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Society & culture: general

Paperback. An in-depth examination of the Mexican ballad tradition of the corrido and its complex relationship with violence Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADSL; AVGH; DSC; JFFE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075629
ISBN
9780252075629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Hardback. Cultural understanding is indispensable in today's work environment, but few people have the necessary knowledge or training in this area. Working Across Cultures illustrates how to thrive in unfamiliar cultures by understanding and tapping into the stress management mechanism of the people who live there. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; KJK; KJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 32. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748070
ISBN
9780804748070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KCG; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626565579
ISBN
9781626565579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. Reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States - George Washington Williams. Awarded the Clarence L Holte Literary Prize, this is a part biography and part social history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822321644
ISBN
9780822321644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. This history of queer life in the South seeks to debunk the myth that same-sex desires can't find expression outside the big city. It shows that the nominally conservative institutions of small-town life - home, church, school and workplace - were the very sites where queer sexuality flourished. Num Pages: 398 pages, 22 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226354705
ISBN
9780226354705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Hardback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024713172
ISBN
9789024713172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.25

Hardback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024750771
ISBN
9789024750771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JP; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816694983
ISBN
9780816694983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099279655
ISBN
9780099279655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Hardcover. The first biography of the man who launched the self-help phenomenon. Based on contemporary sources, many previously unexamined. Addresses timeless questions - of progress and freedom, success and failure, work and happiness, the individual and the state. A story rich in present-day relevance - topical and controversial. Num Pages: 336 pages, yes. BIC Classification: BGL; JFFM; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856835124
ISBN
9780856835124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.22

Hardcover. A study of the politics of representation which explores the construction of a city of intensities. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781856494076
ISBN
9781856494076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.06
€ 89.48

Paperback. Hutnyk challenges academic complicity in the reification of exotica, cutting through media hype to offer a critique of music, race, politics and the culture industry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315492
ISBN
9780745315492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. The war on terror thrives on pantomime demons, created and maintained by political opportunism, convenient stereotype and uncritical celebrity scholarship. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zero Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782792093
ISBN
9781782792093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.72

paperback. A provocative look at the true forces that shape housing markets, challenging mainstream theories of supply and demand and calling for a new way to provide shelter to cities' most overlooked inhabitantsothe elderly, the disabled and the poor Num Pages: 281 pages, 30 b&w illus., 4 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717107
ISBN
9780292717107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. The United States is among the most affluent nations in the world and has its largest economy; nevertheless, it has more poverty than most countries with similar standards of living. This title includes discussions of poverty in the context of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements and chapters on the Great Recession and global poverty. Num Pages: 226 pages, 25 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276369
ISBN
9780520276369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.11

Paperback. Do human capital differences explain black-white inequality, or are other factors more important? Are we seeing patterns consistent with assimilation among Hispanics and Asians? This book examines patterns and trends in inequality over the years for different racial groups, focusing on education, income, poverty, wealth, and health outcomes. Series: Sociology in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b/w line art, scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 327.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286924
ISBN
9780520286924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 183.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333331576
ISBN
9780333331576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.77

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897893466
ISBN
9780897893466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.69
€ 70.19

Paperback. Traces the trajectory of the author's philosophical career through a selection of his essays. This work addresses specific issues in American thought and culture. It constitutes a mosaic of his philosophy, showing its roots in an American conception of experience. Editor(s): Anderson, Douglas R. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 37. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823226634
ISBN
9780823226634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.14

Paperback. Authenticity is considered the best way to distinguish the real from the phony, the genuine from the fake. The author proposes a new model for thinking about these issues - racial sincerity. This book offers a kaleidoscope of subjects and stories that directly and indirectly address how race is negotiated in today's world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4halftones, 6line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFJ; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226390024
ISBN
9780226390024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.87

Hardback. This is a study of the British state's generation, suppression and manipulation of news to further foreign policy goals during the early Cold War. Series: International Communications. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 3JJP; JFD; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748623143
ISBN
9780748623143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.72
€ 112.54

Paperback. Takes us on a funhouse hall-of-mirrors ride through the other side of America - to the Ozarks for a Christian rock festival; to Florida to meet the straggling refugees of MTV's "Real World"; to Indiana to investigate the formative years of Michael Jackson and Axl Rose and then to the Gulf Coast in the wake of Katrina. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572350
ISBN
9780099572350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.20

Hardback. Gives an account of the social and cultural aspects of modernity over the past two centuries. This work covers topics such as: the civilizing process, gender identity, sexuality, consumerism, city life, the role of popular culture and the media in structuring experience and aspirations, and the significance of 'modernism' in culture and the arts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631196211
ISBN
9780631196211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.65

Paperback. Gives an account of the social and cultural aspects of modernity over the past two centuries. This work covers topics such as: the civilizing process, gender identity, sexuality, consumerism, city life, the role of popular culture and the media in structuring experience and aspirations, and the significance of 'modernism' in culture and the arts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631196228
ISBN
9780631196228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

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