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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. A study that addresses the Arrernte's contemporary situation. It documents the immense sociocultural changes they have experienced. It traces the history of the Arrernte as they have transitioned from a society of hunter-gatherers to members of the Hermannsburg Mission community to their marginalized position in the modern Australian economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones, 8 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226032634
- ISBN
- 9780226032634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 78.06
€ 94.55
€ 78.06
Hardcover. Offers an opportunity to further readers understanding of Jaques Derrida's views on the key political and religious divisions of our time and an often moving testament to the power of friendship and solidarity to surmount them. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 128 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102863
- ISBN
- 9780226102863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.14
€ 20.99
€ 18.14
Paperback. In the nineteenth century, the degree of fraud and corruption in America approached that of corrupt developing nations as municipal governments and robber barons alike found ways to steal from taxpayers and swindle investors. This book explores this shadowy period of United States history in search of better methods to fight corruption world-wide. Editor(s): Glaeser, Edward L.; Goldin, Claudia. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 396 pages, 1 halftone, 20 line drawings, 33 tables. BIC Classification: JFFX; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226299587
- ISBN
- 9780226299587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.91€ 49.03
€ 57.91
€ 49.03
Hardcover. Shedding light on the American campaign to democratize Western Germany after World War II, this book covers the importance of cultural policy and visual propaganda to the US occupation. It evokes Germany's political climate between 1945 and 1949, adding an unexpected dimension to the confrontation between the United States and the USSR. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJPG; JFC; JPVN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301693
- ISBN
- 9780226301693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.19€ 45.29
€ 53.19
€ 45.29
Paperback. Donald Tuzin first studied the New Guinea village of Ilahita in 1972. Years later he returned to find that the village's men had voluntarily destroyed their secret cult which allowed them dominance over women. This study examines the labyrinth of motives behind this improbable, devastating act. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 270 pages, 10 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSJ2; JFSL9; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226819518
- ISBN
- 9780226819518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.97
€ 40.99
€ 30.97
Hardcover. For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a theater of the mind. This book examines that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its historical context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; DSG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226853505
- ISBN
- 9780226853505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37€ 87.41
€ 106.37
€ 87.41
Indigenous Knowledges in Global Contexts: Multiple Readings of Our Wor...
. Ed(S): Dei, George J. Sefa; Hall, Budd L.; ...
paperback. Indigenous knowledges are the commonsense ideas and cultural knowledges of local peoples concerning the everyday realities of living. This collection of essays discusses indigenous knowledges and their implication for academic decolonization. Editor(s): Dei, George J. Sefa; Hall, Budd L.; Rosenberg, Dorothy Goldin. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHMC; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802080592
- ISBN
- 9780802080592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.54
€ 41.54
paperback. Explains how the American military's anti-gay policy is fundamentally misdescribed by its common nickname, 'Don't Ask/Don't Tell.' This title shows that this ubiquitous phrase implies that it discharges service members not for who they are, but for what they do. It is suitable for legal scholars, policymakers, activists, and military historians. Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323174
- ISBN
- 9780822323174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.90
€ 25.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. An examination of Basque language activism in the twentieth century Series: The Basque Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874179651
- ISBN
- 9780874179651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.82
€ 56.82
Paperback. This volume investigates the dialogue between the newly-invigorated European theatre of the late 16th and 17th centuries, and the plastic arts. The interactions between the spectator and the spectacle, social performance and the staging of the individual are discussed. Num Pages: 88 pages, 8 colour plates, 60 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACQB; AFK; AN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 281 x 9. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935573299
- ISBN
- 9780935573299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.45
€ 21.99
€ 18.45
The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf C...
Carol J.; Etc. . Ed(S): Erting
hardcover. Editor(s): Erting, Carol J.; etc. Num Pages: 942 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 942
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563680267
- ISBN
- 9781563680267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.19€ 96.78
€ 118.19
€ 96.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JH; JPL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 212 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921867644
- ISBN
- 9781921867644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.74
€ 23.99
€ 17.74
paperback. Editor(s): Strange, Carolyn; Cribb, Robert; Forth, Christopher E. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JHMC; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472519467
- ISBN
- 9781472519467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.02
€ 19.99
€ 7.02
hardcover. The Arab Spring, which swept across the Middle East between 2010 and 2012, demonstrated the extent to which military structure and decision-making determine whether peaceful uprisings lead to democratisation, renewed authoritarianism, collapse or civil war. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JM; HBTV; JFSR2; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784538934
- ISBN
- 9781784538934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 10.55
€ 39.99
€ 10.55
Paperback. A history of the way costume and fashion have been studied and exhibited from the 17th century to the present. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40 colour and B/W illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 518. 144 pages, 40 colour and B/W illustrations. A history of the way costume and fashion have been studied and exhibited from the 17th century to the present. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Dimension: 252 x 211 x 11. Weight: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Batsford
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713488753
- ISBN
- 9780713488753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.63
€ 15.63
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bjorn, Claus; Sevaldsen, Jorgen; Bjorke, Bo. Num Pages: 656 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DND; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772897509
- ISBN
- 9788772897509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.36€ 61.00
€ 80.36
€ 61.00
Paperback. In this volume drawn from the reference work "Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge", major scholars take up basic topics in philosophy and science, offering an account of the extraordinary explosion of desire for knowledge in the classical Greek world. Editor(s): Brunschwig, Jacques; Lloyd, G. E. R. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021556
- ISBN
- 9780674021556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.28
€ 41.99
€ 34.28
paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674004221
- ISBN
- 9780674004221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.98
€ 46.99
€ 38.98
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPVR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816645619
- ISBN
- 9780816645619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Series: Public Worlds Series. Num Pages: 330 pages, 14 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DND; APF; JFFS; KNTC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646494
- ISBN
- 9780816646494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.24
€ 27.99
€ 26.24
The State of Post-Cinema. Tracing the Moving Image in the Age of Digit...
. Ed(S): Hagener, Malte; Hediger, Vinzenz; St...
Hardback. Editor(s): Hagener, Malte; Hediger, Vinzenz; Strohmaier, Alena. Num Pages: 233 pages, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137529381
- ISBN
- 9781137529381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.00€ 127.24
€ 130.00
€ 127.24
Paperback. Series: Series in Childhood Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813563701
- ISBN
- 9780813563701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.45
€ 47.99
€ 47.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFCX; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735542
- ISBN
- 9780226735542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.55
€ 37.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers". He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. This text brings William Grant Still out of the archives and examines his place in America's musical heritage. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 table, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHN0001970
- ISBN
- 9780520215436
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99