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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604564129
ISBN
9781604564129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.92
€ 80.49

Paperback. Highlights the contributions of rebbetzins to the development of American Jewry. Tracing the careers of rebbetzins from the beginning of twentieth century onwards, this title chronicles the evolution of the role from a few individual rabbis' wives who emerged as leaders to a cohort who worked together on behalf of American Judaism. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740538
ISBN
9780814740538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783481248
ISBN
9781783481248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799034
ISBN
9780804799034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.23

Paperback. An account of Chinese literary modernism, written from the perspective of Republican China. Shih argues for the contextualization of Chinese modernism in the semicolonial cultural and political formation of the time and analyzes pivotal issues, such as decadence and Orientalism. Series: Berkeley Series in Interdisciplinary Studies of China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220645
ISBN
9780520220645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Shih, Shu-mei; Tsai, Chien-hsin; Bernards, Brian. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644. A Critical Reader. Series: Global Chinese Culture. 472 pages, 1 colour illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 1 figures. Editor(s): Shih, Shu-mei; Tsai, Chien-hsin; Bernards, Brian. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFC; JHB. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight: 644.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157513
ISBN
9780231157513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.07

Hardcover. Editor(s): Shrivastava, Amresh; Kimbrell, Megan; Lester, David, PhD. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619427754
ISBN
9781619427754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.68
€ 157.04

Paperback. This essential handbook has the answers for anyone involved in making decisions that affect communities. It also acts as a fascinating information resource for those who simply want to know more about the significant events in the lives of those with whom they live and work. Num Pages: 167 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JFHF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 469. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
W Foulsham & Co Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0007904
ISBN
9780572026592
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677764
ISBN
9780816677764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. In the years after World War II, Westerners and Japanese alike elevated Zen to the quintessence of spirituality in Japan. Pursuing the sources of Zen as a Japanese ideal, this title uncovers the role of two cultural touchstones: Eugen Herrigel's "Zen in the Art of Archery" and the Ryoanji dry-landscape rock garden. Translator(s): Hartman, Earl. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226947655
ISBN
9780226947655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Hardback. A few days after 9/11, US Vice-President Dick Cheney invoked the need for the USA to work 'the dark side' in its global 'War on Terror'. Covering a diverse spectrum of 21st century cinema, this books deals with documentary or fictional representations of atrocity such as state-sanctioned torture, genocide, enforced disappearance, and apartheid. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPQ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642632
ISBN
9780748642632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.37

Paperback. Explores how contemporary cinema treats state-sponsored atrocity, evoking multiple landscapes of state terror. Investigating the ethical potential of cinematic atrocity images, this book argues that while films help to create and confirm normative perceptions about atrocities, they can also disrupt those perceptions and build alternatives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; APFA; JFCA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400428
ISBN
9781474400428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. Sho Konishi traces the emergence from 1860 to 1930 of transnational networks of Russian and Japanese "cooperatist anarchists" devoted to creating a state-free society. Arguing that this radical movement forms one of the intellectual foundations of modern Japan, Konishi offers a new approach to Japanese history that challenges Western narratives. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; HBJF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073319
ISBN
9780674073319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061668333
ISBN
9780061668333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Hardcover. Are you fed up with the nonstop attacks on Israel that reek of double standards and hatred? With the duplicity of the Western media? There comes a point when we stop and say, Enough. We will no longer tolerate anti-Israel lies. We will stand up for Israel and truth. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652298836
ISBN
9789652298836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.76

Hardcover. Rabbi Herzfeld's book emphasizes that Yom Kippur, the most important holiday of the Jewish faith is not a day of mourning, but a day of celebrating. According to the Talmud, it is the happiest day of the Jewish year. This book explains why Yom Kippur is such a joyous day, and explores the implications of this approach to the ho Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: HRJC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 195 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296665
ISBN
9789652296665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Richly illustrated with images of eighteenth-century manuscripts, books, and pamphlets, some of which are published here for the first time, this attractive book is an excellent guide to the emergence of Jewish Enlightenment (Haskalah) in Germany. Num Pages: 104 pages, 84 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851242917
ISBN
9781851242917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060834159
ISBN
9780060834159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.65

Paperback. How the work of Israeli writers today reflects the foundation myths of a Jewish state. Translator(s): Hodges, Ames. Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFSC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350965
ISBN
9781584350965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HRH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143408
ISBN
9780226143408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.40

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