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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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