Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Traces Brazil's singular character, exploring both the remarkable richness and cohesion of the national culture, and the contradictions and tensions that have developed over time. This book includes several chapters that explore Brazilian identity through the interlinked concepts of texts, facts, sights, and sounds. Editor(s): Nava, Carmen; Lauerhass, Ludwig, Jr. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742537569
- ISBN
- 9780742537569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.51
€ 155.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Nault, Derrick M.; Dawei, Bei; Voulgarakis, Evangelos; Paterson, Rab; Bryce, Lisa; McArthur, Kerry; Suva, Cesar Andres-Miguel. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 226 pages, 6+ figures and tables. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM2; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857285591
- ISBN
- 9780857285591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.32
€ 130.32
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Nauck, Bernhard; Bertram, Hans. Series: Dji - Familien-Survey. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810014993
- ISBN
- 9783810014993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
Paperback. Despite the steady growth of feminism in sociology, little attention has been paid to feminist research on religion. Nason-Clark and Neitz begin to fill this gap, asking leading feminist sociologists of religion to reflect on their work and lives. Editor(s): Nason-Clark, Nancy; Nietz, Mary Jo. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; HRA; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101982
- ISBN
- 9780759101982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.32
€ 59.32
Paperback. Providing a unique collection of perspectives on the persistence of documentary as a vital and dynamic media form within a digital world, New Documentary Ecologies traces this form through new opportunities of creating media, new platforms of distribution and new ways for audiences to engage with the real. Editor(s): Nash, Dr. Kate; Summerhayes, Catherine. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; APF; APFR; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349456666
- ISBN
- 9781349456666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.83
€ 138.83
Paperback. This book addresses the Lusophone Black Atlantic as a space of historical and cultural production between Portugal, Brazil, and Africa. The authors demonstrate how it has been shaped by diverse colonial cultures including the Portuguese imperial project. The Lusophone context offers a unique perspective on the history of the Atlantic. Editor(s): Naro, Nancy Priscilla; Sansi Roca, Roger; Treece, David H. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349370030
- ISBN
- 9781349370030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. This volume documents and analyses the experiences of the urban periphery in three developing nationsIndia, Nepal, and Bangladeshin terms of water security and access, adaptation to climate change, and urban expansion. Editor(s): Narain, Vishal; Prakash, Anjal. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 44 diagrams, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFS; KNBW; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199464166
- ISBN
- 9780199464166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Paperback. Papers from a conference held in June 1989 at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria. Editor(s): Nakicenovic, Nebojsa; Grubler, Arnulf. Num Pages: 605 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, 56 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JF; KCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 605
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662027028
- ISBN
- 9783662027028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.46
€ 185.46
Hardback. This multi-volume, major reference work serves as a comprehensive resource on children's and young people's geographies. It speaks to a wide audience, from geographers to sociologists, demographers to social workers and policy makers to development agencies. Editor(s): Nairn, Karen; Kraftl, Peter. Series: Geographies of Children and Young People. Num Pages: 566 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 41 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1133.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812870438
- ISBN
- 9789812870438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 420.75
€ 420.75
Paperback. Realism and the Audiovisual Media constitutes a major original contribution to contemporary scholarship on realism, one of the most fundamental concepts in audiovisual studies. Editor(s): Nagib, Lucia; Mello, Cecilia. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306739
- ISBN
- 9781137306739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
Prisoners of War: Archaeology, Memory, and Heritage of 19th- and 20th-...
. Ed(S): Mytum, Harold; Carr, Gilly
paperback. This telling contribution to the archaeology of more recent conflicts traces the courage and sacrifices made by prisoners of war from the Napoleonic era to the Second World War and provides historians and anthropologists with valuable material context. Editor(s): Mytum, Harold; Carr, Gilly. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489996374
- ISBN
- 9781489996374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.53
€ 140.53
Paperback. This innovative work explores the theoretical approaches, the specific methods, the challenges and the opportunities involved in the archaeology of internment camps, and offers a rare examination of previously unexplored or under-explored archaeological sites. Editor(s): Myers, Adrian; Moshenska, Gabriel. Series: One World Archaeology. Num Pages: 313 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461429012
- ISBN
- 9781461429012
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Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Islam, Muslims and the Modern State: Case-Studies of Muslims in Thirte...
. Ed(S): Mutalib, Hussin; Hashmi, Taj Ul-Isla...
paperback. This text provides a study on the state of affairs in the Muslim world at a time when Muslims, like others, are confronted with the challenges posed by a rapidly changing world order. Editor(s): Mutalib, Hussin; Hashmi, Taj ul-Islam. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333669693
- ISBN
- 9780333669693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
Hardback. Editor(s): Musterd, Sako; Murie, Alan; Kesteloot, Christian. Num Pages: 259 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403993168
- ISBN
- 9781403993168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Urban policy makers are increasingly striving to strengthen the economic competitiveness of their cities. Currently, they do that mainly in the field of the creative knowledge economy - arts, media, entertainment, creative business services, architecture, publishing, design; and ICT, R&D, finance, and law. Editor(s): Musterd, Sako; Kovacs, Zoltan. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470675038
- ISBN
- 9780470675038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.87
€ 150.87
Paperback. The Lome Peace Accord, signed in 1999, presented significant implications, challenges, and possibilities for post-conflict Sierra Leone, but the literature on post-conflict Sierra Leone only scantily addresses these issues. This project seeks to address the void in the literature on post-Lome Sierra Leone." Editor(s): Mustapha, Marda; Bangura, Joseph J. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBL; JFSL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349287338
- ISBN
- 9781349287338
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Condition: New
€ 61.28
€ 61.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Musschenga, Albert W.; Haaften, A. W. van; Spiecker, Ben; Slors, Marc. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; HR; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048160808
- ISBN
- 9789048160808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.25
€ 181.25
Raumliche Auswirkungen Des Transformationsprozesses in Deutschland Und...
. Ed(S): Musil, Director Prague College Jiri ...
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Musil, Director Prague College Jiri (Central European University); Strubelt, Wendelin. Series: Kspw Transformationsprozesse. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810016171
- ISBN
- 9783810016171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Paperback. Offering a dialogue between anthropology and literature, culture, and media, this book presents fine-grained ethnographic vignettes of monsters dwelling in the contemporary world. These monsters hail from Aboriginal Australia, the Pacific, Asia, and Europe, and their presence is inextricably intertwined with the lives of those they haunt. Editor(s): Musharbash, Yasmine; Presterudstuen, Geir Henning. Num Pages: 237 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349501298
- ISBN
- 9781349501298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.07
€ 118.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Murray, Martin; Myers, Garth Andrew. Num Pages: 332 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970350
- ISBN
- 9781403970350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.41
€ 120.41
paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Kevin P.; Pierce, Jennifer L. Num Pages: 376 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816653218
- ISBN
- 9780816653218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Parricide and Violence Against Parents Throughout History
. Ed(S): Muravyeva, Marianna; Toivo, Raisa Ma...
Hardback. Editor(s): Muravyeva, Marianna; Toivo, Raisa Maria. Series: World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence. Num Pages: 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFFE; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349949960
- ISBN
- 9781349949960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.59
€ 129.59
Hardback. This volume explores the global spread of English or global Englishes, and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), focusing specifically on Asian Englishes. It is unique in the range of diverse perspectives across the languages and cultures by its contributors. Editor(s): Murata, Kumiko; Jenkins, Jennifer. Num Pages: 244 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF; EBA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221024
- ISBN
- 9780230221024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.05
€ 119.05
Hardback. A number of essays in this volume show how the foreign policies of the US and Germany have directly or inadvertently contributed to the influx of refugees from the former Yugoslavia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the former Soviet Union. Editor(s): Munz, Rainer; Weiner, Myron. Series: Migration & Refugees S. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFFD; JFFN; JPQB; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810878
- ISBN
- 9781571810878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.75
€ 163.75