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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742839
ISBN
9780814742839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.64

Hardcover. In the last two decades, both the conception and the practice of participatory culture have been transformed by the new affordances enabled by digital, networked, and mobile technologies. This exciting new book explores that transformation by bringing together three leading figures in conversation. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745660707
ISBN
9780745660707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.07

paperback. Spain has had a long history of exiles. Since the destruction of the last Muslim territories in Granada in 1492, wave after wave of its people have been driven from the country. This title paints a picture of Spain's diverse exiles, from Muslims, Jews and Protestants to Liberals, Socialists and Communists, artists, writers and musicians. Num Pages: 544 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0035969
ISBN
9780141016887
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Paperback. Describes music as a metaphor of the society in which it takes place. This book examines various contexts in which music is produced, experienced, and evaluated. It includes the dynamics of orchestra rehearsals in the conservatory, "master class" lessons with a distinguished performer-pedagogue, and the ritual characteristics of solo recitals. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398916
ISBN
9781566398916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.46

Paperback. When African American intellectuals announced the birth of the 'New Negro' around the turn of the twentieth century, they were attempting through a bold act of renaming to change the way blacks were depicted and perceived in America. This book collects more than one hundred canonical and essays published between 1892 and 1938. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.; Jarrett, Gene Andrew. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126524
ISBN
9780691126524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.47

Hardcover. This monumental work answers the grand question of where American Jewish liberalism comes from and ultimately questions whether the communal motivations behind such behaviour are strong enough to withstand twenty-first-century America. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610250
ISBN
9780815610250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.00
€ 36.85

Hardcover. Offers a fresh look at the Russian/Soviet Jewish emigration phenomenon. Although the author credits Israel with initiating the struggle for Soviet Jewry and fostering it within American Jewry, he maintains that it was the actions of a secure and confident American Jewry that finally delivered the Jews from the Soviet Union. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631019
ISBN
9780815631019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.37

Paperback. In this study Henry L. Minton traces the history of gay and lesbian emancipatory research from its early beginnings in the late 19th century to its role in challenging the mental illness model in the 1970s. He describes the accomplishments made by key researchers and mainstream sexologists. Num Pages: 344 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226530444
ISBN
9780226530444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JK; KJMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921867040
ISBN
9781921867040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.57

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Number of pages
466
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KNW0010655
ISBN
9780446532730
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s original, groundbreaking study explores the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature, elaborating a new critical approach located within this tradition that allows the black voice to speak for itself. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; JFSL3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
25 ANV
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195136470
ISBN
9780195136470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. Generations of Americans have debated the meaning of Abraham Lincoln's views on race and slavery. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation and supported a constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery. This book includes a complete collection of Lincoln's important writings on both race and slavery. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.; Yacovone, Donald. Num Pages: 416 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149981
ISBN
9780691149981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.43

Paperback. An exploration of the cultural legacy left by African slaves in the Caribbean and Latin America Num Pages: 270 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814738184
ISBN
9780814738184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.35

Hardcover. An exploration of the cultural legacy left by African slaves in the Caribbean and Latin America Num Pages: 270 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814732984
ISBN
9780814732984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.22

Paperback. The Byzantines surrounded themselves with their saints, invisible but constant companions, who were made visible by dreams, visions, and art. This book aims to analyze the logic of the saint's image in Byzantium, both in portraits and in narrative scenes. It emphasizes on the poems inscribed by the Byzantines upon their icons. Num Pages: 240 pages, 163 halftones, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; ACK; AGR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050072
ISBN
9780691050072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.36

Hardcover. Investigates how reformers, conservatives, and radicals used portraiture to connect with supporters and build identity in Victorian politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ACV; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090844
ISBN
9780719090844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.92

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTJ; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651064
ISBN
9780691651064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.95

Paperback. Helps us understand the history of relations between indigenous Australians and European settlers. Drawing from documentary and oral evidence, this book describes in detail the ways in which Aborigines responded to the arrival of Europeans. It argues that the Aborigines resisted fiercely. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; JFSL9; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
NewSouth Publishing Australia
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reved ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868408927
ISBN
9780868408927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.00

Paperback. In West Java, Indonesia, all it takes is a woman's voice and a drumbeat to make a man get up and dance. The author draws on decades of ethnographic research to explore the reasons behind this phenomenon, arguing that Sundanese men use dance to explore and enact contradictions in their gender identities. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 9 musical examples, 14 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVA; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769592
ISBN
9780226769592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.43

Hardback. In West Java, Indonesia, all it takes is a woman's voice and a drumbeat to make a man get up and dance. The author draws on decades of ethnographic research to explore the reasons behind this phenomenon, arguing that Sundanese men use dance to explore and enact contradictions in their gender identities. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 9 musical examples, 14 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVA; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769585
ISBN
9780226769585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.87

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