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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044941
- ISBN
- 9780226044941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.90€ 92.29
€ 112.90
€ 92.29
Paperback. This book charts Gypsies Romany and Travellers community activism, and the community and voluntary organisations which support them. It describes the communities' struggle for rights against a backdrop of intersectional discrimination across Europe. Editor(s): Ryder, Andrew; Cemlyn, Sarah; Acton, Thomas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447313571
- ISBN
- 9781447313571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.79
€ 38.99
€ 36.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b/w halftone; 3 b/w line. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; JFSG; JHBD; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199975525
- ISBN
- 9780199975525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.71
€ 36.71
Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b&w halftone; 3 b&w line. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHBD; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199828265
- ISBN
- 9780199828265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.03
€ 31.99
€ 29.03
Paperback. Bringing the psychology of uncertainty together with contemporary case studies, this book is a sweeping diagnostic for-and antidote to-ineffective political discourse in a globalized world that imports bads as well as goods. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419602
- ISBN
- 9781421419602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.44
€ 38.99
€ 32.44
Paperback. Writing is a defining marker of civilisation; without it there could be no accumulation of knowledge. Andrew Robinson tells the fascinating story of the history of writing, considering its development, and examining the enormous variety of writing and scripts we use today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: CBX; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567782
- ISBN
- 9780199567782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Based on ten years of research-including extensive interviews with Major Taylor's 91-year old daughter-this is the dramatic story of a young black man who, against prodigious odds, rose to fame and stardom in the tempestuous world of international professional bicycle racing a century ago. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780801853036
- ISBN
- 9780801853036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.91
€ 29.99
€ 28.91
Hardback. Andrew Reynolds' The Children of Harvey Milk is not only a compelling collective portrait of gay politicians around the globe; it also offers a powerful explanation of why individual politicians practicing "identity politics"have been absolutely crucial to the successes of this still-expanding global social movement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSK; JHBK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190460952
- ISBN
- 9780190460952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Paperback. Winner of the Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award. One of the American West's bloodiest-and least-known-massacres is searingly re-created in this generation-spanning history of native-white intermarriage. Num Pages: 368 pages, 35 illustrations; 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871408570
- ISBN
- 9780871408570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Much ink has been spilled lamenting or championing the decline of printed books. The author shows that the rich history of reading itself offers unexpected clues to what lies in store for books. From medieval manuscript books to today's interactive urban fictions, he explores the manifold ways that physical media have shaped how we read. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103488
- ISBN
- 9780226103488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.14
€ 19.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 482 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662. 482 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDA. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight: 682.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 482
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668017
- ISBN
- 9780226668017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.67
€ 52.99
€ 40.67
Paperback. Centuries after the brutal slaughter of the Cathars by papally endorsed Northern French forces, the medieval Cathars continue to exert a powerful influence on both popular culture and spiritual seekers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Anniversary edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780287157
- ISBN
- 9781780287157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.28
€ 19.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. The extraordinary history of news and its dissemination, from medieval pilgrim tales to the birth of the newspaper Num Pages: 456 pages, 64 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212761
- ISBN
- 9780300212761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.61
€ 21.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Andrew Parker undertakes a critical reconsideration of the frequently absent, or troubled, figure of the mother in theorists including Marx, Freud, Lacan, and Derrida. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSJ; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352327
- ISBN
- 9780822352327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. Clears a devastating path from the bygone Glasgow of the 1970s to the grim secrets of Gloucester in the mid 1990s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571215607
- ISBN
- 9780571215607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.33
€ 14.99
€ 12.33
hardcover. Num Pages: 32 pages, , colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Jetty House United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937721121
- ISBN
- 9781937721121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.38
€ 27.99
€ 19.38
hardcover. Num Pages: 32 pages, , colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jetty House United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982823668
- ISBN
- 9780982823668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.48
€ 27.99
€ 19.48
Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 255 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173542
- ISBN
- 9780691173542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.06
€ 29.99
€ 22.06
Hardback. Argues that cultural politics - specifically America's often covert patronage of the arts - played a highly important role in the transfer of imperial authority from Britain to the United States during a critical period after World War II. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; DSBH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154152
- ISBN
- 9780691154152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.45
€ 54.99
€ 39.45
Paperback. The Government has introduced new powers for tackling anti-social behaviour, such as Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs). This study examines how the new powers are being used, and what people think about them. Its findings should advance strategic thinking on the issue. Num Pages: 68 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 212 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347633
- ISBN
- 9781861347633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.64
€ 29.99
€ 28.64
hardcover. Argues that Fremont used both a radical form of the picturesque and an imaginary map to create an aesthetic craving for expansion Num Pages: 1 photograph, 23 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; JFC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bison Books United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803238077
- ISBN
- 9780803238077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.48
€ 30.99
€ 28.48
Hardback. The definitive biography of the influential Appalachian reformer who dedicated his life to ending racial violence through education Series: New Directions in Southern History. Num Pages: 348 pages, 24 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813168159
- ISBN
- 9780813168159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.42
€ 48.42
Paperback. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 112 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1018. 364 pages, Illustrations. Offers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AC; GM; JFC. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 24. Weight: 986.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251267
- ISBN
- 9780520251267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.17
€ 43.99
€ 31.17
Paperback. What is equality and is it a genuine political ideal? The contributors address this question in a variety of different ways, and in the course of doing so they contrast a number of different notions of equality, and distinguish equality from the related idea of giving priority to the worst off. Editor(s): Mason, Andrew. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631207146
- ISBN
- 9780631207146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.80
€ 28.80