781600213069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.86
€ 130.67

Hardcover. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yiddish was widely viewed as a corrupt form of German that Jews had to abandon if they hoped to engage in intellectual, cultural, or political work. Yet, by 1917 it was the dominant language of the Russian Jewish press. This title investigates how this change in status occurred. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CBX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631903
ISBN
9780815631903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.34

Hardback. Shows how the evolution of the greeting card reveals the fundamental power of economic organization to enable and constrain experiences of longing, status, desire, social connectedness, and love and to structure and determine the most private, internal, and intimate of feelings. This book covers the development of the greeting card industry. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 85 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; KNTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118781
ISBN
9780231118781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20
€ 81.45

Hardback. Narrating the Law: A Poetics of Talmudic Legal Stories creates a new theoretical framework for considering the relationship between law and narrative, models a new method of studying Talmudic law, and fills out the picture of the cultural life of the rabbis who contributed to the Talmud. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 523.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812242997
ISBN
9780812242997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.43

Paperback. This work analyzes the Palestinians' travail as they move from revolutionary movement to state. It outlines the problems in the transition arising from history, society and diplomatic agreements and discusses the search for a national identity, economic system and the structure of government. Num Pages: 304 pages, none, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBP; GTB; HBJF1; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007178
ISBN
9780674007178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.28

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