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Society & culture: general
hardcover. These 15 essays engage topics from architecture to politics and from fast food to film, aiming to reveal the problems and potential of postmodern cultural criticism. It looks at the value and limits of postmodernist approaches to present-day society and culture. Editor(s): Carmichael, Thomas; Lee, Alison. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875802510
- ISBN
- 9780875802510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.61
€ 51.61
Hardcover. For more than a century, Alsace was the most contested region in western Europe, This analysis of working-class politics and nationality explains the successive attempts of French and German authorities to impose one national identity on the region and shows how workers responded. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802718
- ISBN
- 9780875802718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.58
€ 56.58
Hardcover. This work examines the lives and fiction of five modernist women writers whose lovers were also literary figures. Focusing on Anais Nin, Rebecca West, Zelda Fitzgerald, Radclyffe Hall, and HD, it investigates the ways these female authors made use of their relationships in their fiction. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780875803012
- ISBN
- 9780875803012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.61
€ 51.61
Paperback. Across America, stadiums and sports centres have become an increasingly important aspect of urban redevelopment action. This study looks at examples in Chicago and the effects on the community there, and suggests ways of involving communities for more successful modernization. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGC; JFS; RPC; WSBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803050
- ISBN
- 9780875803050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.49
€ 33.99
€ 32.49
Hardcover. Exploring the ways in which 19th-century women transformed American society, this book sheds light on a gender ideology that fostered public participation and action - even violence - in the name of women's redemptive moral power. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803180
- ISBN
- 9780875803180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.55
€ 61.55
Hardcover. In an era when minorities were struggling for recognition, LaDonna Harris and Wilma Mankiller utilized their gender and ethnicity to further the interests of Native Americans and forge a place for women in politics. This title examines the public identity these women created for themselves and how their identities shaped their political fortunes. Num Pages: 242 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780875803722
- ISBN
- 9780875803722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.44
€ 35.44
Paperback. Examines the female-dominated practice of herbalism in the seminomadic Muslim communities of Tuareg. This book takes the reader into this world of medicine women through interviews, guided conversations, life histories, illustrative case studies, and the words of the healers and their patients. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; 1HFDR; JFSL9; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806105
- ISBN
- 9780875806105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GT; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807270
- ISBN
- 9780875807270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. What did young, independent women do for fun and how did they pay their way into New York City's turn-of-the-century pleasure places? This title offers a discussion of young working women whose meager wages often fell short of bare subsistence and rarely allowed for entertainment expenses. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877225003
- ISBN
- 9780877225003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Explodes the myth that self-hatred is the dominant theme in Black identity. This book, using a thorough review of social scientific literature on Negro identity conducted between 1936 and 1967, demonstrates that important themes of mental health and adaptive strength have been frequently overlooked by scholars, both Black and White. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877229490
- ISBN
- 9780877229490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.71
€ 35.99
€ 34.71
Hardback. Specialists focus on Hungary's outstanding achievments in various fields, notably technology, literature and the arts, and sport. The volume includes a biographical dictionary, map, and illustrations. Editor(s): Somlyody, Laszlo; Somlyody, Nora. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; AC; JFC; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335331
- ISBN
- 9780880335331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05€ 50.14
€ 65.05
€ 50.14
Hardcover. Historians have long speculated on the role played by the Enlightenment in the rise of nationalism in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. This book offers a fresh perspective on this subject through an examination of the Greek Enlightenment, its aspirations, and its relationship to the larger European Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335812
- ISBN
- 9780880335812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.05
€ 46.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887485541
- ISBN
- 9780887485541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.21
€ 18.99
€ 16.21
Hardcover. This is the Spanish edition of "The Unbroken Thread". It details the efforts to conserve an important collection of traditional garments created by indigenous weavers in the Oaxaca region of Mexico and documents the use of the textiles in daily life and ceremony. Num Pages: 176 pages, 158ill.(145col.). BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ABC; AFW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 274 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892363827
- ISBN
- 9780892363827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Paperback. Arising from the proceedings of two symposia, this text is composed of contributions by scholars who examine the social, intellectual and historical contexts of the work of the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni di Lutero, who used the name Dosso. Editor(s): Ciammitti, Luisa; Ostrow, Steven F.; Settis, Salvatore. Series: Issues & Debates. Num Pages: 432 pages, 154 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AFC; AGB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892365050
- ISBN
- 9780892365050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.22€ 41.40
€ 53.22
€ 41.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Merla-Watson, Cathryn Josefina; Olguin, B. V. Num Pages: 380 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; DSBH; DSK; JFD; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780895511638
- ISBN
- 9780895511638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.50
€ 25.99
€ 23.50
Paperback. This study questions the idea that the introduction of coffee to Latin America forced most people to become landless proles working on large plantations. It suggests that small and medium-sized growers in Nicaragua were vital to the economy, constituting the farming and land-owning majority. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSF; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 130 x 585. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896802278
- ISBN
- 9780896802278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.59
€ 34.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. A decline in public expenditure has affected cherished national institutions and values in Costa Rica, with the blame tending to be placed on immigrant Nicaraguans. This book explores the construction of the 'other' in Costa Rican imagery and considers the role of national identification in modern societies. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896802353
- ISBN
- 9780896802353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.75
€ 37.99
€ 35.75
Hardback. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896802971
- ISBN
- 9780896802971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.17
€ 92.17
Hardback. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; ASZM; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896803039
- ISBN
- 9780896803039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.11
€ 81.11