Society & culture: general
Results 19873 - 19896 of 43468
Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 327 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020255
- ISBN
- 9780268020255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
hardcover. A perspective on Latinos - not only as a diverse and growing population in the US with distinct social, cultural and economic features, but as a political force with a collective ethnic identity. It explores the personal identity and resiliency, adaptive strategies, and successes of Latinos. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687282
- ISBN
- 9780847687282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.82
€ 177.82
paperback. From adolescence to Zuma, economic Apocalypse to ZA's zeitgeist comes the 4th installment of the Laugh it Off Annual. This title captures the spirit of our young democracy from A to Z at this point in time in their full-colour South African Youth Culture Annual filled with the feelings, thoughts and ideas of young South Africans. Editor(s): Nurse, Justin. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFCA; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jacana Media South Africa
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770097735
- ISBN
- 9781770097735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813539850
- ISBN
- 9780813539850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.25
€ 41.99
€ 41.25
Paperback. Why do people keep fighting for social causes in the face of consistent failure? Why do they risk their physical, emotional, and financial safety on behalf of strangers? How do these groups survive high turnover and emotional burnout? This title provides answers to these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226188669
- ISBN
- 9780226188669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. Uncovering an archive of laughter, from the forbidden giggle to the explosive guffaw. Series: Short Circuits. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262514743
- ISBN
- 9780262514743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.62
€ 31.99
€ 22.62
Paperback. Presents a critique of urban poverty and violence and challenges much of what we think we know about the "culture of poverty". In this title, the author provides a portrait of everyday life among the women of the favelas, or urban shantytowns in Rio de Janeiro, who cope with unbearable suffering, violence and social abandonment. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition, with a New Pref ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276048
- ISBN
- 9780520276048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. Humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. Throughout history, it has played a crucial role in defining gender roles and identities. This collection offers an in-depth thematic examination of this relationship between humor and gender, spanning a variety of historical and cultural backdrops. Editor(s): Foka, Anna; Liliequist, Jonas. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137473301
- ISBN
- 9781137473301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.56
€ 108.56
Laughter, Humor, and the (Un)making of Gender: Historical and Cultural...
. Ed(S): Foka, Anna; Liliequist, Jonas
paperback. "The present volume shows how humor and laughter are not only fundamental to the construction and reproduction of gender norms and identities, but also provide powerful rhetorical tools for subversion and change. Scholars from a variety of disciplines have been invited to reflect on this claim before the nineteenth century"-- Editor(s): Foka, Anna; Liliequist, Jonas. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349501397
- ISBN
- 9781349501397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.61
€ 108.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ackley, Kristina; Stanciu, Cristina. Series: The Iroquois and Their Neighbors. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633907
- ISBN
- 9780815633907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.00
€ 55.00
Paperback / so. A revision of the author's thesis--Freie Universit'at, Berlin, 1994. Series: Psycholinguistische Studien. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531128757
- ISBN
- 9783531128757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.05
€ 67.05
Paperback. LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other social movements. This book recounts a far different story: a history of queer radicals who understood their sexual liberation as intertwined with solidarity against imperialism, war, and racism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 259 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279063
- ISBN
- 9780520279063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.33
€ 33.99
€ 24.33
hardcover. LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other social movements. This book recounts a far different story: a history of queer radicals who understood their sexual liberation as intertwined with solidarity against imperialism, war, and racism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- California University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279056
- ISBN
- 9780520279056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.50€ 87.64
€ 94.50
€ 87.64
Hardback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024711833
- ISBN
- 9789024711833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.41
€ 65.41
Paperback. Traditional legal borders are increasingly contested in the present day. This book explores the nature, implications, and future of legal 'borders' - geographic and intellectual - in the twenty-first century's dramatically changing global context. Num Pages: 322 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349441822
- ISBN
- 9781349441822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.06
€ 62.06
Paperback. What's going on with the rise of tv law programs - both fictional and documentary, and how does that affect our lives and real court rooms. Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775615
- ISBN
- 9780814775615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardcover. A multidisciplinary analysis of the jurisprudence and related law underlying the modern Chinese transition to the "socialist market economy". The authors examine the changing approach in law to the adjustment of social interests in the context of profound economic change. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFC; JP; KCS; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333770900
- ISBN
- 9780333770900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.18
€ 119.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 195 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC; JPVH; LB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319079318
- ISBN
- 9783319079318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJPK; JFS; JHBA; JKV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650807
- ISBN
- 9780691650807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.59
€ 231.59
Paperback. In its exploration of legal issues presented in novels of the Bronte sisters, this book represents a significant and original contribution to the study, not just of the Brontes and the mid-nineteenth century 'woman's novel', but also the situation of women in nineteenth century English law and the debates which moved around its prospective reform." Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321322
- ISBN
- 9781349321322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.61
€ 61.61
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813568713
- ISBN
- 9780813568713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.96
€ 48.96
Paperback. From birth certificates and marriage licenses to food safety regulations and speed limits, law shapes nearly every moment of our lives. Ubiquitous and ambivalent, the law is charged with both maintaining social order and protecting individual freedom. This title explores this ambivalence. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFM; LAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408603
- ISBN
- 9780878408603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.41
€ 72.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Cook, M.; Haider, Najam; Rabb, Intisar; Sayeed, Asma. Series: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAX; HRH; HRHT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349295074
- ISBN
- 9781349295074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.49
€ 119.49
hardcover. Shows that early rabbinic jurisprudence is characterized by fundamental uncertainty. This book argues that while the Hebrew Bible created a sense of confidence and transparency before the law, the rabbis complicated paths to knowledge and undermined the stability of personal status and ownership, and notions of guilt or innocence. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRJS; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 51. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253354112
- ISBN
- 9780253354112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.48
€ 41.48