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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Many of the pieces collected here have not been published since their first appearance, making From Traveling Show to Vaudeville an indispensable resource for historians of popular culture, theater, and nineteenth-century American society. Editor(s): Lewis, Robert M. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887482
- ISBN
- 9780801887482
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.86
€ 46.99
€ 38.86
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305866
- ISBN
- 9781447305866
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.86
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hardcover. This book explores the history of debates over 'transmitted deprivation' and their relationship with current initiatives on social exclusion. Acknowledging the intellectual debt that New Labour owes to Sir Keith Joseph, the author highlights striking similarities between the Government's attempts to tackle social exclusion and earlier debates. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348357
- ISBN
- 9781861348357
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Condition: New
€ 97.30
€ 97.30
Paperback. Written in Chinese from a Chinese point of view for a Chinese audience, this title describes the contrasting organizational principles of Chinese and Western societies, thereby conveying the useful features of both. It shows how these features reflect and are reflected in the moral and ethical characters of people in these societies. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition, A translation of Fei Xiaotong’s Xi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077966
- ISBN
- 9780520077966
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.25
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€ 23.25
Hardcover. This text provides a detailed historical study of Islam under post-war Soviet Communism. Yaacov Ro'i describes and analyzes all aspects of Islam which relate to the Soviet domestic scene, with the purpose of demonstrating how and why it survived in the face of Soviet repression and secularization. Num Pages: 775 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW3; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 1155.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 775
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654032
- ISBN
- 9781850654032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.24€ 75.25
€ 77.24
€ 75.25
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 illustrations/3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSC; JFSJ1; JNLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780271024912
- ISBN
- 9780271024912
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.53
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€ 30.53
Paperback. How grassroots organizations tap into global networks and how gender plays into transnational political practices, addressing these issues through extended ethnographic research Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822335658
- ISBN
- 9780822335658
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Hardcover. Seeks to analyze the autobiographical perspective of mothering and motherhood not purely as their inner, emotional and private narratives. This collection features essays that position autobiography, in both theory and fiction, as a profoundly cultural and political text that makes social change possible. Editor(s): O'Reilly, Andrea; Caporale-Bizzini, Silvia. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Susquehanna University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911298
- ISBN
- 9781575911298
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Condition: New
€ 137.80
€ 137.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16, 6 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479984
- ISBN
- 9780801479984
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Condition: New
€ 41.79
€ 41.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Diamond, Morty. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Manic D Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916397968
- ISBN
- 9780916397968
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.63
€ 18.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. Graceland is much more than a wildly popular tourist destination associated with a famous entertainer, and Elvis Presley is much more than the King of Rock 'n' Roll. This title posits that Graceland, the second-most-visited historic house in the United States, is a locus sanctus - a holy place - and Elvis is its resident saint. Num Pages: 202 pages, 130 colour plates. BIC Classification: HRA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 264 x 13. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- American Association of Museums United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933253725
- ISBN
- 9781933253725
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. The memories of David Shachar are a journey through the tunnel of time: from wanderings in Poland to the life of a refugee in World War II, and on to a soldier's life fighting the Nazis. After the war, while studying radio electronics in Paris, David cut his studies short and came to Israel to fight in the War of Independence. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652295460
- ISBN
- 9789652295460
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.79
€ 34.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. A collection of stories that aims to bring to life the world of the Crow Indians. It features a collection of legends, tales, history, and detailed accounts of life and culture, told from Crow points of view. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 photos, map. BIC Classification: 1K; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282636
- ISBN
- 9780803282636
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
€ 16.99
€ 16.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Espin, Orlando; Diaz, Miguel. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 318 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570751318
- ISBN
- 9781570751318
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.74
€ 27.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. Where do neighborhoods come from and why do certain resources and effects such as social capital and collective efficacy bundle together in some neighborhoods and not in others? This title argues that neighborhood communities emerge from neighbor networks, and shows that these social relations are unique because of particular geographic qualities. Num Pages: 288 pages, 43 line illus. 32 tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140254
- ISBN
- 9780691140254
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Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.71
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€ 46.71
Paperback. Examines one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States, the movement for environmental justice. Tracing the movement's roots, this book provides case studies of communities across the US - towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; and Dilkon, Arizona - and their struggles against corporate polluters. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWD; RNB; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715376
- ISBN
- 9780814715376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. In an earlier book, Indian Boyhood , Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa) recounted the story of his traditional Sioux Childhood and youth. From the Deep Woods to Civilization , first published in 1916, continues the narrative, beginning with his abrupt entry into the mainstream of Anglo-American life in 1873 at the age of fifteen. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 15. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803258730
- ISBN
- 9780803258730
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783160549
- ISBN
- 9781783160549
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
€ 16.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. Exploration of the Welsh-Celtic myth of the prophet/poet Taliesin and the witch/goddess Cerridwen takes the reader on a transformative journey, this book introduces them to core Celtic philosophy and magic, then embarks on a powerful, experiential foray into one of Wales' legends. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738733494
- ISBN
- 9780738733494
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.29
€ 26.99
€ 20.29
Paperback. From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago Series: The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469622101
- ISBN
- 9781469622101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.31
€ 40.31
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- PM Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded and Updated
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604865752
- ISBN
- 9781604865752
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.77
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFC; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594774584
- ISBN
- 9781594774584
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.51
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paperback. An illustrated work that explores and illuminates the unfolding history of famous fairy tales and the contexts in which they flourished. It also lifts the curtain on the tellers themselves - from ancient sibyls and old crones to the more modern Angela Carter and, of course, Walt Disney. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles, map, portraits (some colour). BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 656. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022769
- ISBN
- 9780099479512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 364 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600214226
- ISBN
- 9781600214226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.57€ 139.42
€ 205.57
€ 139.42