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Society & culture: general

Paperback. A life story of Ishi, the Yahi Indian, lone survivor of a doomed tribe, who stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and with terror of the white murderers of his family, was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black / white photographs, 5 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330. A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America. 288 pages, Illustrations, map. Editor(s): Kroeber, Karl. A life story of Ishi, the Yahi Indian, lone survivor of a doomed tribe, who stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and with terror of the white murderers of his family, was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JFSL9. Dimension: 139 x 204 x 19. Weight: 330.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271470
ISBN
9780520271470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. The collection combines essays by prominent senior historians, geographers, and anthropologists with contributions by new voices in these fields, to shed new light on the history of scholarship on Canada's Aboriginal past. Editor(s): Binnema, Theodore; Neylan, Susan. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 4 tables, est. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
2005. 2nd Printing ed.
SKU
V9780774814133
ISBN
9780774814133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
132
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626181397
ISBN
9781626181397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.94
€ 137.74

Paperback. Presents an ethnographic analysis of the social fabric and internal dynamics of one such neighborhood: Miyamoto-cho, a pseudonym for a residential and commercial district in Tokyo where the author carried out fieldwork from June 1979 to May 1981, and during several summers since. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804717977
ISBN
9780804717977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Monday Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
291
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906308100
ISBN
9781906308100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Hardcover. A book that restores our faith in the central importance of literature and criticism to our civilization. In the twenty six pieces Dr. Dalrymple ranges over literature and ideas, from Shakespeare to Marx. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 223 x 32. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636438
ISBN
9781566636438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.91

Hardback. New book by Theodore Dalrymple Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gibson Square Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008937
ISBN
9781783341184
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. The word prejudice has come to seem synonymous with bigotry; therefore the only way a person can establish freedom from bigotry is by claiming to have wiped his mind free from prejudice. This book shows that freeing the mind from prejudice is not only impossible, but entails intellectual, moral and emotional dishonesty. Series: Brief Encounters. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594032028
ISBN
9781594032028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.23

Paperback. "This elegantly written volume turns upside down prejudices and idees recues concerning society, family, and women in the Middle Ages."-The Medieval Review Editor(s): Evergates, Theodore. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217001
ISBN
9780812217001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. An original interpretive history of the origins, rise, and eventual fall of the New Odessa Jewish commune formed by members of Am Olam and an analysis of the process of their transformation from Russian revolutionary intelligentsia who rejected any outward forms of Judaism to Americans who in large measure came to terms with their Jewishness. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618113818
ISBN
9781618113818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629144535
ISBN
9781629144535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Barricade Books Inc United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569804469
ISBN
9781569804469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.20

Hardback. In addition to examining the role of the legislative and executive branches of government, Stein covers the often-overlooked role of the judiciary, showing how social welfare practitioners should interpret (1) conflicting judicial rulings in cases where courts of equal jurisdiction rule differently on the same matter and (2) judicial rulings that signal significant changes in the law. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116824
ISBN
9780231116824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.23
€ 64.47

Hardback. Examines Korea's years under Japanese colonialism, when mental health first became defined as a medical and social problem. This book explores the impact of Chinese traditional medicine and its holistic approach to treating mental disorders, and the resilience of folk illnesses as explanations for inappropriate and dangerous behaviors. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 black and white. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFSL3; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289307
ISBN
9780520289307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

paperback. Examines how the concept of "Korean woman" underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. This book shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520283817
ISBN
9780520283817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.09

Paperback. Examining the material conditions of race and its relation to class and gender Editor(s): Koditschek, Theodore; Cha-Jua, Sundiata Keita; Neville, Helen A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252076480
ISBN
9780252076480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.94

Paperback. This book focuses on the location of the religious heritage of Africa within the academic study of religion - including indigenous African religions, African Christianities, African/American forms of Islam, the religions of African Americans, Afro-Caribbean religions, and Afro-Brazilian religions. Editor(s): Trost, Theodore Louis. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAC; HRAX; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349537860
ISBN
9781349537860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Hardback. Editor(s): Trost, Theodore Louis. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HRAC; HRLB; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403977861
ISBN
9781403977861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634847292
ISBN
9781634847292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.54
€ 135.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
African American Images United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934155844
ISBN
9781934155844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Discusses such matters as the generation gap, the student uproar, the New Left, the beats and hippies, the psychedelic movement, rock music, the revival of occultism and mysticism, the protest against our involvement in Vietnam, and the seemingly odd reluctance of the young to buy the affluent technological society, with constructive criticism. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416. Reflections on the Technocratic Society and Its Youthful Opposition. 310 pages. Discusses such matters as the generation gap, the student uproar, the New Left, the beats and hippies, the psychedelic movement, rock music, the revival of occultism and mysticism, the protest against our involvement in Vietnam, and the seemingly odd reluctance of the young to buy the affluent technological society, with constructive criticism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight: 422.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st California Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201224
ISBN
9780520201224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.40

paperback. Pilipino Cultural Nights at American campuses have been a rite of passage for youth culture and a source of local community pride since the 1980s. This title uses interviews and participant observer techniques to consider the relationship between the invention of performance repertoire and the development of diasporic identification. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; AS; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137299
ISBN
9781592137299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 4. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Urban Land Institute,U.S. United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874202830
ISBN
9780874202830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.65

Paperback. After much investigation, Ziolkowski reinforces Umberto Eco's notion that the most powerful secret, the magnetic center of conspiracy fiction, is in fact "a secret without content." Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; HBLA1; JFHC; JFSV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422435
ISBN
9781421422435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

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