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Society & culture: general

Paperback. The Voice of Witness book series takes a humanizing, literary approach to oral history to illuminate the stories of people impacted by injustice across the world. Series: Voice of Witness. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFD; JFFN; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786632272
ISBN
9781786632272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780935706
ISBN
9781780935706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.85

Paperback. This account of the author's experience with a chronic pain disorder and subsequent interaction with the American health care system goes to the heart of the workings of power and culture in the biomedical domain, illustrating medicine's power to create and inflict suffering. Num Pages: 383 pages, 7 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223981
ISBN
9780520223981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.34

Paperback. In this companion volume to "Parallel Worlds," Alma Gottlieb explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Cote d'Ivoire. Num Pages: 302 pages, 2 maps, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226305073
ISBN
9780226305073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Disinformation Company United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932857009
ISBN
9781932857009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 700 pages, 80 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBWQ; JFSR1; JWXR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780853039082
ISBN
9780853039082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.83

Hardback. Western media coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan paints a simplistic picture of ageless barbarity, terrorist safe havens, and peoples in need of either punishment or salvation. Under the Drones looks beyond this limiting view to investigate real people on the ground, and analyze the political, social, and economic forces that shape their lives. Editor(s): Bashir, Shahzad; Crews, Robert D. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 halftones, 3 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065611
ISBN
9780674065611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The New Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620970102
ISBN
9781620970102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; LNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620972533
ISBN
9781620972533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.71

Hardback. Translator(s): Strathausen, Carsten. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146180
ISBN
9780231146180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.77

Hardback. Examines ethno-politics in Abkhazia, a region in the north eastern corner of the Black Sea. This book clarifies Abkhazia's ethno-political dynamics, which have played a major role in the country's state building efforts and have shaped the conditions under which many ethnic communities live. Editor(s): Trier, Tom; Lohm, Hedvig; Szakonyi, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFSL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040204
ISBN
9781849040204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.40

Paperback. Modern Navajo tribal government originated in 1923 solely to approve oil leases. This book tracks the major changes brought to the Navajo people in the six decades following the discovery and exploitation of oil and gas on tribal lands. Num Pages: 189 pages, 11 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826320421
ISBN
9780826320421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.88

Hardback. In the Western literary tradition, the "jew" has long been a figure of ethnic exclusion and social isolation - the wanderer, the scapegoat, the alien. But it is no longer clear where a perennial outsider belongs. This provocative study of contemporary British writing points to the figure of the "jew" as the litmus test of multicultural society. Series: Studies in Antisemitism. Num Pages: 316 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803245037
ISBN
9780803245037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.04

Paperback. Did Muslims and Jews in the Middle Ages cohabit in a peaceful "interfaith utopia"? Or were Jews under Muslim rule persecuted, much as they were in Christian lands? Rejecting both polemically charged ideas as myths, the author offers a comparison of Jewish life in medieval Islam and Christendom. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
With a New introduction and afterword by the autho
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139319
ISBN
9780691139319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. Examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, this title highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 252 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388. Self, Power, and Intimacy in Amazonia. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. 252 pages, illustrations. Examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, this title highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273603
ISBN
9780520273603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. What accounts for the persistence of the figure of the black criminal in popular culture created by African Americans? This title explores the rationale behind this tradition of criminal self-representation from the Harlem Renaissance to the gangsta culture. It traces the legacy of badness in Rudolph Fisher and Chester Himes' detective fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226550350
ISBN
9780226550350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. What accounts for the persistence of the figure of the black criminal in popular culture created by African Americans? This title explores the rationale behind this tradition of criminal self-representation from the Harlem Renaissance to the gangsta culture. It traces the legacy of badness in Rudolph Fisher and Chester Himes' detective fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226550367
ISBN
9780226550367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: CBV; DSB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149907
ISBN
9780231149907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.58

Hardback. The Iroquois waged wars for a variety of reasons; while economic competition and rivalry for trade were important factors in Iroquois warfare, so were elements within their own culture. This book gives an overview of Iroquois warfare and explores major conflicts with an emphasis on how and why the Iroquois fought. Series: Modern Military Tradition. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275984663
ISBN
9780275984663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.80

paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ2; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Edition
Enlarged
SKU
V9781414326825
ISBN
9781414326825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.37

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