Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Examines the intersections of social marginality, morality, and magic in contemporary Brazil by analyzing the beliefs and religious practices related to the Afro-Brazilian spirit entity Pomba Gira. This title provides an intimate account of the intricate relationship between Pomba Gira and one of her devotees, Nazare da Silva. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQ; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262652
- ISBN
- 9780520262652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.58
€ 48.99
€ 35.58
Hardback. Editor(s): Moseley, Lyndsay. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRLM; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578051601
- ISBN
- 9781578051601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.87
€ 24.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. Explores the ways in which food practices enabled women to exert control within the family and to define their religious vocations. This title describes what women meant by seeing their own bodies and God's body as food and what men meant when they too associated women with food and flesh. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC1; HRCR; HRCV; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686. The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. 300 pages, 24ill. Explores the ways in which food practices enabled women to exert control within the family and to define their religious vocations. This title describes what women meant by seeing their own bodies and God's body as food and what men meant when they too associated women with food and flesh. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC1; HRCR; HRCV; JFSJ1. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520063297
- ISBN
- 9780520063297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.64
€ 38.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HOLT MCDOUGAL
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029791
- ISBN
- 9780268029791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. The recording, explanation and the inescapable task of judging great wrongs in the past presents historians with their most difficult assignment. For those who have either lived through such injustice or have been in some way responsible for it the impositions of memory are both painful and unavoidable. Editor(s): Hartman, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 370 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863676
- ISBN
- 9781557863676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. An astonishing analysis of Jewish mother-daughter relations before, during, and after the Shoah as described in daughters' memoirs Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611684766
- ISBN
- 9781611684766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 39.48
€ 49.99
€ 39.48
Mixed media pr. Editor(s): Goldberg, Esther Ann. Num Pages: 156 pages, maps (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 245 x 13. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853037248
- ISBN
- 9780853037248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.06
€ 30.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Goldberg, Esther Ann. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853036227
- ISBN
- 9780853036227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.73
€ 30.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403979803
- ISBN
- 9781403979803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBTZ1; JFC. Dimension: 212 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838205120
- ISBN
- 9783838205120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. This work offers insights into how specific films influenced the Americanization of the Holocaust and how the medium per se helped seed that event into the public consciousness. It provides an analysis of "Schindler's List" and the debate over the merit of Spielberg's vision of the Holocaust. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 37 photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629269
- ISBN
- 9780815629269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.03
€ 29.03
Hardcover. Surveying irreverent and controversial representations of the Holocaust - from Sylvia Plath and the Sex Pistols to Quentin Tarantino and Holocaust comedy - Matthew Boswell considers how they might play an important role in shaping our understanding of the Nazi genocide and what it means to be human. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231955
- ISBN
- 9780230231955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349290932
- ISBN
- 9781349290932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.70
€ 116.70
Paperback. Holocaust as Fiction seeks to explain and critically evaluate the extraordinary success of Schlink's internationally acclaimed novel, The Reader, the widely read 'Selb' detective trilogy, and two popular films based closely on his work. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APF; DSBH; DSK; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277633
- ISBN
- 9781137277633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.00
€ 116.00
Hardback. NOTE: Series number is not an integer: XVI Series: Studies in the Shoah Series. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761803751
- ISBN
- 9780761803751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.81
€ 141.81
Hardback. From 1934 to 1954 Joseph I Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, reigned over the Production Code Administration, the Hollywood office tasked with censoring the American screen. This title tells the story of Breen's ascent to power and the widespread effects of his reign. Num Pages: 440 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; APFA; BGF; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143585
- ISBN
- 9780231143585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.64€ 80.25
€ 103.64
€ 80.25
Hollywood's Representations of the Sino-Tibetan Conflict: Politics, Cu...
Daccache, Jenny George, Valeriano, Brandon
Hardcover. Using film as a lens though which we can witness the global transformations in politics, economy, culture, and communication, this book analyzes Hollywood's shift in its depictions of China and Tibet. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137290472
- ISBN
- 9781137290472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Paperback. Using film as a lens though which we can witness the global transformations in politics, economy, culture, and communication, this book analyzes Hollywood's shift in its depictions of China and Tibet. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450565
- ISBN
- 9781349450565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. An intriguing look at how the American film industry imposed the rating system upon itself to control competition from films independently produced and distributed. Num Pages: 377 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814751435
- ISBN
- 9780814751435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Hardback. In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405178990
- ISBN
- 9781405178990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.20
€ 116.20