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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409108
- ISBN
- 9781421409108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Num Pages: 148 pages, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728066
- ISBN
- 9789400728066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816694877
- ISBN
- 9780816694877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816694860
- ISBN
- 9780816694860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.80
€ 86.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 143 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBL; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349951413
- ISBN
- 9781349951413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Hardback. This study analyses poor relief in pre-industrial Europe, 1800-1850, as a survival strategy of the poor and a control strategy of the elites. A simple model of poor relief is presented, and tested against the historical records. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333696033
- ISBN
- 9780333696033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.30
€ 119.30
Paperback. Offering a one-of-a-kind approach to music and literature of the Americas, this book examines the relationships between musical protagonists from Colombia, Cuba, and the United States in novels by writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alejo Carpentier, Zora Neale Hurston, and John Okada." Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349492640
- ISBN
- 9781349492640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.51
€ 61.51
Paperback. An advanced introduction to international migration studies from a historical, empirical and theoretical perspective Types of migration and migration regulation are explored by respected scholars in the field Focusing mainly on the European experience, including Eastern Europe Editor(s): Martiniello, Marco; Rath, Jan. Series: IMISCOE Textbooks. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089644565
- ISBN
- 9789089644565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
Paperback. Examines the way in which education and the media act as immobilizing social forces to shape the Latino world that exists despite the best efforts of many Mexican Americans and other Latinos. This book focuses on social issues that impede the progress of Latinos. Num Pages: 257 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 458. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566397438
- ISBN
- 9781566397438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.73
€ 37.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Publisher
- Communalism Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788293064329
- ISBN
- 9788293064329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.22
€ 9.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629483481
- ISBN
- 9781629483481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.82€ 126.88
€ 188.82
€ 126.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Marcus, George E. Num Pages: 375 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312970
- ISBN
- 9780822312970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. This is a case study of how three developing countries, Brazil, Uganda and India, all developed broadly similar political devices to combat poverty. It argues that poverty reduction is politically feasible, even under the most daunting of circumstances. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; JPQB; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041195
- ISBN
- 9781849041195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.50
€ 33.99
€ 30.50
Hardcover. An accessible and original look into the education policy of Australia that considers how it came about, how it was steered to the political right, how some educators struggled to implement or resist it in their schools and how it applies to other systems. Num Pages: 271 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSJ2; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608399
- ISBN
- 9780230608399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.25
€ 54.99
€ 44.25
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBWJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658038809
- ISBN
- 9783658038809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Carter, Marcus; Bergstrom, Kelly; Woodford, Darryl. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816699087
- ISBN
- 9780816699087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.81
€ 24.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. Now in paperback: '[A] subtle and persuasive account of relationships between men and women from the 19th century through to the new millennium.. its sweep is impressive' Economist Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Main - Print on Demand
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903809648
- ISBN
- 9781903809648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.08
€ 26.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; BGXA; HRCV; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hendrickson Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619708259
- ISBN
- 9781619708259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.35
€ 17.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. High profile child abuse cases of recent years have brought child safety forward in public consciousness. This book, written for managers and trustees of organizations working with children as well as criminal justice staff working with sex offenders, offers practical safety measures for children's organizations. Editor(s): Erooga, Marcus. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119972686
- ISBN
- 9781119972686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.61
€ 52.99
€ 52.61
Hardcover. After September of 1921, membership declined and morale in the UNIA began to weaken. The final failure of the Black Star Line resulted when negotiations with the United States Chipping Board for the purchase of the long proposed African ship collapsed in March 1922. Deals with the period of crisis in the UNIA's political and economic fortunes. Editor(s): Hill, Robert A.; Ball, Tevvy; Blum, Erika; Bair, Barbara. Series: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Num Pages: 1192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 171 x 79. Weight in Grams: 1852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520054462
- ISBN
- 9780520054462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.14€ 74.53
€ 99.14
€ 74.53
Hardcover. Reveals the history of Marcus Garvey and the UNIA: the aftermath of the tumultuous 1922 convention. This title demonstrates how important Marcus Garvey and the mass movement he controlled were to Afro-American history. Editor(s): Hill, Robert A.; Ball, Tevvy; Blum, Erika; Bair, Barbara. Series: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Num Pages: 944 pages, 26ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 944
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520058170
- ISBN
- 9780520058170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.14€ 74.64
€ 99.14
€ 74.64
Hardcover. Charts the magnetic, controversial Pan-African leader's career from his deportation from the United States in November 1927 to his death in England in 1940. The volume begins with Marcus Garvey's triumphant welcome in Jamaica, his tour abroad, and his entry into Jamaican party politics. Editor(s): Hill, Robert A.; Ball, Tevvy; Blum, Erika; Bair, Barbara. Series: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Num Pages: 1146 pages, Illustrations, 1 map,ports.,facsims. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1843.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520072084
- ISBN
- 9780520072084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.14€ 74.64
€ 99.14
€ 74.64
Hardback. 'Africa for the Africans' was the name given to the extraordinary movement led by Jamaican Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940). This title demonstrates the central role Africans played in the development of the Garvey phenomenon. It provides an account of how Africans transformed Garveyism into an African social movement. Editor(s): Rasmussen, R. Kent; Hughes, Arnold; Hill, Robert A. Series: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Num Pages: 975 pages, 49 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1411.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 975
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247321
- ISBN
- 9780520247321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.14€ 74.61
€ 99.14
€ 74.61
Hardback. Volume XIII of The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers covers the period between August 1921 and August 1922. During this particularly tumultuous time, Garvey suffered legal, political, and financial trouble, while the UNIA struggled to grow throughout the Caribbean. Editor(s): Hill, Robert A.; Dixon, John; Rodriguez, Mariela Haro; Yuen, Anthony. Num Pages: 472 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 34. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361169
- ISBN
- 9780822361169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.29
€ 142.29