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Society & culture: general
Paperback. What is it like to be white, poor, and socially marginalized while? Struggling with the elusive question of class difference in US society, the author finds that he must also deal with the paradoxical nature of his own fragile and contested position as an unassumed privileged black man suspended in the midst of assumed white privilege. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218510
- ISBN
- 9780812218510
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Papers presented at the 16th METU British Novelists Conference held in Ankara on 2008. Editor(s): Kirca, Mustafa; Okuroglu, Sule. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838200200
- ISBN
- 9783838200200
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.11
€ 31.99
€ 28.11
Paperback. Playable Bodies shows how dance video games work as engines of humor, social risk, and intimacy, urging players to dance like nobody's watching-while being tracked by motion-sensing interfaces in their living rooms. Author Kiri Miller looks at game design and player experiences across media platforms, presenting a new theory of "intimate media." Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 halftones. BIC Classification: ASD; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190257842
- ISBN
- 9780190257842
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Condition: New
€ 59.69
€ 59.69
Hardback. This fascinating book explains the processes of suburbanization in the context of post-socialist societies transitioning from one system of socio-spatial order to another. Case studies of seven Central and Eastern Europe city regions illuminate growth patterns and key conditions for the emergence of sprawl. Editor(s): Stanilov, Kiril; Sykora, Ludek. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJPR; 3JM; AMVD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405185486
- ISBN
- 9781405185486
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Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Paperback. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 230 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC; HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803295865
- ISBN
- 9780803295865
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.14
€ 26.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. Series: Big Issues in Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; AVGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226407562
- ISBN
- 9780226407562
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Supplements eight folk narratives with discussion of audience participation and response as well as relevant Hindu themes. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812212693
- ISBN
- 9780812212693
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
paperback. Using the idea of the social division of welfare as a template, this book assesses different approaches to retirement pensions policy, highlighting their relative strengths and weaknesses. An invaluable resource for social science students and for those who teach them. Economists and pension practitioners will also find food for thought here. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9figs.2tabs. BIC Classification: JFF; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861342829
- ISBN
- 9781861342829
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.48
€ 35.99
€ 34.48
Paperback. Today - six years after it was created in a Harvard dorm room - over 500 million people use Facebook regularly, in just about every country on earth. That a company this powerful and influential was started as a lark by a couple of 19-year-olds makes it a fascinating and surprising tale. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFCA; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Virgin Publishing
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Paperback Edit
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753522752
- ISBN
- 9780753522752
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JFFD; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594037290
- ISBN
- 9781594037290
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.97
€ 18.99
€ 18.97
Paperback. Inventing Women explores important and controversial debates about the gendering of science and technology and their relationship to women. This book discusses how such gendering occurs, the scientific basis for claims of sex difference, the medicalization of womena s bodies and the political issues raised by reproductive technology. Editor(s): Kirkup, Gill; Keller, Laurie Smith. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cambridge
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609782
- ISBN
- 9780745609782
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Condition: New
€ 34.09
€ 34.09
Paperback. 'Outstanding contributions to women's history.' History Today Editor(s): Kirshner, Julius; Wemple, Suzanne Fonay. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631154921
- ISBN
- 9780631154921
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.37
€ 51.99
€ 51.37
Paperback. Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114233
- ISBN
- 9781405114233
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.24
€ 40.99
€ 40.24
Hardcover. Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114226
- ISBN
- 9781405114226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.41
€ 119.41
Paperback. This Policy Press Short provides an accessible analysis of what gender equality means and how we can achieve it by adapting best practices in childcare and long term care policies from other countries. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKSB1; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447330486
- ISBN
- 9781447330486
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Condition: New
€ 19.37
€ 19.37
Hardback. Applying analytical strategies from linguistics, literature, and history, Kirsten Fudeman demonstrates that language played a central role in the formation, expression, and maintenance of medieval Jewish identity and that it brought Christians and Jews together even as it set them apart. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812242508
- ISBN
- 9780812242508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.71
€ 87.71
Paperback. An argument against reductive accounts of the nineteenth-century sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis s work as the product of her identity as an African American and Native American woman. Num Pages: 344 pages, 51 illustrations, incl. 18 in color. BIC Classification: ACV; AFKB; AGB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342663
- ISBN
- 9780822342663
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
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Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813574707
- ISBN
- 9780813574707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.90
€ 37.99
€ 36.90
hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVG; JFC; JFFJ; JPFQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813574714
- ISBN
- 9780813574714
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Condition: New
€ 169.87
€ 169.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; HBJK; HBLH; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801486791
- ISBN
- 9780801486791
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.54
€ 34.99
€ 31.54
Hardback. This collection of eight essays and 24 supporting documents concerning mainland British North America includes essays about Native Americans, the transatlantic slave trade, regulation of the sexual behaviour of white and black women, and the creation of new religious practices. Editor(s): Fischer, Kirsten; Hinderaker, Eric. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218531
- ISBN
- 9780631218531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.50
€ 130.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779345669
- ISBN
- 9788779345669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.27
€ 23.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811713795
- ISBN
- 9780811713795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.15
€ 30.99
€ 27.15
Paperback. Explores the problems faced by refugees and migrants in the rich society of the western world as they are seen by the refugees and migrants themselves. This work focuses on the literature written by these displaced persons and discusses the issues of language, cultural transmission and racism. Editor(s): Petersen, Kirsten Holst; Rutherford, Anna. Num Pages: 173 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DN; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772885070
- ISBN
- 9788772885070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.42
€ 12.42