Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Series: AAR Academy Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555407377
- ISBN
- 9781555407377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.23
€ 54.23
Hardback. These essays on Pulitzer Prize winner, Elizabeth Bishop, argue that her "sense of difference" as an orphan, a woman artist and a lesbian, play a significant role in the questioning of aesthetic, ethical and sexual boundaries that is so much part of her poetic practice. Editor(s): Lombardi, Marilyn May. Series: Feminist Issues: Practice, Politics, Theory S. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914442
- ISBN
- 9780813914442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.67
€ 95.67
"Among the Garifuna: Family Tales and Ethnography from the Caribbean Coast "is an intimate ethnographic narrative of one indigenous family in the twentieth-century Caribbean, offering original insights on daily life, gender, culture, ethnicity, and religion. " Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817318710
- ISBN
- 9780817318710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.19
€ 61.19
paperback. A study of the life and work of the lesbian writer, Jane Rule. Incorporating Rule's early work, including unpublished manuscripts, letters, magazine and newspaper columns, as well as fan-mail, the book also draws on interviews and conversations with the author. Series: Passionate Communities. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814781333
- ISBN
- 9780814781333
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Examines the life and work of women who have reached positions of political power after the end of communism in Europe. This book explores the roles they have adopted, the relationships they have cultivated, and the agendas they have pursued. Editor(s): Rueschemeyer, Marilyn; Wolchik, Sharon L. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSJ1; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221698
- ISBN
- 9780253221698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
hardcover. In this riveting biography, Marilyn Greenwald describes how a woman reporter from Columbus, Ohio, broke into the ranks of the male-dominated upper echelon at the New York Times. It documents what she did to succeed and what she had to sacrifice. Charlotte Curtis paved the way for the generations of female journalists who followed her. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; CBW; JFD; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 712. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821412657
- ISBN
- 9780821412657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.70
€ 36.99
€ 35.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 246 x 27. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- HAU
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780986132537
- ISBN
- 9780986132537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.42
€ 35.99
€ 28.42
paperback. Argues that gender relations have been a particular casualty of unexamined assumptions held by Western anthropologists and feminist scholars alike. This book treats the insights of Western social science, feminist politics, and ethnographic reporting, in order to rethink the representation of Melanesian social and cultural life. Series: Studies in Melanesian Anthropology. Num Pages: 437 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JFFK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520072022
- ISBN
- 9780520072022
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.15
€ 35.99
€ 26.15
Paperback. This report follows the progress of twenty very different neighbourhood organisations across three countries to explore the opportunities and challenges of neighbourhood renewal from a community perspective. A free pdf version of this report is available online at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 144 pages, co. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFS; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349774
- ISBN
- 9781861349774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.20
€ 28.20
Paperback. A guide to the celebriscape, a world expanding twice as fast as the universe it inhabits. It tackles topics such as: 'Celebrity Activism - when celebrities care', 'Celebrities and the Middle East: a troubled region's brightest hope?', and 'Celebrity Religions: who do the worshipped worship?'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532057
- ISBN
- 9780099532057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.93
€ 20.99
€ 16.93
Paperback. An exploration the phenomena of contemporary fatherhood, this book presents the current state of knowledge on father involvement with young children in six countries: Finland, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, the UK and the USA. Editor(s): Adler, Marina A.; Lenz, Karl. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 19 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 2. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447319009
- ISBN
- 9781447319009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.93
€ 40.99
€ 38.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 64 b&w illus., 4 tables. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295996660
- ISBN
- 9780295996660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
Paperback. Drug Addiction and Families is an exploration of the impact of drug use on families, and of the extent to which current practice meets the needs of families as well as problem drug users. Drawing on a substantial research Marina Barnard examines the effects of drug use not only on drug users themselves, but also their extended families. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843104032
- ISBN
- 9781843104032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.28
€ 41.28
Makes use of archival sources to reexamine the Roman Catholic Church's policy, from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, of coercing the Jews of Rome into converting to Christianity. This title documents the regularity with which Jews were abducted from the Roman ghetto and pressured to accept baptism. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HRCC7; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254510
- ISBN
- 9780520254510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.40€ 65.10
€ 83.40
€ 65.10
Hardcover. Using the Hodeida Urban Primary Health Care Project as a case study, this book offers an analysis of how development policies of the state interconnect with agendas of global donor organizations and the employment of women in the face of social disapproval and barriers to advancement. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 358 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFSJ1; KCM; MBNH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631217
- ISBN
- 9780815631217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.40
€ 52.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332030
- ISBN
- 9781590332030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.84€ 77.39
€ 99.84
€ 77.39
Paperback. An autobiography that tells the intertwining stories of one of Russia's best-known documentary filmmakers - Marina Goldovskaya - and the eventful half century of Russian history she has recorded. It describes a host of notable figures in Russian film, theater, art, and politics, as well as the technological evolution of filmmaking. Translator(s): Bouis, Antonina W. Series: Constructs Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; APFA; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292713437
- ISBN
- 9780292713437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.75
€ 31.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 276 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415533843
- ISBN
- 9780415533843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBJQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Folklore Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894864497
- ISBN
- 9781894864497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.69
€ 16.99
€ 12.69
Hardback. Concluding with a look at zoning and urban planning as a means of fostering and protecting the standard of living for whole communities, this book offers important evidence of and fresh insights into the history of the American middle class. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41, 33 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879470
- ISBN
- 9780801879470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardback. Editor(s): Marina, Paris. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Dimension: 155 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631174155
- ISBN
- 9781631174155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.94€ 130.39
€ 187.94
€ 130.39
Paperback. Global Downtowns weaves together rich cultural materials from North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America to explore the most iconic space of modern urban imagery and identity. Essays bring diverse downtowns to life while probing deeper shared theoretical and pragmatic questions of power, division, consumption, and conflict. Editor(s): Peterson, Marina; McDonogh, Gary. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 368 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780812223224
- ISBN
- 9780812223224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Hardcover. This volume offers a series of essays debating the topic of globalization - our increasingly integrated and interconnected world. "Globalization and Multicultural Societies" argues that the globalization process is a major catalyst in transforming contemporary society. Editor(s): Ricciardelli, Marina; Urban, Sabine; Nanopulos, Kostas; Nanopoulos, Kostas (Professor, Universite Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France). Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029524
- ISBN
- 9780268029524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.77
€ 108.77
Paperback. This volume offers a series of essays debating the topic of globalization - our increasingly integrated and interconnected world. "Globalization and Multicultural Societies" argues that the globalization process is a major catalyst in transforming contemporary society. Editor(s): Ricciardelli, Marina; Urban, Sabine; Nanopulos, Kostas; Nanopoulos, Kostas (Professor, Universite Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France). Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029579
- ISBN
- 9780268029579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32