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Society & culture: general
Paperback. September 11, the subway bombings in Europe, and Hurricane Katrina occurred in rapid succession. The outsized relationship between their historical significance and chronological span marked these episodes as 'events'. This book focuses on the rise of 'the event' as a form of experience and its re-emergence as a central term in critical theory. Series: Special Issue of Differences. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822366904
- ISBN
- 9780822366904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.21
€ 16.21
In the Days of Our Grandmothers: A Reader in Aboriginal Women's Histor...
. Ed(S): Kelm, Mary-Ellen; Townsend, Lorna
hardcover. In the Days of our Grandmothers is essential reading for students and anyone interested in Aboriginal history in Canada. Editor(s): Kelm, Mary-Ellen; Townsend, Lorna. Num Pages: 416 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 74th ed.
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802041173
- ISBN
- 9780802041173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.27
€ 103.27
Paperback. Illustrating the practices and processes of musical improvisation, this text includes contributions by 17 scholars and improvisers. It offers a history of research and an overview of the different approaches to the topic that can be used, ranging from cognitive study to detailed musical analysis. Editor(s): Nettl, Bruno; Russell, Melinda. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 420 pages, 6 halftones, 3 line drawings, 80 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226574110
- ISBN
- 9780226574110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Paperback. Political and public debate recently has centred on issues of community, family and culture. Presenting traditional and non-traditional approaches, the essays in this text challenge and refine thinking on issues of contemporary social and political importance. Editor(s): Snow, Nancy E. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JHM; JKS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681457
- ISBN
- 9780847681457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45
Paperback. Examines the often surprising ways that crows and humans interact. This book contends that those interactions reflect a process of 'cultural coevolution'. It offers a challenging view of the human-crow dynamic. Featuring more than 100 original drawings, it takes a look at the influences people have had on the lives of crows throughout history. Illustrator(s): Angell, Tony. Num Pages: 408 pages, 108 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300122558
- ISBN
- 9780300122558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Voluntary associations have been a fixture of African-American communities. This book examines New York City over three centuries to show that enslaved Africans provided the institutional foundation upon which African-American religious, political, and social culture could flourish. Num Pages: 333 pages, b&w photographs, 8 pages with halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814793695
- ISBN
- 9780814793695
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Condition: New
€ 28.04
€ 28.04
Hardcover. A comprehensive examination of social clubs across South Asia Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Line drawings, black & white. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096051
- ISBN
- 9780719096051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.49
€ 146.49
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Harrell, Stevan. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 2 recorded music items, 3 maps, 19 b&w illus., 3 maps, 2. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HREX; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999487
- ISBN
- 9780295999487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.63
€ 37.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: AC; HPS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816641000
- ISBN
- 9780816641000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.03
€ 28.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JHB; KNAC; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167091
- ISBN
- 9780691167091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.05
€ 46.99
€ 33.05
Hardback. Hiratsuka Raicho (1886-1971) was the most influential figure in the early women's movement in Japan. This autobiography describes her childhood, early youth, and subsequent rebellion against the strict social codes of the time. Translator(s): Craig, Teruko. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138123
- ISBN
- 9780231138123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.73€ 81.45
€ 108.73
€ 81.45
Paperback. English translation original publication and copyright date: 2006. Translator(s): Craig, Teruko. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138130
- ISBN
- 9780231138130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.02
€ 45.02
Hardback. A brilliant new work by Luce Irigaray, one of the greatest living French thinkers, in which she deepens her arguments in relation to sexuate difference. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441135070
- ISBN
- 9781441135070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.19€ 87.53
€ 118.19
€ 87.53
Paperback. In this cultural history of the "right-to-die" in America, Mr. Filene navigates the maze of bioethical arguments surrounding the issue, analyzing complex questions with remarkable lucidity. "A unique and valuable contribution."-Daniel Callahan, The Hastings Center. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JFME. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394. Very good clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0249209
- ISBN
- 9781566632683
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. France is the only Western European nation home to substantial numbers of survivors of the World War I and World War II genocides. This title offers a comparison of the country's Armenian and Jewish survivor communities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBJD; HBTZ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331216
- ISBN
- 9780822331216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415667081
- ISBN
- 9780415667081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.28€ 108.59
€ 177.28
€ 108.59
Paperback. Drawing on the resources of a DVD version of Lincoln's legal papers, this work scans a range of family woes that antebellum Americans took to the law. It also highlights the legal status of women and children in Illinois and their experiences with the law in action. Editor(s): Stowell, Daniel W. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 photographs; 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073397
- ISBN
- 9780252073397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.70
€ 23.99
€ 23.70
Multiple-component retail product. Seeks to help preserve the religion, culture, and history of the Cheyenne People for the generations ahead Editor(s): Powell, Father Peter J. Num Pages: 1320 pages, 198 illustrations (144 colour plates, 54 b&w photographs), 82 symbols, index. BIC Classification: ACBK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 274 x 71. Weight in Grams: 3808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 1320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803238220
- ISBN
- 9780803238220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.59
€ 289.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTV; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JHBD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674447271
- ISBN
- 9780674447271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.24
€ 40.99
€ 33.24
Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165969
- ISBN
- 9780231165969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.00€ 49.96
€ 65.00
€ 49.96
Paperback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165976
- ISBN
- 9780231165976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozam-bique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masquerading tradition throughout the twentieth century. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420881
- ISBN
- 9780821420881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.00
€ 37.99
€ 36.00
Paperback. * The bestselling book on modern India by the ex-South Asia correspondent for the Financial Times, reissued with new material Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 16, colour phoos. BIC Classification: JF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123462
- ISBN
- 9780349123462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.66
€ 12.99
€ 11.66
Hardback. Challenging the widespread 'separatist imagination' behind partition, this book demonstrates the ways in which works of Jewish and Arab literature reject simple notions of separatism and instead display configurations of identity that emphasize the presence of alterity within the self - the Jew within the Arab, and the Arab within the Jew. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128757
- ISBN
- 9780691128757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.00€ 50.37
€ 65.00
€ 50.37