Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Vaughn Rasberry turns to black culture and politics for an alternative history of the totalitarian century. He shows how black writers reimagined the standard anti-fascist, anti-communist narrative through the lens of racial injustice, with the U.S. as a tyrannical force in the Third World but also an agent of Asian and African independence. Num Pages: 410 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971080
- ISBN
- 9780674971080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.83€ 51.13
€ 52.83
€ 51.13
Paperback / so. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322873545
- ISBN
- 9783322873545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.13
€ 50.13
Paperback. The reasons for the onset of manic depression are considered in order to further understand and assist treatment by increasing knowledge of how manic depressives actually feel. Particular difficulties in treatment are addressed, such as unresponsiveness and the problem of the manic high from which the patient may not want to recover. Num Pages: 200 pages, indices. BIC Classification: JFFG; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853023477
- ISBN
- 9781853023477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. A work about how the design of institutional change results in unintended consequences. Using the case of Indonesia, and comparing it with Thailand and the Philippines, this book seeks to understand the seeming puzzle of how local predatory systems of power remain resilient in the face of international and domestic pressures. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL3; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804768535
- ISBN
- 9780804768535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
hardcover. This book provides an important statement on the underlying social dynamics of local politics in Indonesia following the end of the New Order in 1998. It represents the culmination of a substantial and influential body of work by Hadiz on the political economy of Indonesia's post-authoritarian transition. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSL3; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804768528
- ISBN
- 9780804768528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.72
€ 113.72
Hardback. A comparative and interdisciplinary study of issues of citizenship, culture, ethnicity and migration with contributions from North America, Europe and Australia by philosophers, historians, sociologists, anthropologists and political scientists. Provides a critique of the illiberal status quo in western democracy. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMP; JPFK; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333712436
- ISBN
- 9780333712436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. This text provides an interpretation of isicathamiya performance and its relation to the culture and consciousness of the Zulu migrant labourers who largely compose its choirs. It addresses issues in anthropology and looks to the future of live performance in the new South Africa. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AVGH; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226217215
- ISBN
- 9780226217215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Hardcover. Num Pages: 261 pages, tables, charts & b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608763603
- ISBN
- 9781608763603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 291.48€ 200.13
€ 291.48
€ 200.13
Hardcover. Signifying 'others' or signs of life? This book critically examines the ways in which crossing sex and gender is imagined in key cultural texts from contemporary Latin America. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; APF; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104020
- ISBN
- 9780230104020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.36
€ 53.36
€ 47.36
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 7.2.2011
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814788325
- ISBN
- 9780814788325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.89
€ 38.89
Hardcover. Editor(s): Venakhi, Shenhar. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; K. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560724087
- ISBN
- 9781560724087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.30€ 84.62
€ 109.30
€ 84.62
Paperback. Uses qualitative research methods to interpret and discuss school resilience in lives of African American female students. This book demonstrates how these girls are simultaneously one of the vulnerable, and one of resilient group of students. It implements alternative approaches to study of intersection of race, class, and gender on schooling. Series: Counterpoints. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNA; JNF; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433105937
- ISBN
- 9781433105937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.67
€ 47.67
Post-Cosmopolitan Cities: Explorations of Urban Coexistence (Space and...
Vera Skvirskaja Caroline Humphrey
Hardcover. Examining the way people imagine and interact in their cities, this book explores the post-cosmopolitan city. The contributors consider the effects of migration, national, and religious revivals (with their new aesthetic sensibilities), the dispositions of marginalized economic actors, and globalized tourism on urban sociality. Editor(s): Humphrey, Caroline; Skvirskaja, Vera. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472. Explorations of Urban Coexistence. Series: Space and Place. 260 pages, 14 ills. Editor(s): Humphrey, Caroline; Skvirskaja, Vera. Examining the way people imagine and interact in their cities, this book explores the post-cosmopolitan city. The contributors consider the effects of migration, national, and religious revivals (with their new aesthetic sensibilities), the dispositions of marginalized economic actors, and globalized tourism on urban sociality. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 18. Weight: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455109
- ISBN
- 9780857455109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.80
€ 162.80
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810018571
- ISBN
- 9783810018571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.94
€ 77.94
The Challenge of Effective Speaking in a Digital Age
Verderber, Rudolph; Verderber, Kathleen; Sell...
paperback. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- 17th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305948198
- ISBN
- 9781305948198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.92
€ 187.92
From Local Champions To Global Masters: A Strategic Perspective on Man...
Verdin, Paul, Van Heck, Nick
Hardcover. Globalization. What exactly does it mean for you? The authors focus on the obstacles faced by companies making the transition from local champions to global masters and provide a simple but structured framework to think about how it will affect your business. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KJC; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333947302
- ISBN
- 9780333947302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Anthropology is particularly well suited to explore the contemporary predicament in the coming of age of young men. Its grounded and comparative empiricism provides the opportunity to move beyond statistics, moral panics, or gender stereotypes in order to explore specific aspects of life course transitions.. Editor(s): Amit, Vered; Dyck, Noel. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636. 328 pages. Editor(s): Amit, Vered; Dyck, Noel. Anthropology is particularly well suited to explore the contemporary predicament in the coming of age of young men. Its grounded and comparative empiricism provides the opportunity to move beyond statistics, moral panics, or gender stereotypes in order to explore specific aspects of life course transitions. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSP2; JHM. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452498
- ISBN
- 9780857452498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.05
€ 175.05
Paperback. Investigates why the concept of individuality is important to people, and how it varies in different social settings worldwide Editor(s): Amit, Vared; Dyck, Noel. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745324586
- ISBN
- 9780745324586
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. This book takes a new look at the 'spatial turn' in French cultural and critical theory since 1968. It examines how key thinkers (inc. Henri Lefebvre, Michel de Certeau, Jean Baudrillard, Marc Auge, Paul Virilio, Bruno Latour and Etienne Balibar) reconsider the experience of space in the midst of considerable political and economic turmoil. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JM; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781380055
- ISBN
- 9781781380055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. A study of Helene Cixous that adopts a chronological and expository approach, bravely taking on the daunting task of presenting to non-French-speaking readers an author who specializes in word-play. Num Pages: 197 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADF; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803263451
- ISBN
- 9780803263451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.57
€ 17.99
€ 17.57
Paperback / so. Series: Alltag Und Biografie. Num Pages: 93 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 127.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 93
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663011156
- ISBN
- 9783663011156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.36
€ 59.36
Paperback. A new expanded edition of Tolkien's most famous, and most important essay, which defined his conception of fantasy as a literary form, and which led to the writing of The Lord of the Rings. Accompanied by a critical study of the history and writing of the text. Num Pages: 320 pages, With index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007582914
- ISBN
- 9780007582914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; YQM. Category: (EJ) Primary; (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465072590
- ISBN
- 9780465072590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.93
€ 32.93
Paperback. What can you do when someone close to you is chemically dependant? In this work, Vernon Johnson describes what to do and how. According to Johnson, intervention is the process that has successfully motivated thousands of chemically dependent people to accept help. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Hazelden Information & Education
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935908312
- ISBN
- 9780935908312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.78
€ 19.99
€ 16.78