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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Has multiculturalism failed? Is it time to move on? What is the alternative? Ali Rattansi explores the issues, from national identity and social cohesion to cultural fragmentation and 'political correctness'. Providing a balanced assessment of the truth and falsity of the charges against multiculturalism, he explores new ideas for the future. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 116 x 11. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199546039
ISBN
9780199546039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. The essays in this collection entertain the question of how scholars may reconfigure "area-based knowledge" to respond to social sciences and globalization. The authors demonstrate that local knowledge is vital to understanding rapidly changing global patterns. Editor(s): Mirsepassi, Ali; Basu, Amrita; Weaver, Frederick S. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629634
ISBN
9780815629634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.49

Hardback. Can Islamic societies embrace democracy? This title maintains that it is possible, demonstrating that Islam is not inherently hostile to the idea of democracy. It argues that the key to understanding the integration of Islam and democracy lies in social institutions as well as the every days experiences. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795644
ISBN
9780814795644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Light Inc United States
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597840033
ISBN
9781597840033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Budak, Ali; Altay, Korkut. Num Pages: 130 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 225 x 6. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
130
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597842082
ISBN
9781597842082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Egypt, 1925: the Muslim world is in turmoil over Mustapha Kamal Ataturk's proposal to abolish the caliphate in Turkey. Into this debate enters Ali Abdel Razek, a religious cleric trained at Al-Azhar University, arguing in favour of secularism in his essay Islam and the Foundations of Political Power. This title offers a translation of this essay. Editor(s): Filali-Ansary, Abdou. Translator(s): Loutfi, Maryam. Series: In Translation: Modern Muslim Thinkers. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748689835
ISBN
9780748689835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Provides a history of Blackness and a theoretically challenging understanding of race and ethnicity. This book traces how Blackness was defined by cultural ideas, social practices and shared identities as well as shaped in response to the social and historical conditions at different moments in American history. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814707081
ISBN
9780814707081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. The analysis of the constitutional development of Puerto Rico has been dominated by two major perspectives: political gradualism and classical colonialism. Gradualist analysis suggests that the constitutional development of Puerto Rico followed a pattern of gradual progression toward the goal of increasing self-government. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761809012
ISBN
9780761809012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268035327
ISBN
9780268035327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226531601
ISBN
9780226531601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Hardback. Editor(s): Joignant, Alfredo; Morales, Mauricio; Fuentes, Claudio. Num Pages: 343 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JFC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137599872
ISBN
9781137599872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.63

Paperback. A fascinating study of the rise and fall of Chinese American supermarkets Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 15 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992945
ISBN
9780295992945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 734 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HB; JFFH1; JKV; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
710
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556524837
ISBN
9781556524837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.51

Hardback. Editor(s): Vogan, Alfred R.; Dimond, Stephen B. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619422209
ISBN
9781619422209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.02
€ 149.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Stepan, Alfred; Taylor, Charles. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM9; JFSL1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 263 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165662
ISBN
9780231165662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 82.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Stepan, Alfred; Taylor, Charles. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM9; JFSL1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165679
ISBN
9780231165679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663057567
ISBN
9783663057567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.63

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810022967
ISBN
9783810022967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.56

Paperback. Award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano takes an incisive look at the estimated 65 million Americans who straddle the line between the middle-class communities in which they grew up and the upper-class corporate world they inhabit from nine to five. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471714392
ISBN
9780471714392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Hardcover. Award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano takes an incisive look at the estimated 65 million Americans who straddle the line between the middle-class communities in which they grew up and the upper-class corporate world they inhabit from nine to five. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471263760
ISBN
9780471263760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.16

Paperback. Alfred Kazin, one of the central figures of intellectual life for three decades in the middle of the 20th century, tells his own story and with it a history of contemporary American letters. Series: New York Classics. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815604136
ISBN
9780815604136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 recorded music items. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFH; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
5 Rev ed
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135801
ISBN
9780231135801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 recorded music items. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFH; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
fifth edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135818
ISBN
9780231135818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.14

Paperback. Recasting Freud as an inspired humanist and reconceiving psychoanalysis as a form of moral inquiry, this title argues that Freudianism offers a rich approach to self-inquiry, one that reaffirms the enduring task of philosophy and many of the abiding ethical values of Western civilization. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFCX; JMAF; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145525
ISBN
9780691145525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

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