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Society & culture: general
Paperback. A contribution to the history of the blues and of Afro-American culture in general. Writing from a black/feminist standpoint, Harrison shows the joys, trials, heartbreaks and enduring influence of such singers as Victoria Spivey and Alberta Hunter. Num Pages: 314 pages, photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGJ; AVGK; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813512808
- ISBN
- 9780813512808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. Dr Hampson argues that the Christian Church cannot by definition come to terms with the equality of women, having developed in a world where women were subordinate. Feminism suggests ways to conceive God and reformulate theological ideas for a world in which Christianity is no longer tenable. Series: Signposts in Theology S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631149446
- ISBN
- 9780631149446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Paperback. Taking a contemporary look at the religiosity of black women, this work explores what is behind black women's intense loyalty to the church. It illuminates the spiritual sustenance the church provides black women, uncovers their critical assessment of the church's ministry, and interprets the consequences of their limited collective activism. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794098
- ISBN
- 9780814794098
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Explores the issues of borders and borderland identities that have accompanied the many transitions since 1990. This book combines an ethnographic account of everyday life under socialist rule and after German reunification with an investigation of the paradoxical human condition of a borderland. Num Pages: 307 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214774
- ISBN
- 9780520214774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.60
€ 34.99
€ 25.60
Paperback. Pathbreaking studies of the postsocialist transition Editor(s): Bunzl, Matti. Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221704
- ISBN
- 9780253221704
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
paperback. Argues that from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth, black transatlantic entertainers often transformed the alienating conditions of social and political marginalization into modes of self-actualization through performance Num Pages: 488 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; AN; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822337225
- ISBN
- 9780822337225
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. Drawing on Michel Foucault's concept of 'power/knowledge,' Lacombe reveals how the process to criminalize pornography inaugurated a controversial politics that produced collective identities and transformed power relations. She shows law reform as a strategy that both constrains and enables action. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: JFMP; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802073525
- ISBN
- 9780802073525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Paperback. This work is termed a "roman temoignage" (testimonial-novel) bridging documentary and fiction. Spanning six decades of Leonara's life, the book indirectly explores the economic, social and cultural life of Guadeloupe's peasants and working class, especially black women. Translator(s): Leskes, Andrea. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWVG; 2ADF; DNF; DSK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915180
- ISBN
- 9780813915180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.89
€ 36.89
Paperback. From the ideological bias of the press, to the role of headlines in newspaper articles and ways in which newspapers relate to their audience, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of newspaper language. Series: Intertext. Num Pages: 144 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415278058
- ISBN
- 9780415278058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.57
€ 31.99
€ 30.57
Hardcover. Follows selected stories of friendship ranging over early childhood, school, the workplace, and some unique war experiences. This book explores the symbolism of friendship in rituals for the fallen soldiers, the commemoration of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and the national infatuation with recovering bodies of missing soldiers. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JMH; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451929
- ISBN
- 9781845451929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.42
€ 154.42
Paperback. Greater economic equality is beneficial to all people in all societies, both for the rich, the poor and the rest. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSC; KCP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- New Internationalist Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780263908
- ISBN
- 9781780263908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. We are living in the most remarkable and dangerous times. Globally, the richest 1% have never held a greater share of world wealth, while the share of most of the other 99% has collapsed in the last five years. In this fully rewritten and updated edition of Injustice, Dorling offers hope of a more equal society. Num Pages: 484 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFJ; JFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447320753
- ISBN
- 9781447320753
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.53
€ 16.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. Looks at the UK's dangerous relationship with housing - and how it's all going to come crashing down. In this book, this book argues that housing is the defining issue of our times. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFB; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141978192
- ISBN
- 9780141978192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Paperback. This book shows conclusively that inequalities in health are the scandal of our times in the most unequal of rich nations and calls for immediate action to reduce these inequalities in the near future. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFFJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305132
- ISBN
- 9781447305132
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.45
€ 40.99
€ 38.45
Paperback. Investigates the significance, contribution, and role played by the State of Israel - ideologically and practically - in the identity of Diaspora Jews. This work explores the extent and way Israel features in Diaspora identity through a range of issues including: anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, Jewish continuity and Israel visits, and others. Editor(s): Ben-Moshe, Danny; Segev, Zohar. Num Pages: 353 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JFSR1; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 353
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192426
- ISBN
- 9781845192426
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.24
€ 40.99
€ 36.24
Paperback. With the resurgence of separatism in the province, Irian Jaya has become the focus of fears that the Indonesian nation is falling apart. This book shows how practices that indicated Biaks' submission to national authority actually reproduced antinational understandings of space, time, and self. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 maps. 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFC; JHM; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 266 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095912
- ISBN
- 9780691095912
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Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.46
€ 59.42
€ 46.46
Hardback. Looks at Gender and corruption. Editor(s): Serra, Danila; Wantchekon, Leonard. Series Editor(s): Isaac, R. Mark; Norton, Douglas A. Series: Research in Experimental Economics. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: JFFX; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780527840
- ISBN
- 9781780527840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.87
€ 145.87
Paperback. This book brings together findings from 10 years of UK research that shed light on different aspects of child and family assessment, examining the evidence for what works in promoting the best outcomes for children. It covers thresholds for assessment and intervention, what information should be collected, and assessments in different contexts. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849052566
- ISBN
- 9781849052566
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Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Hardcover. This book examines both the policies of church boards and town councils in organising charitable appeals, as well as the general population's giving behaviour. Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3J; HBG; HBLH; JFFA; JKSN; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9789089647931
- ISBN
- 9789089647931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.28
€ 19.99
€ 7.28
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857210197
- ISBN
- 9780857210197
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. In her memoir His Bright Light, the author opened her heart to share the story of the loss of her beloved son. In this book, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her life beyond what she could imagine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BM; JFFB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165440
- ISBN
- 9780552165440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Does the ease with which one can now participate in online petitions or conversations about current events seduce some away from civic activities into "slacktivism?" Drawing on a diverse body of theory, from Hannah Arendt to Anthony Appiah, this book offers a range of visions for a political ethics to guide citizens in a digitally connected world. Editor(s): Allen, Danielle S.; Light, Jennifer S. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7 halftones, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; JPH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226262260
- ISBN
- 9780226262260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
paperback. Offers an introduction to Islam. This guide presents descriptions of the key concepts, beliefs and practices of Islam. Series: Simple Guides S. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Kuperard United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857334357
- ISBN
- 9781857334357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Resnick, Danielle; Thurlow, James. Series: Routledge Studies in African Development. Num Pages: 206 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white tables, 16 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JFSP2; JHM; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138630451
- ISBN
- 9781138630451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.84€ 36.55
€ 55.84
€ 36.55