Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This work shows how immigrants in the USA responded to the Civil War. It stresses the social and political situation in the US from which the phenomonon of the ethnic regiments emerged, the relationships the groups had within larger society, and the impact the war had on the ethnics. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBW; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218288
- ISBN
- 9780823218288
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.83
€ 41.99
€ 37.83
Paperback. Melodrama in Contemporary Film and Television debates the ways in which melodrama expresses and gives meaning to: trauma and pathos; memory and historical re-visioning; home and borders; gendered and queer relations; the family and psychic identities; the national and emerging public cultures; and morality and ethics. Editor(s): Stewart, M. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457502
- ISBN
- 9781349457502
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Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MBFV; HBTB; JFSL9; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922059710
- ISBN
- 9781922059710
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 472 pages, 7 illus., 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFFN; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140768
- ISBN
- 9780231140768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.11€ 98.65
€ 128.11
€ 98.65
Melancholy Experience in Literature of the Long Eighteenth Century
Ingram, A.; Sim, S.; Terry, R.; Baker, J.; La...
Paperback. "Arising from a research project on depression in the eighteenth century, this book discusses the experience of depressive states both in terms of existing modes of thought and expression, and of attempts to describe and live with suffering. It also asks what present-day society can learn about depression from the eighteenth-century experience"-- Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319497
- ISBN
- 9781349319497
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. This is a study of the critics of Christianity in philosophic history, discussing the writings of Hume and Gibbon, and looking at other attacks on orthodoxy such as persecution, fanaticism and "the virulence of metaphysics". Series: Archives Internationales D'histoire Des Idees./International Archives of the History of Ideas. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 693.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347859
- ISBN
- 9780792347859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.20
€ 201.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349444557
- ISBN
- 9781349444557
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Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Drawing from a wide spectrum of literary and autobiographical texts from the past and present, such as Jane Austen's Emma and Tina Turner's I, Tina, Frances L. Restuccia moves from a psychoanalytic explanation of the formation of women melancholics to the cultural co-construction of battered women. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFE3; JFSJ1; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698295
- ISBN
- 9780847698295
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Condition: New
€ 60.27
€ 60.27
Paperback. An attempt to understand human attachment to the canis familiaris in terms of reciprocity and empathy, this title tackles such difficult concepts as intimacy and kinship with dogs, the shame associated with identification with their suffering, and the reasons for the profound mourning over their deaths. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226102702
- ISBN
- 9780226102702
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Hardback. Offers an analysis of the uncertainties, dreams, and anxieties that have accompanied post apartheid freedoms in Chatsworth, a formerly Indian township in Durban. This title describes how the racial segmentation of South African society still informs daily life, notions of race, personhood, morality, and religious ethics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152950
- ISBN
- 9780691152950
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Condition: New
€ 108.13€ 84.01
€ 108.13
€ 84.01
Paperback. Offers an analysis of the uncertainties, dreams, and anxieties that have accompanied postapartheid freedoms in Chatsworth, a formerly Indian township in Durban. This title tells the stories of ordinary Indians whose lives were racialized and framed by the township, and how these residents domesticated and inhabited this urban space. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152967
- ISBN
- 9780691152967
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. Alex Symons takes a unique, artist-focused approach in order to systematically identify the range of Brooks's adaptation strategies across the Hollywood film, Broadway theatre and American television industries. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464. Survival and Prolonged Adaptation. 232 pages, Illustrations. Alex Symons takes a unique, artist-focused approach in order to systematically identify the range of Brooks's adaptation strategies across the Hollywood film, Broadway theatre and American television industries. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Dimension: 165 x 238 x 17. Weight: 464.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748649587
- ISBN
- 9780748649587
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Condition: New
€ 111.66€ 103.50
€ 111.66
€ 103.50
Paperback. The firstbook-length study in any language of the presence and influence of Mei Lanfang, the internationally known Chinese actor who specialized in female roles on the twentieth-century international stage.Tian investigates Mei Lanfang's presence and influence and the transnational and intercultural appropriations of his art." Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 319 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS; D; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294350
- ISBN
- 9781349294350
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.16
€ 53.36
€ 47.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Barker, Theo; Sutcliffe, Anthony. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349230532
- ISBN
- 9781349230532
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Condition: New
€ 193.03
€ 193.03
Hardback. Follows the evolution of the very large city across the world from its origins in ancient times to its current dominant position in both the industrialized world and the Third World. In-depth studies are devoted to the key giant cities of human history at decisive points in their growth. Editor(s): Barker, Theo C.; Sutcliffe, Anthony. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JFC; JFSG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333532010
- ISBN
- 9780333532010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.99
€ 193.99
Paperback. Suitable for those who want to know what the next four decades hold in store, this title charts the rise and fall of fertility rates across continents; how energy resources will change in light of new technology, and how different nations will deal with major developments in science and warfare. Editor(s): Franklin, Daniel; Andrews, John. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFFR; JFFS; KCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846685859
- ISBN
- 9781846685859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Series: Mega Event Planning. Num Pages: 152 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS; KNS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137531124
- ISBN
- 9781137531124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Paperback. In Meetings with Mallarme, top scholars from the UK and USA have been specially commissioned to explore the significance of Mallarme's influence on some of the major players in French psychoanalysis, music, poetry, philosophy and literary theory. Editor(s): Temple, Michael. Num Pages: 288 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press Devon
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895620
- ISBN
- 9780859895620
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Condition: New
€ 42.96
€ 42.96
Hardcover. Topics which feature in this collection of papers on interactions between Greek and non-Greek cultures in the Black Sea reiong range from the physical arena of the colonial encounters, to the layout of land and protection of cities, to the dynamics of the cultural exchange, to the perception of how it was to be Greek in the Pontic realm, and .. Editor(s): Bilde, Pia Guldager; Petersen, Jane Hjarl. Num Pages: 422 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 180 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1146.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779344198
- ISBN
- 9788779344198
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Condition: New
€ 69.27
€ 69.27
Paperback. Experts from a variety of disciplines contribute to this substantially revised edition of this popular handbook - new chapters are included on identity work and refugee children. Offering practical guidance based on sound research and practice, the book provides a focus on some of the most difficult and topical aspects of this field of work. Editor(s): Dwivedi, Kedar Nath; Varma, Ved. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853029592
- ISBN
- 9781853029592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFS; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816685394
- ISBN
- 9780816685394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442239364
- ISBN
- 9781442239364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.08
€ 30.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; HRA; JFC; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226616018
- ISBN
- 9780226616018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
perfect. Series: Sozialwissenschaftliche Studien. Num Pages: 383 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- SKU
- V9783810020093
- ISBN
- 9783810020093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.33
€ 79.33