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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Explores Carnival as a reflection of the nation and culture of Trinidad and Trinidadians worldwide. This work features nine essays that cover topics such as women in Carnival, the politics and poetics of Carnival, Carnival and cultural memory, Carnival as a tourist enterprise, the steelband music of Carnival, and more. Editor(s): Green, Garth L.; Scher, Philip W. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218834
ISBN
9780253218834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. For the first time, historians, anthropologists, literature specialists, and linguists have come together to reflect, in the fifteen original essays presented in this volume, on the various modes of contact and communication that took place between the Europeans and the "Natives." Editor(s): Gray, Edward G.; Fiering, Norman. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 figures, 8 ills. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; 3J; GTC; HB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571812100
ISBN
9781571812100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.57

Hardback. Editor(s): Grant, August E.; Wilkinson, Jeffrey S. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195327779
ISBN
9780195327779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.09

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Grammes, Tilman; Weisseno, Georg. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810009609
ISBN
9783810009609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.15

Paperback. Uprootedness, exile and forced displacement, be they due to conflict, persecution or so-called 'development', are conditions which characterise the lives of millions across the globe.This book analyses a range of displacement situations, including development 'oustees', refugees and internally displaced persons." Editor(s): Grabska, Katarzyna; Mehta, Lyla. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JFFN; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349356973
ISBN
9781349356973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Gozdziak, Elzbieta M.; Martin, Susan F. Series: Program in Migration and Refugee Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106365
ISBN
9780739106365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.74

hardcover. This volume of twelve essays focuses on two interrelated issues: first, it addresses the historical and cultural determinants that have given rise to what frequently has been described as the French exception; second, the contributors assess the exhaustion of this tradition in recent years. Editor(s): Goux, Jean-Joseph; Wood, Philip R. (QC (Hon)). Num Pages: 236 pages, index, reference. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804729697
ISBN
9780804729697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.35

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Gourd, Andrea; Noetzel, Thomas. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810030658
ISBN
9783810030658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.38

Paperback. These essays consider alternative models of the recognition of diverse cultures and the significance of cultural and national identity within democratic societies. The impact of this recognition is examined, as is the tension between the recognition of diverse cultures. Editor(s): Gould, Carol C.; Pasquino, Pasquale. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847696772
ISBN
9780847696772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.44

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Gottschall, Karin; Pfau-Effinger, Birgit (University of Hamburg, Germany). Num Pages: 321 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810031822
ISBN
9783810031822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.92

hardcover. Studies research in urban sociology. This work presents an analysis of race and ethnicity in urban areas. Editor(s): Gotham, Kevin Fox; Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; JFSL1; JHBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762305414
ISBN
9780762305414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.59

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Gosswald, Udo; Klages, Rita. Series: Stadtkultur Im Museum. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810019462
ISBN
9783810019462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.38

Paperback. Based on case studies from Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, the overall findings are illustrative of narratives and images common to museums and the media throughout the world. They aim to challenge political rhetoric and populist media imagery and consider what forms of dissent are likely to be sustained.. Editor(s): Goodnow, Katherine; Lohman, Professor Jack; Marfleet, Philip. Num Pages: 206 pages, 38 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1MBF; GM; JFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 270 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455422
ISBN
9781845455422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.44

In this comprehensive account of censorship of the visual arts in nineteenth-century Europe, when imagery was accessible to the illiterate in ways that print was not, specialists in the history of the major European countries trace the use of censorship by the authorities to implement their fears of the visual arts, from caricature to cinema. Editor(s): Goldstein, Professor Robert Justin; Nedd, Andrew. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; ACV; HBJD; HBTB; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Number of pages
287
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230248700
ISBN
9780230248700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.64

Hardback. This volume features essays about Jewish messianic ideas and movements in the early modern world. While much of the previous literature in this field has focused on the internal dynamics of Jewish thought, these essays stress the broader historical and philosophical context. Editor(s): Goldish, Matt; Popkin, Richard H. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HRLB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792368502
ISBN
9780792368502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.39

Hardback. This volume looks at the fluid and dynamic nature of identity-building among Jews and the many issues that cut across different Jewish groupings. An important contribution to scholarship on contemporary Jewry, it reveals the often unrecognized dynamism in new forms of Jewish identification and affiliation in Israel and in the Diaspora. Editor(s): Goldberg, Harvey E.; Cohen, Steven M.; Kopelowitz, Ezra. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452573
ISBN
9780857452573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

Paperback. Charts six skills that are necessary for a stable love relationship: the capacities for erotic involvement, for merging, for idealization, for integration, for 'refinding,' and for self-transcendence. Editor(s): Goldbart, Stephen; Wallin, David. Num Pages: 312 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMAL; JMH; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568217901
ISBN
9781568217901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.29

Paperback. This title offers a conceptual approach to the study of international migration, exploring clearly the many modes of exit, reception and incorporation which involve varied populations in disparate political, economic, social and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Gold, Steven J.; Nawyn, Stephanie J. Series: Routledge International Handbooks. Num Pages: 640 pages, 21 black & white tables, 2 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 248 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138787735
ISBN
9781138787735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.40

hardcover. Since the early 1980s, a student movement has emerged from the belief that sexual violence is neither inherent nor inevitable. This text chronicles the move to bring an end to all forms of sexual violence and to mould a new sexual paradigm where consensual sex is the norm. Editor(s): Gold, Jodi; Villari, Susan. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780847693337
ISBN
9780847693337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.55

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Gogolin, Ingrid (University of Hamburg); Nauck, Bernhard. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810022578
ISBN
9783810022578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.33

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Gogolin, Ingrid (University of Hamburg); Kruger-Potratz, Marianne; Meyer, Meinert A. Series: Schriften Der Dgfe. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810018250
ISBN
9783810018250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.26

hardcover. Multiple Lenses, Multiple Images is intended to deepen and expand the collaborative, interdisciplinary discourse on children and childhood through reflections not just on what is known about children, but on how it has been learned. Editor(s): Goelman, Hillel; Marshall, Sheila K.; Ross, Sally. Series: Green College Thematic Lecture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802089311
ISBN
9780802089311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.47

hardcover. Features twelve essays on southern indigence between the World Wars, which share a conviction that poverty is not just a dilemma of the marketplace but also a cultural and political construction. This volume shows that those who work to eradicate poverty can hesitate to cross the line of race, gender, memory, or tradition in pursuit of their goal. Editor(s): Godden, Richard; Crawford, Martin. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b&w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJG; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780820327082
ISBN
9780820327082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.52

paperback. Editor(s): Glogner-Pilz, Patrick; Fohl, Patrick S. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Edition
2., erw. Aufl. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531180922
ISBN
9783531180922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.04

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