Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Explores the crucial notion of "colonial difference" in the study of the modern colonial world and traces the emergence of an epistemic shift, which author calls "border thinking". This title expands the horizons of debates under way in postcolonial studies of Asia and Africa by dwelling in the genealogy of thoughts of South/Central America. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 line illus. 3 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156095
- ISBN
- 9780691156095
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Walter D. Mignolo analyzes the "colonial logic" that has driven five hundred years of Western imperialism, from colonialism through neoliberalism Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 458 pages, 1 drawing, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638. Global Futures, Decolonial Options. Series: Latin America Otherwise. 458 pages, 1 drawing, 2 maps, 2 figures. Walter D. Mignolo analyzes the "colonial logic" that has driven five hundred years of Western imperialism, from colonialism through neoliberalism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTR; JFC. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 27. Weight: 644.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 458
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350781
- ISBN
- 9780822350781
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
hardcover. Gives readers a glimpse into the life and times of Walter Cronkite in his own words. This book contains selections from interviews between the legendary journalist and an experienced oral historian - Cronkite's friend, Dr Don Carleton. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Center for American History United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976669739
- ISBN
- 9780976669739
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Condition: New
€ 33.28
€ 33.28
Paperback. Includes papers and conversations that derive from a conference that pursued the possibility and utility of a general theory of religion and culture, especially one based on violence. Editor(s): Hamerton-Kelly, Robert. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715188
- ISBN
- 9780804715188
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663163138
- ISBN
- 9783663163138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.88
€ 68.88
Paperback. Argues that the contemporary commitment to the importance of cultural identity has reovated rather than replaced an earlier commitment to r4acial identity and asserts that the idea of culture, far from constituting a challenge to racism, is actually a for Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320647
- ISBN
- 9780822320647
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.32
€ 26.99
€ 25.32
Paperback. Addresses the utopian developments of the modern media. This collection tracks the author's observations on the media as they are revealed in essays on the production and reception of art; on film, radio, and photography; and on the modern transformations of literature and painting. Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Doherty, Brigid; Levin, Thomas Y. Translator(s): Jephcott, Edmund; Livingstone, Rodney; Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 448 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024458
- ISBN
- 9780674024458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Hardback. Nation Building: The Geopolitical History of Korea provides a history of Korea from a geopolitical perspective, emphasizing Korea's relations with China, Japan, Russia, and the United States. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761812739
- ISBN
- 9780761812739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.29
€ 140.29
Paperback. Examines art and censorship in the current political climate. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AN; JFCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326474
- ISBN
- 9780745326474
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.79
€ 40.99
€ 26.79
paperback. Editor(s): Wink, Walter. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Orbis Books United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570753152
- ISBN
- 9781570753152
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.75
€ 31.99
€ 28.75
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Reese-Schafer, Walter. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810024817
- ISBN
- 9783810024817
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Condition: New
€ 75.68
€ 75.68
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Hanesch, Walter. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810016850
- ISBN
- 9783810016850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.75
€ 75.75
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Gagel, Walter. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663077404
- ISBN
- 9783663077404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.77
€ 37.77
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Gagel, Walter. Series: Gegenwartskunde - Sonderheft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810003065
- ISBN
- 9783810003065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.80
€ 67.80
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Bien, Walter. Series: Dji - Familien-Survey. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810017130
- ISBN
- 9783810017130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.41
€ 70.41
Hardback. Conversations with ten prominent African-American operatic artists. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC9; AVH; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831476
- ISBN
- 9780810831476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.61
€ 114.61
Paperback. Early Photography and the Making of African American Identity. 408 pages, 71 photographs. Editor(s): Wallace, Maurice O.; Smith, Shawn Michelle. Brings to light the wide-ranging practices of early African American photography, as well as the effects of photography on racialized thinking. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; GTB; JFC; JHMP. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350859
- ISBN
- 9780822350859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
The Preacher and the Politician: Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and Ra...
Walker, Clarence E.; Smithers, Gregory D.
hardcover. Barack Obama's inauguration as the first African American president of the US has caused many commentators to conclude that America has entered a postracial age. This title argues otherwise, reminding us that, far from inevitable, Obama's nomination was nearly derailed by his relationship with Jeremiah Wright. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFSL3; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928869
- ISBN
- 9780813928869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.88
€ 24.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. A collection of essays, which examine 19th-and early 20th-century debate among British scholars on the viability and desirability of the multinational state, the American "nation-building" school of thought that dominated the literature on political development in the post-World War II era, and the explosion of literature on ethnonationalism. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025636
- ISBN
- 9780691025636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.33€ 46.46
€ 59.33
€ 46.46
Hardcover. Every country has its folk hero - real or legendary, and in Turkey he goes by the name of Nasreddin Hoca, pronounced Nahz-red'-din Hoe'-djah. He lived several years ago and he served as a religious teacher, Moslem priest or judge as the occasion demanded. This work features a collection of Hoca tales. Illustrator(s): Berson, Harold. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 188 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896722545
- ISBN
- 9780896722545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.60
€ 20.99
€ 20.60