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Paperback. Cinema and science fiction were made for each other. The science fiction genre has produced some of the most extraordinary films ever made, yet science fiction cinema is about more than just special effects. This exploration of the genre examines landmark science fiction films from the 1930s onwards. Series: Cinema and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 bw integrated. BIC Classification: APFN; JFCA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764108
ISBN
9781780764108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Hardcover. This volume is a comprehensive history of women's historical writing since the 16th century. It traces recurrent themes and the development of feminist ideas as they emerge through women's historical writing. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBAH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333726679
ISBN
9780333726679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 135.76

Hardback. This volume traces the development of a unique 'Anglo-Malay madhhab' in these states, initially by colonial and latterly by successor states. In Malaysia and Brunei, shari'ah has been filtered through Anglo-common law state institutions, creating a hybrid 'Anglo-Muslim' mixture of legal doctrines. Series: Islam and the Law in Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFSR2; LAFS; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848850675
ISBN
9781848850675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.64

Paperback. Provides readers with a comprehensive and an overview of immigration to the United States in a single volume. This title explores the economic, political, spatial, and linguistic aspects of immigration; the role of religion in the acculturation and social integration of foreign minorities; and the adaptation process for the second generation. Num Pages: 544 pages, 101. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 36. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274020
ISBN
9780520274020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Details a study of Mexican and Cuban immigrants. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520050044
ISBN
9780520050044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Hardback. Much like the US, the countries of Western Europe have experienced massive immigration over the years. Spain, in particular, has been receiving thousands of new immigrants. This study is based on a sample of almost 7,000 second-generation students who were interviewed in Madrid and Barcelona in 2008 and then re-interviewed four years later. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 15 figures, 75 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286290
ISBN
9780520286290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.84

Hardback. Presents a reference for developing collaborative programs between indigenous groups and outside experts. This book outlines the process of program design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. It provide useful detail about collaborative programs in Alaskan Native communities and in New Zealand Maori communities. Num Pages: 272 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 1MBN; GPS; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100602
ISBN
9780759100602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781441146489
ISBN
9781441146489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.44

Paperback. Examines the historiography of the Irish Famine and its relevance now, in the context of the longer-term relationship between England and Ireland. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780745310749
ISBN
9780745310749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.39

Paperback. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816699124
ISBN
9780816699124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.83

Hardcover. This title traces the roots of the resistance of underground groups through a subversive past that stretches from the Paris commune of 1871 to the punks of the 1970s. It asks "whose city is it?" and argues that a disorderly urban culture is a better alternative than the Disneyfied city. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312233358
ISBN
9780312233358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.79
€ 46.34

Paperback. Investigates the cultural meaning system and resulting sensorium of Anlo-Ewe-speaking people in southeastern Ghana. This book relates how Anlo society privileges and elaborates what we would call kinesthesia, which most Americans would not even identify as a sense. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 330 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234567
ISBN
9780520234567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. The chapters in this two-part volume explore components of the emerging global discourse regarding gender and violence from a feminist and social scientific perspective. The authors address gender-based violence broadly, as an attribute of social structures as well as individuals and include LGBTQ individuals in its conceptualization of gender. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Demos, Vasilikie P. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783501106
ISBN
9781783501106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.85

Paperback. The author came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. This title provides an insider's look at the workings of a group of Dominican drug robbers. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFFH1; JFSL1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412. Race, Drugs, Violence, and the American Dream. 296 pages, illustrations. The author came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. This title provides an insider's look at the workings of a group of Dominican drug robbers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFFH1; JFSL1; JFSP2. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight: 412.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273382
ISBN
9780520273382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.55

Hardback. Studies in Law, Politics, and Society is essential reading for legal scholars with a unique focus on the disciplines of sociology, politics and the humanities. Volume 61 brings together a diverse range of chapters discussing topics such as child abduction, legal framing, law and film, and the Supreme Court. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781906194
ISBN
9781781906194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.67

Hardback. Disability can be either an ascribed status or an achieved status and its combination with other statuses will affect the person's social experiences. This issue challenges critical thinking about the interrelationships with disability. It questions if the concepts and methods of intersectionality can be applied to disability at all. Editor(s): Barnartt, Sharon N.; Altman, Barbara Mandell. Series: Research in Social Science and Disability. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783501564
ISBN
9781783501564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.90

Paperback. Surveying the life, aims, character and inspiration of Muhammad, this classic introduction explains the history, form and chronology of the Qur'an, and gives the views of Muslim and Occidental scholars. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, tables, index. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. 272 pages, notes, tables, index. Surveying the life, aims, character and inspiration of Muhammad, this classic introduction explains the history, form and chronology of the Qur'an, and gives the views of Muslim and Occidental scholars. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFSR2. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 20. Weight: 352.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605972
ISBN
9780748605972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. In this admirable book Montgomery Watt traces the influence of Islam in medieval Europe, looking in detail at commerce, science and technology, philosophy, and the development of European self-awareness. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 128 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605170
ISBN
9780748605170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.08

Paperback. A clear account of how Islamic political thought has developed from the politico-religious structure established by Mohammed and his immediate successors. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSR2; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748610983
ISBN
9780748610983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

paperback. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the theological study of sexuality and gender. It features sections on biblical, scientific, philosophical, historical, theological, and ethical understandings of sexuality and gender. Editor(s): Thatcher, Professor Adrian. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Religion and Theology. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCV4; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 206 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198779346
ISBN
9780198779346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.25

Paperback. Series: Continuum Impacts. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826477026
ISBN
9780826477026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.10

Paperback / so. Series: Veroffentlichungen Der Walter-Raymond-Stiftung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663128236
ISBN
9783663128236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.35

paperback. Explores the class forces that play a central role in directing movements in different socio-political, temporal, and geographic settings. This book includes case studies of the political history of nationalist movements in Palestine, Kurdistan, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Puerto Rico, the Basque Country, and more. Editor(s): Berberoglu, Professor Berch. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL; JPA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393430
ISBN
9781566393430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.51

Paperback. For every group that is oppressed, one or more other groups are privileged in relation to it. This book argues that privilege, as the other side of oppression, has been given insufficient attention in both critical theories and in the practices of social change and as a result, dominant groups have been allowed to reinforce their dominance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
51115th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848130296
ISBN
9781848130296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

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