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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Common stereotypes of the tango are dispelled by this history of a rich and complex dance, and the contemporary cultural response to it. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 b&w illus., 23 music exx. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ASD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219053
- ISBN
- 9780253219053
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.71
€ 23.99
€ 23.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742555570
- ISBN
- 9780742555570
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Condition: New
€ 61.73
€ 61.73
Paperback. Analyzing the ways US culture has been formed and transformed in the 80s and 90s by its response to the Vietnam War and the AIDS epidemic, this book argues that each has disrupted our conventional notions of community, nation, consensus, and 'American culture.' Num Pages: 375 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206205
- ISBN
- 9780520206205
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Based on the rich museum collections of Harvard University, Tangible Things challenges rigid distinctions between history, anthropology, science, and the arts. Through 20 entertaining and inspiring case studies it demonstrates that almost any material thing, when examined closely, can be a link between present and past. Num Pages: 280 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199382286
- ISBN
- 9780199382286
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.30
€ 54.99
€ 53.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Watkins, Frederick D. Num Pages: 85 pages. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKS; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634636926
- ISBN
- 9781634636926
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Condition: New
€ 100.45€ 69.24
€ 100.45
€ 69.24
Paperback. In this volume some of the worlda s leading analysts of globalization discuss the economic, political and ethical implications of global economic integration. They assess the benefits and the costs of globalization and suggest strategies for reconciling it with the interests and aspirations of the people in all regions of the world. Editor(s): Held, David; Koenig-Archibugi, Mathias. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630779
- ISBN
- 9780745630779
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Condition: New
€ 24.15
€ 24.15
Paperback. A finely tuned investigation of why the Tamils of Sri Lanka and of India took such divergent paths in their respective political evolution. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKS; HBJF; JFSL1; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044783
- ISBN
- 9781849044783
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.50
€ 33.99
€ 30.50
Paperback. A cruise along the streets of Chennai - or Silicon Valley - filled with professional young Indian men and women, reveals the new face of India. In this book, the authors examine one particularly striking group who have taken part in this development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226152745
- ISBN
- 9780226152745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Hardcover. A cruise along the streets of Chennai - or Silicon Valley - filled with professional young Indian men and women, reveals the new face of India. In this book, the author examine one particularly striking group who have taken part in this development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226152608
- ISBN
- 9780226152608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 77.34
€ 94.55
€ 77.34
Hardback. This book attempts to elucidate Japanese religious experiences by presenting an innovative interpretation of the oldest existing text of Japanese myth, the Kojiki. Iwasawa offers new insights into Japanese mythology regarding the relationship between the human and the divine. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761855248
- ISBN
- 9780761855248
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Condition: New
€ 119.34
€ 119.34
Paperback. Talking back to TV--women viewers' participation with TV talk shows Series: Feminist Studies and Media Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFDT; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076022
- ISBN
- 9780252076022
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Condition: New
€ 29.47
€ 29.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Else-Mitchell, Rosamund; Flutter, Naomi. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559664
- ISBN
- 9781875559664
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. Series: Solstice Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CCI Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896445595
- ISBN
- 9781896445595
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Condition: New
€ 60.26€ 46.77
€ 60.26
€ 46.77
Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Ge...
Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
Hardback. Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. This book emphasizes that this communication affirms the women's spiritual faith - which seamlessly integrates Christian and folk traditions - and reinforces their position as powerful culture keepers within Gullah/Geechee society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRLF; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356639
- ISBN
- 9780822356639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.23
€ 123.23
Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Ge...
Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
Paperback. Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. By looking in depth at this long-standing spiritual practice, this book highlights the subversive ingenuity that lowcountry inhabitants use to thrive spiritually and to maintain a sense of continuity with the past. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRLF; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356745
- ISBN
- 9780822356745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22
Hardcover. This book examines how collective memory and material culture are used to support present political and ideological needs in contemporary society. Using the memorialization of the Troubles in contemporary Northern Ireland as a case study.. Num Pages: 268 pages, 20 ills, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384076
- ISBN
- 9781782384076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.97
€ 151.97
Book. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816644308
- ISBN
- 9780816644308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.45
€ 18.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Looks at the interrelations between models of language in anthropology, philosophy, linguistics, and literary criticism and explores their varied accounts of subjectivity, reference, and narration Num Pages: 392 pages, 3 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: CF; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822320159
- ISBN
- 9780822320159
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.37
€ 32.99
€ 32.37
Hardcover. This book highlights how the idea of civilization formed one of the strong elements of the Indian nationalist discourse. It shows how; around the turn of twentieth century, Indians began to 'talk back' and question the colonial assumptions in imagining and narrating India's past. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; JFCX; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198075042
- ISBN
- 9780198075042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.43
€ 68.43
Paperback. How should Americans deal with racial and ethnic diversity? Communities across the country have attempted to answer it by organizing discussions among diverse volunteers in an attempt to improve race relations. This work looks at this strategy to reveal the reasons behind the method and the effects it has in the cities and towns that undertake it. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226869070
- ISBN
- 9780226869070
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.11
€ 40.99
€ 31.11
Paperback. Whether in the news, from our doctors, in our families, or through entertainment or commercial outlets - communicating about health can be harnessed in ways to benefit our choices, our decisions, and our physical and mental well-being. Series: Communication in the Public Interest. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405177566
- ISBN
- 9781405177566
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.21
€ 40.99
€ 40.21
hardcover. Presenting what culture means, this book shows how understanding and misunderstandings of culture affect American society. It includes eleven case studies with discussion questions which help readers see about how their understandings of culture have real world implications. Num Pages: 128 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101807
- ISBN
- 9780759101807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.95
€ 135.95
Paperback. "Originally published as 'The Dozens: a history of rap's mama.'"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199394043
- ISBN
- 9780199394043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.51
€ 20.99
€ 20.51
Hardcover. Connect to the world around you and realize the enormous potential in talking to strangers
Everyday, random encounters really can change lives, when you make them happen the right way and leverage the connection at the other end. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFP; VS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118203477
- ISBN
- 9781118203477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.79
€ 25.99
€ 20.79