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Paperback. Islam is now an American phenomenon. This ethnography of immigrant Muslims considers five communities in detail, and provides a highly personalized look at what it means to be a practising Muslim in the USA today. Num Pages: 210 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRH; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195041132
ISBN
9780195041132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.39

Paperback. Looks at the the emergence of new forms of marginality as part of the new map of Europe. The contributors focus on regions, cities, and social groups which at first sight are missing out; the people and places on the edge of dominant economic, political and cultural systems which carry the stigma of marginality. Editor(s): Hadjimichalis, Costis; Sadler, David. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471956358
ISBN
9780471956358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 411.60

Paperback. Hadley Freeman brings us her personalised guide to American movies from the 1980s - why they are brilliant, what they meant to her, and how they influenced movie-making forever. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Fourth Estate Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007585618
ISBN
9780007585618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. The dissolution of the French Empire and the ensuing rush of immigration have led to the formation of diasporas and immigrant cultures that have transformed French society and the immigrants themselves. This title examines the impact of this postcolonial immigration on identity in France and in the Francophone world. Editor(s): Gafaiti, Hafid; Lorcin, Patricia M. E.; Troyansky, David G. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization. Num Pages: 488 pages, 8 images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803244528
ISBN
9780803244528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 306 pages, 40 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022806
ISBN
9780253022806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, 40 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023087
ISBN
9780253023087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486968
ISBN
9780801486968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Moving beyond conventional political and strategic analyses of the Israeli-Iranian conflict, Iranophobia shows that Israeli concerns are emblematic of contemporary domestic fears about Israeli identity and society. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804760683
ISBN
9780804760683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.27

hardcover. Moving beyond conventional political and strategic analyses of the Israeli-Iranian conflict, Iranophobia shows that Israeli concerns are emblematic of contemporary domestic fears about Israeli identity and society. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804760676
ISBN
9780804760676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Haggard, Melanie. Num Pages: 79 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG; MJX. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 8. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631176838
ISBN
9781631176838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.78
€ 57.58

Paperback. Uses extensive surveys with North Korean refugees now living in China or South Korea, to provide extraordinary insight into the changing pathways to power, wealth, and status within North Korea. These testimonies provide an invaluable interpretation of th Num Pages: 256 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JFFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324389
ISBN
9780881324389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Hardcover. A Companion to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies Edited by George E. Haggerty and Molly McGarry A Companion to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies is the first single-volume survey of current discussions taking place in this rapidly developing area of study. Editor(s): Haggerty, George E.; McGarry, Molly. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 187 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113298
ISBN
9781405113298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.01

Paperback. The indigenous peoples of the Pacific nations of Vanuatu and New Zealand are reconfiguring global cultural and intellectual property regimes as they successfully advance claims to ancestral practices such as ephemeral sand drawings. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354277
ISBN
9780822354277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Hardback. The indigenous peoples of the Pacific nations of Vanuatu and New Zealand are reconfiguring global cultural and intellectual property regimes as they successfully advance claims to ancestral practices such as ephemeral sand drawings. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 4369 x 23. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822354123
ISBN
9780822354123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Paperback. A novel by a Kurdish-Iraqi writer that gives voice to contemporary Iraqi women's experiences of political repression, violence, exile, and the yearning for peace. It represents a critique of the violence done to ordinary people by those who hold power both in Iraq and in the West. Translator(s): Cumberbatch, Judy. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714847
ISBN
9780292714847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.98

paperback. Suitable for the casual student of Navajo culture, religion, or mythology as well as for the scholar, this title includes tales that show Coyote as a warrior, a shaman, a trickster; a lecher, a thief; a sacrificial victim, and always as the indomitable force of life. It considers Coyote mythology in a theoretical and historical framework. Editor(s): Luckert, Karl W. Num Pages: 146 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272224
ISBN
9780803272224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.01

Paperback. A collection of articles in which Chertok presents his observations of the issues that preoccupy the Israelis, from the conditions facing women in the Jewish state, to coming to terms with the Palestinians. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363. Paperback, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Number of pages
210
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KRF0012848
ISBN
9780823215478
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. A collection of articles in which Chertok presents his observations of issues that preoccupy the Israelis, from the conditions facing women in the Jewish state, to coming to terms with the Palestinians. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215461
ISBN
9780823215461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.58

Paperback. One of the major characteristics of our contemporary culture is a positive, almost banal, view of the transgression and disruption of cultural boundaries. Strangers, migrants and nomads are celebrated in our postmodern world of hybrids and cyborgs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690704
ISBN
9780745690704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.95

Hardback. One of the major characteristics of our contemporary culture is a positive, almost banal, view of the transgression and disruption of cultural boundaries. Strangers, migrants and nomads are celebrated in our postmodern world of hybrids and cyborgs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690698
ISBN
9780745690698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.28

Hardback. In light of the curve balls the times are throwing at the identity, priorities, and world views of young Israelis, Hazan (social anthropology, Tel Aviv U.) constructs an ethnographically informed discourse pertaining to the tension and interplay between the mythical framework and formulae of Zionism Series: New Directions in Anthropology. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSP2; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 303.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818218
ISBN
9781571818218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.99

Paperback. Haiming Liu presents a transnational history of a Chinese family from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s. It makes it clear that, for many Chinese American families, migration does not mean a break from the past but the beginning of a life that incorporates and transcends dual national boundaries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813535975
ISBN
9780813535975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.46

Paperback. An ethnography of class dynamics and the subject formation of migrant domestic workers. It explores what the migrant domestic workers mean to the families that hire them, to urban economies, to rural provinces such as Anhui, and to the Chinese state. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822343042
ISBN
9780822343042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.35

paperback. Tells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208). Translator(s): Idema, Wilt. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987842
ISBN
9780295987842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.85

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