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Society & culture: general

Following the story of a Kurdish tribal militia employed by the Ottoman state, this book explores the contradictory logic of how states incorporate those they ultimately aim to suppress and how groups who seek autonomy from the state often attempt to do so through state channels. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBW; JFSL1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804775700
ISBN
9780804775700
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardback. Volume XIII of The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers covers the period between August 1921 and August 1922. During this particularly tumultuous time, Garvey suffered legal, political, and financial trouble, while the UNIA struggled to grow throughout the Caribbean. Editor(s): Hill, Robert A.; Dixon, John; Rodriguez, Mariela Haro; Yuen, Anthony. Num Pages: 472 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 34. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361169
ISBN
9780822361169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.75
€ 134.40

Hardback. 'Africa for the Africans' was the name given to the extraordinary movement led by Jamaican Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940). This title demonstrates the central role Africans played in the development of the Garvey phenomenon. It provides an account of how Africans transformed Garveyism into an African social movement. Editor(s): Rasmussen, R. Kent; Hughes, Arnold; Hill, Robert A. Series: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Num Pages: 975 pages, 49 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1411.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
975
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247321
ISBN
9780520247321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73
€ 76.74

Hardcover. After September of 1921, membership declined and morale in the UNIA began to weaken. The final failure of the Black Star Line resulted when negotiations with the United States Chipping Board for the purchase of the long proposed African ship collapsed in March 1922. Deals with the period of crisis in the UNIA's political and economic fortunes. Editor(s): Hill, Robert A.; Ball, Tevvy; Blum, Erika; Bair, Barbara. Series: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Num Pages: 1192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 171 x 79. Weight in Grams: 1852.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
1192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520054462
ISBN
9780520054462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73
€ 76.74

Hardcover. A brilliant history that goes beyond the dazzling "I Have a Dream" speech to explore the real significance of the massive march and the movement it inspired. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393082852
ISBN
9780393082852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. The Many Rooms of this House is a story about the rise and decline of religion in Toronto over the past 160 years. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HRAX; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520175
ISBN
9781487520175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.85

hardcover. The Many Rooms of this House is a story about the rise and decline of religion in Toronto over the past 160 years. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HRAX; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500276
ISBN
9781487500276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.38

Hardback. Argues that many of the most serious "security" challenges to Arab states and societies are rooted not in external military threats, but in the imperatives of socio-economic development. Two Gulf wars and the Arab-Israeli conflict have highlighted the salience of military factors in the region. Editor(s): Korany, Bahgat; Noble, Paul; Brynen, Mr. Rex. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; GTF; JFSR2; JPH; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333572214
ISBN
9780333572214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.01

Paperback. Argues that many of the most serious "security" challenges to Arab states and societies are rooted not in external military threats, but in the imperatives of socio-economic development. Two Gulf wars and the Arab-Israeli conflict have highlighted the salience of military factors in the region. Editor(s): Korany, Bahgat; Noble, Paul; Brynen, Mr. Rex. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; GTF; JFSR2; JPH; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333572221
ISBN
9780333572221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.05

Hardcover. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230104327
ISBN
9780230104327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Paperback. Considers race and ethnicity as central organizing principles in why, how, where and by whom crimes are committed and enforced. This volume argues that dimensions of race and ethnicity condition the very laws that make certain behaviours criminal, and the determination of who becomes a victim of crime under which circumstances. Editor(s): Peterson, Ruth D.; Krivo, Lauren J.; Hagan, John. Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 430 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767207
ISBN
9780814767207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Six historical case studies-two from Britain, one each from France and Germany, and two from the United States-illustrate the concept's fascinating development and provide context for the meanings of, and uses for, efficiency today and in the future. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10, 8 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886935
ISBN
9780801886935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.16

Paperback. Intends to unravels the complex ways men were defined as men in Renaissance Italy through readings of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century evidence - medical and travel literature; theology; law; myth; conduct books; and, plays, chivalric romances, and novellas by authors including Machiavelli, Tasso and Ariosto. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9780822330653
ISBN
9780822330653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873514118
ISBN
9780873514118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFFE; JHB; JPFM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171951
ISBN
9780691171951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.68
€ 71.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFFE; JHB; JPFM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171968
ISBN
9780691171968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Many companies have culturally diverse workforces. This applies to medium-- and small--sized businesses as well as to multinational organisations. The existence of a multicultural workforce has important implications for human resource management policies. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471962762
ISBN
9780471962762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.27

Paperback. In private life, we try to induce or suppress love, envy, and anger through deep acting or emotion work, just as we manage our outer expressions of feeling through surface acting. This title examines two groups of public-contact workers: flight attendants and bill collectors. Num Pages: 339 pages, 4 tables, 1 chart. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMJ; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412. Commercialization of Human Feeling. 339 pages. In private life, we try to induce or suppress love, envy, and anger through deep acting or emotion work, just as we manage our outer expressions of feeling through surface acting. This title examines two groups of public-contact workers: flight attendants and bill collectors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFFP; JMJ; JMQ. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 21. Weight: 418.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
339
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Third Edition, Updated with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272941
ISBN
9780520272941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99

Paperback. The stories gathered here explore the vagaries of sexual desire, gender identity, and erotic attachment, revealing the surprising queerness of nineteenth-century American literature. Editor(s): Looby, Christopher. Series: Q19: The Queer American Nineteenth Century. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223668
ISBN
9780812223668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Riverhead Trade
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594485695
ISBN
9781594485695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629144894
ISBN
9781629144894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.73

Paperback. Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JM; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774827935
ISBN
9780774827935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Exhorts readers to apply the anti-essentialist modeloso dominant in feminist jurisprudenceoto the study of masculinities Num Pages: 197 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ2; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814720059
ISBN
9780814720059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.93

Paperback. Turning on its head that familiar 'woman question,' this work poses masculinity as a problem that requires explanation. It rebukes the sense of coherence contained in patriarchal theory in the name of a voice that both calls upon and challenges the category woman. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520079915
ISBN
9780520079915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

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