Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. In this work, Roberto DaMatta focuses on the trajectories of three types of public ritual (carnival, Independence Day and other military parades, and local-level religious processions) as principal axes in defining the values and attitudes that shape urban Brazil. Translator(s): Drury, John. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHBT; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268007942
- ISBN
- 9780268007942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262016315
- ISBN
- 9780262016315
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Condition: New
€ 59.36
€ 59.36
Paperback. Beginning with a startling endorsement of the patristic view of Judaism - that it was a 'carnal' religion, in contrast to the spiritual vision of the Church, the author argues that rabbinic Judaism was based on a set of assumptions about the human body that were profoundly different from those of Christianity. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412. Reading Sex in Talmudic Culture. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. 272 pages. Beginning with a startling endorsement of the patristic view of Judaism - that it was a 'carnal' religion, in contrast to the spiritual vision of the Church, the author argues that rabbinic Judaism was based on a set of assumptions about the human body that were profoundly different from those of Christianity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight: 414.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203365
- ISBN
- 9780520203365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
Hardback. "This collection interweaves the voices of students' descendants, poets, and activists with cutting edge research by Native and non-Native scholars to reveal the complex history and enduring legacies of the school that spearheaded the federal campaign for Indian assimilation."--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Fear-Segal, Jacqueline; Rose, Susan D. Series: Indigenous Education. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29 photographs, 2 maps, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803278912
- ISBN
- 9780803278912
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Condition: New
€ 76.19
€ 76.19
Hardback. A biography of Carl Schurz, a German who took part in the 1848 revolution. He then went to America, where his ethnic connections enabled him to enter politics. He eventually became Secretary of the Interior. This book sheds light on the problems of immigration and the retention of ethnic identity. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780823218547
- ISBN
- 9780823218547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.67
€ 103.67
Paperback. Charts the development of person-centred therapy from its origins onwards. This book traces the central concepts and key figures within the movement, set against the contemporary historical, social and political context. It presents ideas and information which is linked to a fresh, incisive account of the unfolding theory, process and research. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 428
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761956778
- ISBN
- 9780761956778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. Carl Hagenbeck was the nineteenth century's foremost animal trader and ethnographic showman, known for his enormously popular displays of people, animals, and artefacts gathered from all corners of the globe. This book locates Hagenbeck's myriad enterprises in the context of colonialism and nascent globalization; and ethnography and anthropology. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 85 illus., 14 in color. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; JFCA; WNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 255 x 26. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988337
- ISBN
- 9780295988337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.72
€ 47.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275706
- ISBN
- 9780520275706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.04
€ 33.99
€ 25.04
Hardcover. In Israel, as in numerous countries of the global North, Filipina migrant women have been recruited in large numbers for domestic work, typically as live-in caregivers for the elderly. Nevertheless, the case of Israel is unique in many ways: the country has a special significance as the "Holy Land" for the predominantly devout Christian Filipina.. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12 ills. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452610
- ISBN
- 9780857452610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.96
€ 163.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873515054
- ISBN
- 9780873515054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.95
€ 43.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFN; JFSL; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349449620
- ISBN
- 9781349449620
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Condition: New
€ 68.60
€ 68.60
Paperback. Analyzes men who have sex with male tourists, yet identify themselves as "normal" hetero-sexual men and struggle to maintain this status within their relationships with wives and girlfriends. This book is suitable for those concerned with health and sexuality in the Caribbean or beyond. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 halftones, 1 map, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JFFH2; JFMX; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644363
- ISBN
- 9780226644363
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.94
€ 36.99
€ 28.94
Hardback. Taking up the challenge of redefining modernity from a Caribbean perspective instead of assuming that the North Atlantic view of modernity is universal, this book shows how the Caribbean's contributions to the modern world not only provide an accurate account of the past but also have the potential to change the way in which we imagine the future. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; AB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928579
- ISBN
- 9780813928579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.38
€ 90.38
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the cultural meanings of migration and home in three families of West Indian origin whose members are dispersed throughout the Caribbean, North America and Great Britain. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339946
- ISBN
- 9780822339946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.16
€ 38.16
Hardcover. Caribbean Globalizations explores the relations between globalization and the Caribbean since 1492, when Columbus first arrived in the region, to the present day. Editor(s): Scholar, Richard; Sansavior, Eva. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3J; DSB; HBJK; JFFS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381519
- ISBN
- 9781781381519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.70
€ 139.70
Paperback. An overview of the Caribbean dances, from Abakua and Zouk, and the complex, fused, and layered cultures that gave birth to them. This book describes how dance shapes personal, communal, and national identity. It shows how Caribbean rhythms, dances, fragments of movement, and even attitudes toward movement reach beyond the islands. Num Pages: 432 pages, 26 b&w photos, 6 figures, 2 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; ASDX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813029047
- ISBN
- 9780813029047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Up until 1970 the Jamaican establishment considered "culture" to be European. Visiting scholars and artists slowly convinced political and business leaders that Caribbean islands have a culture of their own. This is a revised edition of a study on cultural development in Caribbean society. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454. The Case of Jamaica. 216 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JFC; JH. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Markus Wiener Pub
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558763166
- ISBN
- 9781558763166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Hardback. Essays examine the construction of cultural identities in the English-speaking Caribbean Editor(s): Griffith, Glyne. Series: Bucknell Review. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838754757
- ISBN
- 9780838754757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.56
€ 121.56
Hardback. Editor(s): Hegamin-Younger, Cecilia; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFSP2; JHBK5; MBN; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634833417
- ISBN
- 9781634833417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.46€ 213.19
€ 290.46
€ 213.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Hegamin-Younger, Cecilia; Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFFH1; JFSP2; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634858809
- ISBN
- 9781634858809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.42€ 163.25
€ 221.42
€ 163.25