Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Bringing together the frameworks to investigate the role that race plays in hallmark policies of neoliberal school reforms such as school closings, high-stakes testing, and charter school proliferation, this book examines how that reform expands racial and economic inequality, and share grassroots stories of resistance to these reforms. Editor(s): Picower, Bree; Mayorga, Edwin. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JH; JNA; JNF; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433128837
- ISBN
- 9781433128837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.72
€ 48.72
Paperback. This volume examines cases ranging from the well-publicized ethnonationalism of Bosnia and post-Apartheid South Africa to ethnic conflicts in Belgium and Sri Lanka. It explains the inadequacies of current approaches to power and ethnicity. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226900179
- ISBN
- 9780226900179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.08
€ 32.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Written by a leading authority on colonial America, this compact biography captures in a remarkably small space one of the most protean lives of American history. Series: Lives and Legacies Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195368703
- ISBN
- 9780195368703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.96
€ 17.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820340647
- ISBN
- 9780820340647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.13
€ 44.13
Hardcover. Num Pages: 396 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFCX; JNA; JNK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971349
- ISBN
- 9780865971349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.43
€ 27.43
Paperback. A frank and funny account of how Ed copes when his misbehaving 13 year old niece, Tiffany, moves into his Manhattan life. This is a book about growing up, families, parenting and about having no idea what to do next. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; JFSP2; VFXC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. Keywords: "An Uncle's Memoir" 310pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KNW0010038
- ISBN
- 9781416511175
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 8.99€ 4.99
€ 8.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Illustrated with original photography, this title presents portraits of sixty inspirational women, from many walks of life. All have changed the world in a variety of fields. Among them are politicians and artists, journalists and teachers, engineers and campaigners, fire fighters and film stars. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AJC; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 319 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1634.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785033520
- ISBN
- 9781785033520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 39.04
€ 52.77
€ 39.04
Paperback. A piercing appeal against Islamophobia in France, in the steps of Emile Zola Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 274 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784784867
- ISBN
- 9781784784867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.87
€ 15.99
€ 13.87
Hardback. Examines the first encounter between traditional Judaism and modern European culture, and the first thinkers who sought to combine the Torah with science, revelation with reason, prophecy with philosophy, Jewish ethics with European culture, worldliness with sanctity, and universalism with the particular redemption of the Jews. In two volumes. Series: Studies in Orthodox Judaism. Num Pages: 534 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618114075
- ISBN
- 9781618114075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.43
€ 178.43
paperback. Rejecting the conventional Western interpretation of Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, the author contends that the region's experience is the culmination of long-existing indigenous trends, passions and patterns of behaviour, and that foremost among these is Islam's millenarian imperial tradition. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198171
- ISBN
- 9780300198171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.23
€ 22.23
Hardcover. This collection attempts to analyze the present problems that face Israel and chart the possible future. The book places these issues in the context of the New World Order, the establishment of which includes Israel's improving international relations and the continuing Middle East peace talks. Editor(s): Karsh, Efraim; Mahler, Gregory S. Num Pages: 256 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; JFSR1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372. Fine copy with original cloth cover.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris London
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KNH0011485
- ISBN
- 9781850437314
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. This collection attempts to analyze the present problems that face Israel and chart the possible future. The book places these issues in the context of the New World Order, the establishment of which includes Israel's improving international relations and the continuing Middle East peace talks. Editor(s): Karsh, Efraim; Mahler, Gregory S. Num Pages: 256 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; JFSR1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372. Fine copy with original cloth cover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris London
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KNH0011486
- ISBN
- 9781850437314
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. In the Western literary tradition, the "jew" has long been a figure of ethnic exclusion and social isolation - the wanderer, the scapegoat, the alien. But it is no longer clear where a perennial outsider belongs. This provocative study of contemporary British writing points to the figure of the "jew" as the litmus test of multicultural society. Series: Studies in Antisemitism. Num Pages: 316 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803245037
- ISBN
- 9780803245037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.59
€ 70.59
Hardcover. Isaak Babel (1894-1940) is arguably one of the greatest modern short-story writers of the early 20th century. This is the first book in English to study the intertextuality of Babel's work. It looks at Babel's cultural identity as a case study in the contradictions and tensions of literary influence, personal loyalties, and ideological constraint. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235957
- ISBN
- 9781936235957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.80
€ 154.80
Hardback. Advances in genetics are renewing controversies over inherited characteristics, and the discourse around science and technological innovations has taken on racial overtones, such as attributing inherited physiological traits to certain ethnic groups or using DNA testing to determine biological links with ethnic ancestry. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458926
- ISBN
- 9780857458926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.13
€ 180.13
Hardcover. A blueprint for missional, multi-ethnic Christian community Efrem Smith, an internationally recognized and innovative African-American leader, offers a workable plan for connecting theology, practical ministry models, and real stories of people in multi-ethnic Christian communities. Series: Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118036587
- ISBN
- 9781118036587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.28
€ 25.99
€ 21.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612099422
- ISBN
- 9781612099422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.69€ 52.45
€ 72.69
€ 52.45
Hardback. This book follows the invention of the discipline in the nineteenth century, its rise around the turn of the century, and its ultimate demise after the Second World War. In addition, it shows that despite the repudiation of "folk psychology", the discipline remains relevant as a precursor of contemporary studies of "national identity." Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380191
- ISBN
- 9781782380191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.13
€ 161.13
Paperback. As an underground resistance fighter, political prisoner, fugitive, and Communist Party official, the author charts his journey from idealistic young Communist to disenchanted dissident. He presents an eyewitness account of the social and political upheaval that shook Eastern Europe from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 488 pages, 16 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSR1; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609308
- ISBN
- 9780815609308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.51
€ 29.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 253.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310831457
- ISBN
- 9780310831457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99
€ 13.99
Paperback. Examines feminist critiques of medical knowledge and practice; and the legal regulation of pregnancy termination, conception and child-bearing, and behavior during pregnancy. This book demonstrates that the right to choice isn't an automatic guarantee of reproductive justice and gender equality. Editor(s): Ehrenreich, Nancy. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 419 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPVH; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722312
- ISBN
- 9780814722312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.07
€ 33.99
€ 31.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Ray, Celeste. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; JFC; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817352868
- ISBN
- 9780817352868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.11
€ 43.11
Paperback. In humanity's more than 100,000 year history, we have evolved from vulnerable creatures clawing sustenance from Earth to a sophisticated global society manipulating every inch of it. This title traces the interplay between environmental change and genetic and cultural evolution since the dawn of humanity. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 697.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597260978
- ISBN
- 9781597260978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.24
€ 69.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296566
- ISBN
- 9789652296566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.83
€ 34.99
€ 23.83