Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The events of 9/11 prompted questions as to the origins, nature and purpose of international jihadist organisations. In particular, why had they chosen to target the US and the West in general? Turner's book provides a unique, holistic insight into these debates, taking into account historical perceptions and ideology as key factors. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM; JFC; JPA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349488735
- ISBN
- 9781349488735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.66
€ 65.66
Hardcover. The events of 9/11 prompted questions as to the origins, nature and purpose of international jihadist organisations. In particular, why had they chosen to target the US and the West in general? Turner's book provides a unique, holistic insight into these debates, taking into account historical perceptions and ideology as key factors. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR2; JPFR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409560
- ISBN
- 9781137409560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227174869
- ISBN
- 9780227174869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
Paperback. Tracing the emergence of 'Religious Internationals' as a distinctive new phenomenon in world history, this book transforms our understanding of the role of religion in our modern world. Through in-depth studies comparing the experiences of Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews and Muslims, leading experts shed new light on 'global civil society'. Editor(s): Green, A.; Viaene, Vincent. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HRAX; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340064
- ISBN
- 9781349340064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardcover. Series: Asian Christianity in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; HRAM; HRCG; HRCM; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137582140
- ISBN
- 9781137582140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
hardcover. Series: Toronto Studies in Religion. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAX; JFSR; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 620. Good clean copy of an ex library book with small label on spine and one neat library stamp
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc ne
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0225386
- ISBN
- 9780820413471
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This valuable book is the first to bring together theory and policy with analysis of key areas of the public realm to explore what religious literacy is, why it is needed and what might be done about it. It is aimed at academics, policy-makers and practitioners interested in the continuing presence of religion and belief in the public sphere. Editor(s): Dinham, Adam; Francis, Matthew. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAM2; JFSR; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316664
- ISBN
- 9781447316664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.59
€ 36.99
€ 36.59
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838630
- ISBN
- 9781843838630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.47
€ 98.47
Hardcover. Num Pages: 275 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HRAM; HRAX; JFSL1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270252
- ISBN
- 9781137270252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.79
€ 105.79
Religious Quest and National Identity in the Balkans
Hawkesworth, Celia; Heppell, Muriel; Norris, ...
Hardback. An insight into the cultural traditions that have shaped the Balkan region from pagan times, through folk culture, the medieval Christian churches, the encounter between Christianity and Islam, up to the religious and national mythologies that have proved so destructive in the modern era. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HRAX; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333778104
- ISBN
- 9780333778104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. Focusing on Britain, USA, Canada and Australia, this work addresses the religions, social and political issues facing South Asian diasporas and examines how they have been effected by 9/11 and Britain's 7/7 as well as the bombings in Bali and Mumbai. It also examines how religions from South Asia have been reconstructed within Western settings. Editor(s): Hinnells, Professor John R. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSR; JHMC; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333774014
- ISBN
- 9780333774014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardback. This text argues that engaging black feminist and womanist religious perspectives with Jewish and Christian discourses offers more robust religious critiques of alienating modes generated and exacerbated by a neoliberal economy. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; HRC; HRJ; JFFK; JFSL3; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137569424
- ISBN
- 9781137569424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.76
€ 182.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilde, Alexander. Series: From the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044312
- ISBN
- 9780268044312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.64
€ 50.99
€ 46.64
Paperback. This full-length study of the Premi, the first in a language other than Chinese, makes a valuable contribution to our ethnographic knowledge of Southwest China, as well as to our understanding of contemporary Chinese religious and cultural politics. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCT; HRKN; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990699
- ISBN
- 9780295990699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.17
€ 45.17
Hardcover. This collection of essays by array of international scholars addresses some aspects of the issues of religious stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination and offers solutions through discussions of method, terminology and definitions regarding interreligious relations, the political implications in the Middle East, and various case-studies. Editor(s): Svartvik, Jesper; Wiren, Jakob. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAF; HRAM1; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137344601
- ISBN
- 9781137344601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. This volume demonstrates how cultural studies has diffused from Britain into other English-speaking countries, and how its original concerns have been renegotiated and changed. It is a guide to international cultural studies. Editor(s): Blundell, Valda; Shepherd, John; Taylor, Ian. Series: International Library of Sociology. Num Pages: 248 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430. "Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Commissioning organisation: edited by Valda Blundell, John Shepherd, and Ian Taylor. x, 236 p. 23 cm. Associated Names: Blundell, Valda,. Associated Names: Shepherd, John,. Associated Names: Taylor, Ian R. Associated Dates: 1941-. Associated Dates: 1947-. Near fine paperback copy." Keywords: "Subjects - Education & Languages - New & Used Textbooks - Arts & Humanities - Cultural Studies - General,Subjects - Education & Languages - New & Used Textbooks - Arts & Humanities - Cultural Studies"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge,an imprint of Taylor &
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0030778
- ISBN
- 9780415075480
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 117.26
€ 117.26
Paperback. Drawing on eight case studies from key cities on the periphery of global cities literature, this book argues that all cities are globalizing in important ways. Case studies of Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Bangkok, Manila, Tampa, Sydney, Brussels, and Caracas provide the basis for an alternative theoretical approach to global city formation. Editor(s): Amen, M. Mark; Archer, Kevin; Bosman, Martin M. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742541221
- ISBN
- 9780742541221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.00
€ 62.00
Hardback. The field of postcolonial studies is marked to a large degree by disagreements on the key terms in the field, something which lends it its peculiar sense of unending discovery and excitement. Editor(s): Goldberg, David Theo; Quayson, Ato. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 30. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208044
- ISBN
- 9780631208044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.54
€ 158.54
Paperback. * Brings together well--established contributors and emergent scholars in postcolonialism. * Presents essays in dialogue with each other to create a controversial collection that examines the current state of postcolonial studies. Editor(s): Goldberg, David Theo; Quayson, Ato. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208051
- ISBN
- 9780631208051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Hardcover. Lisa Hopkins analyzes eight film adaptations which have taken either Shakespeare or Jane Austen - icons of Englishness - out of their original geographical or cultural context and transposed them to a new location, allowing for a powerful interrogation both of what these texts mean in the modern world, and of Englishness itself. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; DSBF; DSGS; DSK; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579552
- ISBN
- 9780230579552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53