Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
hardcover. This volume of twelve essays focuses on two interrelated issues: first, it addresses the historical and cultural determinants that have given rise to what frequently has been described as the French exception; second, the contributors assess the exhaustion of this tradition in recent years. Editor(s): Goux, Jean-Joseph; Wood, Philip R. (QC (Hon)). Num Pages: 236 pages, index, reference. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804729697
- ISBN
- 9780804729697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.77
€ 127.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Gozdziak, Elzbieta M.; Martin, Susan F. Series: Program in Migration and Refugee Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739106365
- ISBN
- 9780739106365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.46
€ 70.46
Hardback. Editor(s): Grant, August E.; Wilkinson, Jeffrey S. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195327779
- ISBN
- 9780195327779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.42
€ 118.42
Hardback. For the first time, historians, anthropologists, literature specialists, and linguists have come together to reflect, in the fifteen original essays presented in this volume, on the various modes of contact and communication that took place between the Europeans and the "Natives." Editor(s): Gray, Edward G.; Fiering, Norman. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 figures, 8 ills. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; 3J; GTC; HB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812100
- ISBN
- 9781571812100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.51
€ 164.51
Paperback. Explores Carnival as a reflection of the nation and culture of Trinidad and Trinidadians worldwide. This work features nine essays that cover topics such as women in Carnival, the politics and poetics of Carnival, Carnival and cultural memory, Carnival as a tourist enterprise, the steelband music of Carnival, and more. Editor(s): Green, Garth L.; Scher, Philip W. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218834
- ISBN
- 9780253218834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Green, Mary Jean; etc.; Gould, Karen (Associate Dean, Graduate College and Professor of French, Bowling Green State University, USA); et al. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626298
- ISBN
- 9780816626298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Once a central concept in anthropology, syncretism has re-emerged as a tool for understanding the dynamics of ethnicity, postcolonialism and transnationalism. This text formulates a view of the mixing and interpenetration of religious beliefs and practices, primarily from Africa and Europe. Editor(s): Greenfield, Sidney M.; Droogers, Andrew. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJC; 1KLSB; HR; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688524
- ISBN
- 9780847688524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.13
€ 172.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Grenier, Line; Valois-Nadeau, Fannie. Num Pages: 300 pages, 10 b&w. BIC Classification: JFCA; JMD; JMRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837636833
- ISBN
- 9783837636833
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Condition: New
€ 50.66€ 40.16
€ 50.66
€ 40.16
Women and Religion in the African Diaspora: Knowledge, Power, and Perf...
. Ed(S): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara ...
hardcover. This volume's transnational mixture, along with its use of creative analytical approaches, challenges existing paradigms and summons new models for studying women, religions, and diasporic shiftings across time and space. Editor(s): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara Dianne. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; HRCV; HRLM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801883699
- ISBN
- 9780801883699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.53
€ 85.53
Materials include newly commissioned articles along with essays drawn from The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism, known as the definitive resource for students and scholars of literary theory and for philosophical reflection on literature and culture. Editor(s): Groden, Michael; Kreiswirth, Martin; Szeman, Imre. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406381
- ISBN
- 9781421406381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.50
€ 118.50
hardcover. This is a collection of essays from leading public intellectuals that identifies major conceptual problems in the analysis of poverty and inequality and advances strategies for reducing poverty and inequality that are consistent with these new conceptual and methodological approaches. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kanbur, Ravi. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748421
- ISBN
- 9780804748421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.78
€ 113.78
The New Gilded Age. The Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.
. Ed(S): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tam...
hardcover. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759359
- ISBN
- 9780804759359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
The New Gilded Age. The Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.
. Ed(S): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tam...
Paperback. This book asks leading scholars to debate the causes of inequality, whether we have an obligation to help the poor, and the types of reforms that are most likely to eliminate or reduce inequality. Editor(s): Grusky, David B.; Kricheli-Katz, Tamar. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759366
- ISBN
- 9780804759366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Hardback. Since its publication in 1936, Walter Benjamin's "Artwork" essay has become a canonical text about the status and place of the fine arts in modern mass culture. The essays gathered here offer a rich, wide-ranging critique of Benjamin's position. Editor(s): Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich; Marrinan, Michael. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744355
- ISBN
- 9780804744355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.11
€ 171.11
Hardback. Capitalizing on Catastrophe critically explores the phenomenon of 'disaster capitalism,' in which relief efforts for natural disasters and other large-scale disruptions are contracted out to private companies. Editor(s): Gunewardena, Nandini; Schuller, Mark. Series: Globalization and the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759111028
- ISBN
- 9780759111028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.63
€ 176.63
Mexicans in California: Transformations and Challenges
. Ed(S): Gutierrez, Ramon A.; Zavella, Patric...
paperback. Exploring the past, present, and future of ethnic Mexicans in California Editor(s): Gutierrez, Ramon A.; Zavella, Patricia. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 line drawings; 22 maps/graphs; 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; JFSL4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076077
- ISBN
- 9780252076077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
paperback. Editor(s): Gwenllian-Jones, Sara; Pearson, Roberta E. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816638314
- ISBN
- 9780816638314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.19
€ 29.99
€ 27.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Gygax, Raphael; Munder, Heike; Welter, Judith. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- JRP Ringier Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037644249
- ISBN
- 9783037644249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.85
€ 40.99
€ 33.85
Perspectives on Embodiment: The Intersections of Nature and Culture
. Ed(S): Haber, Honi Fern; Weiss, Gail
hardcover. This collection of essays defy arbitrary distinctions between nature and culture and reveal the complex ways in which nature and culture interact to produce embodied subjects. Editor(s): Haber, Honi Fern; Weiss, Gail. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415915854
- ISBN
- 9780415915854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.14
€ 200.14
Paperback. Brings together essays on the distinct experiences of minority Muslim communities from Detroit, Michigan to Perth, Australia and the wide range of issues facing them. This text traces the broad contours of the Muslim experience in Europe, America and other areas of European settlement and sheds light on the common questions minority Muslims face. Editor(s): Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck; Smith, Jane I. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102187
- ISBN
- 9780759102187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.12
€ 70.12