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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Tracing the long historical encounter between Islamic and Indic civilizations, this work explores how and why such a large Muslim population emerged in Bengal. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 388 pages, 24 b&w photographs, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520205079
ISBN
9780520205079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRC; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
6th Print
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060677015
ISBN
9780060677015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.86

Paperback. Fifty years after the term "meritocracy" was coined, this book asks where the idea of meritocracy has led. Editor(s): Dench, Geoff. Series: Political Quarterly Monograph Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405147194
ISBN
9781405147194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.61

Hardcover. This book provides an empirically grounded analysis of the rise and unexpected fall of the UK Film Council, the key strategic body responsible for supporting film in the UK for over a decade. It provides a probing analysis of the tensions in a transnational film industry and how both US and EU interests and pressures have played themselves out. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APFA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748698233
ISBN
9780748698233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Paperback. Examines the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, especially from 1953 to 1979, in the context of his regime's dependence on the United States and his dreams of transforming Iran into a world power. This book argues that, despite the Shah's early achievements, his goals and policies were full of inherent contradictions and weaknesses. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; HBJF; JFSR; JPFR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
With a New introduction and preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140407
ISBN
9780691140407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. This is the definitive account of 10,000 years of North American Indian history. It has been described by American History Illustrated, America's leading popular history magazine, as 'An eloquent and exhaustive chronicle of the history of North America's peoples'. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446011
ISBN
9780752446011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 6, 4 tables, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; JFFN; JKS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456671
ISBN
9780801456671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.57

Paperback. This book traces the history of television journalism in Britain from its austere roots in the BBC's post-war monopoly to the present-day plethora of 24 hour channels and celebrity presenters. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFD; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849666114
ISBN
9781849666114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.44

Hardback. In The Ring of Truth, Wendy Doniger expertly unfolds the cultural and historical significance of rings and other kinds of circular jewelry through timeless stories taken from mythology, religious traditions, and literature. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 b/w Illus. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAX; JFCA; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190267117
ISBN
9780190267117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.18

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752296
ISBN
9780814752296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.88

Paperback. This book covers the rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people under present US law; specifically in regard to freedom of speech and association, employment, housing, the military, family and parenting, and HIV disease. Series: ACLU Handbook Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736791
ISBN
9780814736791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Develops a comparative de-colonial framework for visual culture studies Num Pages: 408 pages, 75 illustrations (including 11 in colour), 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348955
ISBN
9780822348955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.91

Paperback. Develops a comparative de-colonial framework for visual culture studies Num Pages: 408 pages, 75 illustrations (including 11 in colour), 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349181
ISBN
9780822349181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226397054
ISBN
9780226397054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.49

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813529868
ISBN
9780813529868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447332077
ISBN
9781447332077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.07

Paperback. Series: RISJ Challenges Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784535926
ISBN
9781784535926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630215
ISBN
9781442630215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.20

Paperback. In addition, he includes a new chapter describing Amish recreation and social gatherings, and he applies the concept of "social capitalto his sensitive and penetrating interpretation of how the Amish have preserved their social networks and the solidarity of their community. Series: Center Books in Anabaptist Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 74, 61 black & white halftones, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99; HRCX8; HRCZ; JFC; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801867729
ISBN
9780801867729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.36

Paperback. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, did symbolic as well as literal damage. This book includes two interlinked essays that proposes the notion of virtual traumato that describe the cultural wound that this name-date both deflects and relays. It examines the historical and philosophical infrastructure of the notion of war on terror. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFC; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823231249
ISBN
9780823231249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.20

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