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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. With the growing fragmentation of western societies and disillusionment with the political process, the question of legitimacy has become one of the key issues of contemporary politics and is examined in this volume in depth for the first time. Drawing on ethnographic material from the U.S., Europe, India, Japan, and Africa.. Editor(s): Pardo, Italo. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 1FPJ; 1H; 1KBB; JFF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817655
- ISBN
- 9781571817655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.00
€ 155.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Scheppe, Wolfgang. Num Pages: 1344 pages. BIC Classification: AMG; AMVD; JFS; JPQB; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 252 x 74. Weight in Grams: 3230.
- Publisher
- Hatje Cantz
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783775741118
- ISBN
- 9783775741118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.85
€ 88.85
Hardback. "This book brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the philosophy of race and ethnicity in conversation about issues of ethnic and racial identity, nationality, and ethnic philosophy. The book contains the best defense by Jorge J.E. Gracia of his familial-historical view of Latino identity"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Jaksic, Ivan. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFFJ; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169448
- ISBN
- 9780231169448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.81
€ 59.21
€ 46.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Strenski, Ivan. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFHF; JHM; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631219
- ISBN
- 9780691631219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.54
€ 106.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551525365
- ISBN
- 9781551525365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.69
€ 23.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. Presents a chronological and topical description of the founding and growth of cities in the United States, from the first European settlements until 1920, addressing the economic, social, and political aspects of urban development. This book is useful for undergraduates enrolled in American history survey courses. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Krieger Publishing Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575241654
- ISBN
- 9781575241654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.59
€ 28.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Sharman, Zena. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551523972
- ISBN
- 9781551523972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.62
€ 23.99
€ 21.62
Hardback. Overturns the common assumption that apartheid in South Africa was enforced only through terror and coercion. Without understating the role of violent intervention, this book shows that apartheid was sustained by a great and ever-swelling bureaucracy. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 401 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206519
- ISBN
- 9780520206519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.77€ 49.44
€ 62.77
€ 49.44
Paperback. Reviews Jewish culture and history. This book examines how and why various rites and customs celebrating stages in the life cycle have evolved through the ages and persisted to this day. For each phase of life - from childhood, adolescence, adulthood, to the advanced years, it traces the origin and development of specific rites. Series: Samuel & Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984414
- ISBN
- 9780295984414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Series: Open Forum S. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 116
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714508795
- ISBN
- 9780714508795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. "Originally published in French under the title Histoire des grand-parents que je n'ai pas eus." Translator(s): Kuntz, Jane. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804795449
- ISBN
- 9780804795449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.98
€ 30.99
€ 27.98
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lueck, Ivan M. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626184831
- ISBN
- 9781626184831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.13€ 136.23
€ 200.13
€ 136.23
Hardback. Social class differences and inequalities are alive and flourishing in contemporary Britain. In reviewing a wide range of sources, this book provides easy access to the empirical research on social class. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618913
- ISBN
- 9780745618913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Paperback. Social class differences and inequalities are alive and flourishing in contemporary Britain. In reviewing a wide range of sources, this book provides easy access to the empirical research on social class. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618920
- ISBN
- 9780745618920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.19
€ 27.19
Paperback. Discussing the work of Durkheim, the author of this book discounts the theory that there is anything "essentially" Jewish in his work. He aims to show that Durkheim's sociology, especially his sociology of religion, was formed in relation to 19th and 20th century Jewish intellectual life in France. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 226 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226777245
- ISBN
- 9780226777245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Updated Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931882200
- ISBN
- 9781931882200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.30
€ 18.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. In this famous study, the author argues that the familiar correlation between educational training and job performance is a myth and that the upgrading of the supply of labor is meaningless unless we reconsider the nature of the demand. A lengthy new introduction by the author extends his critique into the 1990s. Series: Ewp Foundations of Sociology. Num Pages: 266 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Eliot Werner Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780971242753
- ISBN
- 9780971242753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.21
€ 50.21
Paperback. A sobering look at the ongoing crisis in civic learning and the fatal attraction of information technology. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785353420
- ISBN
- 9781785353420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.02
€ 27.99
€ 24.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Jusova, Iveta; Siklova, Jiina. Num Pages: 338 pages, 6 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021915
- ISBN
- 9780253021915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Hardback. Editor(s): Jusova, Iveta; Siklova, Jiina. Num Pages: 338 pages, 6 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021892
- ISBN
- 9780253021892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138824904
- ISBN
- 9781138824904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.11
€ 61.11
Hardcover. All societies are shaped by arts, media, and other persuasive practices that can awe, captivate, enchant or otherwise seem to cast a spell on the audience. Likewise, scholarship itself often is driven by a sense of wonder and a willingness to be open to what lies beyond the obvious. This book broadens and deepens this perspective. Editor(s): Strecker, Ivo; Verne, Markus. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 figs & ills. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459350
- ISBN
- 9780857459350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.88
€ 154.88
Paperback. Through films that alternate between containment, order, and symmetry on the one hand, and obsession, explosiveness, and a lack of control on the other, Chantal Akerman has gained a reputation as one of the most significant filmmakers working today. This title presents the study of this influential avant-garde Belgian filmmaker. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317234
- ISBN
- 9780822317234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
May Their Shadows Never Shrink: Wole Soyinka and the Oxford Professors...
Ivor Agyeman-Duah & Lucy Newlyn (Eds.)
Paperback. Editor(s): Agyeman-Duah, Ivor; Newlyn, Lucy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ayebia Clarke Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992843670
- ISBN
- 9780992843670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.75
€ 16.99
€ 14.75