Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Includes nine sections organized around themes such as everyday life, sex and gender, and science. This title features articles and book excerpts focused on bodies using tools and participating in rituals, on bodies walking and eating, and on the female circumcision controversy, as well as pieces on medical classifications, and spirit possession. Editor(s): Lock, Margaret M.; Farquhar, Judith. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 93. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338451
- ISBN
- 9780822338451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.70
€ 41.99
€ 37.70
Paperback. How many sexes are there? What is the relationship between sex and gender? Is gender a product of nature, or nurture, or both? In Beyond the Binary, Shannon Dea addresses these questions while introducing readers to evidence and theoretical perspectives from a range of cultures and disciplines, and from sources spanning three millennia. Num Pages: 190 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554812837
- ISBN
- 9781554812837
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Condition: New
€ 41.16
€ 41.16
Paperback. This work explores how the contested memory of the Civil War has shaped American race relations. It demonstrates several ways to probe the history of memory, to understand how and why groups of Americans have constructed versions of the past in the service of contemporary social needs. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558493612
- ISBN
- 9781558493612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.02
€ 37.99
€ 33.02
Paperback. An analysis of the complex relationship between the structure of Nazareth's quarters and the relations between its ethnic communities. Based on interviews and a survey of 300 families, this book examines both the positive and negative effects of Nazareth's residential patterns. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSL; RGC; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207117
- ISBN
- 9780226207117
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.36
€ 52.99
€ 41.36
Paperback. Urges us to escape the ideological quagmire of terrorism and martyrdom and explore the terms of a new and constructive dialogue between Islam and the West, one for which Europe, with its expanding and restless Muslim populations, may be the proving ground. Translator(s): Ghazaleh, Pascale. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; HBW; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 132 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057319
- ISBN
- 9780674057319
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.02
€ 36.99
€ 31.02
paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674069220
- ISBN
- 9780674069220
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.92
€ 41.99
€ 34.92
Hardback. This controversial book argues that concepts such as 'successful' and 'active' ageing are potentially dangerous paradigms that reflect and exacerbate inequalities in older populations. Essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of social constructions of ageing in contemporary societies. Num Pages: 132 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBA; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 136 x 205 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447330172
- ISBN
- 9781447330172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardback. Ask practically any academic department chair why they do not have more African Americans among faculty members and they generally respond with stock stories or folktales. This title provides historical, conceptual, and empirically-based analyses focused on the development of African Americans in STEM fields. Editor(s): Frierson, Henry T.; Tate, William F. Series Editor(s): Frierson, Henry T. Series: Diversity in Higher Education. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNFR; JNKH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780521688
- ISBN
- 9781780521688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.05
€ 223.05
Paperback. Through the story of Silicon Graphics, this text demonstrates how corporate journalism can help companies weather sudden PR shocks and remain open, flexible, and innovative. It also describes the corporate communications system, strategy, and philosophy that helped the company face a major crisis. Series: A Jossey Bass title. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KJC; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787945503
- ISBN
- 9780787945503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.92
€ 36.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. This text looks at the difference that differences make in a globalized world. Gunn uses the work of Henry James, John Dewey and others, as well as postcolonial writings, literature on the Holocaust and other literature to show how pragmatism can better account for the consequences of diversity. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HB; HP; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226310640
- ISBN
- 9780226310640
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.80
€ 40.99
€ 31.80
Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, B&W Illus.: 8,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164528
- ISBN
- 9780231164528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.95€ 62.64
€ 80.95
€ 62.64
Hardback. Mark Rifkin explores how Indigenous experiences with time and the dominance of settler colonial conceptions of temporality have affected Native peoplehood and sovereignty, thereby rethinking the very terms by which history is created and organized around time by. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362852
- ISBN
- 9780822362852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.31
€ 111.31
Paperback. Mark Rifkin explores how Indigenous experiences with time and the dominance of settler colonial conceptions of temporality have affected Native peoplehood and sovereignty, thereby rethinking the very terms by which history is created and organized around time by. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362975
- ISBN
- 9780822362975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.19
€ 32.99
€ 27.19
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592131358
- ISBN
- 9781592131358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. Examines the depiction of women in World War II popular visual art, showing that it reflected decidedly mixed feelings about the status of women in American society. Dispels the popular belief that World War II was a halcyon age for women's rights in America. Series: Culture America (Hardcover). Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: ACX; AG; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619665
- ISBN
- 9780700619665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.09
€ 44.09
Hardback. Today's wars leave a crippling legacy of deprivation and suffering, of physical and structural injustice, long after they submit to peaceful resolution. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745628356
- ISBN
- 9780745628356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.50
€ 79.50
Beyond Resistance! Youth Activism and Community Change
. Ed(S): Noguera, Pedro A.; Ginwright, Shawn;...
Paperback. Highlights the detrimental impact of zero tolerance policies on young people's educational experience and well being. This volume offers insights into how to increase the effectiveness of youth development and education programs, and how to create responsive youth policies at the local, state, and federal level. Editor(s): Noguera, Pedro A.; Ginwright, Shawn; Cammarota, Julio. Series: Critical Youth Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415952514
- ISBN
- 9780415952514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fletcher, Robert. Num Pages: 177 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600210327
- ISBN
- 9781600210327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.23€ 133.57
€ 195.23
€ 133.57
Paperback. Explores how the violence of a protracted civil war shaped the meaning of freedom and citizenship in the new South. This book traces the meanings that redemption held for Americans as they tried to come to terms with the war and the changing social landscape. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 293 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226269993
- ISBN
- 9780226269993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.82
€ 32.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; MMJT; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 175 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559336
- ISBN
- 9781875559336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02