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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Examining the significant influence of the Soviet Union on the work of four major African American authors - and on twentieth-century American debates about race, this book remaps black modernism, that reveals the importance of the Soviet experience in the formation of a black transnationalism. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329909
ISBN
9780822329909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 178 pages, 49 b&w photos, 64 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AMVD; HBJK; JFSG; KCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 201 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477309414
ISBN
9781477309414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.47

Hardback. Beyond the Box gives students and couch potatoes alike a better understanding of what it means to watch television in an era of profound technological change. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405161237
ISBN
9781405161237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.53

Paperback. Beyond the Box gives students and couch potatoes alike a better understanding of what it means to watch television in an era of profound technological change. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405161244
ISBN
9781405161244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.07

Paperback. Over the years, migration from Mexico to the United States has moved beyond the borderlands to diverse communities across the country, with the most striking transformations in American suburbs and small towns. This title explores the challenges encountered by Mexican families as they endeavor to find their place in the US. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269590
ISBN
9780520269590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. The German-Jewish experience through the rise of Nazism in 1933 was characterized by an explosion of cultural and intellectual creativity. This work seeks to explain this phenomenon and analyze how the German-Jewish legacy has permeated modes of Western thought and sensibility, and why these emigres occupy an iconic place in contemporary society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122236
ISBN
9780691122236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 42.15

Hardback. Sets the lives and work of Huguenot goldsmiths in the context of the different societies in which they lived and worked. This title examines the lives and work of Huguenot goldsmiths in France during times of tolerance of the Protestant religion in the 16th and 17th centuries. Editor(s): Murdoch, Tessa. Num Pages: 172 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; JFSR1; KCZ; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 220 x 15. Weight in Grams: 992.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192624
ISBN
9781845192624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.51

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
€ 37.22

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.73

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.85

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.86

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

€ 40.99
€ 38.74

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

€ 143.12

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

€ 35.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Mikkola, Mari. Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPQ; HPS; JFFK; JFMP; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190257903
ISBN
9780190257903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.56

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.61

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

€ 79.94
€ 62.27

Paperback. Combining psychoanalytic emphasis on the unconscious with a respect for the variability of sexual identities, this work of queer theory makes the case for viewing erotic desire as fundamentally impersonal. Dean develops a reading of Lacan that brings out queer tensions and productive incoherencies. Num Pages: 318 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226139357
ISBN
9780226139357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.59

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

€ 110.28

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