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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Fascinated by the idea of Western civilization as being a sequence of numerous misinterpretations and misrepresentations, these 19 essays, of Ilan Stavans, cover a broad range of topics with the unifying theme being the crossroads where politics and the imagination meet. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADSL; DSB; GTB; JFCX; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312240318
ISBN
9780312240318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.06

Paperback. Completed just before Alfred Gell's death in January 1997, this book embodies the characteristics for which he was admired. The book aims to challenge the basis of the way art has been viewed in the human sciences. It presents a fundamental theory for an anthropology of art. Num Pages: 296 pages, numerous black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198280149
ISBN
9780198280149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 171.99

Paperback. Traces Arsenio Rodriguez's early career in Cuba, his influence on Cuban and Latin popular music in the 1940s, his struggle for recognition at the height of mambo-mania in the 1950s, and his importance to Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 5 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; ASD; AVGE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592133864
ISBN
9781592133864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APF; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781503600706
ISBN
9781503600706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APF; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798914
ISBN
9780804798914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Paperback. A smart philosophical look at the cult hit television show, Arrested Development Arrested Development earned six Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, critical acclaim, and a loyal cult following and then it was canceled. Editor(s): Phillips, Kristopher G.; Wisnewski, J. Jeremy. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: APT; HPX; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470575598
ISBN
9780470575598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.49

Paperback. Why are today's adults more like adolescents, in their dress and personal tastes, than ever before? Why do so many adults seem to drift and avoid responsibilities such as work and family? This book gives us a vision of what it means to be an adult and makes sense of the longest, but least understood period of the life course. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP3; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814715987
ISBN
9780814715987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. A study that addresses the Arrernte's contemporary situation. It documents the immense sociocultural changes they have experienced. It traces the history of the Arrernte as they have transitioned from a society of hunter-gatherers to members of the Hermannsburg Mission community to their marginalized position in the modern Australian economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones, 8 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226032634
ISBN
9780226032634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.85

Paperback. Tracing the proliferation of forms of mourning and memorial across a century increasingly concerned with their historical and temporal significance, this work offers a different view of the aesthetic, social, and political implications of emotion. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 345 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752234
ISBN
9780814752234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJPL; HRAF; HRC; HRKT; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 683.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403961037
ISBN
9781403961037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.61

Paperback. A cultural history of intertribal activism centered on the Indian Ecumenical Conference, an influential movement among native people in Canada and the U.S. during the Red Power era. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRC; JFF; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349730988
ISBN
9781349730988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.69

Paperback. This text argues that smell is repressed in the modern West, and its social history ignored. It attempts to break the "olfactory silence" of modernity by offering an exploration of the cultural role of odours in Western history and in a wide variety of non-Western societies. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415114738
ISBN
9780415114738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Paperback. Raises questions about the roots of Israel-Palestine conflict. This book tells the story of Arabs who, from the very beginning of the Arab-Israeli encounter, sided with the Zionists and aided them politically, economically, and in security matters. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670. Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism, 1917-1948. 352 pages. Raises questions about the roots of Israel-Palestine conflict. This book tells the story of Arabs who, from the very beginning of the Arab-Israeli encounter, sided with the Zionists and aided them politically, economically, and in security matters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR1. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 21. Weight: 496.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259898
ISBN
9780520259898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Barbara Victor examines the pressure of living under occupation, exploring the social and familial dynamics, and the political manipulation that energise the phenomenon of female martyrdom and the wider politics of suicidal terrorism. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0004682
ISBN
9781841199375
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback / so. Series: Studien Zur Sozialwissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531127712
ISBN
9783531127712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.86

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Lutz, Ronald; Zeng, Matthias. Num Pages: 323 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810018434
ISBN
9783810018434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.58

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 580 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSP1; JHB; JNLA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 969.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531171760
ISBN
9783531171760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.52

perfect. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
1997th Edition
SKU
V9783810017994
ISBN
9783810017994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.02

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Mansel, Jurgen; Neubauer, Georg. Series: Kindheitsforschung. Num Pages: 317 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
United Kingdom
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322932761
ISBN
9783322932761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.25

paperback. Series: Analysen. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 237.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
1996th Edition
SKU
V9783810015563
ISBN
9783810015563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.06

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