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Society & culture: general

Hardback. An authentic picture of culture among young adults of colour Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439908297
ISBN
9781439908297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.41

Paperback. From cleaning to construction, from agriculture to domestic work, every day migrant labourers are exploited and enslaved. The author argues that even governments, keen to protect big business, are complicit in this exploitation; their 'law and order' approach on immigration being part of this complicity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842778524
ISBN
9781842778524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Provides a demystification of the process of using masks. This book examines how masks have the ability to play the fundamental game of theatre - the suspension of disbelief. It includes: an introduction to the origin of masks; advice on preparing, making and using mask; tips on writing, devising and directing maskwork; and practical exercises. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415414371
ISBN
9780415414371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.80

Paperback. The author chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1970s to being embraced and imitated globally today. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one embodying the hopes and desires of those excluded from the original version. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL3; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
2 Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216754
ISBN
9780803216754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. In this provocative book, Boyd suggests that hip hop culture has emerged as a social movement in its own right, replacing the Civil Rights and Black Power movements in influencing and defining today's generation. Num Pages: 169 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798966
ISBN
9780814798966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBLW; HRAM9; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691004792
ISBN
9780691004792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.00
€ 39.62

Paperback. Divided into four sections, this collection of essays traces the interpretive, pedagogic and theoretical concerns inherent in the study of literature, ethics and modes of criticism. The book is a cohesive introduction to a reading paradigm that continues to affect the ways we think and feel. Editor(s): Davis, Todd F.; Womack, Kenneth. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920566
ISBN
9780813920566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Morrison, Todd G.; Morrison, Melanie A.; Carrigan, Mark A.; McDermott, Daragh T. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628087048
ISBN
9781628087048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.37
€ 88.25

Paperback. Scrutinizes major news coverage in the early days of the antiwar movement. This work shows in detail how the media first ignore new political developments, then select and emphasize aspects of the story that treat movements as oddities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition, With a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239326
ISBN
9780520239326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. A careful and comprehensive analysis of Canada s economic policies and political interference in Latin America Noam Chomsky

" BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFFS; JPH; KJ; KNA; KNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. .
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552668306
ISBN
9781552668306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. Tells the little-known story of a highly celebrated auto-racing event for African Americans, the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes. These races were held in Indiana and throughout the Midwest during the racial turbulence of the 1920s and 1930s, when the Ku Klux Klan cast a shadow over the social and political landscape of the state and region. Num Pages: 240 pages, 45 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFSL3; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219626
ISBN
9780253219626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.51

Hardback. The Weimar Republic (1918-1933) was a crucial moment not only in German history but also in the history of both crime fiction and criminal science. This study approaches the period from a unique perspective - investigating the most notorious criminals of the time and the public's reaction to their crimes. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 169 pages, 15 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JKV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454395
ISBN
9781845454395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.91

Paperback. Offers an insight into the alleged medical differences between whites and blacks that translated as racial inferiority. This work evaluates the diet, hygiene, clothing, and living and working conditions of African Americans, and analyzes the diseases and health conditions that afflicted them in urban areas, at industrial sites, and on plantations. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780252008740
ISBN
9780252008740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. British Jews have been central to the unfolding of key political events of the modern period, especially the establishment of the State of Israel, but inconspicuous in shaping the character and outlook of modern Jewry. This title characterizes the history of British Jewry in the modern period by a mixture of prominence and inconspicuousness. Series: Jewish Communities in the Modern World. Num Pages: 359 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510. Series: Jewish Communities in the Modern World S. 359 pages, 13 b&w photographs, map. British Jews have been central to the unfolding of key political events of the modern period, especially the establishment of the State of Israel, but inconspicuous in shaping the character and outlook of modern Jewry. This title characterizes the history of British Jewry in the modern period by a mixture of prominence and inconspicuousness. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFSR1. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 22. Weight: 498.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
359
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227200
ISBN
9780520227200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. A forceful intervention into the philosophy of therapeutics at the level of the individual Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSL9; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992419
ISBN
9780295992419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. More than a physical space, a hypercity is a real city overlaid with information networks that document the past, catalyze the present, and project future possibilities. Hypercities are always under construction. Hypercities puts digital humanities theory into practice to chart the proliferating cultural records of places around the world. Series: metaLABprojects. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: JFD; JNV; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725348
ISBN
9780674725348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482300
ISBN
9781611482300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 159 pages, over 300 color images. BIC Classification: AF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
159
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764334986
ISBN
9780764334986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 32.26

Hardback. The biography of an influential scholar and lawyer who shaped Western knowledge of Islamic law and of reform within Islam. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047036
ISBN
9781849047036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.48
€ 63.75

Paperback. Masculinities in Theory is a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the field of masculinity studies from a humanities perspective. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405168601
ISBN
9781405168601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99

paperback. The Painter RAs photographed in their studios with examples of their work accompanied by a brief biography. Num Pages: 124 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Unicorn Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906509002
ISBN
9781906509002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Toft, Lise; Verstraete-Hansen, Lisbeth. Num Pages: 185 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763507837
ISBN
9788763507837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.27

Paperback. For the third installment of Kenzine Maurizio, Micol and Pierpaolo take people on a mysterious journey to an unfamiliar world. A place where the ordinary is slightly disorted, mirrors lead to other dimensions and the strange and beautiful coexist in singular harmony. Editor(s): Cattelan, Maurizio; Ferrari, Pierpaolo; Leon, Humberto; Lim, Carol. Series: Kenzine. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: AJC; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 225 x 8. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Damiani
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788862083850
ISBN
9788862083850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. An exploration of how two missionaries in southern Africa and western Canada used their faith and ties to Britain to rearticulate the meaning of indigeneity. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBT; HRC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774822794
ISBN
9780774822794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.40

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