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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Metaphor, as an act of human fancy, combines ideas in improbable ways to sharpen meanings of life and experience. Theoretically, this arises from an association between a sign - for example, a cattle car - and its referent, the Holocaust. These "sign-vehicles" serve as modes of semiotic transportation through conceptual space. Editor(s): Lipset, David; Handler, Richard. Num Pages: 228 pages, 29 ills. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383758
- ISBN
- 9781782383758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.47
€ 162.47
Hardcover. The globalization of Christianity, its spread and appeal to peoples of non-European origin, is by now a well-known phenomenon. Scholars increasingly realize the importance of natives rather than foreign missionaries in the process of evangelization. Editor(s): Lindenfeld, David; Richardson, Miles. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 ills. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCX7; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570. Indigenous Encounters with Missionary Christianity, 1800-2000. 312 pages, 12 ills. Editor(s): Lindenfeld, David; Richardson, Miles. The globalization of Christianity, its spread and appeal to peoples of non-European origin, is by now a well-known phenomenon. Scholars increasingly realize the importance of natives rather than foreign missionaries in the process of evangelization. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCX7; JFSL9; JHM. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 21. Weight: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452177
- ISBN
- 9780857452177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.12
€ 163.12
Paperback. Featuring a new Introduction and completely updated throughout, "Crimes Against Liberty" takes on President Obama, the man and the leader--revealing his serious character lapses and personality flaws while skillfully unraveling Obama's tangled web of broken promises and blatant lies. Num Pages: 512 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596982758
- ISBN
- 9781596982758
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.53
€ 20.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. Based on extensive interviewing and access to a wide range of databases, this is an examination of the migration career of wealthy migrants who left East Asia and relocated to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, in the 1980s and 1990s. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192927
- ISBN
- 9781405192927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Hardback. Based on extensive interviewing and access to a wide range of databases, this is an examination of the migration career of wealthy migrants who left East Asia and relocated to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, in the 1980s and 1990s. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192910
- ISBN
- 9781405192910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 158 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBZ; JMH; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560721505
- ISBN
- 9781560721505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.88€ 92.50
€ 119.88
€ 92.50
Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 15. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629486666
- ISBN
- 9781629486666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.18€ 158.44
€ 229.18
€ 158.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816627110
- ISBN
- 9780816627110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. Editor(s): Lehmann, David. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFSL; JHB; JHMC; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137509574
- ISBN
- 9781137509574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.71
€ 138.71
Hardback. For 500 years Catholicism has been the dominant religious force throughout Latin America. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCC7; HRCC96; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617848
- ISBN
- 9780745617848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. Written by David Leeming, one of the world's most trusted voices on mythology, The Oxford Companion to World Mythology is a lively, non-pedantic yet intellectually sound book that engages the reader and reveals the extraordinary depth and beauty of the world of myth. Num Pages: 512 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195387087
- ISBN
- 9780195387087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.16
€ 27.99
€ 21.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHBL; KFF; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349107551
- ISBN
- 9781349107551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.56
€ 126.56
Paperback. A practical guide to addressing the challenges managers face in implementing and enforcing new anti-bribery regulations The Bribery Act became the law of the land in July 2011. It abolished all existing U.K. Series: Wiley Corporate F&A. Num Pages: 584 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFX; JKVK; LNC; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119971979
- ISBN
- 9781119971979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.00€ 41.37
€ 47.00
€ 41.37
Paperback. Series: Institute Report Series. Num Pages: 102 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 204 x 6. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855752101
- ISBN
- 9780855752101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.54
€ 17.99
€ 14.54
Hardback. Offers an inquiry into the evolving landscape of Los Angeles. This book offers a pointed look beneath the surface in order to see, and engage with, the city on its own terms. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273726
- ISBN
- 9780520273726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.29
€ 19.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933760360
- ISBN
- 9781933760360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 7.94
€ 40.99
€ 7.94
Paperback. Describes the reception of medical ideas and practices by three generations of Russian and Tatar village women in the 20th century. This book shows how the women mediated the inherited beliefs of their families and communities, the claims of the state to control reproduction, and their personal desires for a better life. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 30 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218209
- ISBN
- 9780253218209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Paperback. Editor(s): Leal, David L.; Limon, Jose Eduardo. Series: Latino Perspectives. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL4; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268013356
- ISBN
- 9780268013356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.30
€ 47.99
€ 43.30
Explains how and why Judeoconversos built and rebuilt their religious and social identities, and what it meant to them to be both Jewish and Christian given the constraints they faced in their time and place in history. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237498
- ISBN
- 9780812237498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Hardback. Provides a theoretical analysis of how Asian migration and diaspora support the consolidation of gay and lesbian family and intimacy in our colorblind age, and develops a poststructuralist account of kinship. Num Pages: 268 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347156
- ISBN
- 9780822347156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.18
€ 111.18
Paperback. Queer Liberalism and the Racialization of Intimacy. 288 pages, 34 illustrations. Investigates the emergence of 'queer liberalism', the empowerment of certain gays and lesbians in the United States economically through an increasingly visible and mass-mediated queer consumer lifestyle, and politically through legal protection of rights to privacy and intimacy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347323
- ISBN
- 9780822347323
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Bring together the fields of Asian American studies and psychoanalytic theory and explores the role of sexuality in racial formation and the place of race in sexual identity. This title examines images - literary, visual, and filmic - that configure past and contemporary perceptions of Asian American men as emasculated, homosexualized, or queer. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326366
- ISBN
- 9780822326366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. What does it mean to be queer and Asian-American at the turn of the century? This title considers how Asian-American racial identity and queer sexuality interconnect in mutually shaping and complicating ways. It gathers an array of voices and experiences that represent the communities of a queer Asian-America. Editor(s): Eng, David L.; Hom, Alice Y. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 445 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 7 cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSK1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396400
- ISBN
- 9781566396400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.30
€ 47.99
€ 43.30
Paperback. The experiences and voices of multiracial individuals are challenging current categories of race, profoundly altering the meaning of racial identity and in the process changing the cultural fabric of the nation. Exploring this new reality, the authors of this book examine what we know about multiracial identities and their implications. Editor(s): Brunsma, David L. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588263988
- ISBN
- 9781588263988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.84
€ 33.84