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Paperback. This text examines actual attempts to "prepare" for catastrophes and finds that the policies adopted by corporations and government agencies are fundamentally rhetorical: the plans have no chance to succeed, yet they serve both the organizations and the public as symbols of control and stability. Num Pages: 230 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109428
- ISBN
- 9780226109428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. By unravelling the discourse and rhetoric of news coverage in Canada at the dawn of the 9/11 era, this book not only uncovers racist representations of Muslim communities but also reveals the discursive processes that rendered this racism invisible. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826471
- ISBN
- 9780774826471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.10
€ 106.10
Hardcover. Presents fresh insights into the relationships between missions and indigenous peoples, and the outcomes of mission activities in the processes of imperial conquest and colonisation. This book focuses on missions across the British Empire (including India, Africa, Asia, the Pacific), within transnational and comparative perspectives. Editor(s): Grimshaw, Patricia; May, Andrew. Num Pages: 207 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBTQ; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193089
- ISBN
- 9781845193089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.51
€ 129.51
Paperback. These biographies aim to gain Mississippi's womens their place in its written record. The women whose stories are told here range from Felicite Girodeau, who was both a person of colour and a slaveholder, to Vera Mae Pigee, who "mothered" the civil rights movement in the Mississippi Delta. Editor(s): Swain, Martha H. (Cornaro Professor of History Emerita, Texas Women's University, USA); Payne, Elizabeth Anne (Professor of History, University of Mississippi, USA); Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA); Ditto, Susan. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325033
- ISBN
- 9780820325033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.65
€ 44.65
Mississippi Women: Their Histories, Their Lives, Volume 2 (Southern Wo...
Elizabeth Anne Payne, Martha H. Swain, Marjor...
Paperback. Explores the historical forces that have shaped women's lives in Mississippi. This book acknowledges the state's diverse cultural and physical landscapes as they discuss how issues of race, gender, and class affected women's lives in various private and public spheres. Editor(s): Payne, Elizabeth Anne (Professor of History, University of Mississippi, USA); Swain, Martha H. (Cornaro Professor of History Emerita, Texas Women's University, USA); Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA). Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820333946
- ISBN
- 9780820333946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.13
€ 45.13
Hardcover. These biographies aim to gain Mississippi's womens their place in its written record. The women whose stories are told here range from Felicite Girodeau, who was both a person of colour and a slaveholder, to Vera Mae Pigee, who "mothered" the civil rights movement in the Mississippi Delta. Editor(s): Swain, Martha H. (Cornaro Professor of History Emerita, Texas Women's University, USA); Payne, Elizabeth Anne (Professor of History, University of Mississippi, USA); Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA); Ditto, Susan. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 1 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325026
- ISBN
- 9780820325026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.84
€ 154.84
Hardback. What makes the 'self'? How is it created, defined, and transformed? Arthur Asa Berger's fascinating, educational whodunit novel unravels the mysteries of cultural studies theory, and more specifically, the complexities of postmodernism and identity. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759108646
- ISBN
- 9780759108646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.84
€ 153.84
Paperback. What makes the 'self'? How is it created, defined, and transformed? Arthur Asa Berger's fascinating, educational whodunit novel unravels the mysteries of cultural studies theory, and more specifically, the complexities of postmodernism and identity. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759108653
- ISBN
- 9780759108653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.25
€ 46.25
Paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066238
- ISBN
- 9780252066238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. The 20th century has seen people displaced on an unprecedented scale and has brought concerns about refugees into sharp focus. These essays maintain a balance between providing specific details of the refugee experience and exploring corresponding theories of trust and mistrust. Editor(s): Daniel, E. V.; Knudsen, John Chr. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFS; JHM; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520088993
- ISBN
- 9780520088993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.73
€ 35.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. Beyond giving a view of the life and worth of cinema in France, this book contributes to our knowledge of how films are dealt with in history. It stresses the dialogue of culture and cinema. Num Pages: 384 pages, 132 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJG; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691008837
- ISBN
- 9780691008837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 55.55
€ 71.30
€ 55.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map, 1 port. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761808886
- ISBN
- 9780761808886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.94
€ 144.94
perfect. Series: Sozialvertreagliche Technikgestaltung. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531122533
- ISBN
- 9783531122533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.34
€ 80.34
Paperback / so. Series: Biographie & Gesellschaft. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322925220
- ISBN
- 9783322925220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.04
€ 76.04
Paperback / so. Series: Veroffentlichungen Der Walter-Raymond-Stiftung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663128168
- ISBN
- 9783663128168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Edition
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531162935
- ISBN
- 9783531162935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.71
€ 80.71
Hardback. With over seventeen million refugees inhabiting the globe today, this book addresses this dramatic 20th century phenomenon and several of the issues it raises. Gorman examines how refugee situations arise and the way in which they are addressed by the various global actors: governments, U.N. agencies, and private voluntary organizations. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTF; JFFN; JKSN1; JKSR; JPQB; JPSN1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819191755
- ISBN
- 9780819191755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.99
€ 138.99
Paperback. Examines language, gender, and the body from infancy to adulthood, showing how Hasidic girls in Brooklyn become women responsible for rearing the next generation of nonliberal Jewish believers. This work investigates how Hasidic women and girls conceptualize the religious, the secular, and the modern. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HRLM7; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139173
- ISBN
- 9780691139173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.87
€ 43.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. A twenty-first century introduction to sociological thinking on pop culture, the media, and society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393602791
- ISBN
- 9780393602791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 48.91
€ 54.99
€ 48.91
Paperback. At the age of eight, Diane Lazarus first experienced the power of her gift by seeing, hearing and speaking to spirits. This book recounts how she first discovered her gift and how she came to develop it despite the disapproval and disbelief of many of those around her. It also explains how Daine used the gift to help other people. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; VXP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover with slight foxing to page edges but remains a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0015219
- ISBN
- 9780099509622
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99