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Paperback. An ethnography that focuses on Meratus Dayaks, a marginal and marginalized group in the deep rainforest of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It looks not for consensus and coherence in Meratus culture but rather allows individual Meratus men and women to return our gaze. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFK; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000510
ISBN
9780691000510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.94

paperback. Kammen is a major American historian, whose books have received the Bancroft and Parkman prizes. This book collects his essays on American culture, of which he is one of the major historians. Num Pages: 296 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Very good clean copy. Covers showing v. light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031746
ISBN
9780195130911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Hardback. Sara R. Farris examines the calls for gender equality from an unlikely collection of European right-wing nationalist political parties, neoliberals, and some feminist theorists and policymakers, showing how their exploitation of feminist ideals justifies anti-Islam and anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822369608
ISBN
9780822369608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. Sara R. Farris examines the calls for gender equality from an unlikely collection of European right-wing nationalist political parties, neoliberals, and some feminist theorists and policymakers, showing how their exploitation of feminist ideals justifies anti-Islam and anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822369745
ISBN
9780822369745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. A bracingly original dialogue on modernity, class, and difference in the 20th century Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Dartmouth College Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781512600186
ISBN
9781512600186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.79
€ 75.36

Paperback. A bracingly original dialogue on modernity, class, and difference in the 20th century Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781512600193
ISBN
9781512600193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 39.24

Paperback. Details how bin Laden became an international emblem of fundamentalist, pan-Islamic, anti-US fervour and the leader of a brotherhood. This title explains the global character of bin Laden's organisation, elaborating the extent of his sphere of influence in Europe and Asia. Editor(s): Serageldin, Samia. Translator(s): Holoch, George; Mullin, Shannon. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329916
ISBN
9780822329916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888305
ISBN
9781845888305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. A portrait of love and the passion it inspires. The author's journey through the landscape of love is an account of this most powerful of human forces and its effect on one woman's life. Series: Tauris Parke Paperback S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ; JHBK; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214. An excellent, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Tauris Parke Paperbacks London
Edition
New
Number of pages
208
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0019058
ISBN
9781860645891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. A portrait of love and the passion it inspires. The author's journey through the landscape of love is an account of this most powerful of human forces and its effect on one woman's life. Series: Tauris Parke Paperback S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ; JHBK; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Tauris Parke Paperbacks London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New
SKU
KRS0019057
ISBN
9781860645891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110204
ISBN
9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.07
€ 46.81

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816637270
ISBN
9780816637270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.53

Hardback. Why and how does religion fuel fighting, death and destruction? This is the central question addressed here. This book examines the history of religious violence, looking at patterns and causes, consistencies and aberrations. It also looks at the relationship between religion and politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750941945
ISBN
9780750941945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Translator(s): Conley, Tom (Professor of Romance Languages, Harvard University, USA). Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816634378
ISBN
9780816634378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Bass, A. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJK; HBL; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349529056
ISBN
9781349529056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.15
€ 52.77

Paperback. Serious child protection failures haunt health and welfare agencies around the world. Based on interviews with protective workers and rigorous examination of their cases, this ground breaking book draws links between the traumatised and isolated child protection worker and the traumatised and isolated re-abused child. Series: Wiley Series in Child Care & Protection. Num Pages: 234 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471998853
ISBN
9780471998853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, 306 halftones, scattered. BIC Classification: AJCR; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 229. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520296077
ISBN
9780520296077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. September 11, the subway bombings in Europe, and Hurricane Katrina occurred in rapid succession. The outsized relationship between their historical significance and chronological span marked these episodes as 'events'. This book focuses on the rise of 'the event' as a form of experience and its re-emergence as a central term in critical theory. Series: Special Issue of Differences. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822366904
ISBN
9780822366904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.32

hardcover. In the Days of our Grandmothers is essential reading for students and anyone interested in Aboriginal history in Canada. Editor(s): Kelm, Mary-Ellen; Townsend, Lorna. Num Pages: 416 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
74th ed.
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802041173
ISBN
9780802041173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.96

Paperback. Illustrating the practices and processes of musical improvisation, this text includes contributions by 17 scholars and improvisers. It offers a history of research and an overview of the different approaches to the topic that can be used, ranging from cognitive study to detailed musical analysis. Editor(s): Nettl, Bruno; Russell, Melinda. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 420 pages, 6 halftones, 3 line drawings, 80 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226574110
ISBN
9780226574110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Examines the often surprising ways that crows and humans interact. This book contends that those interactions reflect a process of 'cultural coevolution'. It offers a challenging view of the human-crow dynamic. Featuring more than 100 original drawings, it takes a look at the influences people have had on the lives of crows throughout history. Illustrator(s): Angell, Tony. Num Pages: 408 pages, 108 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300122558
ISBN
9780300122558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Voluntary associations have been a fixture of African-American communities. This book examines New York City over three centuries to show that enslaved Africans provided the institutional foundation upon which African-American religious, political, and social culture could flourish. Num Pages: 333 pages, b&w photographs, 8 pages with halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814793695
ISBN
9780814793695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Harrell, Stevan. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 2 recorded music items, 3 maps, 19 b&w illus., 3 maps, 2. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HREX; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999487
ISBN
9780295999487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: AC; HPS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816641000
ISBN
9780816641000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

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