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Society & culture: general
Virginia Woolf described fictions as 'grossly material things', rooted in their physical and economic contexts. This book takes Woolf's hint as its starting point, asking who made the books of the English Renaissance. It recovering the ways in which women participated as co-authors, editors, translators, patrons, printers, booksellers, and readers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFCD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199651580
- ISBN
- 9780199651580
Condition: New
€ 200.26
€ 200.26
Editor(s): Donner, Henrike. Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC; JHB; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415671675
- ISBN
- 9780415671675
Condition: New
€ 187.92
€ 187.92
Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415737869
- ISBN
- 9780415737869
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
An analysis of the impact of the growing numbers of foreign biomedical scientists employed by American firms. It seeks to shed light on this development through an examination of the experience of foreign biomedical scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Num Pages: 134 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; KCFM; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765801043
- ISBN
- 9780765801043
Condition: New
€ 114.00
€ 114.00
Paperback. Featuring a range of exercises, examples, and images, this textbook provides a practical way of analysing the discourses of the global media industries. This work provides an introduction into how globalisation is changing the language and communicative practices of the media. It is also of interest to students of media and communication studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 17 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415359467
- ISBN
- 9780415359467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGR; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226348759
- ISBN
- 9780226348759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.61
€ 95.12
€ 79.61
From yellow-face performance in the 19th century to Jackie Chan in the 21st, this book examines articles of clothing and modes of adornment as a window on how American views of China have changed in the past 150 years. It provides a cultural history of three iconic objects in theatrical and cinematic performance. Num Pages: 316 pages, 35 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012470
- ISBN
- 9780253012470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. "Fans of Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Bennet, and Richard Dawkins (as well as science buffs and readers of Wired Magazine ) will revel in Aaron Lynch's groundbreaking examination of memetics--the new stud" Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; JMR; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465084678
- ISBN
- 9780465084678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Children Behaving Badly? presents a powerful challenge to commonly held beliefs about peer violence and portrays it as an important child welfare concern. Editor(s): Barter, Christine; Berridge, David. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470694404
- ISBN
- 9780470694404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.32
€ 120.32
paperback. Was punk just another moment in music history, a flash in time when a group of young rebels exploded in a fury of raw sound? Greil Marcus delves into the afterlife of punk as a much richer phenomenon - a form of artistic and social rebellion that continually erupts into popular culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, 9 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674445772
- ISBN
- 9780674445772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.34
€ 46.99
€ 39.34
Culling the Masses questions the view that democracy and racism cannot coexist. Based on records from 22 countries 1790-2010, it offers a history of the rise and fall of racial selection in the Western Hemisphere, showing that democracies were first to select immigrants by race, and undemocratic states first to outlaw discrimination. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; JPB; LNDA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 38. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729049
- ISBN
- 9780674729049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.91€ 63.15
€ 68.91
€ 63.15
paperback. Family values are central to our society, but as John Gillis points out in this book, most of our images of home-sweet-home are of a very recent vintage. He questions idealized notions of "the family" and the political construction of family rituals and argues these images must be open to change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674961883
- ISBN
- 9780674961883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20
An engaging study of the rapid urbanization of a former village subsumed by the expanding city of Hanoi. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJG; 3JMC; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826679
- ISBN
- 9780774826679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Drawing on a collaborative research project, this book provides an alternative model for how oral and public histories should be recorded and curated. Series: Shared: Oral and Public History Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826839
- ISBN
- 9780774826839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSG; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452826
- ISBN
- 9780801452826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803283510
- ISBN
- 9780803283510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Following the story of a Kurdish tribal militia employed by the Ottoman state, this book explores the contradictory logic of how states incorporate those they ultimately aim to suppress and how groups who seek autonomy from the state often attempt to do so through state channels. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBW; JFSL1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775700
- ISBN
- 9780804775700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Directly opposing ideas constructed and perpetuated by pundits and the media at large, The Latino Threat challenges the suggestion that Latino immigrants are unwilling to integrate and reveals that citizenship is not just about legal definitions, but about participation in society. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783514
- ISBN
- 9780804783514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Editor(s): Bauman, H-Dirksen L.; Murray, Joseph J. Num Pages: 568 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHMC; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 191 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816691210
- ISBN
- 9780816691210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Hinkson, Melinda; Beckett, Jeremy. Num Pages: 294 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855756604
- ISBN
- 9780855756604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.80
€ 36.99
€ 26.80
Traces the development of feminist consciousness in Japan from 1871 to 1941. This book uncovers some histories as it examines how middle-class women navigated between domestic and international influences to form ideologies and strategies for reform. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439910382
- ISBN
- 9781439910382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Puts the world of male infertility under the microscope to examine how culturally pervasive notions of gender shape our understanding of disease, and how disease impacts our personal ideas about gender. This book details how and why men embrace medical technologies and treatment for infertility. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 585. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439910412
- ISBN
- 9781439910412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
As race and politics become increasingly intertwined in both academic and popular discourse, The Politics of Race aids readers in evaluating different approaches for promoting racial justice and transforming states. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642423
- ISBN
- 9781442642423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.18
€ 96.18
Using naturally occurring, extended transcripts of stories told by the group's hunters, Thomas McIlwraith explores how Iskut hunting culture and the memories that the Iskut share have been maintained orally. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 172 pages, 3 tables; 1 map; 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. .
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442643246
- ISBN
- 9781442643246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.22
€ 59.22