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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Provides a personal view of a maquiladora worker's struggles with factory labor conditions, poverty, and violence as she journeys toward education, financial opportunity, and, ultimately, empowerment Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLC; JFC; JHM; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292744264
ISBN
9780292744264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.12

Paperback. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu has noted, "AIDS is South Africa's new apartheid." This title traces the historical shifts in health policy after apartheid and describes their effects, detailing, in particular, the changing relationship between biomedical and indigenous health care, both at the national and the local level. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226064598
ISBN
9780226064598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 85. BIC Classification: AC; HDDA; JFCX; JHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801435492
ISBN
9780801435492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442635920
ISBN
9781442635920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardback. Deconstructs earthen mounds and myths in examining their importance in contemporary Native communities. Drawing on ethnographic and archaeological studies, Jay Miller explores the wide-ranging themes and variations of mounds, from those built thousands of years ago to contemporary mounds, focusing on Native southeastern and Oklahoma towns. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 diagram. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803278660
ISBN
9780803278660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.12

Hardback. "The content of this work is derived in part from prior interviews with the named contributors to the 'Ancient Aliens' series"--Page [v]. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062455413
ISBN
9780062455413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Presents an overview of the prehistory of the Cuzco region from the arrival of the first hunter-gatherers (ca 7000 BC) to the fall of the Inca Empire in AD 1532. This book addresses both the specific patterns of settlement in the Cuzco Valley and the larger processes of cultural development. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 271 pages, 76 photos, 25 figures, 26 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 276 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292702790
ISBN
9780292702790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; HD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405136785
ISBN
9781405136785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.91

paperback. Ladakh, a beautiful desert land up in the Western Himalayas, has few resources and an extreme climate, but for over 1000 years it has been home to a thriving culture. Then came "development". This book explores the whole notion of progress and the root causes of the malaise of industrial society. Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; HBJF; HRLK2; JFC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rider
Condition
New
SKU
9780712606561
ISBN
9780712606561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

This volume examines cinematic representations of ancient Greek women from the realms of myth and history. It discusses how these female figures were resurrected on the big screen by different filmmakers during different historical moments, and were therefore embedded within a narrative which served various purposes. Editor(s): Nikoloutsos, Konstantinos P. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; APFA; DSBB; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199678921
ISBN
9780199678921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316628843
ISBN
9781316628843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.24

Hardback. Drawing on information shared by Indigenous botanical experts and collaborators, the ethnographic and historical record, and from linguistics, palaeobotany, archaeology, phytogeography, and other fields, this book weaves together a complex understanding of the traditions of use and management of plant resources in this vast region. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 95 b&w images. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHMC; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 176 x 84. Weight in Grams: 2196.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773543805
ISBN
9780773543805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.64

Paperback. This work traces the lives of the Palaeo-Eskimos, the bold first explorers of the Arctic. Four thousand years ago, these people entered the far northern extremes of the North American continent, carving a living out of their bleak new homeland. Num Pages: 244 pages, 83ill.(16col.).figs.10M. BIC Classification: 1KBCW; 1MTN; HBTP; HDDA; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774808545
ISBN
9780774808545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Tells the story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the first of four volumes, which unfolds the history of Western philosophy. It is suitable for those interested in the people and ideas that shaped the course of Western thought. Series: New History of Western Philosophy. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1 map, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198752721
ISBN
9780198752721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRLK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Larson Publications United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780943914701
ISBN
9780943914701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Salish Kootenai College United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934594070
ISBN
9781934594070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.67

Paperback. As the end of the 20th century approaches, many predict that it will mirror the 19th-century decline into decadence. The author of this text finds a closer analogy with the culture wars of France in the 1690s - a battle of the books known as the "Quarrel between the Ancients and Moderns". Num Pages: 236 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HBA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226141381
ISBN
9780226141381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
IVP Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830832651
ISBN
9780830832651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. In this distinctive study of the impact of immigration and ethnicity on twentieth-century America, Barkan thoughtfully examines the changing composition of our immigrant populations, highlighting the ways in which certain facets of the struggle to adapt to American society have persisted from the 1920s until the 1990s. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882959283
ISBN
9780882959283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.07

Num Pages: 208 pages, 97 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 288 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1372.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349287
ISBN
9780764349287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.47

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