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Hardback. A behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of LGBT media activism during a period of rapid societal change. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773546783
ISBN
9780773546783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. Weight in Grams: 127.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771241648
ISBN
9788771241648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.55

Hardcover. Num Pages: 348 pages, colour photos & b/w maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HRC; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
348
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763504072
ISBN
9788763504072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.58
€ 43.30

Hardback. Since September , Arab and American journalists have been trading barbs, accusing each other of bias and a lack of objectivity. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742538184
ISBN
9780742538184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.75

hardcover. Presents the story of how the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill grew from a single course in the English department in 1909 to become an international leader in journalism - mass communication education. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; JFD; JNM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807833315
ISBN
9780807833315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.03

Hardcover. This volume presents an ethnographic study of Dominicans in New York City through their participation in small businesses. Krohn-Hansen demonstrates how Dominican enterprises work, how people find economic openings, and how Dominicans who own small commercial ventures have formed political associations to promote and defend their interests. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJD; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244618
ISBN
9780812244618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.14

Paperback. It presents the most comprehensive account available of perhaps the most critical mapping of space ever undertaken in BC -- the drawing of the lines that separated the tiny plots of land reserved for Native people from the rest. Series: Brenda & David McLean Canadian Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBT; JFSL9; JPVH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809016
ISBN
9780774809016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

hardcover. Making Multiracials explains how a social movement emerged around mixed race identity in the 1990s and how it made "multiracial" a recognizable racial category in the United States. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804755450
ISBN
9780804755450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.38

Paperback. Bryson deconstructs the "canon wars" and uses English departments to demonstrate that social structure is the cornerstone of culture and the appropriate target for cultural policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751643
ISBN
9780804751643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.08

Hardback. Bryson deconstructs the "canon wars" and uses English departments to demonstrate that social structure is the cornerstone of culture and the appropriate target for cultural policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751636
ISBN
9780804751636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.79

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439908051
ISBN
9781439908051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.38

Paperback. Making Moderate Islam reveals the assumptions about race and gender, as well as the political and economic pressures that, beginning in the mid-twentieth century, have structured demands for religious minorities' "moderation" in the United States. Series: Racereligion. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JFSL1; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781503600812
ISBN
9781503600812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. Making Moderate Islam reveals the assumptions about race and gender, as well as the political and economic pressures that, beginning in the mid-twentieth century, have structured demands for religious minorities' "moderation" in the United States. Series: Racereligion. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JFSL1; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804791281
ISBN
9780804791281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.68

Hardcover. Miss India competition has become a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing, over time, the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, the author examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by political, economic, and cultural developments. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCA; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631767
ISBN
9780815631767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.86

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089645579
ISBN
9789089645579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 8.95

Paperback. Compares the intellectual exile of men with the economic migration of women, linking the canonical male tradition to the writing of modern West Indian women Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322634
ISBN
9780822322634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. By featuring the life histories of eight senior men, this work explores the changing meaning of becoming a man in modern Africa. It concentrates on the ideals and expectations that formed around men who were prominent in their communities when Ghana became an independent nation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; GTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217868
ISBN
9780253217868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. This study examines the cultural legacy of Malcolm X's life and career. From sexism and "gangsta" rap to the painful predicament of black males, Malcolm's legacy is felt, and often marketed, throughout the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFC; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195102857
ISBN
9780195102857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.29

Paperback. On the eve of the 20th century, Jews in the Russian and Ottoman empires were caught up in the major cultural and social transformations that constituted modernity for Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewries. This book analyzes how the Jewish popular press in the Russian and Ottoman empires helped construct modern Jewish identities. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 328 pages, 48 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1QDT; GTB; JFSR1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218933
ISBN
9780253218933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

paperback. This book evaluates the extensive and innovative range of housing services that have been developed for 16-17 year olds living in Newcastle. It provides vital indicators to other authorities and nominated RSLs of the approaches that they can take to increase successful tenancies and independent living among this age group. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861345325
ISBN
9781861345325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.83

Paperback.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755955
ISBN
9780804755955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.14

Hardback. Taking on existing interpretations of "Peruvian exceptionalism," this book presents a multi-sited ethnographic exploration of the local and transnational articulations of indigenous movements, multicultural development policies, and indigenous citizenship in Peru. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750141
ISBN
9780804750141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.62

Paperback. How did Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and Cubans become known as "Hispanics" and "Latinos" in the United States? How did several distinct cultures and nationalities become portrayed as one? The author answers both these questions and details the scope of this phenomenon. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone, 5 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226033839
ISBN
9780226033839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. This exploration of the work of nurses and other caregivers in nursing homes is set in the context of wider political, economic and cultural forces that influence, both positively and negatively, the quality of care for America's elderly. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JKSG; MBP; MQCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226144740
ISBN
9780226144740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.23

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