Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Collects letters and essays that are published during the 1850s and 1860s. This title highlights the notorious 1850 article "Judaism in Music". It includes prose pieces such as "On the Performing of Tannhauser"; "On Musical Criticism"; and, "Music of the Future". It offers suggestions for the reform of opera houses in Vienna, Paris, and Zurich. Translator(s): Ellis, William Ashton. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803297661
- ISBN
- 9780803297661
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to Judaism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries for all students of Judaism and world religions, and covers major movements that have been developed. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866844
- ISBN
- 9781557866844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
hardcover. Series: New Jewish Philosophy and Thought. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPD; HRAB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253022257
- ISBN
- 9780253022257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Paperback. Generations of scholars have debated the influence of Greco-Roman culture on Jewish society and the degree of its impact on Jewish material culture and religious practice in Palestine and the Diaspora of antiquity. Scholar Lee I. Levine examines this phenomenon from the aftermath of Alexander's conquest to the Byzantine era. 28 illustrations. Series: Samuel & Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HDD; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976822
- ISBN
- 9780295976822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. The political, social, cultural, and religious crises Jews encountered in their long history influenced the development of Jewish culture, thought, and religion. This title describe how Jews coped with these threatening events, especially how they consequently had to rethink and shape their Jewish identity anew. Editor(s): Lange, Armin; Romheld, K.F. Diethard; Weigold, Matthias. Series: Schriften Des Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum. Num Pages: 288 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525542088
- ISBN
- 9783525542088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.00€ 86.37
€ 113.00
€ 86.37
Hardcover. A biography of Judah L. Magnes, an American Reform rabbi, Jewish community leader, and active pacifist during World War I who helped found and served as first chancellor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He brought American ideals to Palestine, and h Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632160
- ISBN
- 9780815632160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.20
€ 75.20
Judaeo-Christian Intellectual Culture in the Seventeenth Century
. Ed(S): Coudert, Allison; Hutton, S. (School...
Hardback. Focuses on Latin Judaica and Biblical interpretation with an emphasis on texts found in the library of Archbishop Narcissus Marsh of Dublin. This collection of Latin Judaica, Polyglot Bibles, and other works sheds light on the way in which the Protestant Reformation dealt both with Jews, the Bible, the Jewish Kabbalah and religious toleration. Editor(s): Coudert, Allison; Hutton, S. (School of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Middlesex University, London, UK); Popkin, R. H.; Weiner, G. M. (Arizona State University, Tempe, USA). Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRCM; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357896
- ISBN
- 9780792357896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.16
€ 133.16
Paperback. A timely, accessible study - bolstered by startling statistics - of the sparse coverage of Latinos on network evening news and the social inequity perpetuated by the frequently negative tone of the few news stories that do spotlight Latinos Num Pages: 317 pages, 8 charts/graphs, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JFD; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292743748
- ISBN
- 9780292743748
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Graf, S. J.; Hale, Amy; Evans, David. Series: Journal for the Academic Study of Magic. Num Pages: 317 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFHF; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Mandrake United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906958015
- ISBN
- 9781906958015
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.08
€ 26.99
€ 19.08
Hardcover. Joyce and the Science of Rhythm situates the modernist writings of James Joyce within the context of the scientific discourse on 'rhythm' that emerged in the late nineteenth century. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275479
- ISBN
- 9781137275479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349446209
- ISBN
- 9781349446209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
hardcover. Provides a detailed examination of the fieldwork and methodologies, as well as the human element in research, of anthropologist Julian Steward in the Great Basin during the 1930s. Num Pages: 444 pages, 27 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803225084
- ISBN
- 9780803225084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.90
€ 72.90
Paperback. And a city struggles through racial convulsions, remembered by those such as John Steadman and Father Constantine Sitaris. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBTB; JFSL1; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418452
- ISBN
- 9781421418452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452. Inspiring Stories from the Spiritual Journeys of American Jews. 200 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSR1. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jewish Lights Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580233170
- ISBN
- 9781580233170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.05
€ 21.99
€ 21.05
Hardcover. This collection of essays uses the framework of journeys in order to highlight the diverse artistic, cultural, and medical responses to a peculiarly Viennese anxiety about the madness of modern times. The travelers of these journeys vary from patients to doctors, artists to writers, architects to composers, and royalty to tourists.. Editor(s): Blackshaw, Gemma; Wieber, Sabine. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJC; HBTB; JFC; JKSM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436. Mapping Mental Illness in Austro-Hungary. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. 222 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Blackshaw, Gemma; Wieber, Sabine. This collection of essays uses the framework of journeys in order to highlight the diverse artistic, cultural, and medical responses to a peculiarly Viennese anxiety about the madness of modern times. The travelers of these journeys vary from patients to doctors, artists to writers, architects to composers, and royalty to tourists. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJC; HBTB; JFC; JKSM. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 16. Weight: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454584
- ISBN
- 9780857454584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.44
€ 162.44
Hardcover. This book analyses the life histories of Jamaican men involved in the UK drugs trade, including wholesalers, street dealers, specialist cooks, cutters, and growers. Employing a life history approach, their autobiographical accounts are examined to provide an in-depth and unique insight of their journeys into drugs and crime. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KJWJ; JFFH1; JFSJ2; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456649
- ISBN
- 9781137456649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. Nine case studies provide real life examples of community-based research in Aboriginal, urban, and rural communities, ultimately leading to public policy that better serves the most vulnerable among us. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889773394
- ISBN
- 9780889773394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.98
€ 33.99
€ 28.98
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Millivres-Prowler Group Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854490707
- ISBN
- 9780854490707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895686975
- ISBN
- 9781895686975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.74
€ 25.99
€ 22.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 78 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBJD1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578630240
- ISBN
- 9781578630240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.43
€ 30.99
€ 27.43
Hardcover. Presents novel ways for helping HCI designers communicate why they want to promote users' contact with cultural diversity, presenting five cultural viewpoint metaphors supporting reasoning and decision-making in dimensions of intercultural experience. Series: Human-Computer Interaction Series. Num Pages: 130 pages, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; JFC; UBJ; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 240 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447141136
- ISBN
- 9781447141136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KST0021377
- ISBN
- 9780807828793
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Clothbound hardback in good condition. No dustjacket. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KRF0020735
- ISBN
- 9780807828793
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The present book is a journey of many women across the world who have struggled to give women's studies visibility. Drawing upon the contributors' diverse experiences and concerns, it explores the metamorphosis of women's studies from the early days to date. Editor(s): Pande, Rekha. Series: Gender, Development and Social Change. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFCX; JFSJ; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349484379
- ISBN
- 9781349484379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01