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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. A detailed history showing that the free blacks and "contraband" slaves who joined the US Navy during the Civil War were essential to Northern victories at sea. Through their role in preserving the Union, they helped to win recognition for African Americans as full citizens. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802862
ISBN
9780875802862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.01

Paperback. Continuing film lovers' ongoing conversation about the low, the bad, and the sleazy face of cinema, this book examines the ineffable quality of "sleaze" in relation to a range of issues, including the production realities of low-budget exploitation pictures and the ever-shifting terrain of reception and taste. Editor(s): Sconce, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 352 pages, 59 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339649
ISBN
9780822339649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583224786
ISBN
9781583224786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.00

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Seven Stories Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583227015
ISBN
9781583227015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Bendix, Regina F.; Bendix, John. Num Pages: 131 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHMP; JKVC; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 169 x 8. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
131
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772899879
ISBN
9788772899879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. There's more than one way to make a bed, and humans throughout history have devised every sort they could imagine. This book, illustrated with 140 images, takes readers on a tour of beds and sleeping customs around the world. It offers a look at the history of beds and - under the impetus of both functional needs and aesthetic tastes. Num Pages: 200 pages, 140 color illus. BIC Classification: AFT; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7459 x 5499 x 11. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985985
ISBN
9780295985985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.98

Paperback. Israel: Jewish state and national homeland to Jews the world over. But a fifth of its population is Arab. In the summer of 1991, the author set out on a journey into the world of Arab citizens of his country. This title presents an account of what he found. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFSL; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552284
ISBN
9780099552284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.85

Studies the ways the media put their own spin on the news of our sound-bite generation. This book shows how the media follow their biased agenda, unaware of the deep wells of history, prejudice, and primal fear that inform their version of reality, making the reader think twice about "the news". Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101523
ISBN
9780231101523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. "Sligo has everything. From the Curlew Mountains to Benbulben, every hill and valley is linked by the gossamer threads of myth, folklore and legend and, in this new work by Joe McGowan, those stories are brought back to life in all their heroic detail.Includes bibliographical references."-- Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888367
ISBN
9781845888367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. A profile of the black men who congregate at Slim's Table at the Valois "See Your Food" cafeteria on Chicago's South Side. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226170312
ISBN
9780226170312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909248373
ISBN
9781909248373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JM; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447270201
ISBN
9781447270201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Charts the studio's fortunes, which peaked during World War II, declined in the post-war period, and finally collapsed in the 1950s. With unparalleled access to archival materials, the author chronicles the period from 1942 to the company's demise in 1957. It represents the most insightful exploration of the Hollywood studio system to date. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289673
ISBN
9780520289673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771640497
ISBN
9781771640497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.45

Paperback. Urban slum dwellers - especially in emerging-economy cities - are often poor, live in squalor, and suffer unnecessarily from disease, disability, premature death, and poor life expectancy. Yet living in a city can and should be healthy. This title shows why and how slums can be unhealthy, and more. Editor(s): Corburn, Jason; Riley, Lee. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; KCN; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281073
ISBN
9780520281073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Paints a portrait of the practitioners of slumming and their world: who they were, why they went, what they claimed to have found, how it changed them, and how slumming, in turn, shaped both Victorian and twentieth-century understandings of poverty and social welfare, gender relations, and sexuality. Num Pages: 424 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006, Third Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128009
ISBN
9780691128009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. From Jacob Riis' How The Other Half Lives (1890) to Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Igor Krstic outlines a transnational history of films that either document or fictionalise the favelas, shantytowns, barrios poulares or chawls of our 'planet of slums'. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474425933
ISBN
9781474425933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; JFFE2; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558618701
ISBN
9781558618701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. SlutWalk explores representations of the global anti-rape movement of the same name, in mainstream news and feminist blogs around the world. It reveals strategies and practices used to adapt the movement to suit local cultures and contexts and explores how social media organized, theorized and publicized this contemporary feminist campaign. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 black & white tables, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFFK; JKV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137378903
ISBN
9781137378903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.55

Small Batch details the history and changing social implication of artisanal foods, from the days of early American settlers to the present explosion of small-batch and artisanal food businesses. Interviewing over fifty artisanal producers, Cope details the influences, challenges, and evolving identity of these modern craft industries. Series: Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy. Num Pages: 244 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442227347
ISBN
9781442227347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.69

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