Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. .
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816647262
- ISBN
- 9780816647262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.51
€ 74.51
Paperback. Detailing the relationship of three women filmmakers' lives and films to the institutions of the post-World War II era, this title presents the social history of North American avant-garde cinema. It argues that avant-garde cinema, open to women because of its marginal status in the art world, included women as filmmakers, organizers, and critics. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ANH; APF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071249
- ISBN
- 9780252071249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.04
€ 22.04
Hardback. This volume focuses on the journeys of Jews from Eastern Europe through Germany, Britain, and Scandinavia between 1880 and 1914. The authors investigate various aspects of transmigration including medical controls, travel conditions, and the role of the steamship lines; and also review the rise of migration restrictions around the globe. Editor(s): Brinkmann, Tobias. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 tables & figs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DN; 3JH; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380290
- ISBN
- 9781782380290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.13
€ 162.13
Paperback. n the 1980s as the culture of poverty evolved into an intractable and often inherited condition for many people, new ways of encouraging self-sufficiency emerged. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Ethics & Public Policy Center Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896331525
- ISBN
- 9780896331525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.63
€ 55.63
Paperback. A renowned sociologist gains unprecedented access to Canadian immigration offices and reveals how visa officers determine who gets into Canada - and who stays out. Num Pages: 612 pages, 9 tables, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774830256
- ISBN
- 9780774830256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. From 1968 to 1972, St. Louis was home to the Black Artists' Group (BAG), a seminal arts collective that nurtured African American experimentalists involved with theater, visual arts, dance, poetry, and jazz. This book narrates the group's development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; AB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Missouri Historical Society Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883982515
- ISBN
- 9781883982515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Series: Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349221219
- ISBN
- 9781349221219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Hardback. A reconstruction of Henri Poincare's anti-realist philosophy of mathematics. Although Poincare is recognized as the greatest mathematician of the late 19th century, his contribution to the philosophy of mathematics is generally not highly regarded. Series: Macmillan Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333558324
- ISBN
- 9780333558324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. In 2002, after an altercation between Muslim vendors and Hindu travelers at a railway station in the Indian state of Gujarat, fifty-nine Hindu pilgrims were burned to death. This title provides a riveting ethnographic account of this collective violence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRH; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151779
- ISBN
- 9780691151779
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. First collection in English of poetry inspired by and inspiring the Taliban Editor(s): Van Linschoten, Alex; Kuehn, Felix. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; DCQ; HBWS4; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043052
- ISBN
- 9781849043052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.04
€ 22.04
Paperback. An in-depth examination of the Mexican ballad tradition of the corrido and its complex relationship with violence Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADSL; AVGH; DSC; JFFE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075629
- ISBN
- 9780252075629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Translator(s): Rougle, Charles. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; DSC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618113504
- ISBN
- 9781618113504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.46
€ 131.46
Paperback. This book provides provocative information on poetry written in response to the most revolutionary set of events seen in Britain since the 1640s: 'Peterloo', a peaceful protest that became a massacre; 'Cato Street', a government scripted rebellion; and the 'Queen Caroline Controversy', when the estranged wife of George IV tried to claim her crown. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBF; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349327850
- ISBN
- 9781349327850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076084
- ISBN
- 9780252076084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Highlights the merit of Syrian playwrights Durayd Lahham and Muhammad al-Maghout, whose plays are representative of the wave of Arab theatrical realisation in general and Syrian protest plays in particular. It also symbolizes a poetical link between 'bitter cup' of a miserable present and 'holy rain' of a better future. Num Pages: 200 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; AN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192242
- ISBN
- 9781845192242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54
paperback. Illuminates the under-appreciated role of aesthetic concepts and devices - such as metaphor, mimesis, and the sublime - in structuring the thought of political figures from Thomas Hobbes to Jacques Ranciere. This work sheds light on how modes of poetic thinking delimit the questions of unity and diversity. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337188
- ISBN
- 9780822337188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Mayra Rivera outlines the relationship between the ways ancient Christian thinkers and Western philosophers conceive of the "body" and "flesh." Rivera's analysis furthers developments in new materialism and helps us to better understand the influence of Christian texts on contemporary theorizations of social structure, gender, race, and faith. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HRLB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780822360131
- ISBN
- 9780822360131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349504404
- ISBN
- 9781349504404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Neither a defense nor a denunciation of the postmodern, it continues Hutcheon's previous projects in studying formal self-consciousness in art, but adds to this both a historical and ideological dimension. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415007061
- ISBN
- 9780415007061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Hardback. Pairing cultural analysis in urban contexts with interdisciplinary approaches to political culture, this book argues that recent cultural production in Spain grapples with the conditions and possibilities for social transformation in dialogue with the ongoing crisis, neoliberal governance, and political culture in Spain's democratic history. Series: Hispanic Urban Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137536792
- ISBN
- 9781137536792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99