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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141983318
ISBN
9780141983318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. It has often been thought that participation in fertility rituals was women's most importnat religious activity in classical Greece. Matthew Dillon's wide-ranging study makes it clear that women engaged in numerous other rites and cults, and that Num Pages: 448 pages, b/w figs and pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; HRLF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415319164
ISBN
9780415319164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.14

Paperback. Where are the women writers of color? Where are their theoretical voices? This title examines the ways that women writers of color have contributed to the discourse of literary and cultural theory. It focuses on the impact of key issues, such as social construction and identity politics, and on the works of women writers of color. Editor(s): Stanley, Sandra Carson. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066665
ISBN
9780252066665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.16

Paperback. The Friday Masowe apostolics of Zimbabwe claim they do not need the Bible because they receive the Word of God 'live and direct' from the Holy Spirit. This book documents how this rejection of scripture speaks to longstanding concerns within Christianity over mediation and authority. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 321 pages, 3 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HRC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
321
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249042
ISBN
9780520249042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. "American Bandstand", one of the most popular television shows ever, broadcast from Philadelphia in the late fifties, a time when that city had become a battleground for civil rights. This book reveals how the program directed at teens discriminated against black youth and how black teens and civil rights advocates protested this discrimination. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJPG; APT; JFCA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272088
ISBN
9780520272088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. Examines the pitched battles over busing at a national scale, focusing on cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, and Pontiac, Michigan. This book shows how school officials, politicians, the courts, and the media gave precedence to the desires of white parents who opposed school desegregation over the civil rights of black students. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 260 pages, 35 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JNFR; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284258
ISBN
9780520284258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976, it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time. This book looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291324
ISBN
9780520291324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.01

Hardback. How the public debate on jazz shaped French identity Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035166
ISBN
9780252035166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.47

Paperback. How the public debate on jazz shaped French identity Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252077067
ISBN
9780252077067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. Editor(s): Freeman, M. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137551757
ISBN
9781137551757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.20

Paperback. Looking at the field of "whiteness studies" and linking it to traditional historical inquiry, Matthew Frye Jacobson shows that in the USA, nation of immigrants, "race" has been at the core of civic assimilation: ethnic minorities in becoming American were reracialized to become Caucasian. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674951914
ISBN
9780674951914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674831858
ISBN
9780674831858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.14
€ 90.83

Paperback. A new "textual studies" and archival approach to the investigation of works of new media and electronic literature that applies techniques of computer forensics to conduct media-specific readings of William Gibson's electronic poem "Agrippa," Michael Joyce's Afternoon, and the interactive game Mystery House. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262517409
ISBN
9780262517409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 38.52

Paperback. Latin America is home to emerging global powers such as Brazil and Mexico and has important links to other titans including China, India, and Africa. This book examines a range of historical events and cultural forms in Latin America that continue to influence peoples' lives far outside the region. Editor(s): Gutmann, Matthew C.; Lesser, Jeffrey. Series: Global Square. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 maps, 30 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JM; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520277731
ISBN
9780520277731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.82

Paperback. A close study of the main Lockean texts revises our understanding of Locke the individualist. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780521548908
ISBN
9780521548908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.88

Paperback. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social status. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745598
ISBN
9780804745598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. Editor(s): Hall, Matthew; Grogan, Sarah; Gough, Brendan. Num Pages: 259 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHB; JMS; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137535344
ISBN
9781137535344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 728 pages, 12 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFSL4; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774830041
ISBN
9780774830041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.04

Hardback. In the German states in the late eighteenth century, women flourished as musical performers and composers, their achievements measuring the progress of culture and society from barbarism to civilization. This title restores this earlier musical history and explores the role that women played in the development of classical music. Num Pages: 350 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 8 tables, 49 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; AVGC4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273849
ISBN
9780520273849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 65.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 17. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475078
ISBN
9780801475078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

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