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Society & culture: general

Hardback. This is the first book to explore comparatively how magic-usually portrayed as the antithesis of the modern-is also at home in modernity. Editor(s): Meyer, Birgit; Pels, Peter. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744638
ISBN
9780804744638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.88

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Meyer, Meinert A; Reinartz, Andrea. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810020024
ISBN
9783810020024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.90

Hardback. The essays in this volume, by an internationally distinguished group of scholars, represent a generous sampling of contemporary studies in areas such as social history, the history of linguistics, anthropology, literary theory, art history, and intellectual and cultural history. Editor(s): Micale, Mark S.; Dietle, Robert L. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 528 pages, 27 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731164
ISBN
9780804731164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.26

Paperback. An introduction to Vodou practices and beliefs, with a focus on Haiti. Editor(s): Michel, C.; Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAX; JFC; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349533053
ISBN
9781349533053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 153.78

Hardback. Since the 1980s, Mexico has alternately served as a model of structural economic reform and as a cautionary example of the limitations associated with market-led development. This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary assessment of the principal economic and social policies adopted by Mexico during the 1980s and 1990s. Editor(s): Middlebrook, Kevin; Zepeda, Eduardo. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFS; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 40. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745895
ISBN
9780804745895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Mikulincer, Mario; Shaver, Phillip R. Series: The Herzliya Series on Personality and Social Psychology. Num Pages: 416 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBA; JMC; JMH; MFK; UYQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433814150
ISBN
9781433814150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 100.17

Hardback. The extraordinary performers collected here have altered the history of popular entertainment in America and Europe. Some have rarely had their story told, others are familiar figures. The essays explore what made these performers extraordinary. Editor(s): Milling, Dr. Jane; Banham, Martin. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: APB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897358
ISBN
9780859897358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.25

Hardback. Presents an overview of the religious practices of Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian Americans. This work explores how these communities work through issues of gender, race, transnationalism, income disparities and social service, and the passing along an ethnic identity to the next generation. Editor(s): Min, Pyong Gap; Kim, Jung Ha. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 224 pages, references, index, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100824
ISBN
9780759100824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Mirza, Heidi Safia; Joseph, Cynthia. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 177 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415633956
ISBN
9780415633956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.72

Hardback. A study of how Jews have grappled with the presence of religion, both their own and others, in American public life. It surveys historical Jewish approaches to church-state relations and analyzes Jewish responses to the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Editor(s): Mittleman, Alan; Sarna, Jonathan D.; Licht, Robert A. Num Pages: 392 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFSR1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521230
ISBN
9780742521230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.34

Hardback. Editor(s): Moebius, Stephan; Quadflieg, Dirk. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Edition
2
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531167756
ISBN
9783531167756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Mohl, Raymond A.; Biles, Roger. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 967.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742552357
ISBN
9780742552357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.87

hardcover. Although what happens in the toilet usually stays in the toilet, this brilliant, revelatory, and often funny book aims to bring it all out into the open, proving that profound and meaningful history can be made even in the can Editor(s): Molotch, Harvey L.; Noren, Laura. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 328 pages, 64. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814795880
ISBN
9780814795880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Hardback. This title is based on a report commissioned by the "National Institute of Mental Health", and addresses two main areas: the mental health consequences of torture and related violence and trauma, and the status of scientific knowledge. The text also includes research recommendations. Editor(s): Montgomery, John D.; Inkeles, Alex. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Reprinted from policy sciences, 33:3-4, 2001
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792372738
ISBN
9780792372738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.12

paperback. An anthology that brings work by contemporary Canadian cultural analysts together with that of an earlier generation, including Harold Cardinal, Northrup Frye, Harold Innis, and Marshall McLuhan. Editor(s): Mookerjea, Sourayan; Szeman, Imre; Faurschou, Gail. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344162
ISBN
9780822344162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Illuminating the ethnic, political, and personal diversity of women physicians, the book reveals them as dedicated professionals who grapple with obstacles and embrace challenges, even as they negotiate their own health, sexuality, and body images, the needs of their patients, and the rise of the women's health movement. Editor(s): More, Ellen S.; Fee, Elizabeth; Parry, Manon. Num Pages: 376 pages, 28, 9 black & white line drawings, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890376
ISBN
9780801890376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.91

Paperback. In the wake of the fiftieth anniversary of the historic sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter by four North Carolina A&T college students, From Sit-Ins to SNCC brings together the work of leading civil rights scholars to offer a new and groundbreaking perspective on student-oriented activism in the 1960s. Editor(s): Morgan, Iwan; Davies, Philip. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813049595
ISBN
9780813049595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.45

perfect. Focuses on working-class women from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds employed in a variety of jobs. This work documents the story of women learning about the sources of their powerlessness and mobilizing to increase their power. Editor(s): Morgen, Sandra; Bookman, Ann; Morgan, Sandra Knudsen. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780877225256
ISBN
9780877225256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.36

Hardback. By comparing case studies from around the world this text shows why the state matters to the media and telecommunications industries in a globalising world and sheds light on the extent of state power in the face of transnational pressures. Editor(s): Morris, Nancy; Waisbord, Silvio. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510296
ISBN
9780742510296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.82

Paperback. This study examines the converging culture, telecommunications and new media industries in North America. With a broadly political-economic perspective, this work the goes on to provide an account of changes in the aftermath of trade agreements, and sets these changes in a global context. Editor(s): Morris, Nancy; Waisbord, Silvio. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510302
ISBN
9780742510302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.69

Paperback. This volume provides an informative account of the growth and development of the prison in Western society, from classical times to the present day. Specialists in social, legal, and institutional history explore the complex history of the prison and the social world of inmates and their keepers. Editor(s): Morris, Norval; Rothman, David J. Num Pages: 448 pages, frontispiece, 8 pp plates. BIC Classification: JFS; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195118148
ISBN
9780195118148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Mortenbock, Peter; Mooshammer, Helge. Num Pages: 264 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AM; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837618471
ISBN
9783837618471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.84

Hardback. This volume explores a number of different issues, including the operation of the tariff-rate quotas established under the Uruguay Round Agreement, the implications of sanitary and phytosanitary restrictions on trade, and the growing controversy over genetically modified organisms. Editor(s): Moss, Charles B.; Rausser, Gordon C. (College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, USA); Schmitz, Andrew; Taylor, Timothy G. (Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, USA); Zilberman, David. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 567 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
567
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792374725
ISBN
9780792374725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Mossberger, Karen; Clarke, Susan E.; John, Peter. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 700 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199385553
ISBN
9780199385553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.30

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