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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This book argues that the invention of Asian American identities serves as an index to the historical formation of modern America. By tracing constructions of "Asian America" to an interpenetrating dynamic between Asia and America, the author obtains a deeper understanding of key issues in American culture, history, and society. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
518
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734455
ISBN
9780804734455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.00

Hardback. This book argues that the invention of Asian American identities serves as an index to the historical formation of modern America. By tracing constructions of "Asian America" to an interpenetrating dynamic between Asia and America, the author obtains a deeper understanding of key issues in American culture, history, and society. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 805.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734448
ISBN
9780804734448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.56

Hardcover. International scholars explicate such diverse ramifcations of the Haitian revolution as the spawning of slave resistance and the stimulation of slavery's expansion, and the formation of black and white disaporas. The revolution is shown to have embittered debates about race and abolition. Editor(s): Geggus, David Patrick. Series: Carolina Lowcountry & the Atlantic World. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 line art. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBJM; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570034169
ISBN
9781570034169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.07

Paperback. El Salvador emerged from a brutal civil war in 1992 to find much of its national income coming from a massive emigrant workforce that earns money in the US. This book examines this new way of life as it extends across two places: Intipuca, a Salvadoran town, and the Washington, DC, home to the second largest population Salvadorans in the US. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones, 1 map, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226653402
ISBN
9780226653402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Examining key environmentalist ideas within their social and historical context, this books analyses the different views on the science/nature debate addresses questions of social change and suggests how to establish the desired ecological society. Num Pages: 388 pages, 29 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012628
ISBN
9780415057455
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603585804
ISBN
9781603585804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. An enchanting collection of Herefordshire folk tales retold by a professional storyteller. In association with the Society for Storytelling Num Pages: 192 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMF; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750982641
ISBN
9780750982641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Worcestershire is a county of contrasts, with one face turned to the buzz of Birmingham and the other turned towards the quiet of the West Country. Its folk tales reflect that dichotomy, with stories based in the fears and superstitions of village life and others evolving from the strains and pressures of a new industrial reality. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMT; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752485805
ISBN
9780752485805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837622553
ISBN
9783837622553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
Publisher
PM Press Oakland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631141
ISBN
9781629631141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.58

Paperback. In 1760 no polity in the world was democratic in any way we would now recognize. In 1995 there were democratic states on every continent and in every region. The struggle to create, sustain, and entrench democratic political systems is one of the central narratives of modernity. Editor(s): Potter, David; Goldblatt, David; Kiloh, Margaret; Lewis, Paul. Num Pages: 560 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745618159
ISBN
9780745618159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Hardcover. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, cloud computing, and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Prendergast, David; Garatini, Chiara. Series: Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations. Num Pages: 300 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP31; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386919
ISBN
9781782386919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.63

paperback. Competition, flexibility and profit are still the common currency, even at a time when Western countries have been driven off a cliff by these very values. But will it always be this way? This title argues for the predominance in any society of one of three broad value systems - that of the merchant; the soldier; and the sage. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241955215
ISBN
9780241955215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.45

Hardback. In this collection, leading international scholars examine riots and protest in a range of countries and contexts, exploring the major social transformations of rioting and the changing dynamics, interpretation and potency of unrest in a globalised era. Editor(s): Pakes, Francis. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1DFG; JFFE; JFFS; JKV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137305510
ISBN
9781137305510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.56

Paperback. People who helped exterminate Jews during the shoah (Hebrew for "holocaust") often claimed that they only did what was expected of them. Intrigued by hearing the same response from individuals who rescued Jews, the author proposes that the notion of ordinariness used to characterize Nazi evil is equally applicable to goodness. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJ; JFSR1; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878407156
ISBN
9780878407156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.33

Paperback. Why do we share so much about our lives on social media when we often have little idea who might be reading or viewing? David R. Brake examines the causes and consequences of moving towards a radically open society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230320369
ISBN
9780230320369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.13

Hardback. This volume focuses on two dimensions of globalization: the cultural and social realities of global connection and the uneasily shifting role of the state. Through a series of case studies, the editors assess the choices states have and the consequences of those choices for culture and society. Editor(s): Cameron, David R.; Stein, Janice Gross. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808804
ISBN
9780774808804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.65

Paperback. Understanding how Kate Middleton can be conceived in the current geopolitical situation Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782790365
ISBN
9781782790365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.54

paperback. Examines the impact of class status on an individual's participation or non-participation in the political process. Focusing on the relative absence of white working-class involvement in many contemporary US liberal and left social movements, this title goes straight to the source: members of the working class and activists in various movements. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392556
ISBN
9781566392556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Provides the first national perspective on Latina/o urban policy Editor(s): Diaz, David R.; Torres, Rodolfo D. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSG; JFSL4; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814784051
ISBN
9780814784051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Imagine being able to consult with Jay Haley about difficult therapy cases. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393701555
ISBN
9780393701555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. This guide serves as a foundational text to creating and leading groups. Designed primarily for the beginning group worker from any of the helping professions, the book also acts as a valuable resource for those with more group experience. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452268347
ISBN
9781452268347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 181.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRE; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
Edition
2003rd Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861713660
ISBN
9780861713660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Argues that in its political workings, its distribution of advantages, and its unspoken assumptions, the United States is a 'still white' nation. This book presents an account of race-transcending radicalism exemplified by vanguards such as WEB Du Bois and John Brown. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 332 pages, 2 color illustrations, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240704
ISBN
9780520240704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.47

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