Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This book examines how Indian American motel owners have created a successful immigrant business niche, yet still suffer significant social and cultural inequalities. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804778831
- ISBN
- 9780804778831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Takes us on a haunting ethnographic journey through two historical moments when life for the Canadian Inuit has hung in the balance: the tuberculosis epidemic (1940s to the early 1960s) and the subsequent suicide epidemic (1980s to the present). Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MTN; JFSL9; JHMC; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282940
- ISBN
- 9780520282940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. An argument that it was only on September 11, 2001, that the symbolic universe of the Cold War was finally destroyed and a new world order put into place. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344735
- ISBN
- 9780822344735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. These essays include descriptive, empirical and theoretical discussions of a new interdisciplinary field of study in the social sciences - life course and generational politics. They illustrate a number of different approaches and identify the conceptual and methodological issues involved. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819190062
- ISBN
- 9780819190062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Paperback. This is the first book to draw together the rich and growing literature on the life cycle in Western Europe, c.1300-c.1500. In discussing life's stages, from birth to death, the study explores attitudes towards ageing, rites of passage, and the influence played by gender, class and regional location. Series Editor(s): Rigby, Steve. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; JFSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719059162
- ISBN
- 9780719059162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.74
€ 36.74
Paperback. On April 26, 1986, Unit Four of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in the Soviet Ukraine. More than 3.5 million people in Ukraine alone, not to mention many citizens of surrounding countries, are suffering the effects. This title examines the vexed political, scientific, and social circumstances that followed the disaster. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone. 2 line illus. 2 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; JFFC; RNQ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New introduction by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151663
- ISBN
- 9780691151663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.28
€ 37.99
€ 33.28
Paperback. Explores how people negotiate identity in the United States. This title offers a look at a range of subjects including: violence and video games, pilgrimages to San Francisco, Filipina critiques of 'sleeping around', and the significance of 'lowriders' in Hispano culture. It offers a look at issues of identity and what it means to be American. Editor(s): Baker, Lee. Num Pages: 464 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSC; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 34. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105644
- ISBN
- 9781405105644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912171
- ISBN
- 9781439912171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.65
€ 92.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912188
- ISBN
- 9781439912188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
paperback. This lively, colourful and innovative pack presents ten reports on key issues affecting life in Britain, showing key patterns and inequalities in education, housing, health, family and work as revealed by the 2001 Census, and accompanied by a summary sheet, posters and background information. Num Pages: summary sheet, 5 x A3 posters, technical report. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861347732
- ISBN
- 9781861347732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.35
€ 54.35
Paperback. This text is not just about air travel, it is about the emergent "social world" of flying. It concerns air space and behaviour in the air, and deals with the topic in the way someone else might look at cities and street behaviour. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500297
- ISBN
- 9780742500297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.38
€ 57.38
Hardback. Lodz, in the years 1945-1950 was the second largest city in the country and the major urban centre of Jewish population. A sequel to "Together and Apart in Brzezany", in which the author discussed his childhood during the War and the Holocaust, this book tells the story of his adolescence in the city of Lodz, in post-war Poland. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235216
- ISBN
- 9781936235216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.99
€ 128.99
paperback. Of Athapaskan and Tlingit ancestry, Angela Sidney, Kitty Smith, and Annie Ned lived in the southern Yukon Territory for nearly a century. They collaborated with Julie Cruikshank, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, to produce this unique autobiography. Series: American Indian Lives Series. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803263529
- ISBN
- 9780803263529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.53
€ 41.99
€ 37.53
Paperback. The author admits to being a disorganized, goal-less woman when she was in her 20s. In this book, she shares her principles how to: live each day God's way; take charge of busyness and find a balanced life; and be a better steward of resources. It includes "Just for Today" and "Just for This Week" sections that help you apply transforming habits. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvest House Publishers,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736951265
- ISBN
- 9780736951265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.21
€ 17.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 122
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921867064
- ISBN
- 9781921867064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.28
€ 18.99
€ 15.28
Paperback. With fascinating insights into how both ordinary and famous Cuban-Americans, including Desi Arnaz, Oscar Hijuelos, Gloria Estefan, and Jose Kozer, have lived "life on the hyphen," this is an expanded, updated edition of the classic, award-winning study of Cuban-American culture Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 274 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292735996
- ISBN
- 9780292735996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616687809
- ISBN
- 9781616687809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.02€ 41.75
€ 58.02
€ 41.75
Hardback. Combining her own experience with an examination of the history of blindness in the Western world, author shows that sightlessness has been an 'active' force in history, rather than the passive condition which is too readily assumed. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848856905
- ISBN
- 9781848856905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
paperback. A "bold, luscious" memoir, "indispensable to anyone trying to forge their own truer path" (Ruth Reichl). Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSL1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780393353778
- ISBN
- 9780393353778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.78
€ 17.99
€ 15.78
Paperback. A fascinating look at Lakota lifeways and history through the voices of medicine men and White Hat s personal stories" Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607811848
- ISBN
- 9781607811848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.15
€ 26.99
€ 24.15