Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Offers an inquiry into how to understand, describe, and represent what it is to live in the contemporary moment. This book argues that predictions that post-modernity would emerge as a global successor to modernity have not materialized as anticipated. Editor(s): Enwezor, Okwui; Condee, Nancy; Smith, Terry. Num Pages: 456 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342038
- ISBN
- 9780822342038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Merril D., Ph.D. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814780688
- ISBN
- 9780814780688
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. "Sex Without Consent" explores the experience, prosecution and meaning of rape in American history from the time of the early contact between Europeans and Native Americans to the present. Editor(s): Smith, Merril D., Ph.D. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFFE2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797891
- ISBN
- 9780814797891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. In the 1920s, the 'hard-boiled' stories published in "Black Mask", "Dime Detective", "Detective Fiction Weekly", and "Clues" featured a new kind of hero and soon challenged the popularity of the British mysteries. This title examines the culture that produced and supported this form of detective story through the 1940s. Num Pages: 215 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397698
- ISBN
- 9781566397698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.37
€ 35.99
€ 32.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, numerous figures and tables. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195384772
- ISBN
- 9780195384772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.10
€ 43.10
Num Pages: 368 pages, tables and figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLM; JFSP2; JFSP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195371796
- ISBN
- 9780195371796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.13
€ 61.13
With increasing numbers of transracial adoptions in the U.S., White Parents, Black Children brings to light the difficult racial issues that are often challenging for families to talk about. This book helps parents, educators, and others working with children to understand the issues, and help children develop a healthy understanding of themselves. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442207622
- ISBN
- 9781442207622
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Condition: New
€ 76.71
€ 76.71
Paperback. This book analyses the practice of virginity testing endured by South Asian women who wished to enter Britain between the late 1960s and the early 1980s, and places this practice into a wider historical context. Using recently opened government documents the extent to which these women were interrogated and scrutinized at the border is uncovered. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349447718
- ISBN
- 9781349447718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
Race, Gender and the Body in British Immigration Control: Subject to E...
Smith, Evan, Marmo, Marinella
Hardcover. This book analyses the practice of virginity testing endured by South Asian women who wished to enter Britain between the late 1960s and the early 1980s, and places this practice into a wider historical context. Using recently opened government documents the extent to which these women were interrogated and scrutinized at the border is uncovered. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280435
- ISBN
- 9781137280435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardback. This volume examines the policies and initiatives now underway on both sides of the Atlantic to revitalize the poorest urban areas. It explains the nature of specific community building programmes and explores critical issues such as the role of partnerships and the importance of race and gender. Editor(s): Pierson, John. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747650
- ISBN
- 9780333747650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.21
€ 119.21
Paperback. Religious rivalries have been at the root of many human conflicts. This book includes insights from representatives of nine world religions into teachings of nonviolence within their tradition, how practice has often fallen short of ideals, and how they can overcome the contagion of hatred through a return to traditional teachings on nonviolence. Editor(s): Smith-Christopher, Daniel L. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRLB; HRLP5; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Edition
- 10th Anniversary edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570757471
- ISBN
- 9781570757471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.63
€ 30.99
€ 26.63
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the class of information technology professionals at the symbolic helm of globalizing India Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348702
- ISBN
- 9780822348702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
hardcover. Empowerment of Women for Promoting Health and Quality of Life reviews the theoretical and empirical foundations of Global Public Health and based on the finding presents an EMPOWER model for women's empowerment, and implications for policy, action and research. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199384662
- ISBN
- 9780199384662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.35
€ 117.35
The Regional Dimensions to Security. Other Sides of Afghanistan.
Snetkov, Aglaya. Ed(S): Aris, Stephen
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the perspective and approaches to Afghan security taken by the states bordering and in close proximity to Afghanistan, and the transnational dynamics that interconnect these states with Afghanistan and one another. Editor(s): Aris, Stephen. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFC; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349460823
- ISBN
- 9781349460823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Paperback. It has been half a century since the publication of An American Dilemma, Gunnar Myrdal's seminal work on race in America. This book is an attempt to contribute to a fresh understanding of this dilemma by viewing the issues of race as they are now, not as they were a generation or so ago. Editor(s): Sniderman, Paul M.; Tetlock, Philip E.; Carmines, Edward G. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780804724821
- ISBN
- 9780804724821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137553003
- ISBN
- 9781137553003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.21
€ 119.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HRH; JFFS; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403979636
- ISBN
- 9781403979636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Paperback. This book brings to life the struggles of Korean immigrants in the Pacific Northwest through personal stories, photos, and research. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBBW; HBJF; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Chin Music Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634059541
- ISBN
- 9781634059541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.58
€ 12.58
Hardcover. The term 'housing crisis' has recently been associated with rising foreclosure rates and tottering financial institutions, particularly in the US and Europe. However, in many emerging countries, the housing crisis is about urban poverty, unplanned settlements, overcrowded slums and homelessness. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFB; KCL; KCX; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan 2013-02-07
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137014023
- ISBN
- 9781137014023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
The Prosperity Agenda. What the World Wants from America - and What We...
Soderberg, Nancy; Katulis, Brian
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Turner Publishing Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470105290
- ISBN
- 9780470105290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.66
€ 29.99
€ 25.66
Cross-Media Ownership & Democratic Practice in Canada
Soderlund, Walter C.; Brin, Colette; Miljan, ...
Paperback. Groundbreaking study of cross-media ownership allays concerns of content convergence monopolization among newspapers and television. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646057
- ISBN
- 9780888646057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.80
€ 40.99
€ 28.80
Internalizing Globalization: The Rise of Neoliberalism and the Decline...
Soederberg, Susanne, Menz, Georg, Cerny, Phil...
Hardcover. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHC; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403948038
- ISBN
- 9781403948038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.69
€ 119.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Donoso, Sofia. Num Pages: 286 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK; HBTB; JFF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349950911
- ISBN
- 9781349950911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.86
€ 170.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Vasilyev, Sofia L. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFU; KNGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624178153
- ISBN
- 9781624178153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.05€ 69.66
€ 100.05
€ 69.66