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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Critical Cultural Policy Studies: A Reader brings together classic statements and contemporary views that illustrate how everyday culture is as much a product of policy and economic determinants as it is of creative and consumer impulses. Editor(s): Lewis, Justin; Miller, Toby. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222996
- ISBN
- 9780631222996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Paperback. In an era marked by atrocities perpetrated on a grand scale, the tragedy of the comfort women - mostly Korean women forced into prostitution by Japanese army - endures as one of the darkest events of World War II. This study reveals that the forces of Japanese colonialism and Korean patriarchy together determined the fate of Korean comfort women. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 halftones, 4 maps, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226767772
- ISBN
- 9780226767772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.63
€ 37.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. This volume boldly proposes that the core of the Arthurian and Holy Grail traditions derived not from Celtic mythology, but rather from the folklore of the peoples of ancient Scythia (what are now the South Russian and Ukrainian steppes). Series: Arthurian Characters & Themes. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815335665
- ISBN
- 9780815335665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback. This book examines charisma as the force in art, literature, and film that engages the reader's or viewer's consciousness and inspires admiration and imitation. Thirteen chapters analyze the workings of charisma and its effects, ranging from Homer to Woody Allen. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223354
- ISBN
- 9780812223354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.76
€ 46.99
€ 41.76
Hardback. This book examines charisma as the force in art, literature, and film that engages the reader's or viewer's consciousness and inspires admiration and imitation. Thirteen chapters analyze the workings of charisma and its effects, ranging from Homer to Woody Allen. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 232 x 31. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812243291
- ISBN
- 9780812243291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.18
€ 76.18
Paperback. This text explores how Afro-Brazilians define their Africanness through Candomble and Quilombo models, and construct paradigms of blackness with influences from US-based perspectives, through the vectors of public rituals, carnival, drama, poetry, and hip hop." Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AS; JFC; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349436224
- ISBN
- 9781349436224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Paperback. A rich and definitive history of the gay rights movement's West Coast origins Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076411
- ISBN
- 9780252076411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.62
€ 32.99
€ 29.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 175 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKSR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590333853
- ISBN
- 9781590333853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 76.80
€ 101.00
€ 76.80
Paperback. This is a commemorative edition for C. Vann Woodward, who died in December 1999, of his classic work on the history of segregation and American race relations. Pulitzer-Prize winning biographer and former Woodward student, William McFeely contributes a special afterword to discuss how Strange Career achieved its own significance as part of history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBTB; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Commemorative
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195146905
- ISBN
- 9780195146905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Hardback. Dance has proliferated in movies, television, Internet, and retail spaces while the spiritual power of dance has also been linked with mass consumption. Walter marries the cultural studies of dance and the religious aspects of dance in an exploration of consumption rituals, including rituals of being persuaded to buy products that include dance. Num Pages: 204 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; HRLK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137463524
- ISBN
- 9781137463524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 40th anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195133738
- ISBN
- 9780195133738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195133547
- ISBN
- 9780195133547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.79
€ 19.00
€ 16.79
Paperback. A completely new, revised and enlarged edition of this classic survey of monuments in South-West England associated with the stories of King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table: the castle of Tintagel, the great hill-fort of Cadbury in south Somerset, the ruined abbey at Glastonbury and Castle Dore in south Cornwall. Num Pages: 96 pages, maps, plans, photographs, further reading. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896764
- ISBN
- 9780859896764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.16
€ 25.16
Paperback. This exciting book offers a new understanding of the relationship between issues of 'race', gender and policy within social welfare. In an innovative approach, research material and theory are interwoven and a challenging analysis developed. The author is well-known and widely published within social work and social policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ1; JFSL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622859
- ISBN
- 9780745622859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.21
€ 27.21
Paperback. Looks at the creation of contemporary Muslim jihadists. Interweaving historical and ethnographic evidence, this book explains how refuge-seeking has become a socially and politically debased practice in the Kashmir region and why this devaluation has turned refugee men into potential militants. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 342 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474. Refugee Families and the Making of Kashmiri Jihadists. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. 342 pages. Looks at the creation of contemporary Muslim jihadists. Interweaving historical and ethnographic evidence, this book explains how refuge-seeking has become a socially and politically debased practice in the Kashmir region and why this devaluation has turned refugee men into potential militants. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JFSR2; JPW. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274211
- ISBN
- 9780520274211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Cabrera, Thomas S. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621000853
- ISBN
- 9781621000853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.91€ 48.84
€ 68.91
€ 48.84
Paperback. "In association with Loyola University New Orleans, Georgia Tech Center for Media Studies"--Series title page. Series Editor(s): Schaberg, Dr. Christopher; Bogost, Prof. Ian. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 184 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623563110
- ISBN
- 9781623563110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Hardback. An investigation of the process of globalization in the context of Istanbul, usually identified as a battleground between East and West, Islam and secularism. Yet the authors argue that beyond this lies an ongoing struggle over the soul of the city and the identity of its inhabitants. Editor(s): Keyder, Caglar. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFC; JFFS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694945
- ISBN
- 9780847694945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.97
€ 166.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 234 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600213687
- ISBN
- 9781600213687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.25€ 188.26
€ 279.25
€ 188.26
Hardback. This exploration of museums as sites for representing and defining national identity encourages us to reconsider the idea of the multicultural nation. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GM; HBTB; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774831635
- ISBN
- 9780774831635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.50
€ 106.50
Paperback. A sociological study of the cultural choices and identity negotiation of North African women immigrants in France. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754217
- ISBN
- 9780804754217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Hardback. A sociological study of the cultural choices and identity negotiation of North African women immigrants in France. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754200
- ISBN
- 9780804754200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.62
€ 127.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 463 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRKP; HRL; JFHF; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Quest Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780835608015
- ISBN
- 9780835608015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.45
€ 23.99
€ 23.45
Paperback. It's a good time to be a woman: we have the vote and the Pill, and we haven't been burnt as witches since 1727. However, a few nagging questions do remain.. Why are we supposed to get Brazilians? Should we use Botox? Do men secretly hate us? And why does everyone ask when you're going to have a baby? This title provides answers to such questions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091940744
- ISBN
- 9780091940744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08