Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
paperback. In African Francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the French assimilationist system and those influenced by Negritude, the African-culture affirmation movement. This title discusses African-language literatures and treats the question of the language of African literatures. Editor(s): Owomoyela, Oyekan. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803286047
- ISBN
- 9780803286047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. A collection of over five thousand Yoruban proverbs arranged according to theme. It includes an introduction, which provides a framework and description of Yoruba cultural beliefs, the proverbs are arranged by theme into five sections: the good person; the fortunate person; relationships; human nature; rights and responsibilities; and truisms. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218437
- ISBN
- 9780803218437
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.42
€ 43.99
€ 38.42
Hardback. Editor(s): Oyewumi, Oyeronke. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403962829
- ISBN
- 9781403962829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.43
€ 117.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Africa Research & Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865436282
- ISBN
- 9780865436282
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.12
€ 40.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. There is significant religious and linguistic evidence that Yoruba society was not gendered in its original form. In this follow-up to The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses, Oy?wumi explores the intersections of gender, history, knowledge-making, and the role of intellectuals in the process. Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349580514
- ISBN
- 9781349580514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.91
€ 44.99
€ 40.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816624416
- ISBN
- 9780816624416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.41
€ 31.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. This original book explores the importance of geographical processes for policies and professional practices related to childhood and youth. Contributors from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds explore how concepts such as place, scale, mobility and boundary-making are important for policies and practices in diverse contexts. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428455
- ISBN
- 9781847428455
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.88
€ 40.99
€ 38.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447310341
- ISBN
- 9781447310341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 40.61
€ 43.99
€ 40.61
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632292
- ISBN
- 9780691632292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JF; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691602844
- ISBN
- 9780691602844
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. Examines how filmmakers have presented important events, topics, eras, and figures in the American past, often comparing the film versions of events with the interpretations of the historians. This book features cross-references, a filmography (of discussed and relevant films), notes, and a bibliography of selected historical works. Editor(s): Rollins, Peter C. Num Pages: 696 pages, 100 photos. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112239
- ISBN
- 9780231112239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.69
€ 46.99
€ 33.69
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813539096
- ISBN
- 9780813539096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.12
€ 46.99
€ 42.12
Hardcover. This highly topical book aims to undermine unsubstantiated myths by examining Muslim integration in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, states which dominate the debate on minority integration and the practice of Muslim religious traditions. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSR2; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428875
- ISBN
- 9781847428875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.48
€ 169.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Nyiri, Pal; Tan, Danielle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 b&w illus., 4 maps, 3 ta. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999302
- ISBN
- 9780295999302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nyiri, Pal; Tan, Danielle. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 9 b&w illus., 4 maps, 3 ta. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999296
- ISBN
- 9780295999296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.83
€ 116.83
Paperback. Reveals the American showman P T Barnum as, by turns, a moral reformer, a habitual hoaxer, an insightful critic, a savvy puffer, a master of images, a sparkling writer, a relentless provocateur, and an early advocate of family entertainments. This title tracks the shifting personas of the great showman and his representational choices. Editor(s): Cook, James W. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 16. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252072956
- ISBN
- 9780252072956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.08
€ 23.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. Visionary Film has been the dominant study of the American avant-garde cinema for twenty-five years. Now P. Adams Sitney has revised the book, adding a new chapter that brings his discussion of the principle genres and the major filmmakers up to the year 2000. Num Pages: 480 pages, 77 halftones & 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; APF; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195148862
- ISBN
- 9780195148862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.30
€ 51.99
€ 36.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403940933
- ISBN
- 9781403940933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.22
€ 57.22
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936099
- ISBN
- 9781845936099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.91
€ 233.91
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRAC; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294411
- ISBN
- 9781349294411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58