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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This book explores the significant relationship between western classical mythology and African American women's literature. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369621
ISBN
9781349369621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.78

Paperback. Documents the central texts and arguments in African American literary theory from the 1920s to now Editor(s): Napier, Winston. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758106
ISBN
9780814758106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. Analyzing the behavior of African American state legislators in multiple legislative sessions across five states, Haynie has compiled a wealth of valuable data that reveals the dynamics and effectiveness of black participation in the legislative process. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 176 pages, six figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPH; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106450
ISBN
9780231106450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Offers perspectives on black history - its scholarship and pedagogy, scholars and interpreters, and evolution as a profession. This book discusses various issues and themes for understanding and analyzing African American history, the 20th century black historical enterprise, and the teaching of African American history for the 21st century. Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252077012
ISBN
9780252077012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Culled from the records of the National Register of Historic Places, a roster of all types of significant properties across the United States, African American Historic Places includes over 800 places in 42 states and two U.S. territories that have played a role in black American history. Editor(s): Savage, Beth L. Num Pages: 624 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL3; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471143451
ISBN
9780471143451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

Hardcover. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
294
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137003508
ISBN
9781137003508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.20

Paperback. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349434268
ISBN
9781349434268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.91

Paperback. This book explores not only the challenges facing African American girls, but also the strengths and resiliencies used to meet them. Salient issues of self and identity are addressed, and crucial domains such as relationships and expectations are examined. Series: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2009
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461415176
ISBN
9781461415176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.05

Paperback. Presenting a study of African American healing, this work sheds light on a variety of folk practices and traces their development from the time of slavery through the Great Migrations. Through conversations with black Americans, it demonstrates how herbs, charms, and rituals continue folk healing performances. Num Pages: 189 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757321
ISBN
9780814757321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dafina United States
Edition
4th Revised, Updated ed.
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780758292414
ISBN
9780758292414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.18

Paperback. Investigates the origins of contemporary African American Vernacular English (AAVE), one of the oldest, yet unsolved, questions in sociolinguistics. This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of tense and aspect as manifested in recorded conversations with 101 former slaves and their descendants. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KJ; 2ABM; CFB; CFFD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631212669
ISBN
9780631212669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.72

Hardback. This volume considers African-American education in the 21st century through the lens of the Chicago School Tradition, at the University of Chicago. Editor(s): Allen, Walter R.; Spencer, Margaret Beale; O'Connor, Carla. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762308293
ISBN
9780762308293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Schur, Richard L. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2009
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349382439
ISBN
9781349382439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403962515
ISBN
9781403962515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403962508
ISBN
9781403962508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.48

Hardback. Series: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development. Num Pages: 185 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JFSL3; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493917167
ISBN
9781493917167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardback. Do people of differing ethnicities, cultures, and races view medicine and bioethics differently? And, if they do, should they? This book explores how medicine and ethics accommodate differing cultural and racial norms, suggesting profound implications for growing minority groups in the United States. Editor(s): Prograis, Lawrence J., Jr.; Pellegrino, Edmund D. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589011632
ISBN
9781589011632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.23

Paperback. Black women and Hollywood in the pre-Civil Rights era Num Pages: 440 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221926
ISBN
9780253221926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JP. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349532889
ISBN
9781349532889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This text presents eight Nigerian women writers and proposes a vernacular theory based on their work. Flora Nwapa, Adaora Lily Ulasi, Buchi Emecheta are some of the writers included. The importance of children and community in the literary tradition of African womanism is assessed. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226620855
ISBN
9780226620855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Combining studies of demography, climate change, technology and innovation, political development, new actors in international development, and global governance frameworks, this book highlights the major underlying determinants of change in the African context and key uncertainties about the continent's future development prospects. Editor(s): Lundsgaarde, Erik. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349327133
ISBN
9781349327133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Paperback. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps, plan, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252064463
ISBN
9780252064463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.17

Paperback. Translator(s): Beschea-Fache, Caroline; Wulfing-Leckie, Vera. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956930750
ISBN
9780956930750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.96

Paperback. Over the last decade, there has been a shift toward a strategic view of Africa. China and the US importmuch of their oil from Africa which is clearly emerging on the world stage as a strategic player. Africa and the New World Era probes the importance and significance of this shift and its implications for Africa's international relations." Editor(s): Mangala, Jack. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349287352
ISBN
9781349287352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

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