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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Focusing on the most notorious fashion of the 1940s, Zoot Suit traces its enigmatic career during World War II and after, as it spread from Harlem across the United States and around the world. In so doing, this book offers a new perspective on youth culture and the politics of style. Num Pages: 248 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223033
- ISBN
- 9780812223033
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.87
€ 29.99
€ 26.87
Paperback. For many people "animal rights" suggests campaigns against factory farms, vivisection or other aspects of our woeful treatment of animals. Zoopolis moves beyond this familiar terrain, focusing not on what we must stop doing to animals, but on how we can establish positive and just relationships with different types of animals. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFZ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199673018
- ISBN
- 9780199673018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.68
€ 38.68
Paperback. We all have opinions on what zoos do, few people consider how they do it. Irus Braverman draws on more than sixty interviews conducted with zoo managers and administrators, as well as animal activists, to offer a glimpse into the otherwise unknown complexities of zooland. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804783583
- ISBN
- 9780804783583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 92. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679126
- ISBN
- 9780816679126
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 29 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252067624
- ISBN
- 9780252067624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.77
€ 29.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. Zombies: A Cultural History, now available in paperback, gives a definitive short introduction to the zombie, exploring the manifold meanings of this compelling, slow-moving yet relentless monster. Num Pages: 224 pages, 54 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236698
- ISBN
- 9781780236698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.96
€ 15.99
€ 12.96
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752499642
- ISBN
- 9780752499642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.17
€ 13.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415524483
- ISBN
- 9780415524483
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.47
€ 48.99
€ 48.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black and white photos, 8 colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859653978
- ISBN
- 9780859653978
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Condition: New
€ 21.24
€ 21.24
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813579474
- ISBN
- 9780813579474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.87
€ 26.99
€ 26.87
Paperback. Arguably the most prolific and most widely read philosopher of our time, Slavoj Zizek has made indelible interventions into many disciplines of the so-called human sciences that have transformed the terms of discussion in these fields. Series: Theory Now. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653716
- ISBN
- 9780745653716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.03
€ 24.03
Hardback. Arguably the most prolific and most widely read philosopher of our time, Slavoj Zizek has made indelible interventions into many disciplines of the so-called human sciences that have transformed the terms of discussion in these fields. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653709
- ISBN
- 9780745653709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.74
€ 70.74
Paperback. * One of the first volumes in Polity s new Theory and Media series. * Provides a concise introduction to the cult theorist Zizek specifically for students of media and cultural studies. * Examines Zizek s key concepts and themes and their particular implications for the study of the media. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643687
- ISBN
- 9780745643687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.80
€ 22.80
Hardback. * One of the first volumes in Polity s new Theory and Media series. * Provides a concise introduction to the cult theorist Zizek specifically for students of media and cultural studies. * Examines Zizek s key concepts and themes and their particular implications for the study of the media. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643670
- ISBN
- 9780745643670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.45
€ 58.45
Hardback. Offers an ethno-historical account of the landscape of the Jezreel Valley, Israel and explores how the modern landscape of the valley has been created physically and symbolically from the perspective of local and large scale processes. This title addresses the guiding principles of modern Israeli agriculture. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843789
- ISBN
- 9781934843789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.37
€ 140.37
Paperback. "Volume III" takes the story from the 1967 War and the creation of Greater Israel to the present and explores the question: Can President Obama deliver acceptable justice for Palestinians to achieve peace; and if not, is a final round of Zionist ethnic cleansing inevitable? Num Pages: 391 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Clarity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932863690
- ISBN
- 9780932863690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.67
€ 22.67
Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992972
- ISBN
- 9781784992972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.54
€ 150.54
Hardback. The Zina Ordinance is part of the Hadood Ordinances that were promulgated in 1979 by the military dictator, General Zia-ul-Haq. This work argues that the Zina laws help situate morality within the individual, thus de-emphasizing the prevalence of societal immorality. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JPVH1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812856
- ISBN
- 9780774812856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.98
€ 118.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349292530
- ISBN
- 9781349292530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.24
€ 79.24
Hardcover. Zimbabwe's crisis since 2000 has produced a dramatic global scattering of people. This volume investigates this enforced dispersal, and the processes shaping the emergence of a new 'diaspora' of Zimbabweans abroad, focusing on the most important concentrations in South Africa and in Britain. Editor(s): McGregor, JoAnn; Primorac, Ranka. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456580
- ISBN
- 9781845456580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.91
€ 156.91