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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Provides information on the complexity of German policy toward the Jews and the policy of forced labour. This book describes the daily life of the Jewish slave labourers; and traces Reich economic policy and the huge concerns that used slave labour. Translator(s): IBRT. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 ills., 3 maps, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452063
ISBN
9781845452063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.85

Hardback. Addresses the issue of truth in law, within the context of Muslim societies. The truth, in legal terms, is the version of 'what happened', which carries most authority. This book looks at how this narrative is constructed in Muslim societies, and which truths are privileged over others in constructing it. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin; Drieskens, Barbara; Moors, Annelies. Series: Library of Islamic Law. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 33. Weight in Grams: 581.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111878
ISBN
9781845111878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.76
€ 135.20

Paperback. The past, we know, informs us. And yet, despite its immense importance for understanding our identity, the reality of the past is curiously inaccessible. This book debates the issues of truth and fiction raised by attempts to recreate the past. The debate highlights the formal mechanisms, the ideological commitments whereby history is constructed. Editor(s): Borch, Marianne. Num Pages: 148 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DS; HB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778384973
ISBN
9788778384973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.14

Paperback. This work offers insights on how key historical texts and events in Korea's history have contributed to the formation of the nation's collective consciousness. It explores the relationship between gender and nationalism by showing how topics have been employed, transformed, and re-deployed. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations, photographs, glossary index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; JFSJ; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780765610683
ISBN
9780765610683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.74

hardcover. Series: Indiana Series in Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; DSBD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024015
ISBN
9780253024015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 231 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617611032
ISBN
9781617611032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.65
€ 99.57

Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497704
ISBN
9780801497704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. This book examines how women experiencing domestic violence employ strategies of resistance and survival, and how narrative therapy helps them define their identities and resist abuse. It demonstrates how an understanding of this resistance can help practitioners effectively intervene and support these women in transitions from abuse to safety. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849051903
ISBN
9781849051903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.77

hardcover. This book presents the first attempt by a sociologist to unearth the long hadith transmission network from ancient historical sources and analyze it using the most recent qualitative and quantitative analytical tools. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 tables, 38 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804752077
ISBN
9780804752077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.04

Paperback. Explains the horror of American slavery and the emotional impetus behind the antislavery movement. This book describes the life and achievement of a man who escaped from slavery to become a leading abolitionist and one of our most important writers. It is suitable for those interested in American literature and history. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034013
ISBN
9780674034013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Editor(s): McKivigan, John; Hinks, Peter P.; Kaufman, Heather L. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204711
ISBN
9780300204711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Details the life of the author from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838: how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107309
ISBN
9780143107309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813552514
ISBN
9780813552514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.25

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813552507
ISBN
9780813552507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.87

Paperback. Following the cognitive approaches that have rehabilitated immersion as the product of fundamental processes of world-construction and mental simulation, she details the many forms that interactivity has taken-or hopes to take-in digital texts, from determining the presentation of signs to affecting the level of story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22, 10 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417974
ISBN
9781421417974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. This text introduces students to key concepts in media studies. It covers the major narrative theorists including Todorov, Propp, Levi Strauss, and Barthes and applies their ideas via case examples ranging from "The X Files" to newspaper reporting. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 4KL; JFD. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Edition
2000th Edition
Publisher
Palgrave
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333658727
ISBN
9780333658727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.31

Paperback. Narratology has been conceived as a project that transcends disciplines and media. This book investigates how the intrinsic properties of the supporting medium shape the form of narrative and affect the narrative experience. It addresses the question of how narrative migrates, mutates, and creates meaning as it is expressed across various media. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289932
ISBN
9780803289932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.04

Hardback. Narrating the Law: A Poetics of Talmudic Legal Stories creates a new theoretical framework for considering the relationship between law and narrative, models a new method of studying Talmudic law, and fills out the picture of the cultural life of the rabbis who contributed to the Talmud. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 523.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812242997
ISBN
9780812242997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.43

Hardback. The wider cultural universe of contemporary Eveny is a specific and revealing subset of post-Soviet society. From an anthropological perspective, the author seeks to reveal not only the Eveny cultural universe but also the universe of the children and adolescents within this universe. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCS; JFSL; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422. Childhood, Adolescence, and Autobiography Among the Eveny. 228 pages, 9 ills & tables, 1 map. The wider cultural universe of contemporary Eveny is a specific and revealing subset of post-Soviet society. From an anthropological perspective, the author seeks to reveal not only the Eveny cultural universe but also the universe of the children and adolescents within this universe. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FCS; JFSL; JFSP1; JHMC. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight: 422.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
210
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457660
ISBN
9780857457660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.95

Paperback. Motivated by the death of his partner, the author seeks to redefine the closet as a relational construct between all people and all sexualities. The closet is explored at each stage--entering it, inhabiting it, and coming out of it--and strategies are offered for reframing difficult closet experiences. Series: Writing Lives: Ethnographic Narratives. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598746204
ISBN
9781598746204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.45

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