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Paperback. The Undeserving Poor is a history of the ideas that underlie America's enduring confrontation with poverty. The book shows that poverty remains a national disgrace in part because of the way we define and think about it - which, in turn, shapes the energy we put, or don't put, into its eradication. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB; JPA; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199933952
ISBN
9780199933952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Offering a comprehensive social history of the Bon Marche, the Parisian department store that was the largest in the world before 1914, this title explores the bourgeois identities, ambitions, and anxieties that the emporia so vividly dramatized. Num Pages: 304 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSC; KCZ; KNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 10. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691034942
ISBN
9780691034942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.44

paperback. Charts the birth of Freemasonry through the survival of Templar traditions, currents of European thought, the mystery surrounding Rosslyn chapel, and an elite cadre of aristocrats attached as personal bodyguards to the French king. This book reveals its contribution to the fostering of tolerance, progressive values and cohesion in English society. Num Pages: 448 pages, 33. BIC Classification: JFH; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 30. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099257042
ISBN
9780099257042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Awarded 2013 PROSE Honorable Mention in Media & Cultural Studies With the resurgent interest in his work today, this is a timely reevaluation of this foundational figure in Cultural Studies, a critical but friendly review of both Hoggart's work and reputation. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194945
ISBN
9781405194945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.76

Hardback. In this important and timely new book, Michael Banton examines the international politics of racial discrimination and racism. The book recounts key events in the international politics of race during the past few decades. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630489
ISBN
9780745630489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.86

Paperback. In this important and timely new book, Michael Banton examines the international politics of racial discrimination and racism. The book recounts key events in the international politics of race during the past few decades. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630496
ISBN
9780745630496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.00

Hardcover. Developing an international approach, this book reviews references to "race," "racism," and "ethnicity" in the social sciences. It identifies promising lines of research that may make it possible to supersede misleading notions of race that took hold in the USA after the Civil War. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386032
ISBN
9781782386032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.37

Paperback. Delves deeper into America's conspiracy sub-culture, exploring the rise of 9/11 conspiracy theories, the "birther" controversy surrounding Barack Obama's American citizenship, and how the conspiracy landscape has changed with the rise of the Internet and other new media. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFC; JFHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276826
ISBN
9780520276826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardcover. Brings together a selection of articles collectively surveying the current state of Rastafari as a worldwide phenomenon. The essays are divided into sections on globalization, ideology and practice, theology, gender, politics and music. Editor(s): Barnett, Michael. Num Pages: 312 pages, one Illustration. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632832
ISBN
9780815632832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 map illustration. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238. DUBLIN
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Portico
Condition
New
SKU
9781907554926
ISBN
9781907554926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Including movie posters, pulp magazines, comic books, comic strips, television memorabilia, advertisements, paperback books, record album jackets, toys, and clothing, this book covers such television series as Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, and Bonanza, along with classic western novels, including "Shane", "The Searchers", and "Welcome to Hard Times". Num Pages: 224 pages, 250 colour photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653792
ISBN
9780875653792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.41

Hardcover. This book gives readers a broad understanding of the Black Church in America and a sense of its uniqueness in the wider world. Series: Religious Life in America. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405118910
ISBN
9781405118910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.56

Paperback. This book gives readers a broad understanding of the Black Church in America and a sense of its uniqueness in the wider world. Series: Religious Life in America. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405118927
ISBN
9781405118927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531118079
ISBN
9783531118079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.16

Paperback. How the music of human interaction can help us better understand the nature of social science research Editor(s): Goetting, Ann. Num Pages: 248 pages, printed music items. BIC Classification: AV; JFFP; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781439907245
ISBN
9781439907245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780992716
ISBN
9781780992716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Mandrake
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958664
ISBN
9781906958664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. 'The Routledge Companion to Research in the Arts' offers theoretical & practical approaches to identifying, structuring & resolving some of the key issues in the debate about the nature of research in the arts which have surfaced during the establishment of this subject over the last decade. Editor(s): Biggs, Michael; Karlsson, Henrik. Num Pages: 488 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AB; GPS; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415697941
ISBN
9780415697941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

paperback. The author of this study turns his attention to the everyday, less visible forms of nationalism that are deeply ingrained in contemporary consciousness. This form of nationalism, which is neither exotic nor remote, he describes as "banal nationalism". Num Pages: 208 pages, indexes, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFD; JH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803975255
ISBN
9780803975255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.47

Paperback. Tracing maize from its first appearance and domestication in ancient campsites and settlements in Mexico to its intercontinental journey through most of North and South America, this book tells the story of the artistic creativity, technological prowess, and social, political, and economic resilience of America's first peoples. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 maps, 6 line drawings, 52 b/w images, 1 tables. BIC Classification: HD; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286962
ISBN
9780520286962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

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