Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Explores unconventional texts and dimensions of culture involved in constituting Hiroshima memories - including history textbook controversies, discourses on the city's tourism and urban renewal projects, campaigns to preserve atomic ruins, survivors' testimonial practices, ethnic Koreans' narratives on Japanese colonialism. Series: Twentieth-century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power S. Num Pages: 301 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085879
- ISBN
- 9780520085879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 104 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152792
- ISBN
- 9780231152792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.40
€ 30.99
€ 22.40
Hardback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 104 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AC; HPN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152785
- ISBN
- 9780231152785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.61€ 63.94
€ 83.61
€ 63.94
Paperback. Tracing the evolution of state military institutions from the seventh to the twelfth centuries, this book challenges much of the received wisdom of Western scholarship on the origins and early development of warriors in Japan. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 half-tones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726962
- ISBN
- 9780804726962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.29
€ 37.99
€ 34.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WHP; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607747918
- ISBN
- 9781607747918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.50
€ 16.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. This is a natural and cultural history of the hippopotamus, the well-loved, cumbersome, rotund mammal famous for lounging around semi-submerged in muddy pools. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 illustrations, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780237329
- ISBN
- 9781780237329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.32
€ 25.32
Hardback. Takes on the history of philosophy, viewing it as a history of masculine texts and male problems and questioning its social and legislative conclusions. This work argues that the position of women in philosophy is a question of exclusion by men rather than, as some suggest, of a hypothetically imminent "femininity." Translator(s): Selous, Trista. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: HP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138949
- ISBN
- 9780231138949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.89€ 83.70
€ 109.89
€ 83.70
Paperback. Celebrates hip-hop and confronts the cult of authenticity that defines its essential character. Deftly balancing an insider's love of the culture with a scholar's detached critique, the author traces hip-hop's rise as a cultural juggernaut and challenges widely held notions that hip-hop is socially dangerous - to black youth in particular. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 60219th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616510
- ISBN
- 9780700616510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.28
€ 29.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. An ethnographic study of Japanese hip-hop. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVGR; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780822338925
- ISBN
- 9780822338925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.41
€ 37.99
€ 34.41
Hardback. Combines ethnographic research with music, media, and policy analysis to examine how localized forms of hip hop create social and political spaces where an interracial youth culture can speak to issues of human rights and racial equality. Series: Ethnomusicology Multimedia. Num Pages: 258 pages, 16 b&w illus., 18 video, 4 audio. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; AVGR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012005
- ISBN
- 9780253012005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.84
€ 76.84
Paperback. An ethnography exploring the aesthetics and politics of South Asian American (desi) hip hop artists. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347606
- ISBN
- 9780822347606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.42
€ 42.99
€ 37.42
Paperback. Presents the thought of the founding fathers and key intellectual leaders of Hindu nationalism from the time of the British Raj. This book reveals how the "Hindutuva" movement approaches key issues of Indian politics. It covers such important topics as secularism, religious conversion, relations with Muslims, education, and Hindu identity. Editor(s): Jaffrelot, Christophe. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130989
- ISBN
- 9780691130989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.88
€ 46.99
€ 33.88
Paperback. Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book, the author sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 281 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HRG; HRLF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520063396
- ISBN
- 9780520063396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. A comprehensive study of the cultural ecology, demography, and domestic organization of one village undergoing socioeconomic changes, the Tamang community of Timling. Num Pages: 243 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 454. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 243
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KRF0025810
- ISBN
- 9780231100076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Offers an account of the disaster in which 96 men, women and children were killed, hundreds injured and thousands traumatised. This book details the appalling treatment endured by the bereaved and survivors in the immediate aftermath, the inhumanity of the identification process and the vilification of fans in the national and international media. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPN; JFFC; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910948019
- ISBN
- 9781910948019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. 'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Sunday Times 'You will not read a more important book about America this year' Economist 'The best book about the alienation within America' Evening Standard 'The memoir gripping America.. Vividly articulates the despair and disillusionment of blue-collar America' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270. 'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Sunday Times 'You will not read a more important book about America this year' Economist 'The best book about the alienation within America' Evening Standard 'The memoir gripping America. Vividly articulates the despair and disillusionment of blue-collar America' Sunday Times Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Edition
- Digital original
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008220563
- ISBN
- 9780008220563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 6.49
€ 15.99
€ 6.49
Paperback. Shows how the US news media created their own news frames of Clinton's political authenticity and image-making, from author's participation in Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign through her own 2008 presidential bid. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252079788
- ISBN
- 9780252079788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.76
€ 31.99
€ 28.76
Hardback. The charge of inauthenticity has trailed Hillary Clinton from the moment she entered the national spotlight. This book shows how the US news media created their own news frames of Hillary Clinton's political authenticity and image-making, from her participation in Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign through her own 2008 presidential bid. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038211
- ISBN
- 9780252038211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.95
€ 118.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Hayes, Alan L. Num Pages: 160 pages, 14 images. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFSJ1; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arlen House Galway
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781851320332
- ISBN
- 9781851320332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.11
€ 25.99
€ 22.11
Paperback. The hijab is the controversial item of women's clothing. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim identity for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. This title provides an account of the controversial 2003 French law to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631996
- ISBN
- 9780815631996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.75
€ 29.99
€ 29.75