Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This text offers a sweeping view of urban religion in response to the transformations of de-industrialized large cities. Focusing on Chicago, it explores the ways in which religious organizations both reflect and contribute to changes in American pluralism. Editor(s): Livezey, Lowell W. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751589
- ISBN
- 9780814751589
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Giordano, Thomas. Num Pages: 81 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 81
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624175244
- ISBN
- 9781624175244
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Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 70.08
€ 101.00
€ 70.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Nowak, Eva; Kuhn, Raymond. Series: Routledge Studies in European Communication Research and Education. Num Pages: 234 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; GTC; JFD; JPP; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138020689
- ISBN
- 9781138020689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 49.23
€ 53.46
€ 49.23
Paperback. Explains the need for public ownership and the welfare state in the face of increasing globalization. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: JFF; JPHC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 32. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745308562
- ISBN
- 9780745308562
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.50
€ 40.99
€ 31.50
paperback. Twelve essays provide a nuanced portrait of why public sexual activity is such an integral part of gay culture. Contributors explore issues such as visibility and secrecy, as well as economic status and social class, and interrogate the historical trajectories through which certain locations come to be favored sites for sexual encounters. Editor(s): Leap, William L. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: JFSK2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231106917
- ISBN
- 9780231106917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. By highlighting the role of the Public Sociologist and the international conception of human rights, this volume uniquely contributes to scholarship and current debates, while it also accomplishes two other objectives: first, it will be useful in the classroom; and second, it reorganizes themes that relate to globalization from a new perspective. Editor(s): Blau, Judith; Smith, Keri E. Iyall. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 2. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545878
- ISBN
- 9780742545878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.30
€ 78.30
Hardback. In an era when the American public regards politics cynically, this book shows why and how citizens must reclaim an influence on the public insitutions and policies that shape their lives. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515536
- ISBN
- 9780742515536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.96
€ 29.99
€ 24.96
Hardcover. Providing a compelling analysis of debates in and about the modern city, this book draws upon architecture, history, literary studies, new media and sociology to explore the multiple connections between location, speech and the emerging modern metropolis. It concludes by reflecting on public speaking in the construction of the virtual city. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218093
- ISBN
- 9780230218093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
paperback. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBP; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781337107563
- ISBN
- 9781337107563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 178.98
€ 178.98
This volume explores the use of violence in the construction of Islamic public and private spheres. It contributes to the growing interest in the vital question of Muslim attitudes towards violence. Editor(s): Lange, Christian; Fierro, Maribel. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBG; HRH; JFFE; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748637317
- ISBN
- 9780748637317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.08
€ 141.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Keetley, Dawn; Pettegrew, John. Num Pages: 566 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 903.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742522367
- ISBN
- 9780742522367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.75
€ 83.75
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ling, Zhu; Zhongyi, Jiang. Num Pages: 237 pages, tabs.M. BIC Classification: JFFA; K. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560723950
- ISBN
- 9781560723950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.84€ 103.66
€ 137.84
€ 103.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 956 pages. BIC Classification: JF; LNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1451.
- Publisher
- Clarus Press Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905536627
- ISBN
- 9781905536627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.00€ 228.87
€ 249.00
€ 228.87
Paperback. Focusing on "The Sacred Harp" tunebook which first appeared in 1844, this text surveys definitive moments in American musical history and analyzes the historical, social, musical, theological and textual factors that have contributed to the endurance of Sacred Harp singing. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD; AVGH; HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319889
- ISBN
- 9780820319889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.82
€ 44.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486784
- ISBN
- 9780801486784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. An investigation of how the idea of a public as a central fiction of modern life informs our literature, politics, and culture. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 334
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951290
- ISBN
- 9781890951290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Publics and the City investigates struggles over the making of urban publics, considering how the production, management and regulation of 'public spaces' has emerged as a problem for both urban politics and urban theory. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1MBF; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405127301
- ISBN
- 9781405127301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.90
€ 34.90
Hardback. From cookbooks and family recipes to novels, poems, songs and cartoons, this book tells the story of puddings and how they developed from early savoury, sausage - like mixtures to today's sweet and sticky confections. It traces the development of puddings and explains how advances in kitchen equipment have changed them over time. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230429
- ISBN
- 9781780230429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Num Pages: 176 pages, 99 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1446.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764338601
- ISBN
- 9780764338601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.18
€ 48.99
€ 32.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 324 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666399
- ISBN
- 9780940666399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.63
€ 34.99
€ 23.63
Hardback. By the end of the 1920s, more than 45,000 native Puerto Ricans had left their homes and entered the United States, citizenship papers in hand, forming one of New York City's most complex and unique migrant communities. This work unravels the many tensions that defined the experience of this group of American citizens before and after World War II. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226796086
- ISBN
- 9780226796086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780816628490
- ISBN
- 9780816628490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. In sheer numbers, no form of government control comes close to the police stop. Police stops are among the most frequently criticized incidences of racial profiling, and studies have shown that minorities are pulled over at higher rates. This book deftly traces the strange history of the investigatory police stop. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL; JKSW1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113999
- ISBN
- 9780226113999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.71
€ 33.99
€ 26.71
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113852
- ISBN
- 9780226113852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49