Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Describes the development of the Kokopelli phenomenon in American mass culture from its beginning to Kokopelli's status as pan-Southwestern icon. This book explores the figure's connections with the Hopi kachina god, Kookopolo and Maahu, the Cicada, and discusses how this rock art image is appropriated and misunderstood. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illus., Map. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFCA; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803282957
- ISBN
- 9780803282957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. This study aims to show how gender, capitalism, race and ethnic minority status, and patriarchal social structure lead to the formation of new roles for Korean working women in the US. It also examines how immigrant women's work experiences in a new society affect their perception of gender roles. Num Pages: 166 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF; TDG; TDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761804635
- ISBN
- 9780761804635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.72
€ 110.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614703693
- ISBN
- 9781614703693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.85€ 158.44
€ 231.85
€ 158.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486968
- ISBN
- 9780801486968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.59
€ 37.99
€ 36.59
Hardback. This book tells the Korean immigrants' life stories in California's eight San Joaquin Valley farm communities. It describes how they survived through discrimination and injustices in the early 20th century America, and also details the Korean immigrants' efforts to regain their lost motherland from Japanese colonialism (1910-1945). Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761852193
- ISBN
- 9780761852193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.71
€ 138.71
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; HBTB; HRJC; JFSR1; KNDF; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158329
- ISBN
- 9780231158329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Looks at the explosive situation in Kosovo, where years of simmering tensions between Serbs and Albanians erupted in armed conflict in 1998. This title demonstrates how myths and truths can start a war. It also shows how our identity as individuals and as members of groups is defined through the telling and remembering of stories. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 13 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVW; JFSL; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218659
- ISBN
- 9780520218659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Chronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm. Illustrator(s): Vannithone, Soun. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, facsims., maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFFC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141005171
- ISBN
- 9780141005171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Richards, Robert J.; Daston, Lorraine. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 260 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317205
- ISBN
- 9780226317205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. An academic insider's account of the Islamist social movement Kurdish Hizbullah Series: State Crime. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745399348
- ISBN
- 9780745399348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Olson, Robert W. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813108964
- ISBN
- 9780813108964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.21
€ 33.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBFW; BGA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855758301
- ISBN
- 9780855758301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226362540
- ISBN
- 9780226362540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, b/w photos & line drawings. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Edition
- First Thus Used
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888392305
- ISBN
- 9780888392305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.49
€ 24.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. In 1964, an Urban League survey ranked Los Angeles as the most desirable city for African Americans to live in. In 1965, the city burst into flames during one of the worst race riots in the nation's history. How the city came to such a pass is the story told in this history of modern black Los Angeles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248304
- ISBN
- 9780520248304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Suitable for scholars and enthusiasts, this book establishes the key role played by the L A Rebellion within the histories of cinema, Black visual culture, and postwar art in Los Angeles. Editor(s): Field, Allyson; Horak, Jan-Christopher; Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma. Num Pages: 488 pages, 110. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284685
- ISBN
- 9780520284685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.39
€ 40.99
€ 29.39
Hardback. Suitable for scholars and enthusiasts, this book establishes the key role played by the L A Rebellion within the histories of cinema, Black visual culture, and postwar art in Los Angeles. Editor(s): Field, Allyson; Horak, Jan-Christopher; Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma. Num Pages: 488 pages, 110. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284678
- ISBN
- 9780520284678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.15€ 54.84
€ 70.15
€ 54.84
Hardcover. Examines the life and works of dozens of Mexican American and Chicano artists and photographers Editor(s): Noriega, Chon A.; Romo, Terezita; Rivas, Pilar Tompkins. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; ACXJ; AGC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780895511454
- ISBN
- 9780895511454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.42
€ 43.99
€ 42.42
Hardback. Offers a pioneering social and environmental history of southern Chile, exploring the origins of forestry "miracle" in Chile. This book narrates the century-long struggles among peasants, indigenous communities, large landowners, and the state over access to forest commons in the frontier territory. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBLW; JFC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822355984
- ISBN
- 9780822355984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.96€ 124.20
€ 156.96
€ 124.20
Paperback. Shows how Exilic Cubans, a once marginalized group, have risen to power and privilege - distinguishing themselves from other Hispanic communities in the United States - and how religion has figured in their ascension. This work explores intra-Hispanic structures of oppression operating among Cubans in Miami. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJC; GTB; HR; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238527
- ISBN
- 9780520238527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Since late 2001 more than fifty percent of the babies born in California have been Latino. When these babies reach adulthood, they will, by sheer force of numbers, influence the course of the Golden State. This study suggests that the future of Latinos in California will be neither complete assimilation nor unyielding separatism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 35 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292536
- ISBN
- 9780520292536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 22.46
€ 36.99
€ 22.46
Paperback. This book presents an analysis of female sexuality in the literary texts of two Hispanic feminist writers: Cristina Escofet and Isabel Allende. Both writers create alternative realities and emphasize the use of subconscious knowledge to help readers understand sexuality and make changes in our unjust hierarchical world. Num Pages: 130 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761852223
- ISBN
- 9780761852223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.63
€ 56.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583674635
- ISBN
- 9781583674635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.69
€ 19.99
€ 18.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 9 tables, 5 charts. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPQB; KNXB; LNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479892
- ISBN
- 9780801479892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.07€ 56.67
€ 57.07
€ 56.67