Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Inspired by the Rhetoric Culture Project, this volume focuses on the use of imagery, narrative, and cultural schemes to deal with predicaments that arise during the course of life. The contributors explore how people muster their resources to understand and deal with emergencies such as illness, displacement, or genocide. Editor(s): Carrithers, Michael. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Culture. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454296
- ISBN
- 9781845454296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.94
€ 160.94
Paperback. In Meetings with Mallarme, top scholars from the UK and USA have been specially commissioned to explore the significance of Mallarme's influence on some of the major players in French psychoanalysis, music, poetry, philosophy and literary theory. Editor(s): Temple, Michael. Num Pages: 288 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press Devon
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895620
- ISBN
- 9780859895620
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Condition: New
€ 42.91
€ 42.91
Paperback. Examines the seismic changes confronting media workers in an age of globalization and corporate conglomeration. The authors take on pressing conceptual and methodological issues while also providing insightful case studies of workplace dynamics regarding creativity, collaboration, exploitation, and cultural difference. Editor(s): Curtin, Michael, PhD, Dr.; Sanson, Kevin. Num Pages: 366 pages, 2 tables, 1 line art, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; KNTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290853
- ISBN
- 9780520290853
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.85
€ 44.99
€ 32.85
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ohta, Alison; Rogers, Michael; Haddon, Rosalind Wade. Series: Gingko Art Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 185 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACBP; HBG; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 300 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2064.
- Publisher
- Gingko Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909942905
- ISBN
- 9781909942905
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Condition: New
€ 83.94
€ 83.94
Hardcover. A timely and critical review and analysis of the development and implementation of New Labour's rural policies since 1997. Editor(s): Woods, Michael. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSF; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349323
- ISBN
- 9781861349323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.85
€ 175.85
Paperback. Fear is ubiquitous but slippery. This title focuses on the meaning, diversity, and dynamism of fear in multiple world-historical contexts, and demonstrates how fear universally binds us to particular presents but also to a broad spectrum of memories, stories, and states in the past. Editor(s): Laffan, Michael; Weiss, Max. Series: Publications in Partnership with the Shelby Cullom Davis Center at Princeton University. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153605
- ISBN
- 9780691153605
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.92
€ 54.99
€ 39.92
Hardback. The Alawis of Syria provides a wide-ranging exploration of the cultural and historical hinterland of Syria's powerful Shia minority, from loyalist gangs (Shabiha) to outspoken critics of the regime. Themes covered include religious practice, social identities, and relations to the Ba'ath party, the Syrian state, and the military apparatus. Editor(s): Kerr, Michael E.; Larkin, Craig. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSL1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043991
- ISBN
- 9781849043991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.14
€ 45.99
€ 42.14
Hardcover. From a review of the flaws of the "Bowl Championship Series", to a study of the violence inherent in the game, to an examination of Vince Lombardi's views on winning, this collection includes essays that tackle the moral and philosophical principles behind gridiron competition. Editor(s): Austin, Michael W. Series: The Philosophy of Popular Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124957
- ISBN
- 9780813124957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.52
€ 33.52
Paperback. Series: Studies in Social Medicine. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFJ; JFS; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469627304
- ISBN
- 9781469627304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Paperback. Viewing "race talk" through the lens of a California high school and district, this book draws on three years of ethnographic research on everyday race labeling in education. It discusses the role race plays in everyday and policy talk about such familiar topics as discipline, achievement, curriculum reform, and educational inequality. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123950
- ISBN
- 9780691123950
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.88
€ 45.99
€ 33.88
Paperback. Accessible, theoretical readings of popular African American women film icons Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076190
- ISBN
- 9780252076190
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813571713
- ISBN
- 9780813571713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.93
€ 160.93
Hardback. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 364 pages, 35 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; AVG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253017680
- ISBN
- 9780253017680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.22
€ 92.22
Paperback. Assesses the implications of global imperatives for the nature, capacity, character and scope of democratic governance and the pursuit of equitable development in the new South Africa. Num Pages: 302 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Juta Academic
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919713878
- ISBN
- 9781919713878
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.67
€ 20.99
€ 19.67
The Renaissance of Islam. History, Culture and Society in the 10th Cen...
Mez, Adam. Ed(S): Kennedy, Hugh
hardcover. Editor(s): Kennedy, Hugh. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd. United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781784538910
- ISBN
- 9781784538910
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Condition: New
€ 161.22
€ 161.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816521487
- ISBN
- 9780816521487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MBFV; HBTB; JFSL9; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922059710
- ISBN
- 9781922059710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.64
€ 26.99
€ 20.64
Hardcover. Interpretations of the background to the Cuban diaspora - a political revolution and the subsequent radical transformation of the society and economy towards socialism - are politicised and highly contested. The Miami-based Cuban diaspora has had extraordinary success in putting its case high on the US political agenda.. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KJC; JFSL4; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430. Memory, Politics, and Nation Among Cubans in Spain. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. 240 pages. Interpretations of the background to the Cuban diaspora - a political revolution and the subsequent radical transformation of the society and economy towards socialism - are politicised and highly contested. The Miami-based Cuban diaspora has had extraordinary success in putting its case high on the US political agenda. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KJC; JFSL4; JHM. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 18. Weight: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452450
- ISBN
- 9780857452450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.37
€ 161.37
Paperback. Series: Public Worlds Series. Num Pages: 330 pages, 14 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DND; APF; JFFS; KNTC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646494
- ISBN
- 9780816646494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSF; JHMC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295994093
- ISBN
- 9780295994093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.33
€ 36.99
€ 34.33
Paperback. Cinema and Nation considers the ways in which film production and reception are shaped by ideas of national belonging and examines the implications of globalisation for the concept of national cinema. Editor(s): Hjort, Mette; Mackenzie, Scott; Mackenzie, Scott. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFS; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415208635
- ISBN
- 9780415208635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.82
€ 51.82
Hardback. In 1997, Science for Peace invited experts on Yugoslavia to Toronto for a conference to discuss the lessons learnt from the Yugoslav conflict and eventual break-up of the former country. This book addresses a specific range of problems. It contains papers on the analysis of the Kosovan conflict, and reviews the Yugoslav tragedy. Editor(s): Spencer, Metta. Series: Research on Russia & Eastern Europe S. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSJ1; JHBC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762302802
- ISBN
- 9780762302802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.07
€ 248.07
Hardback. Peckinpah's Women examines the confluence of factors that worked with, and often against, Peckinpah's cinematic voice to divine a recurring positive theme regarding women in those films that form the heart of his body of work: his period Westerns. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840669
- ISBN
- 9780810840669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.72
€ 123.72
Hardback. Practitioners in the animal welfare field, law enforcement circles, and social services arena have often maintained that childhood cruelty to animals is a forerunner to violence against people. Does this behavior serve as a red flag? Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFZ; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759103030
- ISBN
- 9780759103030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.09
€ 162.09