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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Focusing on the everyday discussions that Black women have among themselves and about themselves, this book analyzes how talking about hair reveals Black women's ideas about race, gender, sexuality, beauty, and power. Num Pages: 197 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
197
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814713372
ISBN
9780814713372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628922868
ISBN
9781628922868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.70

Paperback. This volume brings together sixteen of Melchert's articles, including those considered his most important as well as ones that are difficult to access. Originally published between 1997 and 2014, they are arranged chronologically under three rubrics - hadith, piety and law. The material is presented in a new format and updated where appropriate. Series: Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Lockwood Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937040499
ISBN
9781937040499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621385
ISBN
9780946621385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JJ; HRHP; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023834
ISBN
9780253023834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JJ; HRHP; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023759
ISBN
9780253023759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.05

Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, telling the story of how American Jewish women played a leading role in achieving Zionist goals and shaping the state of Israel. This book also traces Hadassah's involvement in the child rescue movement, which saved thousands of children from Nazi-occupied Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBT; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742549388
ISBN
9780742549388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.82

Paperback. Hacking provides an introduction to the community of hackers and an analysis of the meaning of hacking in twenty-first century societies. One the one hand, hackers infect the computers of the world, entering where they are not invited, taking over not just individual workstations but whole networks. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFMG; URH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745639727
ISBN
9780745639727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Hardback. A new industrial revolution. The age of making. From bits to atoms. Many people are excited by the possibilities offered by new fabrication technologies like 3D printers, and the way in which they are being used in hacker and makerspaces. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509501168
ISBN
9781509501168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. A new industrial revolution. The age of making. From bits to atoms. Many people are excited by the possibilities offered by new fabrication technologies like 3D printers, and the way in which they are being used in hacker and makerspaces. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509501175
ISBN
9781509501175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

Hardcover. Cabdrivers and their yellow taxis are as much a part of the cityscape as the high-rise buildings and the subway. And, undoubtedly, taxi drivers have stories to tell. This title recounts tales that offers a vision of Chicago and its people. Num Pages: 184 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734736
ISBN
9780226734736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.11

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBWJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531195698
ISBN
9783531195698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476433
ISBN
9780801476433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Offers an interpretation of American society. This book features a preface relating the arguments of the book both to the realities of American society and to the debate about the country's future. Num Pages: 410 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484. Individualism and Commitment in American Life. 410 pages, Illustrations. Offers an interpretation of American society. This book features a preface relating the arguments of the book both to the realities of American society and to the debate about the country's future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 25. Weight: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
410
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254190
ISBN
9780520254190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Hardback. The aim to increase the moral and civic responsibility of American students is investigated here, in order to examine opinions rooted in larger areas of national identity, culture, and values. Theoretical points, policy debates and portraits of adolescents in school are included. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787900618
ISBN
9780787900618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. Offers a mosaic of domestic life in one of the world's most fascinating cities and a vivid portrait of the true meaning of home in the 21st-century metropolis Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771549
ISBN
9780814771549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. In 'Habitations of modernity' Dipesh Chakrabarty explores the complexities of modernism in India and seeks principles of humaneness grounded in everyday life that may elude grand political theories. These issues are pursued in a series of closely linked cultural essays. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100395
ISBN
9780226100395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
510
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262531146
ISBN
9780262531146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.81
€ 58.86

Hardback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; CFG; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992174
ISBN
9780295992174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.27

Paperback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Documenting and analyzing more than 3,000 Tlingit, Haida, and other Native names on the land, this book highlights their descriptive force and cultural significance. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988580
ISBN
9780295988580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Suitable for historians, ethnologists and students of Hawaiian literature and culture, this work examines the stories that identify the origins and places of the earliest inhabitants of Ha'ena. It outlines the unique relationships developed by Hawaiians with the environment and describes the system used to look after the land and the sea. Num Pages: 184 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824834104
ISBN
9780824834104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.77

Paperback. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. Romani Legal Traditions and Culture. 298 pages. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight: 462.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
298
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221864
ISBN
9780520221864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. Irish Travellers have never enjoyed a higher profile, at home and abroad, for good reasons and bad. This book delves into the heart of Traveller life, focusing on three aspects that have coloured perceptions of Travellers among the wider community: family feuds, bare-knuckle fights and trading. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848271692
ISBN
9781848271692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Roma and Gypsy economic arrangements are complexly related to social position. Authors ethnographically studied these complexities, exploring how, despite - or perhaps because of - their unstable and ambiguous position within the market economy, Roma and Gypsy communities continuously re-create more or less viable economic strategies. Editor(s): Brazzabeni, Micol; Ivone Cunha, Manuela; Fotta, Martin. Series: The Human Economy. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHMC; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782388791
ISBN
9781782388791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.40

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