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Society & culture: general
Paperback. First Drafts of Korea examines how the American mass media shapes U.S.perceptions of Korea and, thereby, U.S. foreign policy. Beginning with a detailed analysis of American newspapers' coverage of Korea between 1992 and 2003, the book features essays from Western journalists and senior U. Editor(s): Macintyre, Donald; Sneider, Daniel C.; Shin, Gi-Wook. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JFD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931368155
- ISBN
- 9781931368155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.50
€ 43.50
Hardback. Discusses gender quota reform from an economic, political and philosophical point of view. This title looks at whether the economic performance of companies is influenced, positively or negatively. It provides a comparative study of the access of women to top positions in business in Europe. Editor(s): Teigen, Mari; Engelstad, Fredrik. Series Editor(s): Enjolras, Bernard; Sivesind, Karl Henrik. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526720
- ISBN
- 9781780526720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.16
€ 137.16
Paperback / so. Series: Berliner Schriften Zur Museumskunde. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810014863
- ISBN
- 9783810014863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.42
€ 72.42
Paperback. A passionate call to action from a veteran prosecutor, Firewater examines alcohol--its history, its myths, and its devastating impact on Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFH; JFSL9; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774377
- ISBN
- 9780889774377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.78
€ 21.78
Paperback. Evokes and contrasts two forms of firewalking and religious healing. This book includes the Anastenaria, a northern Greek ritual in which people who are possessed by Saint Constantine dance dramatically over red-hot coals, and, American firewalking, one of the more spectacular activities of New Age psychology. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691028538
- ISBN
- 9780691028538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; APF; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148719
- ISBN
- 9780231148719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Hardcover. This book introduces four waves of upsurge in digital activism and cyberconflict. The rise of digital activism started in 1994, was transformed by the events of 9/11, culminated in 2011 with the Arab Spring uprisings, and entered a transformative phase of control and mainstreaming since 2013 with the Snowden affair. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; 3JM; JFD; JPW; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242463
- ISBN
- 9780230242463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sutton, Alfonso D. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFU; JKV; WSXS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631178238
- ISBN
- 9781631178238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.47€ 123.40
€ 177.47
€ 123.40
Paperback. A study of the cultural dynamics of East/West power politics. In defiance of ideological convention, it combines a call for social justice, cultural difference, and environmental sustainability with a sober recognition of the need for continued balance of power geopolitics, soft and hard. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517073
- ISBN
- 9780742517073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Hardback. A study of the cultural dynamics of East/West power politics. In defiance of ideological convention, it combines a call for social justice, cultural difference, and environmental sustainability with a sober recognition of the need for continued balance of power geopolitics, soft and hard. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517066
- ISBN
- 9780742517066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.92
€ 181.92
paperback. A revised edition of the classic story of race and power, set in Chicago during the 1980s, when this most political of cities elected its first black mayor Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439904923
- ISBN
- 9781439904923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
Hardcover. Anthropologists who are employed to change the worlds they are researching find themselves in a potentially contradictory position. Combining the various roles and expectations involved in working with Gypsies and local government at the same time as conducting anthropological research, provides the overall perspective of the study. Series: Applied Anthropology S. Num Pages: 20 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452308
- ISBN
- 9781845452308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.35
€ 162.35
paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761810018
- ISBN
- 9780761810018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.24
€ 90.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Seren
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854115195
- ISBN
- 9781854115195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.69
€ 26.69
paperback. This work looks at the black independent film movement during the silent period. It traces the profound influence that D.W. Griffith's racist epic "The Birth of a Nation" exerted on black filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux, the director of the newly recovered "Within Our Gates". Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226278759
- ISBN
- 9780226278759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.65
€ 42.99
€ 33.65
Paperback. This book examines the development of a contemporary internal debate among Muslim minorities living in Western Europe and North America to establish a specific form of Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh al-aqalliyyat attempts to strike a balance between Muslim's religious commitments and their civic identity as citizens in Western liberal states. Series: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRA; JFC; JHB; JP; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349467105
- ISBN
- 9781349467105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.85
€ 181.85
Paperback. Exploring the final decade of each century from the 15th to the 20th, this work investigates factors such as cultural and economic attitudes, and artistic, scientific and political change. It finds that a consciousness of time has influenced the way people perceive their place in history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 84 b&w illustrations, 34 colour plates. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBG; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300082630
- ISBN
- 9780300082630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.25
€ 19.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Deals specifically with issues of the 1990s, and provides a contrast by looking into issues of the 1890s. This book provides an educated overview of what we can expect in the new century. It also analyses literary interpretations of the millennium from the standpoint of social sciences and vice versa. Editor(s): Johansen, Ib. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772883823
- ISBN
- 9788772883823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.00
€ 14.00
paperback. Finnish Women Making Religion puts forth the complex intersections that Lutheranism, the most important religious tradition in Finland, has had with other religions as well as with the larger society and politics also internationally. Editor(s): Utriainen, Terhi; Salmesvuori, Paivi. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; HRAX; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349482122
- ISBN
- 9781349482122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Paperback. A communications trainer based in Finland for 50 years, Lewis traces how the Finnish people transformed their war-torn country with a struggling economy in 1945, into a leader in technology and major diplomatic player in Europe by the end of the century. He attributes their achievements to the culture rather than to political or business prowess. A Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DNF; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356. 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. A communications trainer based in Finland for 50 years, Lewis traces how the Finnish people transformed their war-torn country with a struggling economy in 1945, into a leader in technology and major diplomatic player in Europe by the end of the century. He attributes their achievements to the culture rather than to political or business prowess. A. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DNF; GTB; JFC. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931930185
- ISBN
- 9781931930185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.90
€ 20.99
€ 15.90