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Paperback. Arnold Eisen here calls for a fundamental rethinking of the story of modern Judaism. More than simply a study of Jewish thought on customs and rituals, this book explores the central role that practice plays in Judaism's encounter with modernity. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 339 pages, 8 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226195292
- ISBN
- 9780226195292
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Hardback. A collection of essays examining the development and commodification of prostheses in Britain and America that occurred during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, due to the shift to standardized industrial manufacturing and associated market growth. Editor(s): Jones, Claire L. Series Editor(s): Anderson, Julie. Series: Disability History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526101426
- ISBN
- 9781526101426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.62
€ 166.62
Paperback. In the first two decades after WWII, social scientist heralded Turkey as an exemplar of a 'modernizing' nation in the Western mold. This book examines the Turkish experiment with modernity from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing the fields of history, the social sciences, the humanities, architecture, and urban planning. Editor(s): Bozdogan, Sibel; Kasaba, Resat. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295975979
- ISBN
- 9780295975979
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. Today's discourse on nationalism is engaged by dynamic theoretical models derived from studies in literary criticism, cultural anthropology, socioeconomics, and psychology. This is the first book of its kind to apply this new theoretical framework to the Arab Middle East, with essays by Beth Baron, Fred Halliday, Rashid Khalidi, and Emmanuel Sivan. Editor(s): Gershoni, Israel; Jankowski, James P. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106955
- ISBN
- 9780231106955
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Paperback. A collection of essays, which embrace environmental philosophy in its broadest sense. It covers topics such as environmental ethics, environmental aesthetics, ontology, theology, gender and the environment, and the role of science and technology in forming knowledge about our world. Editor(s): Foltz, Bruce V.; Frodeman, Robert. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPC; JFM; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217028
- ISBN
- 9780253217028
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.41
€ 27.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. Provides science- and practice-based information to meet young children's nutritional and developmental needs and establish healthy patterns with food. Each chapter includes a summary of key concepts and promising practices for early childhood settings. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JNLA; VFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Redleaf Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605544335
- ISBN
- 9781605544335
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Condition: New
€ 30.73
€ 30.73
Hardcover. Includes a selection of papers exploring Obama and the Politics of Race & Religion. This title examines the complex dynamics of race relations and racial meaning in America under the Obama administration. It assesses the meanings of race and religion in America under the Obama administration. Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JFSL1; JFSR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857249111
- ISBN
- 9780857249111
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Condition: New
€ 207.80
€ 207.80
Paperback. This insightful re-examination of the nature of old age presents a unique theoretical account of the fourth age as the embodiment of the most feared and marginalized aspects of old age, addressing contemporary society's anxieties and offering opportunities for re-framing conceptions of old age. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 black & white tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137383983
- ISBN
- 9781137383983
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Condition: New
€ 57.14
€ 57.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Falkenhayner, Nicole; Langenohl, Andreas; Scheu, Johannes; Schweitzer, Doris; Szulecki, Kacper. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837624724
- ISBN
- 9783837624724
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.84
€ 54.99
€ 39.84
Hardback. Rethinking Poles and Jews focuses on the role of Holocaust-related material in perpetuating anti-Polish images and describes organizational efforts to combat them. Without minimizing contemporary Polish anti-Semitism, it also presents more positive material on contemporary Polish-American organizations and Jewish life in Poland. Editor(s): Cherry, Robert; Orla-Bukowska, Annamaria. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742546653
- ISBN
- 9780742546653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.83
€ 165.83
Paperback. Selects some of the important work analyzing popular culture. Drawing upon developments in cultural theory and the techniques of critical analysis, this title includes essays that break down disciplinary boundaries in a fresh fashion. It touches on a variety of features of popular culture, from photography to fashion, romance novels to television. Editor(s): Mukerji, Chandra; Schudson, Michael. Num Pages: 512 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520068933
- ISBN
- 9780520068933
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.29
€ 41.99
€ 30.29
Hardcover. Because science has shown that racial essentialism is false, and because the idea of race has proved virulent, many people believe we should eliminate the word and concept entirely. Michael Hardimon criticizes this thinking, arguing that we must recognize the real ways in which race exists in order to revise our understanding of its significance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975668
- ISBN
- 9780674975668
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.67
€ 48.99
€ 40.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFE2; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487187
- ISBN
- 9780801487187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.48
€ 38.99
€ 35.48
Hardback. Rethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change challenges prevailing notions that science and technology are socially shaped or constructed. The text puts forth a case for technological determinism, based on a realist and pragmatist account of science and technology, informed by historical comparisons. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 table, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755887
- ISBN
- 9780804755887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.19
€ 81.19
Hardback. Rethinking Sexual Identity in Education responds to the wide-spread abuse of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning persons (LGBTQs) in diverse educational environments by utilizing published narratives of LGBTQs educational experiences. Series: Curriculum, Cultures, and (Homo)sexualities Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742542945
- ISBN
- 9780742542945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.30
€ 150.30
paperback. Rethinking Sexual Identity in Education responds to the wide-spread abuse of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning persons (LGBTQs) in diverse educational environments by utilizing published narratives of LGBTQs educational experiences. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742542952
- ISBN
- 9780742542952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFF; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922059161
- ISBN
- 9781922059161
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 61 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 61
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594544309
- ISBN
- 9781594544309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.38€ 91.42
€ 130.38
€ 91.42
Paperback. This text offers a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of globalisation, their impact on social work and the resulting challenges in practice. The authors draw on post-colonialism to consider the global issues facing social work, such as mass migration, and the ways in which social workers can respond to such difficulties. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201354
- ISBN
- 9780230201354
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Condition: New
€ 57.22
€ 57.22
Paperback. Series: American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415826143
- ISBN
- 9780415826143
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Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
Paperback. Lucrative and complex, the fur trade bound together Europeans and Native peoples of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. This title offers a look at the broad range of contracts that characterized the fur trade. It explains the working mechanisms of the fur trade and explores how and why it evolved in a North Atlantic context. Editor(s): Sleeper-Smith, Susan. Num Pages: 702 pages, 9 photographs, 5 maps, 14 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL9; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 702
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243293
- ISBN
- 9780803243293
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.08
€ 46.99
€ 42.08
Paperback. Rethinking the Great White North explores the troubling side of the images of whiteness and wilderness that are so central to Canadian national identity. Editor(s): Baldwin, Andrew; Cameron, Laura; Kobayashi, Audrey. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774820141
- ISBN
- 9780774820141
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Condition: New
€ 46.00
€ 46.00
Paperback. A study of the Holocaust, evaluating accepted views of its history and meaning. Yehuda Bauer offers his own interpretation of why the Holocaust occurred and how another can be prevented. He also examines topics such as the relationship between the Holocaust and the establishment of Israel. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300093001
- ISBN
- 9780300093001
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.18
€ 20.99
€ 17.18
Hardcover. Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the terms formal and informal refer not only to the physical aspect of cities but also to their entire socio-political fabric. Editor(s): Hernandez, Felipe; Kellett, Peter; Allen, Lea K. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; AMVD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490. Critical Perspectives from Latin America. Series: Remapping Cultural History. 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Hernandez, Felipe; Kellett, Peter; Allen, Lea K. Latin American cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions. However, the terms formal and informal refer not only to the physical aspect of cities but also to their entire socio-political fabric. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KL; AMVD; JFSG. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455828
- ISBN
- 9781845455828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.49
€ 161.49