Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 104 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152792
- ISBN
- 9780231152792
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.43
€ 29.99
€ 22.43
Hardback. Presents social history of migration from Hiroshima to Canada which tells the story of a community that was destroyed in 1942. This title describes the political, economic, and social circumstances that precipitated emigration from Hiroshima prefecture to Canada between 1891-1941, and examines the lives of those who settled in western Canada. Num Pages: 208 pages, approx. 14 b/w photos, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBC; GTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774814317
- ISBN
- 9780774814317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. Explores unconventional texts and dimensions of culture involved in constituting Hiroshima memories - including history textbook controversies, discourses on the city's tourism and urban renewal projects, campaigns to preserve atomic ruins, survivors' testimonial practices, ethnic Koreans' narratives on Japanese colonialism. Series: Twentieth-century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power S. Num Pages: 301 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085879
- ISBN
- 9780520085879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442207486
- ISBN
- 9781442207486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.25
€ 45.25
Hardback. * First book that presents a comprehensive discussion of Hispanic/Latino identity from a philosophical point of view. * Interdisciplinary approach including: philosophy, anthropology, sociology, history and cultural studies. * Introduction to Latino/Hispanic philosophy and thought. . Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 1KL; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217633
- ISBN
- 9780631217633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.42
€ 125.42
Paperback. Written by Jorge Gracia, a thinker of Hispanic/Latino descent, this volume provides an introduction to the philosophical, social, and political elements of Hispanic/Latino identity. The author explores central historical and current debates surrounding Hispanic/Latino culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217640
- ISBN
- 9780631217640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.07
€ 54.07
hardcover. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332276
- ISBN
- 9781590332276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.32€ 69.72
€ 89.32
€ 69.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: G; JFSL4; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761819448
- ISBN
- 9780761819448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.12
€ 102.12
Paperback. The first comprehensive study of literary works created both orally and in writing by immigrants to the United States from the Hispanic world since the early nineteenth century Num Pages: 211 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 1 chart/graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292743946
- ISBN
- 9780292743946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Analyzes the pattern of assimilation and incorporation among the Hispanic population in the Washington DC metro region. Following a comprehensive introduction looking at theoretical and policy implication, this book discusses the literature of ethnic incorporation and assimilation in urban regions. Editor(s): Pumar, Enrique S. Series Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Bruce, Marino A. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; JFFN; JFFP; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780523446
- ISBN
- 9781780523446
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Condition: New
€ 121.64
€ 121.64
Hardback. Editor(s): Remeseira, Claudio Ivan. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1 map, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148184
- ISBN
- 9780231148184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.13€ 83.59
€ 108.13
€ 83.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Remeseira, Claudio Ivan. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1 map, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148191
- ISBN
- 9780231148191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Hardback. Editor(s): Blancero, Donna Maria; DelCamp, Robert G. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621004288
- ISBN
- 9781621004288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.76€ 165.61
€ 239.76
€ 165.61
Paperback. In 1810, Stendhal read the sentimental novella "Histoire d'Eleonore de Parme", whose anonymous author was certainly a woman. This text poses the question: can it be asserted that Stendhal took inspiration from this novella when he wrote "La Chartreuse de Parme", and not from real life? Editor(s): Bolster, Richard. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 32 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895361
- ISBN
- 9780859895361
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Condition: New
€ 42.19
€ 42.19
Hardback. In this book, Engel asks why and how Jewish history and the Holocaust came to be viewed as separate areas of academic study. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759519
- ISBN
- 9780804759519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardcover. Using qualitative research data on Mexican/Mexican Americans and their historias de exito that center on Mexican centric concepts such as buen trabajador, bien educado, and buena gente, Octavio Pimentel reveals that when social networks guide personal goals in these communities, goals become community-oriented rather than personally-oriented. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL4; JHBC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137536808
- ISBN
- 9781137536808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
paperback. Several hundred tribes of Native Americans were living within or hunting and trading across the borders of Texas when Cabeza de Vaca and his shipwrecked companions washed up on a Gulf Coast beach in 1528. This title describes the historic Native peoples of Texas by geographic regions. Num Pages: 366 pages, 1 line drawing, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 738. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717930
- ISBN
- 9780292717930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.21
€ 36.99
€ 34.21
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jackson, Emily G. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611227369
- ISBN
- 9781611227369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.61€ 151.27
€ 218.61
€ 151.27
Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines (Historical Dictionarie...
Rolls, Mitchell, Johnson, Murray
Hardcover. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures. Num Pages: 244 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; GBC; HBJM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859975
- ISBN
- 9780810859975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.20
€ 150.20
Hardback. Having only emerged in the past few decades, Feminist Philosophy is rapidly developing its own thrust in areas of particular importance to feminism-and women more generally-while also reevaluating and reshaping most other fields of philosophy, from ethics to logic and Marxism to environmentalism. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810853461
- ISBN
- 9780810853461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.79
€ 164.79
Hardback. Deals with various features of life in Paris, from biographical sketches of personalities such as Coco Chanel, to principal districts and monuments of the city such as the Louvre, and luxury shops such as Fauchon. Thematic entries deal with institutions such as hospitals, commercial and cultural activities past and present and customs and language. Translator(s): Woronoff, Jon. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Cities, States, and Regions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833180
- ISBN
- 9780810833180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.19
€ 182.19
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442276192
- ISBN
- 9781442276192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.02€ 25.05
€ 161.02
€ 25.05
Hardback. Traces the evolution from the early homosexual rights movement through a century of history and into the contemporary gay and lesbian rights movement. It presents the key organizations and their leaders, the essential issues and the strategies those issues suggest, and the situation in numerous countries. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTB; JFSK2; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835870
- ISBN
- 9780810835870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.71
€ 164.71
Hardback. Describes world food organizations' efforts to alleviate the continuing and often devastating problem of world hunger and explains why they are largely unsuccessful. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JPSN; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810828476
- ISBN
- 9780810828476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.55
€ 143.55