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Society & culture: general
Picturing Disability: Beggar, Freak, Citizen, and Other Photographic R...
Robert Bogdan, Martin Elks, James A. Knoll
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633020
- ISBN
- 9780815633020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.19
€ 61.19
Paperback. Providing an historical and cultural exploration, this text demonstrates the role Japanese cinema played in the 1930s in the construction of a national identity, and in terms of the larger context of Japan's encounter with the West and with modernity. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APFA; JFC; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102315
- ISBN
- 9780231102315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.17
€ 42.99
€ 31.17
Paperback. Explores how human beings use animals and images of animals to define themselves--and how those depictions interfere with our abilities to understand the true nature of animals. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070303
- ISBN
- 9780252070303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Hardcover. The pie, to quote one Victorian writer, is a great human discovery which has universal estimation among all civilized eaters'. This book explores the development of this most esteemed article of food, from the ancient pie, its crust inedible and used for preserving the contents, to its elevation as the highest expression of culinary art. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 31 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861894250
- ISBN
- 9781861894250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.83
€ 23.83
Paperback. States that there is little question that the descendants of the new European immigrant groups from Southern, Central, and Eastern Europe have done very well in the United States, reaching levels of achievement far above blacks. This book focuses on the historical origins of the current differences between the groups. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520043626
- ISBN
- 9780520043626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.29
€ 41.99
€ 30.29
paperback. Editor(s): Hiebert-Murphy, Diane; Burnside, Linda. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFE1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552660430
- ISBN
- 9781552660430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.60
€ 25.99
€ 22.60
Paperback. Pig is a richly illustrated and compelling look at the natural and cultural history of the pig, and the long, complicated relationship between humans and these highly intelligent, sociable animals. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100, 60 colour. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898050
- ISBN
- 9781861898050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.14
€ 18.99
€ 15.14
Paperback. Pigeon Trouble chronicles a foreign-born anthropologist's venture into a miners' occult craft of pigeon shooting in the depths of Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222708
- ISBN
- 9780812222708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. Pigmentocracies: Ethnicity, Race, and Color in Latin America Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469617831
- ISBN
- 9781469617831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.51
€ 44.99
€ 43.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Transform Pr
- Number of pages
- 978
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780963009609
- ISBN
- 9780963009609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.47
€ 32.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. Discusses the phenomenon of Pokemon in a transnational and multidisciplinary perspective Editor(s): Tobin, Joseph J. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFFS; WHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332879
- ISBN
- 9780822332879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.33
€ 37.99
€ 34.33
Paperback. In this volume, 11 scholars explore the role of ethnic food in American culture, with a particular focus on women. They argue that ethnic cooking represents both a source of sustenance and a complex form of communication. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492868
- ISBN
- 9781558492868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.02
€ 37.99
€ 33.02
Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896729100
- ISBN
- 9780896729100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.04
€ 42.99
€ 40.04
Paperback. How society should respond to the rise of the sex trade is shaping up to be one of the Twenty-First Century's big questions. Should it be legal to pay for sex? Isn't it a woman's choice whether she strips for money? Could online porn warping the attitudes of a generation of boys? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571278220
- ISBN
- 9780571278220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: JFCA; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416961048
- ISBN
- 9781416961048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.86
€ 18.99
€ 16.86
Paperback. This richly illustrated history of the pin-up since its birth more than 150 years ago reveals how the development of the pin-up is intimately connected to the history of feminism Num Pages: 464 pages, 103 photographs (incl. 9 in color). BIC Classification: AC; JFFK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337461
- ISBN
- 9780822337461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.83
€ 46.99
€ 41.83
Hardback. An investigation into the experiences of Filipino women in Canada's Prairie provinces, which reveals much about their understanding of transnational identities, feminism, migration, diaspora, and the rubric of multiculturalism. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825795
- ISBN
- 9780774825795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.57
€ 107.57
Paperback. An investigation into the experiences of Filipino women in Canada's Prairie provinces, which reveals much about their understanding of transnational identities, feminism, migration, diaspora, and the rubric of multiculturalism. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774825801
- ISBN
- 9780774825801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.30
€ 40.99
€ 36.30
Paperback. Plucked from tropical America, the pineapple was brought to European tables and hothouses before it was conveyed back to the tropics, where it came to dominate US and world markets. This title presents the history of the world's tropical and temperate zones told through the pineapple's illustrative career. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 7 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QMT; HBG; HBTB; JFCV; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265905
- ISBN
- 9780520265905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.13
€ 31.99
€ 23.13
Hardback. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 colour, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231792
- ISBN
- 9781780231792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.35
€ 17.99
€ 14.35