Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. An ethnographic study of Yemeni tribal poetry that reveals a folkloric system where poetry is a creation of art and a political and social act. Drawing on field research in North Yemen, it shows the significance of poetry in Yemeni society, analyzing verse genres and their use in weddings, war mediations, and political discourse on the state. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFHF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082618
- ISBN
- 9780520082618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Combining ethnography, film criticism and an extensive knowledge of the Middle East, this text presents an examination of the classic film, "Lawrence of Arabia". The result is a many-prismed book that poses questions of ethnographic representation and the discourse of power. Num Pages: 316 pages, 25 b/w illustrations, 1 line figure. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210837
- ISBN
- 9780520210837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.39
€ 38.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. Museums have become ground zero in America's culture wars. Whereas fierce public debates once centred on provocative work by upstart artists, the scrutiny has expanded to mainstream cultural institutions and the ideas they present. This title examines the most controversial exhibitions of the 1990s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814718902
- ISBN
- 9780814718902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. While equal opportunity for all candidates is widely recognized as a goal within academia, the implementation of specific procedures to achieve equality has resulted in vehement disputes regarding both the means and ends. This title aims to encourage a reexamination of this issue. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9781566393997
- ISBN
- 9781566393997
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.16
€ 46.99
€ 46.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Publisher
- Dell
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780440506256
- ISBN
- 9780440506256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.95
€ 18.99
€ 13.95
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631158
- ISBN
- 9780691631158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.84
€ 109.84
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114958
- ISBN
- 9780226114958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.71
€ 36.99
€ 29.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Carter, Steven D. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; HBJF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167710
- ISBN
- 9780231167710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.16
€ 49.99
€ 36.16
paperback. A critical examination of racial discrimination in television broadcasting during the civil rights era Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APT; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822333418
- ISBN
- 9780822333418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.31
€ 29.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. A guide to the world of the Freak. It features blogs, conversations, wisecracks and advice from the last decade to reveal the outlandish truth about everything from lying to bank robbing, fast food to sex taxes. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141980980
- ISBN
- 9780141980980
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Examines the aspects of Hannah Arendt's life and thought including: her complex identity as a German Jew; her commitment to and critique of Zionism and the state of Israel; her works on "totalitarianism", Nazism, and the Eichmann trial; and, her intimate and tense connections to German culture. Editor(s): Aschheim, Steven E. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220577
- ISBN
- 9780520220577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.42
€ 38.99
€ 28.42
Hardback. Features the Civil War and reconstruction that took place in American history. Editor(s): Woodworth, Steven E. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 239 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027267
- ISBN
- 9780842027267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.45
€ 147.45
Hardback. The German-Jewish experience through the rise of Nazism in 1933 was characterized by an explosion of cultural and intellectual creativity. This work seeks to explain this phenomenon and analyze how the German-Jewish legacy has permeated modes of Western thought and sensibility, and why these emigres occupy an iconic place in contemporary society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122236
- ISBN
- 9780691122236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 42.15
€ 52.90
€ 42.15
Paperback. Countless attempts have been made to appropriate the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche for diverse cultural and political ends, but nowhere have these efforts been more sustained and of greater consequence than in Germany. This title offers a magisterial chronicle of the philosopher's presence in German life and politics. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 337 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HPC; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085558
- ISBN
- 9780520085558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.42
€ 38.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. This book contains over 200 enjoyable and stimulating activities and exercises ranging over the entire gamut of social and emotional development, and is applicable to anyone, regardless of diagnosis, but will be particularly valuable for those on the autism spectrum. A free companion website provides further information and support. Num Pages: 432 pages, references, indexes. BIC Classification: JFFG; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 294 x 214 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 331
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843107170
- ISBN
- 9781843107170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.53
€ 40.99
€ 40.53
Paperback. Friendship requires hard work, and the odds are heavily stacked against those with autism spectrum conditions. Designed for younger children, this comprehensive set of enjoyable activities emphasizes foundation skills such as social referencing, regulating behavior, conversational reciprocity and synchronized actions. Num Pages: 336 pages, references, indexes. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSP1; MJW; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843107149
- ISBN
- 9781843107149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.89
€ 37.89
Hardback. Communism on Tomorrow Street demonstrates the relationship of Soviet mass housing and urban planning to international efforts at resolving the "housing question" that had been studied since the nineteenth century and led to housing developments in Western Europe, the United States, and Latin America as well as the USSR. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405667
- ISBN
- 9781421405667
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Condition: New
€ 72.25
€ 72.25
Hardcover. Series: Platform Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFCA; UD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262016803
- ISBN
- 9780262016803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
€ 26.13
Hardcover. Argues that strategies to achieve diversity in medical research mask deeper problems, ones that might require a different approach and different solutions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFS; MBGR; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213095
- ISBN
- 9780226213095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.05€ 78.69
€ 94.05
€ 78.69
Paperback. Shows the extent to which AIDS research has been a social and political phenomenon and how the AIDS movement has transformed biomedical research practices through its capacity to garner credibility by novel strategies. This book is suitable for sociologists, physicians, and scientists. Series: Medicine and Society S. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 b/w illustration, 4 yables. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JPQB; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520214453
- ISBN
- 9780520214453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
€ 28.28