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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. TV on Strike examines the 2007 upheaval in the entertainment industry by telling the inside story of the hundred-day writers' strike that crippled Hollywood. The television industry's uneasy transition to the digital age was the driving force behind the most significant labour dispute of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTD; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610083
ISBN
9780815610083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610298
ISBN
9780815610298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.61

Paperback. The essays in this work illustrate the various ways in which women in the Middle East fall short of being vested with the rights and privileges that would define them as fully enfranchised citizens. They offer an examination of national legislation on personal status, penal law and labour. Editor(s): Joseph, Suad. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ1; JPHC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628651
ISBN
9780815628651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.63

Hardcover. Refugee camps are typically perceived as militarised and patriarchal spaces, and yet the Sahrawi refugee camps and their inhabitants have consistently been represented as ideal in nature. Drawing on extensive research the author explores to what effect such idealised depictions have been projected onto the international arena. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBA; JFFD; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633266
ISBN
9780815633266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

Hardcover. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633587
ISBN
9780815633587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPG; APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816516377
ISBN
9780816516377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.58

Paperback. This title provides ways of working with teenagers to help them regain confidence and feel positive about their future and to make their therapeutic journey a stimulating yet emotionally stabilising time. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
ACER Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864317445
ISBN
9780864317445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Paperback. This fascinating volume skillfully captures how intellectual disability has been understood from prehistoric times to present. Editor(s): Wehmeyer, Michael L. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Brookes Publishing
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Condition
New
SKU
V9781557669872
ISBN
9781557669872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.12

Paperback. A reprint of the author's "Body of Life," first published in 1996. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134. 88 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 5. Weight: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Tia Chucha Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882688128
ISBN
9781882688128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. A collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Youth Empowerment over the last four years. It explores the relationship between youth volunteerism and empowerment which is considered as an inherent cornerstone in the social and psychological growth for youth. Editor(s): Liu, Elaine S.C; Holosko, Michael J.; Lo, T.Wing. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
City University Press of Hong Kong
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629371371
ISBN
9789629371371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Paperback. This text contends that Helen of Troy, and in particular the use of her image, is a crucial emblem for much of Western thought and literature and suggests that it has been stolen, appropriated, imitated, extorted and coveted throughout the course of history. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299171247
ISBN
9780299171247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.92

Hardcover. Colonel John Henry Patterson was an Irish-born soldier, lion hunter, bridge builder, East African game warden, author, man-about-town, and Zionist. This biography traces Patterson's life from his days as a British socialite to his command of the Jewish Legion of volunteers who helped drive the Turks out of Palestine. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609278
ISBN
9780815609278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. This book, ambitious in both length and scope, offers the Whedon fan and scholar alike a diversity of current, insightful, original scholarship by dozens of Whedon Studies most established and respected writers. Editor(s): Wilcox, Rhonda V.; Cochran, Tanya R.; Masson, Cynthea; Lavery, David. Series: Television and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610380
ISBN
9780815610380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.50

Paperback. This volume introduces new sources for the study of the past and present life of Muslim women that challenge paradigms about the ways in which they"have been studied in the past veiled, exoticised and outside of general women's history. Amira El-Azhary Sonbol and the contributors deconstruct the past and offer fresh new perspectives. Editor(s): Sonbol, Amira El-Azhary. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630555
ISBN
9780815630555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Paperback. After immersing himself in the culture of a remote Australian Indigenous community for close to a year, a Japanese scholar emerged with a new world view. Gurindji Journey tells of his experience living with the Gurindji people of Daguragu and Kalkaringi in the Northern Territory, absorbing their way of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1MBFX; HBAH; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
UNSW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742232683
ISBN
9781742232683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.57

Paperback. The essays in this collection entertain the question of how scholars may reconfigure "area-based knowledge" to respond to social sciences and globalization. The authors demonstrate that local knowledge is vital to understanding rapidly changing global patterns. Editor(s): Mirsepassi, Ali; Basu, Amrita; Weaver, Frederick S. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629825
ISBN
9780815629825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.45

Paperback. In no other society in the world have urbanisation and industrialisation been as comprehensively based on migrant labour as in South Africa. Editor(s): Delius, Peter; Phillips, Laura; Rankin-Smith, Fiona. Num Pages: 320 pages, 90-100 images. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868147670
ISBN
9781868147670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.39

hardcover. Photographs by New Mexico s most renowned documentarians such as Alex Harris, Jack Parsons, Miguel Gandert, Annie Sahlin, Meridel Rubenstein, Don J. Usner, and Siegfried Halus are included alongside photographers newer on the scene, creating a fascinating compilation of lowriders over time." Num Pages: 180 pages, 121 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFSL4; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 330 x 265 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890136171
ISBN
9780890136171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 38.28

Paperback. A story of a young Jewish girl's coming-of-age during the tragic years of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195035001
ISBN
9780195035001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Shapiro argues that what separates the races is not industriousness or a culture of poverty but rather the presence of absence of financial safety nets, particularly those that come in the form of parental financial support and inheritance. Num Pages: 258 pages, numerous line drawings and tables. BIC Classification: JFSL3; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195181388
ISBN
9780195181388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.27

Paperback. This collection gathers a set of central papers from the emerging area of ethics and climate change. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195399615
ISBN
9780195399615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.31

Paperback. Rev. ed. of: Guidelines on the termination of life-sustaining treatment and the care of the dying / by the Hastings Center. c1987. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFME; MBDC; MMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199974559
ISBN
9780199974559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.55

Paperback. Editor(s): Daley, James. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486447612
ISBN
9780486447612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.12

Paperback. Offering a view of Jewish society and culture, the essays in this volume shed light on a little-known chapter of Jewish history. Written by scholars from Israel, Turkey, Europe and the United States, it presents a broad historical canvas that brings together different perspectives and viewpoints. Editor(s): Levy, Avigdor. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 301 pages, 4 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTB; HRJ; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629412
ISBN
9780815629412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.20

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