Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This book provides a historical narrative of the Argentine tax system in the twentieth century. It argues that the failure to build permanent trust between the state and the civil society and the unraveling of confidence within Argentine society itself account for the collapse of the progressive tax system. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349344024
- ISBN
- 9781349344024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Path Beyond Technology. 224 pages, 20ill. Examines various aspects of the history of the ancient Mayan Indians. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1K; JFHF. Dimension: 227 x 180 x 8. Weight: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Bear & Company
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939680382
- ISBN
- 9780939680382
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.66
€ 17.99
€ 17.66
Paperback. Locates the study of Chicano culture in a social context. This title examines issues of representation and expression in a diverse, exciting assortment of texts - corridos, novels, poems, short stories, punk and hip-hop music, ethnography, paintings, performance, art, and essays. It provides a model for a kind of US cultural studies. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 298 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ; DSB; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206823
- ISBN
- 9780520206823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.81
€ 35.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Entering the debate on American literary history, this study offers a perspective on what constitutes not only the canon of American literature, but also the notion of America itself. The author argues for a conception of American culture which is more responsive to trans-national ideologies. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3658 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822311690
- ISBN
- 9780822311690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.56
€ 33.99
€ 26.56
paperback. Saldivar is one of the founders of border studies and one of the most respected senior scholars in American Studies. In this work he introduces the term trans-Americanity as a frame for thinking more hemispherically within a global, world-systems frame. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350835
- ISBN
- 9780822350835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.09
€ 38.09
Paperback. The LGBT agenda has been dominated by pragmatic issues like same-sex marriage and gays in the military. This book contends that queerness is instead a futurity bound phenomenon, a 'not yet here' that critically engages pragmatic presentism. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 234 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814757284
- ISBN
- 9780814757284
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 b&w photographs, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AS; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 252 x 13. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630158
- ISBN
- 9780816630158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.65
€ 24.99
€ 24.65
Hardback. The LGBT agenda has been dominated by pragmatic issues like same-sex marriage and gays in the military. This book contends that queerness is instead a futurity bound phenomenon, a 'not yet here' that critically engages pragmatic presentism. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 234 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814757277
- ISBN
- 9780814757277
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Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Hardcover. An exposition of rabbinic thought as exemplified by Maimonides. This work is in the Hebrew rhetorical tradition of melisa. It is divided in to five sections - The God of Israel, The Books of Israel, The Governance of Israel, The Memory of Israel, and The Folly of Israel - which focuses on these core matters. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843130
- ISBN
- 9781934843130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.43
€ 89.43
Hardcover. An exposition of rabbinic thought as exemplified by Maimonides. It illustrates the horizontal organisation of the Jewish people. It is divided into five sections - The God of Israel, The Books of Israel, The Governance of Israel, The Memory of Israel, and The Folly of Israel which focuses on these core matters. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843185
- ISBN
- 9781934843185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.91
€ 75.91
paperback. Editor(s): Galindo, Jose. Num Pages: 551 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFF; JP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 551
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634851152
- ISBN
- 9781634851152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.88€ 92.50
€ 119.88
€ 92.50
Paperback. Translator(s): Muecke, Stephen. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626830
- ISBN
- 9780816626830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KLCR; JFFA; JPQB; KCF; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780271020280
- ISBN
- 9780271020280
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.64
€ 43.99
€ 34.64
Paperback. The book explains why teenagers drop out of the mainstream, where they go when they drop out and how caring adults can help bring them back to the mainstream before they wind up dead or in jail. It explains the Streetwise Strategy and teaches the reader how to use its three steps Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; VFXC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589791282
- ISBN
- 9781589791282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.19
€ 14.99
€ 14.19
Paperback. This book explores the epistemic side of racial and sexual oppression. It elucidates how social insensitivities and imposed silences prevent members of different groups from listening to each other. Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199929047
- ISBN
- 9780199929047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.56
€ 89.56
paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 239 x 13. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789051704631
- ISBN
- 9789051704631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.57
€ 18.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816642144
- ISBN
- 9780816642144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333629659
- ISBN
- 9780333629659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 b/w figure. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; KNTX1; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199970780
- ISBN
- 9780199970780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.44
€ 60.44
Hardback. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253022745
- ISBN
- 9780253022745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Paperback. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023056
- ISBN
- 9780253023056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.40
€ 26.99
€ 25.40
Hardback. It's not easy to eat well. To choose food wisely, you need to know where it comes from and how it's produced. As consumers, most of us don't know what we're getting and eating in our supermarkets and restaurants. When rumours and food scares circulate in the media, we panic. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632049
- ISBN
- 9780745632049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 276 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHB; JHMC; KNSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138015128
- ISBN
- 9781138015128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.55
€ 71.55
This book examines exaggerated masculinities in select novels by James Baldwin, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison. Through this analysis Josef Benson connects the masculinities of frontier figures with black male protagonists in postwar American novels, and how these novels present alternative ideal masculinities. Series: Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442237605
- ISBN
- 9781442237605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.25
€ 120.25