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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This comparative frontier history explores the role that natural environments played in shaping the contours of European-indigenous encounters and processes of colonization Num Pages: 456 pages, 28 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JHMC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822336891
ISBN
9780822336891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. The momentous changes which are transforming American life call for a new exploration of the economic and cultural landscape. In this book, the author links our expanding need to consume with two fundamental shifts: places of production have given way to spaces for services, and the competitive edge has moved from industrial to cultural capital. Num Pages: 338 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082885
ISBN
9780520082885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Landscapes of the Jihad explores the features that Al-Qaeda and other strands of militant Islam share in common with global movements. Series: Crises in World Politics. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047203
ISBN
9781849047203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
List - Laboratorio Internazionale Editoriale Sas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788898774937
ISBN
9788898774937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.93

Paperback. An entertaining and accessible guide for students taking an undergraduate course in discourse analysis or sociolinguistics. This is a book that will give students some useful 'hands-on' experience of discourse analysis and will point the way forward for readers who want to specialise in this area of study. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFF; JFS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137381408
ISBN
9781137381408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.25

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137453501
ISBN
9781137453501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.00
€ 39.00

Paperback. The new edition of Language and Gender: A Reader responds to the wealth of research that has shaped the field since its initial publication in 1998. Retaining many of the foundational entries that have made the volume so popular, the second edition has been fully revised, and now includes 23 new articles and two entirely new sections. Editor(s): Coates, Jennifer. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 35. Weight in Grams: 966.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405191272
ISBN
9781405191272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 44.70

Hardback. The new edition of Language and Gender: A Reader responds to the wealth of research that has shaped the field since its initial publication in 1998. Retaining many of the foundational entries that have made the volume so popular, the second edition has been fully revised, and now includes 23 new articles and two entirely new sections. Num Pages: 640 pages, ill. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405191449
ISBN
9781405191449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.50

Paperback. This text is an indispensable 'cutting edge' book for students and researchers of journalism studies seeking a text that illustrates and applies a range of linguistic and discourse-analytic approaches to the analysis of journalism. Editor(s): Richardson, John. Num Pages: 168 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415629331
ISBN
9780415629331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.94

Paperback. Feminist linguistics has come of age. Yet, in more than two decades of research, male speaking patterns have largely been taken for granted. This is the first extensive account of mena s language -- of male ways of speaking and of language in the construction of masculinity. Editor(s): Johnson, Sally; Meinhof, Ulrike Hanna. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631197683
ISBN
9780631197683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Hardcover. Documenting the everyday lives of Moroccan immigrant children in Spain, this in-depth study considers how its subjects navigate the social and political landscapes of family, neighborhood peer groups, and the institutions of their adopted country. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFFN; JFSL1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470673331
ISBN
9780470673331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.23

Paperback. This text explores the question of how linguistic practices and ideologies relate to sexuality and sexual identity, opening with a discussion of the field of "queer linguistics" and moving from theory into practice with case studies of language use in a variety of cultural settings. Series: CSLI - Stanford Monographs in Linguistics. Num Pages: 350 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575863207
ISBN
9781575863207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. One of the most important branches of principles of Islamic jurisprudence ('usul al-fiqh') is the study of the usage of language. 'Language and the Interpretation of Islamic Law' is the first work to appear in English dealing with this important aspect of Islamic law. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621866
ISBN
9780946621866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Hardcover. Conventional wisdom dictates that individuals who learn American Sign Language (ASL) at a young age possess a higher level of proficiency than those who acquire ASL later, the author shows how diversity in the deaf community belies such generalization. Series: Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 halftones, 25 tables, 45 figures. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFG; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563685453
ISBN
9781563685453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.34
€ 60.49

Paperback. This work is intended both as a comprehensive review and discussion of the major studies on language development and functioning in mentally retarded persons since the 1950s, and as an exploration of a number of important issues in this field. Series: Exc Business and Economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: CF; JFFG; JMC; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861560049
ISBN
9781861560049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.67

Hardcover. Deals with two remarkable events - the worldwide transformations of the Jews in the modern age and the revival of the ancient Hebrew language. This is a book about social and cultural history addressed not only to the professional historian, and a book about Jews addressed not only to Jewish readers. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CF; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520079588
ISBN
9780520079588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.26
€ 46.08

Paperback. Here, the author recounts in-depth interviews with youths detained at an all-male correctional facility, exploring how they talk about guns and what meanings they ascribe to them in an attempt to understand some of the assumptions implicit in current handgun policies. He redraws the relationships among empirical research, law, and public policy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 halftones, 14 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316093
ISBN
9780226316093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.84

Hardback. Based on two years of sociolinguistic and ethnographic fieldwork in one school, supplemented by shorter periods of fieldwork in three other schools, this study focuses on the polarized social categories, the 'jocks' and the 'burnouts', that dominate social organization in all of these schools. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; CFD; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631186038
ISBN
9780631186038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.72

Paperback. aeo Provides an ethnographically rich account of sociolinguistic variation in an adolescent population. aeo Shows how local processes coincide with the global patterning of variation with class, gender and age. aeo Uncovers the nature of social meaning and the dynamics of influence in variation. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; CFD; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631186045
ISBN
9780631186045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Paperback. Shows how the media is implicated in global terrorism, and how the language it uses has changed since 9/11. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 figures, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745324845
ISBN
9780745324845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Despite its centrality to the political life of India and Pakistan, the few reliable works of history that have appeared on Kashmir insist ahistorically on the existence of a unique Kashmir cultural identity. This text questions the notion of any transcendent cultural uniqueness and "Kashmiriyat". Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRH; JFC; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publ
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850657002
ISBN
9781850657002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888664
ISBN
9781845888664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Risio, Andreas; Noguchi, Bao. Num Pages: 55 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 5. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
55
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621001737
ISBN
9781621001737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.95
€ 49.34

Paperback. Tells the story of the remarkable life and career of John A. Lomax, pioneering American folklorist, canny businessman, influential educator, and patriarch of an extended family of artists, performers, and scholars. Series: Folklore & Society. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780252069710
ISBN
9780252069710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 53.33

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