Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. An ethnography that charts the social categories, metaphors, and narrative stories which inhabitants of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez use to define their group identity and distinguish themselves from 'others'. It uncovers the regionalism by which many northern Mexicans construct their sense of identity. Series: Inter-America Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292787407
- ISBN
- 9780292787407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. Translator(s): Roth, Nancy Ann. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 205 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670239
- ISBN
- 9780816670239
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079030
- ISBN
- 9780252079030
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Condition: New
€ 26.53
€ 26.53
Hardback. Americans believe strongly in their ethnicity and use it in self-promoting ways. The Ethnic Project shows how destructive ethnic thinking can be in a society that has not let go of racism. Series: Stanford Studies in Comparative Race and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757713
- ISBN
- 9780804757713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.80
€ 134.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757720
- ISBN
- 9780804757720
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. Using immigrants' own words, Bashi shows how immigrants organize social networks that offer mutual financial and emotional support and help an entire ethnic group navigate systems of socioeconomic stratification. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 table, 7 figures. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740890
- ISBN
- 9780804740890
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Condition: New
€ 135.44
€ 135.44
Paperback. Shows family therapists how myths help shape the family and the lives of its members. This work includes an array of personal constructs from the author's exploration of reconstructed life cycles of older persons, based on statistical analysis and case history. Num Pages: 188 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK; JMC; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568211985
- ISBN
- 9781568211985
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Condition: New
€ 99.38
€ 99.38
Hardcover. Num Pages: 166 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBLW; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608764860
- ISBN
- 9781608764860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.42€ 116.82
€ 171.42
€ 116.82
Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DQ; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479857081
- ISBN
- 9781479857081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DQ; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479864690
- ISBN
- 9781479864690
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Condition: New
€ 97.31
€ 97.31
Paperback. From its earliest days, the American film industry has attracted European artists. This book explores the influence of Jewish emigre directors and the development of this genre. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813546308
- ISBN
- 9780813546308
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.22
€ 44.99
€ 39.22
paperback. Here, Vincent Brook examines the trend for American sitcoms featuring explicitly, Jewish lead characters from the period 1989 through 2002. He questions why this trend appeared at this particular historical moment and the significance of this phenomenon for Jews and non-Jews alike? Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813532110
- ISBN
- 9780813532110
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.31
€ 41.99
€ 37.31
paperback. What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? This title intends to ask this question about Jamaica, the staggeringly profitable hub of the British Empire in America - and a human catastrophe. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057128
- ISBN
- 9780674057128
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Condition: New
€ 37.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. This is the first English translation of works attributed to Abu Madyan, a seminal figure of Sufism in Muslim Spain and North Africa. The oeuvre includes doctrinal treatises, aphorisms, and poetical works, and so introduces readers to several of the most important genres of religious writing in Islamic Middle Period. Translator(s): Cornell, Vincent J. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621354
- ISBN
- 9780946621354
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.46
€ 33.99
€ 24.46
Paperback. It is told that the ancestors of the Navajos journeyed through four worlds to reach the fifth, or present, one. This work offers an ethnographic account of the complexities and underlying wonder of their fifth world of modern reservation life. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264311
- ISBN
- 9780803264311
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.74
€ 18.99
€ 18.74
paperback. "This is a terrific book. Lyon-Callo's descriptions shatter stereotypes about homeless people and focus instead on the dysfunction of the system that allegedly serves them." - Susan Greenbaum, University of South Florida Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2 Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600867
- ISBN
- 9781442600867
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Michael Mann's films receive a detailed analysis as existential dramas, including Heat, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans and Public Enemies. Thebook demonstrates that Mann's films perform critical engagement with existentialism, illustrating the problems and opportunities of living according to this philosophy." Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HPX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336722
- ISBN
- 9781349336722
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Condition: New
€ 54.44
€ 54.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937584603
- ISBN
- 9781937584603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Updated and expanded fourth edition which addresses key controversial topics generating debate in US society today. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612052540
- ISBN
- 9781612052540
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Condition: New
€ 54.68
€ 54.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 15th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415492287
- ISBN
- 9780415492287
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Condition: New
€ 93.09
€ 93.09
Paperback. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653129
- ISBN
- 9780226653129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
€ 37.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Takes the enslaved person's claims of human consumption seriously, focusing on both the literal starvation of the slave and the tropes of cannibalism on the part of the slaveholder, and further draws attention to the ways in which Blacks experienced their consumption as a fundamentally homoerotic occurrence. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794616
- ISBN
- 9780814794616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.25
€ 85.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Mele, Vincenzo; Vujnovic, Marina. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608467112
- ISBN
- 9781608467112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.36
€ 47.36
Paperback. Translator(s): Tarantino, Elisabetta. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPS; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175768
- ISBN
- 9780691175768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65