Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Relating the blues to American social and literary history and to Afro-American expressive culture, Baker offers the basis for a broader study of American culture at its vernacular level. He shows how the "blues voice" and its economic undertones are both central to the American narrative and characteristic of the Afro-American way of telling it. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2ABM; AV; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 339.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035383
- ISBN
- 9780226035383
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€ 35.99€ 28.35
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Paperback. Baker perceives the Harlem Renaissance as a crucial moment in a movement, predating the 1920's, when Afro-Americans embraced the task of self-determination and in so doing gave forth a distinctive form of expression that still echoes in a broad spectrum of 20th-century Afro-American arts. Num Pages: 142 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2AB; AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035253
- ISBN
- 9780226035253
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.51
€ 31.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJH; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763539586
- ISBN
- 9788763539586
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Condition: New
€ 50.90€ 39.88
€ 50.90
€ 39.88
America's Early Advertising Paper Dolls (A Schiffer Book for Collector...
Bajorek, Lagretta Metzger, Bajorek, Benjamin ...
Paperback. History of advertising using paper dolls from 1890s to First World War in America. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 160 pages, 508 color photos. BIC Classification: AFH; JFCA; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307027
- ISBN
- 9780764307027
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 24.89
€ 37.99
€ 24.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New Internationalist Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904456780
- ISBN
- 9781904456780
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Condition: New
€ 10.14
€ 10.14
Hardback. Editor(s): Baines, Harold V.; Ursah, James R. Num Pages: 336 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 28. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604569940
- ISBN
- 9781604569940
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Condition: New
€ 137.33€ 93.34
€ 137.33
€ 93.34
Paperback. Leading authors in the field of early modern studies explore a range of bad behaviours - like binge drinking, dicing, and procuring prostitutes at barbershops - in order to challenge the notion that early modern London was a corrupt city that ruined innocent young men. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 241 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349384990
- ISBN
- 9781349384990
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€ 62.54
€ 62.54
paperback. Understanding the dynamics of population turnover or migration driving area change is key to improving efforts at neighbourhood regeneration and developing mixed or sustainable communities. This report provides the first analysis of neighbourhood migration flows for the whole of England and Scotland. A free pdf is available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861349750
- ISBN
- 9781861349750
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.18
€ 25.99
€ 25.18
Paperback. To avoid uncontrolled climate change, greenhouse gas emissions will have to be brought under control by major emitters outside the affluent West. The authors investigate the political obstacles in BRIC countries and what their governments could do to strengthen climate policies without incurring serious political damage. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPQB; JPSN; RND; TQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349327591
- ISBN
- 9781349327591
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Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardcover. A cornerstone of Chinese popular culture, the legend of the White Snake the admirable demon who loves her victim has been continually rewritten, reinterpreted, and readapted for over five hundred years. This title opens a window into the variety of pre-modern Chinese popular literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209961
- ISBN
- 9780872209961
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Condition: New
€ 53.27€ 41.64
€ 53.27
€ 41.64
Die Moderne Grossstadt. Soziologische Uberlegungen Zum Stadtebau.
Bahrdt, Hans Paul. Ed(S): Herlyn, Ulfert
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Herlyn, Ulfert. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531149851
- ISBN
- 9783531149851
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Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Hardback. Incorporating concepts of globalization into family research introduces a new, unstudied dimension into the understanding of family dynamics. In forging a link between globalization and families, this book highlights the complex relationship between the two. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1140.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387882840
- ISBN
- 9780387882840
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Condition: New
€ 123.35
€ 123.35
Educational Learning and Development: Building and Enhancing Capacity ...
Baguley, Margaret, Danaher, Patrick Alan, Dav...
Hardcover. Through ten research projects, this book explores the topic of educational learning and development in order to examine issues that are impacting, either positively or negatively, on current research in this area. The authors explore the capacity building potential of the projects and what factors impacted on or assisted their development. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSF; JMRL; JNC; JNF; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137392831
- ISBN
- 9781137392831
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Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
paperback. Explores the role of families in shaping choices about local universities and which A levels and degree subjects to study; how community expectations about marriage interact with plans for university; the financial strategies of South Asian women students for funding their education; and the diversity of experiences of education. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSJ1; JFSL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861349736
- ISBN
- 9781861349736
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.45
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Paperback. A rich anthology of feminist writings by Arab women over more than a century Editor(s): Badran, Margot; Cooke, Miriam G. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217035
- ISBN
- 9780253217035
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403948
- ISBN
- 9781474403948
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
The Middle Classes and the City. A Study of Paris and London.
Bacque, Marie-Helene; Bridge, Gary; Benson, M...
paperback. What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities? What do the middle classes do to these cities and what do these cities do to the middle classes? Do the middle classes engage in social mix or are they focused on 'people like us'? Based on comparative study this book explores middle-class identities across Paris and London. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JHBD; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- SKU
- V9781349461783
- ISBN
- 9781349461783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.81
€ 61.81
The Middle Classes and the City: A Study of Paris and London
Bacque, Marie-Helene, Bridge, Gary, Benson, M...
Hardcover. What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities? What do the middle classes do to these cities and what do these cities do to the middle classes? Do the middle classes engage in social mix or are they focused on 'people like us'? Based on comparative study this book explores middle-class identities across Paris and London. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332592
- ISBN
- 9781137332592
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Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
perfect. Num Pages: 357 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531128764
- ISBN
- 9783531128764
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Condition: New
€ 78.70
€ 78.70
Hardcover. Obsolescence is fundamental to the experience of modernity, not simply one dimension of an economic system. The contributors to this book investigate obsolescence as a historical phenomenon, an aesthetic practice, and an affective mode. Editor(s): Tischleder, Babette Barbel; Wasserman, Sarah. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137470898
- ISBN
- 9781137470898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.85
€ 149.85