Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Chinese American authors often find it necessary to represent Asian history in their literary works. Tracing the development of the literary production of Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Lisa See, and Russell Leong, among others, this book captures the effects of international politics and globalization on Chinese American diasporic consciousness. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBG; HBJK; JF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342648
- ISBN
- 9781349342648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Hardcover. Chinese American authors often find it necessary to represent Asian history in their literary works. Tracing the development of the literary production of Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Lisa See, and Russell Leong, among others, this book captures the effects of international politics and globalization on Chinese American diasporic consciousness. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340060
- ISBN
- 9780230340060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. The locked room mystery is one of the iconic creations of popular fiction. Michael Cook's critical study reveals how this archetypal form of the puzzle story has had a significant effect in shaping the immensely popular genre of detective fiction.The bookincludes analysis of texts from Poe to the present day." Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349325313
- ISBN
- 9781349325313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Kehde, Suzanne; Pickering, Jean. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349136001
- ISBN
- 9781349136001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.70
€ 126.70
Paperback. Examining identity in relation to globalization and migration, this book uses narratives and memoirs from contemporary authors who have lived 'in-between' two or more languages. It explores the human desire to find one's 'own place' in new cultural contexts, and looks at the role of language in shaping a sense of belonging in society. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; JFFN; JFSR; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349300716
- ISBN
- 9781349300716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. An interdisciplinary project that uses literary analysis, along with personal testimony and the applications of gender theory, as a means for identifying and exploring LGBTQ stories, the book considers queer yearnings for stories other than those conventionally available, that engage and resist norms in literature as well as culture and politics. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223882
- ISBN
- 9780230223882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Paperback. The past, we know, informs us. And yet, despite its immense importance for understanding our identity, the reality of the past is curiously inaccessible. This book debates the issues of truth and fiction raised by attempts to recreate the past. The debate highlights the formal mechanisms, the ideological commitments whereby history is constructed. Editor(s): Borch, Marianne. Num Pages: 148 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DS; HB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778384973
- ISBN
- 9788778384973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.42
€ 18.99
€ 15.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; JFCD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440303
- ISBN
- 9781137440303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.84
€ 116.84
Hardcover. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 206 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSBH; JFC; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403987204
- ISBN
- 9781403987204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. Provides information on the complexity of German policy toward the Jews and the policy of forced labour. This book describes the daily life of the Jewish slave labourers; and traces Reich economic policy and the huge concerns that used slave labour. Translator(s): IBRT. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 ills., 3 maps, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452063
- ISBN
- 9781845452063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.31
€ 163.31
Paperback. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333450925
- ISBN
- 9780333450925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.88
€ 59.88
Hardback. Presents a selection of the Nart Sagas. This book features ninety-two tales and includes an appendix offering linguistic commentary. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 maps. 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026473
- ISBN
- 9780691026473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.52
€ 110.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169149
- ISBN
- 9780691169149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392. The Truth Behind the Moon Landings, Censored Photos, and the Face on Mars. 240 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHC; WNX. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight: 396.
- Publisher
- Career Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601631497
- ISBN
- 9781601631497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.50
€ 18.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295112
- ISBN
- 9781935295112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Paperback. Drawing on new Arabic material, "Nasser at War" analyzes a critical turning point for the Middle East and casts a fresh light on Nasser's era and legacy of conflict. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349282241
- ISBN
- 9781349282241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Paperback. Students of slavery, the Old South, and African American history will find in Nat Turner and the Rising in Southampton County an outstanding example of painstaking research and imaginative family and community history. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422558
- ISBN
- 9781421422558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.19
€ 38.99
€ 33.19
paperback. A history of Russia's mighty culture. It covers the lives of those who have shaped its culture, and the enduring spirit of a people. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32pp colour illustrations, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AB; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140297966
- ISBN
- 9780140297966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.68
€ 24.99
€ 16.68
Hardback. A pioneering biography of Nathan Birnbaum, one of the central but largely forgotten founders of Zionism, leader in Jewish nationalism, and theoretician of Orthodox political activism. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804778732
- ISBN
- 9780804778732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardback. This title discusses the formation of nationhood and citizenship and their transformation in the global age. It explores the question of transnational civil ties, the identities which emerge during the process of European integration, and how they relate to national identities. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1KBB; JFFS; JH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333945520
- ISBN
- 9780333945520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. Covering a broad range of nationalities and topics, the essays that make up this book suggest that there are many borders to cross in the new scholarship on nation and migration. Editor(s): Gutierrez, David G.; Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette A. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 388 pages, 23, 22 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892813
- ISBN
- 9780801892813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.12
€ 33.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. How is the Internet transforming the relationships between citizens and states? The author combines media studies, ethnography, and African studies to explore this new political paradigm through a striking analysis of how Eritreans in diaspora have used the Internet to shape the course of Eritrean history. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226144818
- ISBN
- 9780226144818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. Nation Building: The Geopolitical History of Korea provides a history of Korea from a geopolitical perspective, emphasizing Korea's relations with China, Japan, Russia, and the United States. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761812739
- ISBN
- 9780761812739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 211 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; LAF; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306455643
- ISBN
- 9780306455643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96