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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The election of America's first black president has led many to believe that race is no longer a real obstacle to success and that remaining racial inequality stems largely from the failure of minority groups to take personal responsibility for seeking out opportunities. The author upends this view. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFSL3; JHMC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226817125
- ISBN
- 9780226817125
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. Some of the most divisive contests shaping the quest for marriage equality occurred not on the culture-war front lines but within the ranks of LGBTQ advocates. Nathaniel Frank tells the dramatic story of how an idea that once seemed unfathomable and for many gays and lesbians undesirable became a legal and moral right in just half a century. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737228
- ISBN
- 9780674737228
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. An unforgettable debut: Dorothea Lasky is a seductive prophet who delights as well as terrifies. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 157.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wave Books United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933517247
- ISBN
- 9781933517247
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.74
€ 15.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. Argues that the awkwardness of our age is a key to understanding human experience. Num Pages: 89 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 89
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846943911
- ISBN
- 9781846943911
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Condition: New
€ 10.39
€ 10.39
Paperback. Beatriz Caiuby Labate and Clancy Cavnar offer an in-depth exploration of the spread of indigenous shamanic rituals of the Amazon to Western societies, looking at how indigenous, mestizo, and cosmopolitan cultures have engaged with and transformed these forest traditions. Editor(s): Caiuby Labate, Beatriz; Cavnar, Clancy. Series: Oxford Ritual Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRAX; HRQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199341207
- ISBN
- 9780199341207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.83
€ 83.83
Paperback. Born in colonial India into a despised caste of former tree climbers, Ayya lost his mother as a child and came of age in a small town in lowland Burma. Forced to flee at the outbreak of World War II, he returned to southern India after a treacherous 1,700-mile journey by rail, boat, bullock cart, and foot. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012500
- ISBN
- 9780253012500
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Demeter Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926452999
- ISBN
- 9781926452999
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.44
€ 31.99
€ 27.44
Paperback. Including over 60 short stories, poems, speeches, and articles, this anthology collects together Mexican American writings about the US war in Southeast Asia. It analyzes the antiwar movement, the Catholic Church, traditional Mexican American groups, and a feminist consciousness among Chicanas. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 337 pages, 1 b/w photo, 3 line figures. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KLS; 2ABM; DQ; JFSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214057
- ISBN
- 9780520214057
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Condition: New
€ 40.77
€ 40.77
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 224. BIC Classification: JFCA; WSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576877388
- ISBN
- 9781576877388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 35.90
€ 43.99
€ 35.90
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531130880
- ISBN
- 9783531130880
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Condition: New
€ 85.51
€ 85.51
hardcover. Originally a royal court dance, "baakisimba" asserted the authority of the king as the head of Baganda society. Integrating a study of the performance genre with a detailed analysis of gender among the Baganda, this book illuminates the complex relationship between "baakisimba" and Baganda culture. Series: Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations. Num Pages: 316 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; ASD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415967761
- ISBN
- 9780415967761
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Condition: New
€ 149.69
€ 149.69
Hardcover. Isaak Babel (1894-1940) is arguably one of the greatest modern short-story writers of the early 20th century. This is the first book in English to study the intertextuality of Babel's work. It looks at Babel's cultural identity as a case study in the contradictions and tensions of literary influence, personal loyalties, and ideological constraint. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235957
- ISBN
- 9781936235957
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Condition: New
€ 155.85
€ 155.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066382
- ISBN
- 9780252066382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
€ 24.99
€ 23.17
Hardcover. The dominant cultural script is that the Baby Boomers have 'had it all', thereby depriving younger generations of the opportunity to create a life for themselves. Bristow provides a critical account of this discourse by locating the problematisation of the Baby Boomers within a wider ambivalence about the legacy of the Sixties. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 graphs, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JFFP; JFSP; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137454720
- ISBN
- 9781137454720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Figures: 1,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163019
- ISBN
- 9780231163019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Figures: 1,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163002
- ISBN
- 9780231163002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.77€ 90.52
€ 117.77
€ 90.52
Hardback. This ground-breaking study of the baby boomer generation reflects the intersection of time, ageing, body and identity to give a nuanced and enlightened understanding of the ageing process. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; JKSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447318774
- ISBN
- 9781447318774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.70
€ 98.70
Paperback. Nearly half of all highly educated, high-earning women are childless. The more successful the woman, the less likely it is she has a partner or a baby. The age-old business of having babies is eluding an entire generation of successful women, this volume examines why. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 354. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KEX0245683
- ISBN
- 9781903809785
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRA; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 259 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323992
- ISBN
- 9780226323992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. Analyzes the babysitty, who embodies adult apprehension about girls' pursuit of autonomy and empowerment Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSP2; JHBK; VFXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814728956
- ISBN
- 9780814728956
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. An ethnographic exploration of the relationship between music and social and political consciousness on the island of Trinidad. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AV; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822341659
- ISBN
- 9780822341659
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Carefully considers the complicated relationships between the modern queer bachelor and interior design, material culture and aesthetics in Britain between 1885 and 1957 Series: Studies in Design & Material Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 65 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCD; JFSK2; WJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784991098
- ISBN
- 9781784991098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.94
€ 33.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Takes the reader through a tour of the lives, times, and writings of such key bachelors of Science as Bacon, Descartes, Newton, and Gassendi. This book situates these empiricist philosophers and their canonical reputations within the larger framework of the de facto 'masculinization of science' and 'scientizing of masculinity' in the 17th century. Series: Themes in the History of Philosophy S. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPC; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394369
- ISBN
- 9781566394369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226761992
- ISBN
- 9780226761992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82