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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Examines the post-Revolutionary creative endeavors of Afro-Cuban women. Taking on the question of how African diaspora cultures practice remembrance, this book reveals the ways in which these artists restage the confrontations between modernity and tradition. It shows how their accomplishments were silenced in official Cuban history and culture. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; AB; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925264
- ISBN
- 9780813925264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.83
€ 35.83
Paperback. "My name is Flora Jessop. I've been called apostate, vigilante, and crazy bitch, and maybe I am. But some people call me a hero, and I'd like to think they're right too. If I am a hero, maybe it's because every time I can play a part in saving a child or woman from a life of servitude and degradation, I'm saving a little piece of me, too. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HRCC99; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470565469
- ISBN
- 9780470565469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.47
€ 14.47
Paperback. Bridges (a Baptist minister in Alabama who holds a doctorate in systematic theology) explores the central role of spirituality in African-American culture and history, arguing that its roots lie in the African spiritual worldview inherited by African-Americans. Chapters describe the quest for identi Series: Turner/Truth Studies in Black Religion. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570753596
- ISBN
- 9781570753596
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.58
€ 26.99
€ 23.58
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Giust-Desprairies, Florence. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322933102
- ISBN
- 9783322933102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.13
€ 71.13
Hardback. The idea was simple: pack a suitcase, go to another city where you have no connections and try to find a job, anonymously. That was the idea that took Florence Aubenas - one of France's most accomplished undercover journalists - on a journey into the worst recession since the Great Depression. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCFM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651996
- ISBN
- 9780745651996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.93
€ 10.99
€ 9.93
Paperback. If the correct rules of etiquette fail you, never fear for this handy guide will instruct you in the correct ladylike manner! This indispensable nineteenth century guidebook will entertain, educate and inspire in equal measure. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843915423
- ISBN
- 9781843915423
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.00
€ 16.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. Discusses the cinematic vision of North African women's directors Series: New Directions in National Cinemas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HB; APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223418
- ISBN
- 9780253223418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Uruakpa, Florence Ojiugo. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 183 x 12. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629489872
- ISBN
- 9781629489872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 155.20€ 107.22
€ 155.20
€ 107.22
Paperback. An engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MFG; PSX; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345070
- ISBN
- 9780393345070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.98
€ 29.99
€ 25.98
paperback. A collection that addresses the racial and ethnic politics of knowledge production and indigenous activism in the Americas. It analyzes the relationship of language to power and advocates for collaboration between community members, scholars, and activists that prioritize the right of Native people to decide how their knowledge is used. Translator(s): McCormick, Gladys. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822351528
- ISBN
- 9780822351528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.60
€ 36.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. This book offers an interdisciplinary mode of analyzing transitions from communism and planned economy to democracy and capitalism focusing on how the various social and political transformations are reflected within one hundred Romanian films produced during communism, transition, and post-transition. Num Pages: 197 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349446889
- ISBN
- 9781349446889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.45
€ 65.45
Hardcover. This book offers an interdisciplinary mode of analyzing transitions from communism and planned economy to democracy and capitalism focusing on how the various social and political transformations are reflected within one hundred Romanian films produced during communism, transition, and post-transition. Num Pages: 197 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137276919
- ISBN
- 9781137276919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback / so. Series: Life Course Research. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531174556
- ISBN
- 9783531174556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.65
€ 72.65
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824406333
- ISBN
- 9783824406333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.17
€ 72.17
Hardcover. Hardback, no dustjacket, in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KRF0011995
- ISBN
- 9781859732311
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. This book provides an overview of the economic and social status of African-American males in America which continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate. Num Pages: 122 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411662
- ISBN
- 9781137411662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Paperback. Womanist approaches to the study of religion and society have contributed much to our understanding of Black religious life, activism, and women's liberation. This volume explores the achievements of this movement, and evaluates some of the leading voices and different perspectives within this field. Editor(s): Floyd-Thomas, Stacey M. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727539
- ISBN
- 9780814727539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. This volume presents the most recent debates and findings about public attitudes to, and consultation about, the risk of new technologies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349354863
- ISBN
- 9781349354863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Paperback / so. Series: Focus on the Family: Women. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG7; HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764216923
- ISBN
- 9780764216923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.81
€ 13.81
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663118534
- ISBN
- 9783663118534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.53
€ 73.53
Paperback. Includes a poem that tells how Hades, lord of the underworld, abducted the goddess Persephone and how her grieving mother, Demeter, the goddess of grain, forced the gods to allow Persephone to return to her for part of each year. Editor(s): Foley, Helene P. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691014791
- ISBN
- 9780691014791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.51€ 42.10
€ 52.51
€ 42.10
Paperback. This reader provides a critical account of the theoretical and practical issues raised in working with children and families. It draws on debates from a range of disciplines to shed light on different perspectives, forms of practice and dimensions of policy. Editor(s): Foley, Pam; Roche, Jeremy; Tucker, Stan. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE3; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333945896
- ISBN
- 9780333945896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.30
€ 57.30
Paperback. Series: Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349221219
- ISBN
- 9781349221219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Paperback. This new study maps and synthesizes existing research on the ways in which journalism deals with death. Folker Hanusch provides a historical overview of death in the news, looks at the conditions of production, content and reception, and also analyzes emerging trends in the representation of death online. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349311477
- ISBN
- 9781349311477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55