Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Explains why youth gangs emerged, how they evolved, and why young men found membership and the violence it involved so attractive. This book describes how postwar urban renewal, slum clearances, and ethnic migration pitted African-American, Puerto Rican, and Euro-American youths against each other in battles to dominate changing neighborhoods. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 halftones, 3 line illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691074542
- ISBN
- 9780691074542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.08
€ 74.08
Paperback. The history of Aborigines in Van Diemen's Land is long. The first Tasmanians lived in isolation and against almost insurmountable odds for as many as 300 generations after the flooding of Bass Strait. This broad-ranging book is a comprehensive and critical account of that epic survival up to the present day. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBFT; HBJM; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742234212
- ISBN
- 9781742234212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBFT; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888855
- ISBN
- 9781845888855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.46
€ 25.99
€ 16.46
Hardcover. This study examines the origins, historical development and political strategies of one of the oldest and most influential Islamic movements, the Jama'at-i Islami of Pakistan. The book focuses on the inherent tension between its vision of the nation as a holy community and its political agenda. Num Pages: 256 pages, tables, figures, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSR2; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I B Tauris & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850438632
- ISBN
- 9781850438632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.17€ 133.60
€ 149.17
€ 133.60
Hardback. Presents the harrowing tale of the mistreatment of NativeAmerican patients at a notorious insane asylum whose history helps us to understand the mistreatment of Native peoples under forced federal assimilation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JJ; JFSL9; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803280984
- ISBN
- 9780803280984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.89
€ 38.99
€ 38.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813574585
- ISBN
- 9780813574585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.07
€ 38.99
€ 36.07
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813574592
- ISBN
- 9780813574592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.51
€ 165.51
Paperback. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSG; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439911198
- ISBN
- 9781439911198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.64
€ 39.64
Paperback. With the help of mirrors, trap doors, elevators, photographs, and film, women vanish and return in increasingly spectacular ways throughout the centuries. The author tracks the proliferation of this figure, the vanishing woman, from her genesis in Victorian stage magic through her development in conjunction with photography and film. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822330745
- ISBN
- 9780822330745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.70
€ 45.70
Hardback. Vanity Fair 100 Years showcases a century of personality and power, art and commerce, crisis and culture--both highbrow and low. In the sumptuous 384-page coffee table book, the editors of Vanity Fair have created the definitive history of the most talked-about magazine of our day. Num Pages: 456 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 340 x 288 x 40. Weight in Grams: 3854.
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 8.11.2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419708633
- ISBN
- 9781419708633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.58€ 60.56
€ 74.58
€ 60.56
Paperback. This comparative look at vaqueros, cowboys, and buckaroos brings the mythical image of the American cowboy into focus and detail and honors the regional and national variations. Series: M.K. Brown Range Life Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 163 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712409
- ISBN
- 9780292712409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.52
€ 39.52
hardcover. Placing the transformations of German feminism in comparative perspective, this book illuminates differences in liberal and socialist frames for women's progress, and highlights the variety of ways global gender politics relates to race, class, and national struggles for justice and democracy. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757591
- ISBN
- 9780804757591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.87
€ 128.87
Paperback. Placing the transformations of German feminism in comparative perspective, this book illuminates differences in liberal and socialist frames for women's progress, and highlights the variety of ways global gender politics relates to race, class, and national struggles for justice and democracy. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757607
- ISBN
- 9780804757607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.35
€ 29.99
€ 27.35
Paperback. 'Varieties of Feminist Liberalism' examines the relationship between feminism and liberalism, challenging the widely held opinion that the two traditions are incompatible. Editor(s): Baehr, Amy R. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512030
- ISBN
- 9780742512030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.53
€ 81.53
Paperback. Explores aspects of Arab Muslim life that are, at first glance, perplexing to Westerners. This title argues that the common thread is the importance Arabs place on the negotiation of interpersonal relationships - a link that helps to explain actions as seemingly unfathomable as suicide bombing and as elusive as Quranic interpretation. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226726175
- ISBN
- 9780226726175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.73
€ 45.73
Hardback. This book is a no-nonsense look at the business, economics, and culture of college sports. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFX; KC; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769693
- ISBN
- 9780804769693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.06
€ 34.99
€ 30.06
Paperback. Veganism is a journey, and A Vegan Ethic explores veganism as an infinite model of social justice. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785354021
- ISBN
- 9781785354021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.33
€ 15.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. Though the word 'vegetarianism' was not coined until the mid-nineteenth century, the vegetarian diet has been around as long as man has. Colin Spencer's comprehensive book explores the psychology of abstention from flesh and attempts to discover why omnivorous humans at times voluntarily abstain from an available food. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690215
- ISBN
- 9781910690215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.73
€ 26.73
Paperback. Examines the organizational aspects of vegetarianism and tries to explain why the predominant movement strategies have not successfully attracted more people to adopt a vegetarian identity. This book also takes into account the history of North American vegetarianism and the various reasons why people adopt vegetarian diets. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFFZ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399364
- ISBN
- 9781566399364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Hardback. Metaphor, as an act of human fancy, combines ideas in improbable ways to sharpen meanings of life and experience. Theoretically, this arises from an association between a sign - for example, a cattle car - and its referent, the Holocaust. These "sign-vehicles" serve as modes of semiotic transportation through conceptual space. Editor(s): Lipset, David; Handler, Richard. Num Pages: 228 pages, 29 ills. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383758
- ISBN
- 9781782383758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.08
€ 156.08
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFCK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501322778
- ISBN
- 9781501322778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.67
€ 14.67
Hardback. A short, readily accessible and beautifully written piece on a subject of hot debate and controversy. Argues the limits of integration and critiques multiculturalism -- will spark debate Offers valuable insights into how French, British and German policymakers and courts have dealt with their respective 'headscarf affairs. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643519
- ISBN
- 9780745643519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.60
€ 59.60
Paperback. A short, readily accessible and beautifully written piece on a subject of hot debate and controversy. Argues the limits of integration and critiques multiculturalism -- will spark debate Offers valuable insights into how French, British and German policymakers and courts have dealt with their respective 'headscarf affairs. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643526
- ISBN
- 9780745643526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.19
€ 23.19
Hardback. Fascinating ethnography of women in the Caucasus living through a period of Islamic revivalism Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045575
- ISBN
- 9781849045575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.09
€ 32.99
€ 31.09