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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Editor(s): Binchy, William. Num Pages: 626 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; HBJF; JFC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Publisher
Clarus Press
Number of pages
626
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905536214
ISBN
9781905536214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.00
€ 93.12

Paperback. Provides a tantalizing new perspective on the Rocky Mountain fur trade and the role of homosexuality in shaping the American West Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 photographs, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: C; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803237780
ISBN
9780803237780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Explores the entire landscape of Black radio from the early days - when the white public accepted the black-face buffoonery of "The Amos and Andy Show" and "Beulah" as a fair depiction of African-American life - to the rise of personality jocks and the contemporary scene of corporate buyouts and uncertain fate. Num Pages: 334 pages, 25ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396677
ISBN
9781566396677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white and colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 332 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781423641230
ISBN
9781423641230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 30 halftones. 6 maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169705
ISBN
9780691169705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Traces the ways in which negative attitudes toward blacks became deeply embedded in French culture. Examining the forces that shaped these views, this book shows the inequality of French interactions with blacks in Africa and in the slave colonies of the West Indies. It is useful for those dealing with issues of racism, ethnicity, and identity. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed. /
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216502
ISBN
9780253216502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. The Mexican stereotypes - Speedy Gonzalez, 'Mexican Spitfire' Lupe Velez, and The Frito Bandito - are not a people but a text, a carefully woven, articulated, and consumer-ready commodity. This book deconstructs Tex[t]-Mexicans in films, television, advertising, comic books, toys, literature, and even critical theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, 26 color and 150 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 661. Weight in Grams: 663.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714571
ISBN
9780292714571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Documents a special culture, unique unto itself, in which children create their own social structures and exert their own influences. This book calls upon adults to appreciate, embrace, and savor their children's culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
National Academies Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780309087292
ISBN
9780309087292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Hardback. An outstanding examination of the historical record that will become the definitive work on the Mahican people from the colonial period to the Removal Era Series: The Iroquoians & Their World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 illustrations, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
0th edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803244955
ISBN
9780803244955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

paperback. Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its 80 languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography and language, Smalley shows how Thailand has maintained national unity through an elaborate social and linguistic hierarchy. Num Pages: 452 pages, 13 maps, 41 line drawings, 60 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMT; CFB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226762890
ISBN
9780226762890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.12

Paperback. Translator(s): Moua, Mitt. Num Pages: 234 pages, 8 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; CF; HRA; HRLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226762876
ISBN
9780226762876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Hardcover. An ambitious, intelligent, and very readable guide to understanding our present and our future. "-Harry Beckwith, author of Selling the Invisible No one can foretell the future. Or can they? There are many who purport to-and they are making a fortune. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; KCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471181781
ISBN
9780471181781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.05

Hardback. During the years between the world wars, a small but dynamic community of African American jazz musicians left the US and settled in Paris. This book looks at this cultural moment, one in which African American musicians could flee the racism of the United States to pursue their lives and art in the relatively free context of bohemian Europe. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520225374
ISBN
9780520225374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.01

Paperback. Sampson's study of 12 poor Black families in a Chicago suburb focuses on the potential of families to do what generations of reform could not. Should appeal to anyone involved with public policy, racial, or social issues. Num Pages: 248 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810842953
ISBN
9780810842953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFFH1; JML; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174060
ISBN
9780231174060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Now available in a fully revised and updated ninth edition, World News Prism provides in-depth analysis of the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFS; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
9th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118809044
ISBN
9781118809044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, William A.; Johnson, Ryan. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: HB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816643004
ISBN
9780816643004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. The first look at the philosophy behind the Iron Man comicsand movies, timed for the release of Iron Man 2 in March2010

On the surface, Iron Man appears to be a straightforwardsuperhero, another rich guy fighting crime with fancy gadgets. Editor(s): White, Mark D. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APF; HP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470482186
ISBN
9780470482186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.78

Paperback. Heralded as the 'new Harry Potter', Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight is a young adult vampire romance series in which teenaged Bella falls for a vampire, Edward, and is drawn into his and his family's morally grey universe, facing countless dangers and philosophical dilemmas. Editor(s): Wisnewski, J. Jeremy; Housel, Rebecca. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470484234
ISBN
9780470484234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

paperback. In a country where it has been suggested that the distinction requirements at schools be moved down from 80% to 70%, it is of grave importance that we evaluate the role of knowledge and what significance we attach to it. Editor(s): Dikeni, Leslie; Gumede, William Mervin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jacana Media South Africa
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770097759
ISBN
9781770097759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.66

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