Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 14 photographs, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803295247
- ISBN
- 9780803295247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.21
€ 52.21
Paperback. Presents material on the lives and religious quests of Daoist women in medieval China. Translating and discussing religious women's biographies, this book explores the social context, ideals, and techniques of their practice, relating the stories to Daoist themes and political events. It elucidates the underlying threads of women's divine careers. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN5; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Three Pines Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931483049
- ISBN
- 9781931483049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Paperback. As the author traces the evolution of Motown from a small record company to an international music industry giant, she looks at cultural politics at the grassroots level and sees the music not as a mere soundtrack for its historical moment but as an active agent in politics of the time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; AVGQ; JFC; JFSL3; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- a
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005464
- ISBN
- 9780674005464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.94
€ 42.94
Hardback. From antebellum slavery to the twenty-first century, African American funeral directors have orchestrated funerals or 'homegoing' ceremonies with dignity and pageantry. This title offers a history of how African American funeral directors have been integral to the fight for freedom. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JHBZ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036215
- ISBN
- 9780674036215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.27
€ 58.27
Paperback. Ethiopia 1984: A groundbreaking account of the reporting of a famine and its unin- tended long-term consequences. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPN; JFD; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042888
- ISBN
- 9781849042888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.78
€ 31.78
Paperback. Applying feminist thinking to labor studies in a global context Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077920
- ISBN
- 9780252077920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.34
€ 35.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816648832
- ISBN
- 9780816648832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.34
€ 35.34
Hardback. These gripping biographies poignantly illustrate the strengths and the vulnerabilities of professional housewives and of families facing social change and economic uncertainty in contemporary Japan. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442221710
- ISBN
- 9781442221710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.63€ 47.31
€ 72.63
€ 47.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226432069
- ISBN
- 9780226432069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.14
€ 44.14
Paperback. Written by two developmental psychologists, this book reports the findings of The Gay and Lesbian Family Study, an American survey that asked gay parents detailed questions about the way they parent. Num Pages: 193 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814742617
- ISBN
- 9780814742617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.19
€ 44.19
Paperback. Features a case study of a 'planned unit development' in America, Twin Rivers. This book traces the birth and unfolding of Twin Rivers from a former potato field into a community. It reveals the community of Twin Rivers through a multidimensional social microscope. It is intended for social scientists, architects, and physical planners. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123257
- ISBN
- 9780691123257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Paperback. Series: Studies in American Popular History and Culture. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ASZB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415653275
- ISBN
- 9780415653275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.59
€ 70.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442239364
- ISBN
- 9781442239364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.24
€ 26.99
€ 25.24
paperback. Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces ? Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. ? from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFH; LNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802084415
- ISBN
- 9780802084415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.33
€ 53.33
The Poetics of Islamic Legitimacy. Myth, Gender and Ceremony in the Cl...
Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych
paperback. Opens the beauty and power of Arabic poetic masterpieces to Western readers. Num Pages: 408 pages, 42 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; DSC; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215369
- ISBN
- 9780253215369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.54
€ 42.54
Paperback. Blier illuminates the extraordinary architecture of the Batammaliba people of Western Africa, revealing these buildings as texts through which we can read the beliefs, psychology, traditions, and social concerns of their inhabitants. In doing so, she explores the role of vernacular architecture as an expression of culture. Num Pages: 334 pages, 64 halftones, 2 maps, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: AMK; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226058610
- ISBN
- 9780226058610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.55
€ 50.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621939
- ISBN
- 9781900621939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.14
€ 27.99
€ 24.14
Paperback. A girlfriend-to-girlfriend guide to the three phases of divorce--from the initial shock of separation and what you need to know right away (Deal), to learning to shift the focus away from your ex and onto yourself and figuring out an action plan (Heal), to celebrating the new you, ready for an independent life, and even dating (Reveal). Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VFVS; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761187424
- ISBN
- 9780761187424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.04
€ 16.99
€ 13.04
Paperback. This text describes seven faculty members and a graduate student at one university, who engaged in a conversation about their own experiences in urban education over a three-year period. Authors used standpoint epistemology as visas of credibility for their border crossings to urban schools. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hampton Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572734364
- ISBN
- 9781572734364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.26
€ 36.26
paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484506
- ISBN
- 9780801484506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.67
€ 56.67
Paperback. "We need these fictions,Jones writes, "to help us imagine our way out of the social structures and mind-sets that mythologize the past, fragment individuals, prejudge people, and divide communities." Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883934
- ISBN
- 9780801883934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.30
€ 37.30
Paperback. Accessibly written, this book shows how person-centred planning tools and individual budgets work in practice. Drawing on the experience of supporting a young woman with autism and learning difficulties through the transition into adulthood, the authors clearly explain how the ideas discussed can be applied to a variety of circumstances. Num Pages: 128 pages, 34 black and white figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 7. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849054430
- ISBN
- 9781849054430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSR2; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479894505
- ISBN
- 9781479894505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.94
€ 36.99
€ 32.94
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSR2; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479872152
- ISBN
- 9781479872152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.20
€ 121.20