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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Offers a review of critical race theory. Num Pages: 160 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415436564
- ISBN
- 9780415436564
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Condition: New
€ 73.65
€ 73.65
Paperback. Do our ideas about social movements travel successfully beyond the democratic West? This book offers an opportunity to explore this question and to consider how popular contention unfolds in places where speech and assembly are tightly controlled. Editor(s): O'Brien, Kevin J. Series: Harvard Contemporary China Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JF; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030619
- ISBN
- 9780674030619
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.29
€ 41.99
€ 34.29
Paperback. The legends of King Arthur have not only endured for centuries, but also flourished in constant retellings and new stories built around the central themes of the legends. This title presents 20 essays on the topic of the recurring presence of the legend of King Arthur in film and television from 1904 to 2001. Editor(s): Harty, Kevin J. Num Pages: 317 pages, photos, notes, filmography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786446834
- ISBN
- 9780786446834
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Condition: New
€ 53.14
€ 53.14
Hardback. Shows how Thomas Jefferson's opinions of Patrick Henry influenced William Wirt's depiction of him. This book traces Henry's life through his relationship with the world of books. It examines Henry's education; his legal career; his use of books to improve his speaking style; and his relationship to the antislavery movement. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927589
- ISBN
- 9780813927589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.79
€ 25.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. McMahon demonstrates how FDR's goals of constructing a stronger presidency and undermining the power of conservative Southern Democrats dovetailed with his administration's efforts to seek racial equality through the federal courts. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500881
- ISBN
- 9780226500881
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. 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 36. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747202
- ISBN
- 9780804747202
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.35
€ 42.99
€ 42.35
Paperback. Where did the vampires come from? Why have they come back? And how can you tell if you are one? Beginning with the first sightings of bats and blood-sucking in the Romantic period, this title follows the undead's progress through the ages. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846272127
- ISBN
- 9781846272127
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.08
€ 10.99
€ 9.08
Hardback. What of the people who live at the intersection of race and sexuality? By combining autobiographical accounts with research on queer students of different racial backgrounds, these essays trouble the ways in which we think about the intersections of race and sexuality. Editor(s): Kumashiro, Kevin K. Series: Curriculum, Cultures, and (Homo)sexualities Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSK; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501898
- ISBN
- 9780742501898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.80
€ 161.80
Paperback. An ethnographic exploration of the relationship between music and social and political consciousness on the island of Trinidad. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AV; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822341659
- ISBN
- 9780822341659
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.27
€ 30.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. In this text, experts on digital journalism share their perspectives on what digital journalism is, where it came from, and where it may be going. Editor(s): Kawamoto, Kevin S. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ; UGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742526815
- ISBN
- 9780742526815
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Condition: New
€ 57.79
€ 57.79
Paperback. Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its utility in explaining human migration. The book proposes a flexible approach to diaspora based on examples drawn mainly from Jewish, African, Irish, and Asian history. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199858583
- ISBN
- 9780199858583
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. "Breweriana". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 176 x 4. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747810445
- ISBN
- 9780747810445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. This is an interdisciplinary study of romantic pianism in relation to gender and sexuality. Confronting problems posed by keyboard players the author underscores the extent to which the piano resonates with intimations of both homosexuality and mortality. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: AVA; AVRG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725989
- ISBN
- 9780804725989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.27
€ 30.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. This is three books in one: an impressionistic account (based on the aestheticism of Walter Pater) of the dancer's homoerotic career, a deconstructive analysis of his gay male reception (drawn from the semiotics of Roland Barthes), and an exploration of the limitations of that analysis. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 half-tones. BIC Classification: ASDL; BG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729499
- ISBN
- 9780804729499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.39
€ 75.39
Hardback. This analysis of the relation of erotic philosophy to homosexuality in the modern period focuses on homoerotic (mis)appropriations and subversions of homoerotic conceptions of romantic love in texts by authors including Oscar Wilde, Andre Gide, Ronald Firbank, Virginia Woolf and Gertrude Stein. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722995
- ISBN
- 9780804722995
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Condition: New
€ 124.63
€ 124.63
Hardback. Evaluates how well antipoverty and antidiscrimination policies and programs have worked - and whether they have sometimes actually made the problems worse. This book provides insights about the causes of, and possible solutions to, poverty and discrimination. Num Pages: 424 pages, 51 illus. 40 tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119540
- ISBN
- 9780691119540
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Condition: New
€ 104.08€ 78.05
€ 104.08
€ 78.05
Paperback. Shuttles between the life of Mateo, a born-again, ex-gang member in Guatemala and the gang prevention programs that work so hard to keep him alive. This book uncovers the Christian underpinnings of Central American security. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HRC; JFFE; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278493
- ISBN
- 9780520278493
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.70
€ 33.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. Analyzes global economic forecasts and the United Nations pattern of philanthropy Editor(s): Cahill, Kevin M. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; MJCJ; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823250189
- ISBN
- 9780823250189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.24
€ 40.24
Hardback. Children have a fundamental right to education, and to the protection that schools uniquely provide in the chaos that characterizes life for refugees and internally displaced persons. This book features experts from many troubled parts of the world to consider the scope of the problem, and the tools needed to address the crisis. Editor(s): Cahill, Kevin M. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231966
- ISBN
- 9780823231966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.37
€ 114.37
paperback. Children have a fundamental right to education, and to the protection that schools uniquely provide in the chaos that characterizes life for refugees and internally displaced persons. This book features experts from many troubled parts of the world to consider the scope of the problem, and the tools needed to address the crisis. Editor(s): Cahill, Kevin M. Series: International Humanitarian Affairs. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823231973
- ISBN
- 9780823231973
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.25
€ 41.99
€ 41.25
Paperback. Explains the causes and consequences of "white flight" in Atlanta and elsewhere. Seeking to understand segregationists on their own terms, this book moves past stereotypes to explore the meaning of white resistance. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG; JFSL; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133867
- ISBN
- 9780691133867
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.11
€ 37.99
€ 27.11
Paperback. Madigan and Osiek assemble relevant material from both Western and Eastern Christendom. Editor(s): Madigan, Kevin; Osiek, Carolyn A. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; HRA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400372
- ISBN
- 9781421400372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.58
€ 37.99
€ 31.58
Paperback. Over the past decade we have witnessed the extraordinary rise of new global movements that throw into question the way we think about culture, power and action in a globalizing world. Examines three of the most significant global social movements of the last decade: anti-globalization, new Islamic movements, and the Falun Gong in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405116138
- ISBN
- 9781405116138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.07
€ 50.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- AfroAm Publishing Co, Inc, Div of AfroAm, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780910030175
- ISBN
- 9780910030175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.37
€ 17.99
€ 16.37