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Society & culture: general

Hardback. The last volume in The Image of the Black in Western Art marks a shift by focusing on representation of blacks by black artists in the West. It takes on migration in the U.S and globalization, Negritude and cultural hybridity, black artists' relationship with European traditions and experimentation, as well as photography, jazz and activism. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2252.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052697
ISBN
9780674052697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.94
€ 94.73

Hardback. Offers a contribution to the debates about perceptions of the Jews in antiquity that examines the attitudes of Greek writers of the Hellenistic period toward the Jewish people. This book examines the references of these writers and others to the Jews in light of their literary output and personal background. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 632 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 988. The Hellenistic Period. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. 632 pages, Illustrations, maps. Offers a contribution to the debates about perceptions of the Jews in antiquity that examines the attitudes of Greek writers of the Hellenistic period toward the Jewish people. This book examines the references of these writers and others to the Jews in light of their literary output and personal background. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFSR1. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 45. Weight: 982.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253360
ISBN
9780520253360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.00
€ 76.68

Paperback. Analyzes the systematic construction of the image of the Other (that is, non-Muslims) by two radical Islamic Groups. This book documents discourse patterns in the groups' publications and speeches stereotyping non-Muslims as hostile towards Islam and imagining Islam's imminent victory after an inevitable clash with all other civilizations. Series: Islam in Southeast Asia: Views from within Series. Num Pages: 76 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRAM9; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
86
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749361993
ISBN
9789749361993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Features selections of photographs and tribal stories recorded and preserved by the author in his 20-volume masterpiece, "The North American Indian", offering the reader a bridge through time to the last generation of Indians from the Buffalo Days of pre-reservation life. Editor(s): Hausman, Gerald; Kapoun, Robert W.; Crow, Joe Medicine. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 204 x 15. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316703
ISBN
9781933316703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.77

paperback. A study of the American imaginary in transnational America Editor(s): Bieger, Laura; Saldivar, Ramon; Voelz, Johannes. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611684070
ISBN
9781611684070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.89

Paperback. The Holocaust changed what it means to be a Jew, for Jew and non-Jew alike. This title decodes the shifts in anti-Semitism at the end of the Cold War, chronicles the impact of Israel's policies on European Jews, opposes arguments both for and against cultural assimilation, and reopens questions about Marx and Judaism. Translator(s): O'Neill, Kevin; Suchoff, David. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 201 pages, Introduction, notes, index. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803268951
ISBN
9780803268951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.15

Hardcover. These eleven essays offer critical engagement in understanding the sky in human imagination and culture and contribute to this new field emerging within the academy. Editor(s): Gunzburg, Darrelyn. Series: The Imagined Sky: Cultural Perspectives. Num Pages: 286 pages, 97 figures. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLK; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 5135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781791677
ISBN
9781781791677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.42

Paperback. These eleven essays offer critical engagement in understanding the sky in human imagination and culture and contribute to this new field emerging within the academy. Editor(s): Gunzburg, Darrelyn. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLK; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 5135.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Equinox
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781791684
ISBN
9781781791684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.38

Hardback. The Imbalance of Power demonstrates that the indigenous societies of the Guiana region of Amazonia do not fit conventional characterizations of 'simple' political units with 'egalitarian' political ideologies and 'harmonious' relationships with nature. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785333095
ISBN
9781785333095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Furman, Rich; Lamphear, Greg; Epps, Douglas. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFS; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171816
ISBN
9780231171816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Furman, Rich; Lamphear, Greg; Epps, Douglas. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231171809
ISBN
9780231171809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.52
€ 102.01

Paperback. In this original, accessible book, Vittorio Longhi uses a global perspective to highlight the 'immigrant war and struggle for human rights, citizenship and equality', despite a policy vacuum towards immigration among governments of developed states. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305897
ISBN
9781447305897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.40

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305880
ISBN
9781447305880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.39

Hardcover. Editor(s): Alfred, Mary V.; Swaminathan, Raji. Num Pages: 277 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594541520
ISBN
9781594541520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.27
€ 112.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594547140
ISBN
9781594547140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.94
€ 140.73

Hardback. Given the context and prevalence of HIV/AIDS worldwide, this volume presents information, policy case studies, and empirical research for use by educators, policymakers, and organizations about the relationship between HIV/AIDS and education, including how HIV/AIDS has impacted education systems and the potential impact education has on HIV/AIDS. Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W.; Glover, Ryan N. Series Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W. Series: International Perspectives on Education and Society. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JNU; MBN; YQNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781902325
ISBN
9781781902325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 233.07

Paperback. Based on three village case studies from different parts of Kenya, this co-authored study explores the relationship between HIV/AIDS and land rights focusing on women as a socially vulnerable group. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFFH2; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Human Sciences Research Council
Condition
New
SKU
V9780796920546
ISBN
9780796920546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158112
ISBN
9780691158112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.06

Hardback. This book is about the heroic, ambivalent concept of the self within modernity as outlined in philosophy and exemplified in the filmic genres of the Western and crime and science fiction movies. Translator(s): Kirkby, Sarah L. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757355
ISBN
9780804757355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.76

Paperback. This book is about the heroic, ambivalent concept of the self within modernity as outlined in philosophy and exemplified in the filmic genres of the Western and crime and science fiction movies. Translator(s): Kirkby, Sarah L. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757362
ISBN
9780804757362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.42

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