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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Despite the wide interest in material culture, art, & aesthetics, few studies have considered them in light of the importance of the social imagination - the complex ways in which we conceptualize our social surroundings. This collection engages the "material turn" in the arts, humanities, & social sciences through a range of original contributions Editor(s): Fuglerud, Oivind; Wainwright, Leon. Series: Material Mediations: People and Things in a World of Movement. Num Pages: 272 pages, 41 illus. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385660
ISBN
9781782385660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.40

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843832034
ISBN
9781843832034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.93

Hardcover. Zimbabwe's crisis since 2000 has produced a dramatic global scattering of people. This volume investigates this enforced dispersal, and the processes shaping the emergence of a new 'diaspora' of Zimbabweans abroad, focusing on the most important concentrations in South Africa and in Britain. Editor(s): McGregor, JoAnn; Primorac, Ranka. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456580
ISBN
9781845456580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.77

Hardcover. Friendship is an essential part of human experience, involving ideas of love and morality as well as material and pragmatic concerns. Making and having friends is a central aspect of everyday life in all human societies. Yet friendship is often considered of secondary significance in comparison to domains such as kinship, economics, and politics. Editor(s): Desai, Amit; Killick, Evan. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845457310
ISBN
9781845457310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.12

Hardcover. Editor(s): Khosravi, Samaneh. Num Pages: 108 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCR; JFCK; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Kerber Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783735601209
ISBN
9783735601209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.37

Hardcover. A vast amount of literature-both scholarly and popular-now exists on the subject of historical memory, but there is remarkably little available that is written from an African perspective. This volume explores the inner dynamics of memory in all its variations, from its most destructive and divisive impact to its remarkable potential to heal.. Editor(s): Diawara, Mamadou; Lategan, Bernard; Rusen, Jorn. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556. Dealing with the Past, Reaching for the Future in an Intercultural Context. Series: Making Sense of History. 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Diawara, Mamadou; Lategan, Bernard; Rusen, Jorn. A vast amount of literature-both scholarly and popular-now exists on the subject of historical memory, but there is remarkably little available that is written from an African perspective. This volume explores the inner dynamics of memory in all its variations, from its most destructive and divisive impact to its remarkable potential to heal. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JFC. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 21. Weight: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456528
ISBN
9781845456528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.43

Hardcover. The Lome Peace Accord, signed in 1999, presented significant implications, challenges, and possibilities for post-conflict Sierra Leone, but the literature on post-conflict Sierra Leone only scantily addresses these issues. This project seeks to address the void in the literature on post-Lome Sierra Leone. Editor(s): Mustapha, Marda; Bangura, Joseph J. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230102859
ISBN
9780230102859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.55

Hardcover. This groundbreaking and truly interdisciplinary collection of essays examines how digital media technologies require us to rethink established conceptualisations of human memory in terms of its discourses, forms and practices. Editor(s): Garde-Hansen, Joanne; Hoskins, Andrew; Reading, Anna. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JMR; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230542525
ISBN
9780230542525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.98

Hardcover. The essays in this volume exploring the construction of gender ideology in early modern England, focus attention on the implications of the gender debate for women writers and their literary relations, cultural ideology and the family, and political discourse and ideas of nationhood. Editor(s): Malcolmson, Cristina; Suzuki, Mihoko. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3J; DSBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312294571
ISBN
9780312294571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.48

Hardcover. The Funk Era and Beyond is the first scholarly collection to discuss the significance of funk music in America. Contributors employ a multitude of methodologies to examine this unique musical genre's relationship to African American culture and to music, literature, and visual art as a whole. Editor(s): Bolden, Tony. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312296070
ISBN
9780312296070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.44

Hardcover. What are the causes and effects, in both the sending and receiving countries, of East-West migration? What are the policy reactions in the East and the West, and how is this phenomenon likely to develop and to be regulated in the near future? This book addresses these and other questions. Editor(s): Ardittis, Solon. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
MacMillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333592373
ISBN
9780333592373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.58

Hardcover. This volume deals with the politics of ethnicity in east central Europe. The major part of the book focuses upon the nature of identity and inter-ethnic relations in the Central European region of Silesia. Editor(s): Cordell, Karl. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Macmillan Pub Co
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333731710
ISBN
9780333731710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.38

Hardcover. Focuses on urban earthquake safety developments around the world. This book provides approaches and procedures for the creation of earthquake damage scenarios (EDS). It discusses needs and approaches to reducing earthquake risk. Editor(s): Tucker, Brian E.; Erdik, Mustafa Ozder; Hwang, Christina N. Series: NATO Science Series E:. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "An Evaluation of Guidelines for Developing Earthquake Damage Scenarios for Urban Areas", Istanbul, Turkey, October 8-11, 1993. Series: NATO Science Series E:. 346 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Tucker, Brian E.; Erdik, Mustafa Ozder; Hwang, Christina N. Focuses on urban earthquake safety developments around the world. This book provides approaches and procedures for the creation of earthquake damage scenarios (EDS). It discusses needs and approaches to reducing earthquake risk. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic
Edition
1994th Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792329145
ISBN
9780792329145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.00

Hardcover. Containing state-of-the-art contributions on the various domains of European media policies, this Handbook deals with theoretical approaches to European media policy: its historical development; specific policies for film, television, radio and the Internet; and international aspects of the fragmented policy domain. Editor(s): Donders, Karen; Pauwels, Caroline; Loisen, Jan. Num Pages: 586 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFCA; JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1015.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137032171
ISBN
9781137032171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.47

Paperback. Is food aid the way of the future? What are the prospects for integrated public policies informed by the right to food? First World Hunger Revisited investigates the rise of food charity and corporately sponsored food banks as effective and sustainable responses to increasing hunger and food poverty in twelve rich 'food-secure' societies. Editor(s): Riches, Graham; Silvasti, Tiina. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPVH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137298720
ISBN
9781137298720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Hardcover. Natural disasters in Asian countries have brought global attention to the work of local Buddhist communities and groups. Here, the contributors examine local Buddhist communities and international Buddhist organizations engaged in a variety of relief work in countries including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan. Editor(s): Kawanami, Hiroko; Samuel, Geoffrey. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FM; 1FP; HRE; JFSR; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137380227
ISBN
9781137380227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.57

Paperback. This book contains a collection of essential essays from some of the most influential and exciting practitioners of Theatre of the Oppressed with youth from around the world. Editor(s): Duffy, Peter, QC; Vettraino, Elinor. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137472250
ISBN
9781137472250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 38.29

Hardcover. This volume offers scholarly perspectives on the creative and humorous nature of the protests at Gezi Park in Turkey, 2013. The contributors argue that these protests inspired musicians, film-makers, social scientists and other creative individuals, out of a concern for the aesthetics of the protests, rather than seizure of political power. Editor(s): Yalcintas, Altug. Num Pages: 134 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFFE; JHB; JPW; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137473622
ISBN
9781137473622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Paperback. Through rap and hip hop, entertainers have provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of society. Examining the moral and social implications of Kanye West's art in the context of Western civilization's preconceived ideas, the contributors consider how West both challenges religious and moral norms and propagates them. Editor(s): Bailey, Julius. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGR; AVH; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137574251
ISBN
9781137574251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.42

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Edition
2
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322925497
ISBN
9783322925497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.15

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