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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This collection of essays examines issues of race in a variety of historical and geographical settings, ranging from classical Greece to the contemporary Americas, Europe and Asia. The authors provide a perspective on race both in theoretical origins and appearances. Editor(s): Lang, Berel. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780847696932
ISBN
9780847696932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.48

paperback. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL; JHB; JHBA; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349502813
ISBN
9781349502813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.77

Hardback. Race and Racism in Russia identifies the striking changes in racial ideas, practices, exclusions and violence in Russia since the 1990s, revealing how 'Russianness' has become a synonym for racial whiteness. This ground-breaking book provides new theories and substantive insights into race and ethnicity in a Russian context. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFFJ; JFSL1; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137481191
ISBN
9781137481191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Valls, Andrew. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801472749
ISBN
9780801472749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Anievas, Alexander; Manchanda, Nivi; Shilliam, Robbie. Series: Interventions. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFSL1; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415724357
ISBN
9780415724357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. Features 15 essays which explore the resources that continental philosophy brings to debates about contemporary race theory and investigate the racism of some of Europe's most important thinkers. This volume provides a critical introduction to various perspectives on thinking about race and racism. Editor(s): Bernasconi, Robert; Cook, Sybol. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215901
ISBN
9780253215901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. This study examines the origins and development of racism in North America through addressing the inception and persistence of the concept of 'race' and the biology of human variance. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600775
ISBN
9780230600775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSL1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415651288
ISBN
9780415651288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; JFSL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226320885
ISBN
9780226320885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardcover. Drawing on theories of sublimity, trauma, and ecocriticism, this book examines how the often sharp division between European American and African American experiences of the natural world developed in American culture and history, and how those natural experiences, in turn, shaped the construction of race. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602960
ISBN
9780230602960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.09

Hardback. Contends that Americans fail to perceive how the legacy of slavery interferes with social mobility and highlights the values that middle-class blacks and whites need to uphold, prominently the emphasis on freedom as opposed to total equality. Series: Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306465130
ISBN
9780306465130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.00

paperback. Tracing social and historical problems related to racial identity, this title discusses why race is a matter of such importance in America and examines the treatment of mixed race in law, society, and literature. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392655
ISBN
9781566392655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

paperback. American myths about national character tend to overshadow the historical realities. Mr. Horsman's book is the first study to examine the origins of racialism in America and to show that the belief in white American superiority was firmly ensconced in the nation's ideology by 1850 Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674948051
ISBN
9780674948051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.62

Paperback. This work examines the Rodney King and O.J. Simpson trials to show that the issue of race was at the heart of both of these cases. Given the racial and ethnic composition of the two juries, it argues, their verdicts were all but predictable in view of their experiences with the police. Num Pages: 348 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JKSW1; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 647.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787902643
ISBN
9780787902643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Ulin, Julieann Veronica; Edwards, Heather; O'Brien, Sean. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268027773
ISBN
9780268027773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.28

Hardback. Immigration has long shaped US society in fundamental ways. With Latinos recently surpassing African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, attention has been focused on the important implications of immigration for the character and role of race in US life, including patterns of racial inequality and racial identity. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647913
ISBN
9780745647913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Immigration has long shaped US society in fundamental ways. With Latinos recently surpassing African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, attention has been focused on the important implications of immigration for the character and role of race in US life, including patterns of racial inequality and racial identity. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647920
ISBN
9780745647920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Paperback. A revisionist reading of Ernest Hemingway's work with respect to race. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349533381
ISBN
9781349533381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Race and Identity in D. H. Lawrence is a wide-ranging examination of Lawrence's adoption and adaptation of stereotypes about minorities, with a focus on three particular 'racial' groups. This book explores societal attitudes in England, Europe, and the United States and Lawrence's utilization of cultural norms to explore his own identity. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349485581
ISBN
9781349485581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. Exploring race and ethnicity within its historical and intellectual context, this guide focuses on conceptual areas of classical and contemporary theories of race and ethnicity; the body as an object of racial discourse and biological approaches to the question of race. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415337953
ISBN
9780415337953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415773744
ISBN
9780415773744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. This authoritative and innovative reader collects twenty--seven articles that are essential for a thorough, comparative and theoretically--informed approach to the study of race and ethnicity. Collects together 27 of the most important classic and contemporary readings on race and ethnicity. Editor(s): Stone, John; Dennis, Rutledge M. Series: Blackwell Readers in Sociology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 245 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631186342
ISBN
9780631186342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.16

Paperback. To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
General Hall Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882289448
ISBN
9781882289448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

Hardcover. Translator(s): Kennedy, Rebecca Futo; Roy, C. Sydnor; Goldman, Max L. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603849951
ISBN
9781603849951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.39
€ 51.33

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