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Society & culture: general
hardcover. From Rio de Janeiro to London, Medellin to Moscow and New York City, organized street youth share the common distinction of being the children of the recently arrived and established poor, the product of a surplus working class, and minorities. This work examines the struggle for identity and interdependence of these youth. Editor(s): Salek, Fabiola; Flynn, Michael; Brotherton, David C. Num Pages: 334 pages, 2 illus., 8 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128223
- ISBN
- 9780231128223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.05
€ 154.05
paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; APT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816632411
- ISBN
- 9780816632411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.55
€ 29.99
€ 26.55
paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816659012
- ISBN
- 9780816659012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.08
€ 23.99
€ 22.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JMD; MBDP; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 239 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780124201323
- ISBN
- 9780124201323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.56
€ 62.56
Paperback. Series: Oxford India Short Introductions Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSG; KCM; KCU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 134 x 187 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198075363
- ISBN
- 9780198075363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.93
€ 19.93
hardcover. This study examines the most beloved and controversial of Mohammed's wives as a rich symbol for medieval and modern Islamic society. It explores the debates surrounding A'isha's depiction in historical literature, describing how she has been praised and condemned by generations of Muslim writers. Num Pages: 243 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079983
- ISBN
- 9780231079983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.45€ 90.63
€ 119.45
€ 90.63
paperback. According to the blood libel legend, Jews murdered Christian infants to obtain blood to make matzah. This volume examines the varied sources and elaborations of the legend. It deals with historical cases and surveys of blood libel in different locales, as well as literary renditions of the legend. Editor(s): Dundes, Alan. Num Pages: 400 pages, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299131142
- ISBN
- 9780299131142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.07
€ 33.07
Hardback. Seeks to address displacement as a broader and more multi-layered phenomenon. This work provides causal accounts of why and how displacement occurs, what its effects on communities, ecosystems, and economies look like, and the normative or ethical positions held by key actors involved. Editor(s): Vandergeest, Peter; Idahosa, Pablo; Bose, Pablo S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 figures, 24 tables. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812054
- ISBN
- 9780774812054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85
Paperback. This book takes the reader on a tour of Miami, through micro and macro views of the people, cultures, politics, neighborhoods, money, and even insects that comprise the variety of the city. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049236
- ISBN
- 9780813049236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.58
€ 22.58
Hardcover. Explores social additudes towards individuals on the margins of medieval European Jewish society. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814339312
- ISBN
- 9780814339312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.59
€ 63.59
Hardback. In the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, municipal laws targeting 'unsightly beggars' sprang up in cities across America. This title presents the murky history behind the laws, situating the varied legislation in its historical context and exploring in detail what the laws meant. Series: The Ugly Laws. Num Pages: 448 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JFFG; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740576
- ISBN
- 9780814740576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.31
€ 97.31
hardcover. Examines the difficult lives of young Latino and African American boys caught in a cycles of delinquency in a legal system that limits their opportunities Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL3; JFSL4; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814776377
- ISBN
- 9780814776377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.31
€ 97.31
Paperback. This collection of essays investigates the importance of "minor discourses" and minority cultures across national boundaries. Editor(s): Shih, Shu-mei; Lionnet, Francoise. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334903
- ISBN
- 9780822334903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.09
€ 32.09
hardcover. Drawing on medical anthropology and science and technology studies,the contributors to Addiction Trajectories examine the epistemic, therapeutic, and experiential dimensions of contemporary addiction. Editor(s): Raikhel, Eugene A.; Garriott, William. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353508
- ISBN
- 9780822353508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.40
€ 116.40
hardcover. Explores how from its formation in 1954 the intellectual movement Tuairim ('opinion' in Irish) was at the vanguard of the challenge to orthodoxy and conservatism. Num Pages: 272 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550. Fine in fine illustrated covers, no dj as issued. Like new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0032166
- ISBN
- 9780719085253
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
paperback. Tannen's classic investigation into how growing up in different parts of the country, having different ethnic and class backgrounds, even age and personality contribute to different conversational styles. Reissued to coincide with her new book The Argument Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 64. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032180
- ISBN
- 9781853815126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. Translator(s): Barzmann, J. Num Pages: 304 pages, tables, charts. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFC; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032201
- ISBN
- 9780862329433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. What makes men strum invisible guitars, and what does Greek mythology have to do with rock'n'roll? This thesis examines interweaving strands of image and influnence, from the pop single to the operatic solo, relating the rock god to his classical ancestors - Dionyssus, Narcissus and Hercules. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA; JFHF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 31. Weight in Grams: 475. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032319
- ISBN
- 9780571175994
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. First published in Venice in 1547, this work casts a woman rather than a man as the main disputant on the ethics of love. Tullia d'Aragona argued that the only moral form of love between a woman and a man is one that recognizes both the sensual and the spiritual needs of humankind. Editor(s): Russell, Rinaldina (Professor of European Languages, Queens College, New York, USA); Merry, Bruce (Professor of Modern Languages, John Cook University, North Queensland, Australia). Translator(s): Russell, Rinaldina (Professor of European Languages, Queens College, New York, USA); Merry, Bruce (Professor of Modern Languages, John Cook University, North Queensland, Australia). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032334
- ISBN
- 9780226136394
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
hardcover. Study of influence of Anglo-Dutch Enlightenment theorist, author of infamous maxim 'private vices, public benefits'. Series Editor(s): Skinner, Quentin; Daston, Lorraine; Ross, Dorothy; Tully, James. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFCX; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 610. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032435
- ISBN
- 9780521460828
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65