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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Immigration is the primary cause of population change in developed countries and a major component of population change in many developing countries. This clear and perceptive text discusses how immigration impacts population size, composition, and distribution. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664163
ISBN
9780745664163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.95

Hardback. With unprecedented access to a closed culture, Lacroix offers an account of Islamism in Saudi Arabia. Tracing the last half-century of the Sahwa, or "Islamic Awakening," he explains the brand of Islam that gave birth to Osama bin Laden--one that has been exported, and dangerously misunderstood, around the world. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJ; HRAM2; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049642
ISBN
9780674049642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.68

Paperback. An incisive analysis of gender and race in classic blaxploitation films Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075483
ISBN
9780252075483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.77

Hardcover. "Metropolitan Natures" presents original histories of the diverse environments that constitute Montreal and its region. It explores the agricultural and industrial transformation of the metropolitan area, the interaction of city and hinterland, and the interplay of humans and nature." Editor(s): Castonguay, Stephane; Dagenais, Michele. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944027
ISBN
9780822944027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Hardback. This fascinating study explores the emergence of a significant Sunni community on the margins of Shia Iran and delineates a 'Sunni arc' stretching from Central Asia southwards through the Iranian provinces of Khorasan and Baluchistan Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047081
ISBN
9781849047081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 68.79

paperback. Offers a corrective to existing historiography on the Caribbean, that focuses on developments in Afro-Cuban religious culture to demonstrate that traditional Caribbean cultural practices are steeped in the same history that produced modernity and represent complex hybrid formations. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HRA; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328421
ISBN
9780822328421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Over a lifetime of studying Cuban Santeria and other religions related to Orisha worship - a practice also found among the Yoruba in West Africa. This title provides an analysis of these assumptions, in the process offering an incisive critique both of the anthropology of religion and of scholarship on the cultural history of Afro-Atlantic World. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226019567
ISBN
9780226019567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352270
ISBN
9780764352270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. A collection of 11 articles - 9 in English and 2 in French - on the medieval councils, decretals and collections of canon law. There are additional notes and fully revised and detailed indexes for this second edition. Series: Variorum Collected Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, figures, plates, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HRCX1; JFCX; LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860783367
ISBN
9780860783367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

Hardback. In the mid-1990s, as many as one million North Koreans died in one of the worst famines of the twentieth century. This work presents and account of the famine to date, examining not only the origins and aftermath of the crisis but also the regime's response to outside aid and the effect of its policies on the country's economic future. Num Pages: 368 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; JFFC1; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140003
ISBN
9780231140003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 78.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 59 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; JFFC1; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140010
ISBN
9780231140010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. By featuring the life histories of eight senior men, this work explores the changing meaning of becoming a man in modern Africa. It concentrates on the ideals and expectations that formed around men who were prominent in their communities when Ghana became an independent nation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; GTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217868
ISBN
9780253217868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Gender, Imperialism and Global Exchanges presents a collection of original readings that address gendered dimensions of empire from a wide range of geographical and temporal settings. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTQ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119052203
ISBN
9781119052203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.84

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JFF; JFSL1; JPF; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 101.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Policy Studies Institute United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853747109
ISBN
9780853747109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

Hardcover. An award-winning pastry chef's foolproof recipes and fresh take on the history of American desserts, from chocolate chip cookies to toaster pastries. Num Pages: 400 pages, 84 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV; WBN; WBVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 216. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239867
ISBN
9780393239867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.76

Paperback. A study of masculinity and film style. It is about identification as well as analysis, about mise-en-scene alongside representation and narrative. It offers a theorisation of men in Hollywood cinema via close textual analysis. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748676163
ISBN
9780748676163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. Young readers can join Granny as she journeys around the world on a magic carpet, shopping for amazing treasures in all of the places she visits, and taking readers on a counting adventure through the different countries of the world. Full color. Illustrator(s): Corr, Christopher. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 245 x 212 x 3. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905236626
ISBN
9781905236626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.06

Hardcover. Remarkable re-created pottery designs of Mimbres classic culture (AD 1000-1150) that depict evidence of Mimbres life, culture, and environment. Num Pages: 172 pages, 80 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFSL9; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134085
ISBN
9780890134085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.09
€ 42.55

Paperback. An examination of how popular culture is received and produced within the Middle East. Editor(s): Stein, Rebecca L. Num Pages: 424 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JFCA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335160
ISBN
9780822335160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.45

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426550
ISBN
9781847426550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.59

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