Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Historical treatament of slaves, prostitutes and adolescent girls in Egyptian society Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632818
- ISBN
- 9780815632818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
Paperback. * Major new introduction to the relationship between the media and environment, with a focus on the role played by news. * Covers key topics including: local, national and global issues, journalistic sources, public relations and protest, and the circulation of environmental meanings in the public sphere. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFD; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644028
- ISBN
- 9780745644028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.19
€ 24.19
Paperback. Puts the world of male infertility under the microscope to examine how culturally pervasive notions of gender shape our understanding of disease, and how disease impacts our personal ideas about gender. This book details how and why men embrace medical technologies and treatment for infertility. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439910429
- ISBN
- 9781439910429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.38
€ 32.99
€ 32.38
Paperback. Ethical issues and the intellectually disabled Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221575
- ISBN
- 9780253221575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.20
€ 27.20
Paperback. Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearance, and subject matter of their songs challenged social and cultural norms. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVC; AVG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362937
- ISBN
- 9780822362937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.21
€ 31.99
€ 30.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816639649
- ISBN
- 9780816639649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Hardback. Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearance, and subject matter of their songs challenged social and cultural norms. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVC; AVG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362821
- ISBN
- 9780822362821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Hardback. Anthropological writings on humour are not numerous, but they do contain insight into the social processes that underlie joking and laughter. This volume examines the cognitive, social, and moral aspects of humour and its potential to bring about a sense of mutual understanding, even among different and possibly hostile people. Editor(s): Sciama, Lidia Dina. Series: Social Identities. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857450746
- ISBN
- 9780857450746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.03
€ 152.03
Hardcover. Editor(s): Pizzoli, Lidia A. Num Pages: 185 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600210761
- ISBN
- 9781600210761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.18€ 106.57
€ 157.18
€ 106.57
Paperback. Santos takes a keen look at the way mass culture has influenced artististic production in Latin America during the past 40 years. This ambitious book is a significant contribution to the study of Latin American literature and art, queer studies, and cultural studies. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Iberoamericana Editorial Vervuert S.L.U Spain
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788484892571
- ISBN
- 9788484892571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.40
€ 25.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803985544
- ISBN
- 9780803985544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.35
€ 60.35
Hardback. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742529069
- ISBN
- 9780742529069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.91
€ 155.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Lindio-McGovern, Ligaya; Wallimann, Isidor. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633051
- ISBN
- 9780815633051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.83
€ 26.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; GTF; JFSF; JHM; JHMP; PSX; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271033259
- ISBN
- 9780271033259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.76€ 43.37
€ 50.76
€ 43.37
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones. 4 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR1; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164571
- ISBN
- 9780691164571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.00€ 21.87
€ 26.00
€ 21.87
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones. 4 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR1; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164564
- ISBN
- 9780691164564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.92€ 73.20
€ 96.92
€ 73.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195332636
- ISBN
- 9780195332636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.34
€ 29.99
€ 21.34
Paperback. This study of Hutu refugees from Burundi, driven into exile after their 1972 insurrection against the Tutsi was suppressed, shows how experiences of dispossession and violence are remembered and turned into narratives, and how this process helps to construct identities such as "Hutu" and "Tutsi." Num Pages: 374 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGQ; HBAH; JFC; JFFD; JFSL3; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226502724
- ISBN
- 9780226502724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.15
€ 37.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Featuring a wealth of case-study material and insights from leading experts in the field, this highly original volume forces an important re-think in a contentious area of African politics and development. Editor(s): Laakso, Liisa; Hautaniemi, Petri. Series: Africa Now. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; GTJ; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783600977
- ISBN
- 9781783600977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.39
€ 35.99
€ 30.39
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770411470
- ISBN
- 9781770411470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.62
€ 15.99
€ 14.62
Paperback. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the author lived with a community of Bedouins in the Western Desert of Egypt for nearly two years, studying gender relations, morality, and the oral lyric poetry through which women and young men express personal feelings. In this book, the poems are haunting, and the evocation of emotional life vivid. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 b/w images, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 321 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition, Reissue, 30th Anniversary Edition,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292499
- ISBN
- 9780520292499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.90
€ 36.90
Paperback. Draws on anthropological and feminist insights to construct a critical ethnography of a small Awlad 'Ali Bedouin community in Egypt. This work explores how the telling of stories of everyday life challenges the power of anthropological theory to render adequately the lives of others and the way feminist theory appropriates Third World women. Num Pages: 306 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256514
- ISBN
- 9780520256514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. "Do Muslim Women Need Saving?" is an indictment of a mindset that has justified all manner of foreign interference, including military invasion, in the name of rescuing women from Islam. It offers a detailed, moving portrait of the actual experiences of ordinary Muslim women, and of the contingencies with which they live. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 32. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088269
- ISBN
- 9780674088269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.60
€ 24.99
€ 22.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001975
- ISBN
- 9780226001975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01