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Society & culture: general
Hardback. This is a discussion of the contribution and effects of East Asian art on American culture. The author portrays the assembling of the great American collections of East Asian art and explains how this art became part of the cultural consciousness of the people of the USA. Num Pages: 264 pages, 34 photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; ACBP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076449
- ISBN
- 9780231076449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.01€ 80.14
€ 103.01
€ 80.14
Paperback. Spectacular discoveries at the Etowah site in Georgia changed the American perspective of the artistic achievements of prehistoric Native Americans. These papers, originally published in 1932, offer an understanding of American archaeology and the cultural heritage of prehistoric Native America. Series: Southeastern Classics in Archaeology, Anthropology & History S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 53 b&w plates, 51 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLC; HDDA; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813017938
- ISBN
- 9780813017938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.36
€ 39.36
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804841535
- ISBN
- 9780804841535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.70
€ 16.99
€ 16.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415567626
- ISBN
- 9780415567626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Paperback. A detailed description of a nine-day Navajo ceremony of healing rites, songs, myths, and prayers performed only during frosty weather as observed by nineteenth century ethnologist and linguist Washington Matthews. This edition includes powerful contemporary observations in a foreword by John Farella." Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874804911
- ISBN
- 9780874804911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.34
€ 25.99
€ 25.34
Paperback. A collection of Navajo oral traditions fully faithful to the 1897 original by Washington Matthews, containing richly detailed legends that remain among the most complete sources of Navajo culture. Editor(s): Matthews, Washington; Matthews, Washington. Num Pages: 318 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874804249
- ISBN
- 9780874804249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.56
€ 20.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. Focuses on the lives of four indigenous activist-intellectuals in Bolivia, key leaders in the Alcaldes Mayores Particulares (AMP), a movement established to claim rights for indigenous education and reclaim indigenous lands from hacienda owners. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356172
- ISBN
- 9780822356172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Examines the forces of globalization at different levels, as they manifest themselves and operate across cultural, cognitive and biographical dimensions of human life in the Pacific. This book offers answers through the integration of cultural and psychological methods. Series: Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific. Num Pages: 350 pages, 40 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453275
- ISBN
- 9781845453275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.15
€ 162.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604568301
- ISBN
- 9781604568301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.77€ 98.81
€ 135.77
€ 98.81
Paperback. * Covers American Indian thinking on issues concerning time, place, history, science, law, religion, nationhood, and art. * Features newly commissioned essays by authors of American Indian descent. * Includes a comprehensive bibliography to aid in research and inspire further reading. . Editor(s): Waters, Anne S. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; JFCX; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631223047
- ISBN
- 9780631223047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.85
€ 43.85
Paperback. What is it like to become an adult in twenty-first-century America? This book takes us to four very different places - New York City, San Diego, rural Iowa, and Saint Paul, Minnesota - to explore the dramatic shifts in coming-of-age experiences across the country. Editor(s): Waters, Mary C.; Carr, Patrick J.; Kefalas, Maria; Holdaway, Jennifer. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270930
- ISBN
- 9780520270930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.04
€ 33.99
€ 25.04
Paperback. A unit that saw significant action in many of the engagements of the Civil War s eastern theater." Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBWJ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357740
- ISBN
- 9780817357740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.67
€ 34.99
€ 34.67
paperback. Series: Routledge Revivals. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFFB; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415708586
- ISBN
- 9780415708586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.90
€ 50.90
Hardcover. This book explores the cultural traditions of Cantonese villagers who first settled in South China's Pearl River Delta during the Tang and Song dynasties (10th to 12th centuries). The authors lived and worked in the New Territories, Hong Kong's rural hinterland, during the 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBTB; JFSF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629961008
- ISBN
- 9789629961008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Hardcover. This collection explores issues of adaptation between Islam and North American culture, including the dynamics of the family, strategies for coping, the influence of an alien environment upon believers, and the role of women in an Islamic setting. Editor(s): Waugh, Earle H.; etc. Num Pages: 384 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642257
- ISBN
- 9780888642257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.14
€ 32.99
€ 24.14
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551523743
- ISBN
- 9781551523743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.33
€ 19.99
€ 19.33
Paperback. The inequalities in the treatment of individuals whose gender, race, class, or sexual orientation relegates them to a minority status are presented as the root cause of social, economic, and political problems in this survey of Canadian social issues. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552661062
- ISBN
- 9781552661062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.93
€ 32.99
€ 27.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Eschia Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926696133
- ISBN
- 9781926696133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. In this ethnography of American gay suburbanites, Wayne H. Brekhus demonstrates that who one is depends at least in part on where and when one is. He shows that lifestyling, and integrating occurs not only among gay men but across a broad range of social categories. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072920
- ISBN
- 9780226072920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.29
€ 43.29
Paperback. Wayne Booth has selected, and has been inspired by, the works of some prominent writers on the art of growing older. In this anthology he shows that the very making of art is in itself a victory over time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226065496
- ISBN
- 9780226065496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.92
€ 35.99
€ 28.92
paperback. Drawing on decades of fieldwork in a high-emigration town in central Mexico, as well as nearly a thousand interviews, this title investigates who migrates, how people-smuggling operates, whether border enforcement affects decisions to migrate, and migration's impact on family, health, and hometown economy. Editor(s): Cornelius, Wayne A.; Fitzgerald, David; Borger, Scott. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780980056006
- ISBN
- 9780980056006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.56
€ 32.56
Paperback. Explores the moral terrain of America, analyzing the widely held perception that the nation is in moral decline. This book looks at the question from a variety of angles, examining traditional values, secular values, religious values, family values, economic values, and others. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 line illus. 2 halftones. 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127873
- ISBN
- 9780691127873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 b&w photos, 2 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JFFA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217363
- ISBN
- 9780253217363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.04
€ 22.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613734162
- ISBN
- 9781613734162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.45
€ 19.45