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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Looks at the mutual influence of and relationships between members of the African and Asian diasporas in the Americas. From the history of Japanese jazz composers to the popularity of black/Asian "buddy films" like "Rush Hour", this work talks about the shifting meaning of race in America in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Raphael-Hernandez, Heike; Steen, Shannon. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775813
ISBN
9780814775813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611481112
ISBN
9781611481112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.98

Paperback. Offers recommendations for collaborative US-Mexico border policies that support families. This volume focuses on women and changes within families on the border. It provides demographic analyses of population changes in immigrant areas, and the work patterns of border families and women entrepreneurs. Editor(s): Marquez, Raquel R.; Romo, Harriett D. Series: Latino Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSJ; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268035099
ISBN
9780268035099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.11

Paperback. Presents a history and ethnography of Puerto Rican brujeria (witch-healing). This book explores how brujeria emerged from a blending of Catholicism, Afro-Latin religions, French Spiritism, and folk Protestantism and also looks at how it has adapted to changes in state policies and responded to global flows of ideas and commodities. Num Pages: 335 pages, 50 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292771260
ISBN
9780292771260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.57

Hardcover. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGR; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960436
ISBN
9781403960436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.57

Paperback. Series: New Concepts in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGR; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 337.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960443
ISBN
9781403960443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.13

Hardcover. This illustrated encyclopedia of Hinduism provides a highly readable and comprehensive introduction to Hinduism. Num Pages: 256 pages, Over 470 photographs. BIC Classification: GBC; HRG; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1620. A Comprehensive Guide to Hindu History and Philosophy, Its Traditions and Practices, Rituals and Beliefs. 256 pages, Over 470 photographs. This illustrated encyclopedia of Hinduism provides a highly readable and comprehensive introduction to Hinduism. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: GBC; HRG; JFSR. Dimension: 303 x 237 x 24. Weight: 1610.
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754820567
ISBN
9780754820567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. Presents an insider's view of the world of methamphetamine based on the life stories of thirty-three adults formerly immersed in using, dealing, and manufacturing meth in rural Oklahoma. This title includes stories that reveal how and why people with limited economic means and inadequate resources become entrapped in the drug epidemic. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; JFFH1; JKVG; LNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291027
ISBN
9780520291027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Smyth, A.; Dubino, Jeanne. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HBJD1; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349491513
ISBN
9781349491513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.87

Hardcover. Marriages across ethnic borders are increasing in frequency, yet little is known of how discourses of 'normal' families, ethnicity, race, migration, globalisation affect couples and children involved in these mixed marriages. This book explores mixed marriage though intimate stories drawn from the real lives of visibly different couples. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHBK; JKSN; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137390776
ISBN
9781137390776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVGQ; BM; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807057520
ISBN
9780807057520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 20.08

Hardback. This cutting edge book provides a comprehensive, thoughtful and critical discussion of all aspects involved in the relationship between socioeconomic status, health and mortality. It contains the best available datasets from Denmark and the USA. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402086915
ISBN
9781402086915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.79

Paperback. In the past decade the work of Jurgen Habermas has sparked off a series of lively debates over modernity and post--modernity, the nature of language, the interplay of law and politics and the dilemmas of morality. Editor(s): Rasmussen, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631152743
ISBN
9780631152743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.90

Hardcover. How do we conceptualize the relationship between suffering, art, and aesthetics from within the broader framework of social, cultural, and political thought today? This book brings together a range of intellectuals from the social sciences and humanities to speak to theoretical debates around the questions of suffering in art and suffering and art. Editor(s): Hadj-Moussa, Ratiba; Nijhawan, Michael. Num Pages: 243 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137426079
ISBN
9781137426079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.26

Paperback. aeo This is an original and timely book given the current rise in ethnicised politics. aeo The book is theoretically innovative -- bringing together current developments in sociological theory in relation to ethnic and "race" relations. aeo The book is highly comparative, including material from US, Continental Europe and the UK. Editor(s): Rattansi, Ali; Westwood, Sallie. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609423
ISBN
9780745609423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.89

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531152585
ISBN
9783531152585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.00

hardcover. A three-volume study of the Holocaust. First published in 1961, Raul Hilberg's account of how Germany annihilated the Jewish community of Europe spurred discussion and shaped the field of Holocaust studies. This expanded edition includes new material, particularly from archives in Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 1426 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 101. Weight in Grams: 2426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300095579
ISBN
9780300095579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.99
€ 152.84

paperback. Providing a postcolonial critique of the modern university, this book argues that attempts by universities to be inclusive are unsuccessful because they do not embrace indigenous worldviews. It advocates a shift in the approach to cultural conflicts within the academy and proposes a logic, grounded in principles central to indigenous philosophies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813570
ISBN
9780774813570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.94

Paperback / so. Series: Management - Bildung - Ethik. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531192239
ISBN
9783531192239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFN; JFSG; RGB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319381213
ISBN
9783319381213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.93

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