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Society & culture: general
Impact of Electricity (The): New Perspectives on the Interrelationship...
. Ed(S): Reuveni, Gideon; Wobick-Segev, Sarah
hardcover. Jewish historiography tends to stress the religious, cultural, and political aspects of the past. By contrast the economyA" has been pushed to the margins of the Jewish discourse and scholarship since the end of the Second World War. This volume takes a fresh look at Jews and the economy, arguing that a broader, cultural approach is needed.. Editor(s): Reuveni, Gideon; Wobick-Segev, Sarah. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845457747
- ISBN
- 9781845457747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.74
€ 164.74
Paperback. With its low incomes, lagging social indicators and widespread poverty, eastern Indonesia epitomizes the problems of development in Indonesia. The challenge is to advance the economy. This book explores the trade-offs and synergies between development, social concerns and the environment in Papua, Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara. Editor(s): Resosudarmo, Budy P.; Jotzo, Frank. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFA; KCM; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812309594
- ISBN
- 9789812309594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
Paperback. This is an edited volume of 12 articles previously published in Social Problems that may be considered among the most influential in the development of the sociological study of violence against women. Editor(s): Renzetti, Claire M.; Bergen, Raquel Kennedy. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742530553
- ISBN
- 9780742530553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.23
€ 78.23
Hardback. This is an edited volume of 12 articles previously published in Social Problems that may be considered among the most influential in the development of the sociological study of violence against women. Editor(s): Renzetti, Claire M.; Bergen, Raquel Kennedy. Series: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 182 x 25. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742530546
- ISBN
- 9780742530546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.96
€ 183.96
Paperback. Focuses on crack cocaine. In reinterpreting the crack story, this book offers fresh understandings of both drug addiction and drug prohibition. It shows how crack use arose in the face of growing unemployment, poverty, racism, and shrinking social services. It examines the crack scare as a phenomenon in its own right. Editor(s): Reinarman, Craig; Levine, Harry G. Num Pages: 359 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1; JPQB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520202429
- ISBN
- 9780520202429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.11
€ 44.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Reichert, Ramon; Richterich, Annika; Abend, Pablo; Fuchs, Mathias; Wenz, Karin. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837632118
- ISBN
- 9783837632118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.89
€ 45.99
€ 32.89
Hardback. Collects twenty essays that explore how the frontier experience has helped create Latin American national identities and institutions. Using 'frontier' to mean more than 'border,' this work regards frontiers as the geographic zones of interaction between distinct cultures. Editor(s): Rausch, Jane M.; Weber, David J. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 222 pages, suggested readings, suggested films. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024778
- ISBN
- 9780842024778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.37
€ 168.37
hardcover. The first English-language compilation of research on Japanese cooking and food culture Editor(s): Rath, Eric C.; Assmann, Stephanie. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black and white photographs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCV; WBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252035630
- ISBN
- 9780252035630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.30
€ 134.30
Hardback. As reproduction is seen as central to kinship and the biological link as the primary bond between parents and their offspring, Western perceptions of kin relations are primarily determined by ideas about "consanguinity," "genealogical relations," and "genetic connections." Editor(s): Rao, Aparnu; Bock, Monika. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map, 13 figs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819116
- ISBN
- 9781571819116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.78
€ 164.78
Hardback. This book argues that South Asians in the United States must be understood as a people who constantly move between two or more cultures, places, languages, and societies, thanks to technology, travel, and globalization. Editor(s): Rajan, Gita; Sharma, Shailja. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752800
- ISBN
- 9780804752800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.60
€ 81.60
Hardback. Do people of differing ethnicities, cultures, and races view medicine and bioethics differently? And, if they do, should they? This book explores how medicine and ethics accommodate differing cultural and racial norms, suggesting profound implications for growing minority groups in the United States. Editor(s): Prograis, Lawrence J., Jr.; Pellegrino, Edmund D. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011632
- ISBN
- 9781589011632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.86
€ 120.86
Enemies Within: Italian and Other Internees in Canada and Abroad
. Ed(S): Principe, Angelo; Iacovetta, Franca;...
paperback. Bringing together national and international perspectives on Italian and other wartime internees, the essays in this book assess the differing interpretations offered of Italian internment in Canada, the UK, the USA, and Australia during WWII. Editor(s): Principe, Angelo; Iacovetta, Franca; Perin, Roberto. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFS; JPF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802082350
- ISBN
- 9780802082350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.28
€ 50.99
€ 45.28
Paperback. Historically white Christian colleges, universities, seminaries and congregations are struggling to transform themselves into communities that are welcoming to minorities. This collection of essays enables those who are engaged in these initiatives to understand the historical linkage of race, ethnicity and Christianity. Editor(s): Priest, Robert J.; Nieves, Alvaro L. Num Pages: 370 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195310573
- ISBN
- 9780195310573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.37
€ 81.37
The Black Church and Hip-hop Culture. Toward Bridging the Generational...
. Ed(S): Price, Emmett G., III
Hardback. In this collection of provocative essays, leading thinkers, preachers, and scholars from around the country challenge both the Black church and the hip-hop generation to realize their shared responsibilities to one another and to the greater society. Editor(s): Price, Emmett G., III. Series: African American Cultural Theory and Heritage. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGR; AVGR; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882362
- ISBN
- 9780810882362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.75
€ 124.75
Hardback. Long overlooked by scholars and critics, the history and aesthetics of German television have only recently begun to attract serious, sustained attention, and then largely within Germany. This ambitious volume collects penetrating essays on the distinctive theories, practices, and social-historical contexts that defined television in Germany. Editor(s): Powell, Larson; Shandley, Robert R. Num Pages: 242 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; 3JM; APT; JFDT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331121
- ISBN
- 9781785331121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.52
€ 164.52
Paperback. In this collection of essays, historians discuss the applications of evolutionary theory to cultural, social, economic and political phenomena. Contributors include anthropologist Donald Brown, archaeologist Albert Naccache and demographer Noel Bonneuil. Editor(s): Pomper, Philip; Shaw, David Gary. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521612
- ISBN
- 9780742521612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.19
€ 83.19
Hardback. In this collection of essays, historians discuss the applications of evolutionary theory to cultural, social, economic and political phenomena. Contributors include anthropologist Donald Brown, archaeologist Albert Naccache and demographer Noel Bonneuil. Editor(s): Pomper, Philip; Shaw, David Gary. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521605
- ISBN
- 9780742521605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.27
€ 206.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Pomerance, Murray; Palmer, R. Barton. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813566283
- ISBN
- 9780813566283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.73
€ 43.99
€ 38.73
hardcover. This fifth volume of "Research on Managing Groups and Teams" focuses on the relationship between identity issues and individual and group functioning. It looks at a range of phenomena involving the individual identities people bring to the groups they join and collective identities. Editor(s): Polzer, Jeffrey T.; Mannix, Elizabeth A.; Neale, Margaret Ann. Series: Research on Managing Groups & Teams. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JMH; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762309511
- ISBN
- 9780762309511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.96
€ 215.96
paperback. Provides a theoretical framework which helps the reader make sense of the detail contained in the later case studies. This title shows how choosing a particular concept of quality has significant political and organizational consequences and also discusses how quality may be measured. Editor(s): Pollitt, Christopher; Bouckaert, Geert. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 243.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803974654
- ISBN
- 9780803974654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.36
€ 74.36