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Society & culture: general

Based on extensive fieldwork and ongoing contact with local indigenous organizations in Paraguay, John Renshaw presents an overview of contemporary Indian life in the Paraguayan Chaco. Num Pages: 305 pages, 11 photos, 4 maps, 5 figures, 10 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Nebraska
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289918
ISBN
9780803289918
Condition: New

€ 38.53

paperback. Presents an overview of the problem of violence against lesbians and gay men and discusses the context of anti-gay violence, focusing on both the victims and the perpetrators, and concludes with coverage of a variety of community responses. Editor(s): Herek, Gregory M.; Berrill, Kevin T. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFM; JFSK; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Sage Publications United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803945425
ISBN
9780803945425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.25

Paperback. This anthology on race in early cinema examines the origins, dynamics, and ramifications of racism and Eurocentrism and the resistance to both during the early years of American motion pictures. It addresses such subjects as miscegenation and assimilation and their impact on early cinema. Editor(s): Bernardi, Daniel. Num Pages: 350 pages, 66 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813522760
ISBN
9780813522760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.45

Paperback. Offering an overview of minority representation, this title examines several aspects of representation, including both Latino and African American perspectives, and a range of topics, ranging from the dynamics of partisanship to various groups' perceptions of the political system. It reveals the American representative democracy. Editor(s): Segura, Gary M.; Bowler, Shaun. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 tables, 2 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923383
ISBN
9780813923383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.06

Paperback. Exploring violence as part of political economy and rejecting stereotypical explanations of African violence as endemic or natural to African cultures, this work examines a continent where the boundaries on acceptable force are always shifting and the distinction between violence by the state and against the state is not always clear. Editor(s): Bay, Edna G.; Donham, Donald L. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JMC; JFFE; JFSP2; JPWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925776
ISBN
9780813925776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science and Henry R Luce Director of the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies Ian (Yale University, Connecticut Yale University Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut); Tebeau, Kahreen. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928272
ISBN
9780813928272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.37

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lackey, Professor Michael. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813934860
ISBN
9780813934860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Hardcover. Editor(s): Miller, Jerome A.; Plants, Nicholas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936529
ISBN
9780813936529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Jerome A. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936536
ISBN
9780813936536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.70

Hardcover. Considers the conceptual and political problem of violence in the early modern Anglo-Atlantic, charting an innovative approach to the history of the American Revolution. Its editors and contributors contend that existing scholarship on the Revolution largely ignores questions of power and downplays the Revolution as a contest over sovereignty. Editor(s): Griffin, Patrick; Ingram, Robert G.; Onuf, Peter S.; Schoen, Brian D. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBWF; JFFE; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936789
ISBN
9780813936789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.96

Hardcover. This work examines reformations of Islam and culture in Turkey and the successful Islamic modernist Fethullah Gulen movement. Editor(s): Yavuz, M. Hakan (Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Utah, USA); Esposito, John L. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630159
ISBN
9780815630159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.03

Num Pages: 186 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826315038
ISBN
9780826315038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.85

Hardcover. Implementing many of the trends in contemporary indigenous studies, this title includes seventeen original essays that tackle indigenous identity, cultural perseverance, economic development, and urbanization in a wide array of American Indian and First Nations populations. Editor(s): Wunder, John R.; Kinbacher, Kurt E. Num Pages: 470 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726413
ISBN
9780896726413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.56

"Investigates the complexities of urban American Indian life in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Examines Indigenous experiences in the city, focusing on identity formation, education, welfare, health care, community organizations, and community efforts to counter colonization"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726789
ISBN
9780896726789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.03

Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726802
ISBN
9780896726802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.26

Series: Plains Histories. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896727182
ISBN
9780896727182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Uses four case studies to examine food rationing policies, practices, and results in the United States and South Australia. Tamara Levi explores how differences in environment, indigenous and colonial populations, and overall indigenous policies impacted the rationales for and implementation of food rationing as a tool for forced acculturation. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729636
ISBN
9780896729636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.17

Hardcover. Containing state-of-the-art contributions on the various domains of European media policies, this Handbook deals with theoretical approaches to European media policy: its historical development; specific policies for film, television, radio and the Internet; and international aspects of the fragmented policy domain. Editor(s): Donders, Karen; Pauwels, Caroline; Loisen, Jan. Num Pages: 586 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFCA; JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1015.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137032171
ISBN
9781137032171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.47

Paperback. Is food aid the way of the future? What are the prospects for integrated public policies informed by the right to food? First World Hunger Revisited investigates the rise of food charity and corporately sponsored food banks as effective and sustainable responses to increasing hunger and food poverty in twelve rich 'food-secure' societies. Editor(s): Riches, Graham; Silvasti, Tiina. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPVH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137298720
ISBN
9781137298720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Hardcover. Natural disasters in Asian countries have brought global attention to the work of local Buddhist communities and groups. Here, the contributors examine local Buddhist communities and international Buddhist organizations engaged in a variety of relief work in countries including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan. Editor(s): Kawanami, Hiroko; Samuel, Geoffrey. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FM; 1FP; HRE; JFSR; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137380227
ISBN
9781137380227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.57

Paperback. This book contains a collection of essential essays from some of the most influential and exciting practitioners of Theatre of the Oppressed with youth from around the world. Editor(s): Duffy, Peter, QC; Vettraino, Elinor. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137472250
ISBN
9781137472250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 38.29

Hardcover. This volume offers scholarly perspectives on the creative and humorous nature of the protests at Gezi Park in Turkey, 2013. The contributors argue that these protests inspired musicians, film-makers, social scientists and other creative individuals, out of a concern for the aesthetics of the protests, rather than seizure of political power. Editor(s): Yalcintas, Altug. Num Pages: 134 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFFE; JHB; JPW; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137473622
ISBN
9781137473622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Paperback. Through rap and hip hop, entertainers have provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of society. Examining the moral and social implications of Kanye West's art in the context of Western civilization's preconceived ideas, the contributors consider how West both challenges religious and moral norms and propagates them. Editor(s): Bailey, Julius. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGR; AVH; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137574251
ISBN
9781137574251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.42

Paperback. Bridging anthropology, sport studies, and childhood studies, Fields of Play offers a rich understanding of an area that has, to date, garnered relatively little attention by social scientists. Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442600799
ISBN
9781442600799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.96

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