Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
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
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Condition: New
€ 63.75
€ 63.75
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
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
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
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.20
€ 18.99
€ 18.20
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
€ 73.65
€ 73.65
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
€ 137.23
€ 137.23
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
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. This groundbreaking two-volume set examines the psychological, social, physical, and environmental factors that undermine or support healthy development in African American children while considering economic, historical, and public policies. Editor(s): Hill, Nancy E.; Mann, Tammy L.; Fitzgerald, Hiram E. Series: Child Psychology and Mental Health. Num Pages: 498 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313383021
- ISBN
- 9780313383021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.94€ 98.63
€ 110.94
€ 98.63
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
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
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
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
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
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
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
€ 113.46
€ 113.46
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€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Phaf-Rheinberger, Ineke; Pinto, Tiago Oliveora. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 223 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Iberoamericana Editorial Vervuert S.L.U Spain
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788484893806
- ISBN
- 9788484893806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.82
€ 31.99
€ 22.82
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
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
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€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
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
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Paperback. This thirteen-chapter volume, based on a conference held in South Africa in June 2003, describes and compares patterns of internal, regional and international migration in Africa, with comparative insights from Asia and Latin America. Editor(s): Tienda, Marta; Findley, Sally E.; Tollman, Stephen; Preston-Whyte, Eleanor. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFN; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144327
- ISBN
- 9781868144327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.10
€ 45.10
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
€ 35.99€ 32.64
€ 35.99
€ 32.64
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
€ 27.99€ 23.57
€ 27.99
€ 23.57
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
€ 62.51
€ 62.51