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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Providing the status of Islam in inter-war Europe, this book states that the Muslim population of Europe in the period from 1918-1939 was not one of isolated islands of belief and practice. It suggests that rather, there was far more interaction between Muslim communities than had hitherto been imagined. Editor(s): Clayer, Natalie; Germain, Eric. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658788
- ISBN
- 9781850658788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 58.76
€ 58.89
€ 58.76
Hardcover. According to the author, the 19th century was incapable of managing the feminine question and prefered to mythicize it. Everything that was related to it, especially feminine sexuality, was transformed into fiction. Thus women were saddled with the role of scapegoat. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531230
- ISBN
- 9781557531230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.88
€ 45.88
Hardback. Clayer and Bougarel's prodigiously researched book is a political and institutional history of the Muslims of south-east Europe since the fourteenth century, focusing on empires, states, political parties, and religious institutions. Editor(s): Clayer, Professor Nathalie; Bougarel, Xavier. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046596
- ISBN
- 9781849046596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.20
€ 53.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Talcott, Nathan B. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606926703
- ISBN
- 9781606926703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.41€ 45.36
€ 62.41
€ 45.36
Paperback. "This book breaks completely new ground in the study of communication power-the key power of the 21st century. " Manuel Castells, Author of The Network Society This book explores the role of US media in foreign policy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to the future. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187411
- ISBN
- 9781405187411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.14
€ 30.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JMR; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178327
- ISBN
- 9780231178327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. A finalist for the 1972 National Book Award, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as 'brilliant' and 'provocative,' Nathan Huggins' Harlem Renaissance was a milestone in the study of African-American life and culture. Now this classic history is being reissued, with a new foreword by acclaimed biographer Arnold Rampersad. Num Pages: 390 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195063363
- ISBN
- 9780195063363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.06
€ 25.99
€ 24.06
Hardback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; VFJK; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252039799
- ISBN
- 9780252039799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. A penetrating look at musical leisure during a time of social, political, and cultural change in Ghana Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 b&w illus., 22 audio. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AV; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253007292
- ISBN
- 9780253007292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.32
€ 29.99
€ 27.32
Hardcover. Editor(s): White, Nathan R. Num Pages: 211 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626181991
- ISBN
- 9781626181991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.04€ 151.27
€ 219.04
€ 151.27
Hardcover. Roger examines how developments in new media technologies, such as the internet, blogs, camera/video phones, have fundamentally altered the way in which governments, militaries, terrorists, NGOs, and citizens engage with images. He argues that there has been a paradigm shift from techno-war to image warfare, which emerged on 9/11. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; JPS; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230363885
- ISBN
- 9780230363885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. On his return to the village of Chipaya, the author learned that a group of Uru Indians, believed to be sorcerers and vampires, was being incarcerated and tortured. This study examines relations between the Urus and the region's dominant ethnic groups. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Num Pages: 164 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226867649
- ISBN
- 9780226867649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. This new study ofBritishpopular music shows how it engages with class in mythical ways that allow audiences to perform class-based identities.Case studies on folk rock, punk and indie rock show how this performance works and explore the implications for listeners and audiences." Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; AV; HBJD1; JFC; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349304950
- ISBN
- 9781349304950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Paperback. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913949
- ISBN
- 9781439913949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. This timely volume brings insights from multiple disciplines to bear on debates about declining fertility rates and modern approaches to child raising. Editor(s): Lauster, Nathanael; Allan, Graham. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774821933
- ISBN
- 9780774821933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.92
€ 36.99
€ 33.92
Hardback. Some of the most divisive contests shaping the quest for marriage equality occurred not on the culture-war front lines but within the ranks of LGBTQ advocates. Nathaniel Frank tells the dramatic story of how an idea that once seemed unfathomable and for many gays and lesbians undesirable became a legal and moral right in just half a century. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737228
- ISBN
- 9780674737228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Editor(s): Marquis, Nathaniel P. Num Pages: 91 pages, charts. BIC Classification: JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 91
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606925881
- ISBN
- 9781606925881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.09€ 70.85
€ 100.09
€ 70.85
Paperback. Offers a unique view into the conceptual and moral world of slum-bound Dalits ("untouchables") in the South Indian city of Chennai. Focusing on the decision by many women to embrace locally specific forms of Pentecostal Christianity, the author challenges dominant anthropological understandings of religion as a matter of culture and identity. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 b/w halftones, 1 line art. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRC; JFSC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288829
- ISBN
- 9780520288829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Few virtues are as celebrated in contemporary culture as openness. But what does openness mean, and what would a political theory of openness look like? The author uses Wikipedia, the most prominent product of open organization, to analyze the theory and politics of openness in practice - and to break its spell. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226192307
- ISBN
- 9780226192307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.81
€ 32.99
€ 25.81
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226192277
- ISBN
- 9780226192277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.22€ 79.61
€ 94.22
€ 79.61