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Hardcover. Examines the 1907 Yiddish play "God of Vengeance" by Sholem Asch, the cross-dressing films of Yiddish actress Molly Picon, and several short stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer. This book analyzes the English-language novels "The Rise of David Levinsky", "Wasteland", and Portnoy's "Complaint". Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632023
ISBN
9780815632023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.77

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

€ 141.85

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

€ 38.50

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
€ 16.25

Paperback. The collection brings together a wide range of contributors, including both philosophers and film scholars. All of them address the question of whether philosophy can take the form of, or be articulated through, film. Editor(s): Smith, Murray; Wartenberg, Thomas E. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405154116
ISBN
9781405154116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415567626
ISBN
9780415567626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

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

€ 45.70

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

€ 156.83

Paperback. * Uses popular press articles, reviews of applied economics literature, and regression--based empirical studies to examine pressing public policy issues in urban areas. * Ends sections with discussion questions and samples from selected further readings. Editor(s): Wassmer, Robert W. Series: Blackwell Readings for Contemporary Economics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPRB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631215882
ISBN
9780631215882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.31

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

€ 133.09
€ 96.13

Paperback. New interest in labour and union internationalism has developed over the last 10-15 years. This collection, co-edited by scholars from an older and younger generation, is a very original attempt to grapple with the challenges of globalisation for labor. The collection includes contributions from academics and activists based in the North and South. Editor(s): Waterman, Peter; Wills, Jane. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBL; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229834
ISBN
9780631229834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.75

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

€ 43.33

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

€ 42.56

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

€ 43.04

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

€ 50.50

Paperback. The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating offers an ethnographically informed perspective on the ways in which people use food to make sense of life in an increasingly interconnected world. . Editor(s): Watson, James L.; Caldwell, Melissa L. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 32. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230939
ISBN
9780631230939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.53

Hardcover. The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating offers an ethnographically informed perspective on the ways in which people use food to make sense of life in an increasingly interconnected world. . Editor(s): Watson, James L.; Caldwell, Melissa L. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230922
ISBN
9780631230922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.35

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

€ 78.80

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

€ 31.99
€ 23.91

Paperback. A look at diverse boys across American cultures. Editor(s): Way, Niobe; Chu, Judy Y. Num Pages: 380 pages, 10 halftones & 5 line cuts. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793855
ISBN
9780814793855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

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