Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Explores the use of allegory in the writing of the renowned eleventh-century Muslim philosopher known in the West as Avicenna, paying special attention to the ways he influenced theological, mystical, and literary thought in subsequent Islamic-and Western-intellectual and religious history. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CS; HPD; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812231519
- ISBN
- 9780812231519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.64
€ 73.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Morton, Elaine. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634848107
- ISBN
- 9781634848107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.08€ 71.42
€ 92.08
€ 71.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- second edition with a new introduction
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870238697
- ISBN
- 9780870238697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.28
€ 48.28
Paperback. "A courageous memoir.. One witnesses the blessings, contradictions, and restraints of Puerto Rican culture."--Washington Post Book World Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSJ1; KNT. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306820823
- ISBN
- 9780306820823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.46
€ 20.99
€ 18.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCC9; JFSP2; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Later prt.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195314847
- ISBN
- 9780195314847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.76
€ 36.99
€ 32.76
Hardback. Examines a prominent organization for scientific social reform and poor relief Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; JFFA; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253006349
- ISBN
- 9780253006349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.29
€ 43.29
Paperback. Paying particular attention to hula performances that toured throughout the U.S. beginning in the late nineteenth century, Adria L. Imada investigates the role of hula in the American colonization of Hawai'i. Num Pages: 392 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352075
- ISBN
- 9780822352075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.09
€ 52.09
Filled with over 460 beautiful photos, this book gives a historical account of Hawaii's fashion industry. Unique island designs, exotic fabrics, and traditional garments are all included within this spectacular display of Hawaiian paradise. Num Pages: 192 pages, 469 color photos. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; AKTA; JFCK; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1254.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764310157
- ISBN
- 9780764310157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.61€ 39.33
€ 53.61
€ 39.33
Num Pages: 192 pages, 500 color photos. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; AC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304897
- ISBN
- 9780764304897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.61€ 39.33
€ 53.61
€ 39.33
Paperback. Posits an underlying religious impetus for modernity in Mexico, claiming that the Catholic Church nursed a reform movement that ultimately affected many of the same changes as the Protestant Reformation. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCC7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329435
- ISBN
- 9780822329435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.95
€ 36.99
€ 33.95
Editor(s): Parks, Gregory S.; Bradley, Stefan M. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNKS; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813134215
- ISBN
- 9780813134215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.43
€ 51.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138805859
- ISBN
- 9781138805859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.74
€ 102.74
Paperback. Sarah Gorham recounts her childhood education as a rebellious, insecure, angry girl shipped overseas to a tiny international school perched on a mountain shelf in Bernese-Oberland, Switzerland. There, boot camp style, she experienced deprivation, acute embarrassment, and keen educational guidance, all in the name of growing up. Series Editor(s): Griswold, John. Series: Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction. Num Pages: 208 pages, 28 black & white images. BIC Classification: 1DFH; BGA; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820350721
- ISBN
- 9780820350721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.21
€ 27.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSJ; JKS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816682980
- ISBN
- 9780816682980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.84
€ 35.84
Paperback. A text on dance culture. It examines the causes and contexts, ideologies and myths of Ecstasy culture, dramatizing its euphoric narrative from peak experience to comedown and aftermath, and shedding light on the social history of one of the most spectacular youth movement of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846687136
- ISBN
- 9781846687136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Merla-Watson, Cathryn Josefina; Olguin, B. V. Num Pages: 380 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; DSBH; DSK; JFD; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780895511638
- ISBN
- 9780895511638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.77
€ 25.99
€ 23.77
Paperback. A study of the alternative media that can be found outside the mainstream mass media. Series: Media Topics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619580
- ISBN
- 9780748619580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.93
€ 34.99
€ 31.93
Paperback. Ultimately, Alternative Contact theorizes a more dynamic indigeneity that articulates new or overlooked connections among peoples, histories, cultures, and critical discourses within a global context. Editor(s): Lai, Paul; Smith, Lindsey Claire. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JFFS; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400600
- ISBN
- 9781421400600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.77
€ 37.99
€ 32.77
Hardcover. A fresh anthropological look at a central but neglected topic, the profound changes in rural life throughout Western Europe today. As locals leave for jobs in cities they are replaced by a variety of incomers, including neo-hippies, lifestyle-seekers, eco-activists, and rural labour migrants from beyond the EU. Editor(s): MacClancy, Jeremy. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096846
- ISBN
- 9780719096846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.40
€ 161.40
Hardback. In the first book-length study to concentrate specifically on Britain, Jamie Sexton examines the rise of avant-garde and experimental film-making between the wars. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; APF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898102
- ISBN
- 9780859898102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.44
€ 143.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479866311
- ISBN
- 9781479866311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.67
€ 32.99
€ 30.67
Hardback. This is the history of the black British women's movement of the 1980s (comprising women of African-Caribbean and South Asian origin), and its place in postwar British politics, racism, and feminism. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JFFK; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743204
- ISBN
- 9780804743204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.47
€ 139.47
Paperback. This is the history of the black British women's movement of the 1980s (comprising women of African-Caribbean and South Asian origin), and its place in postwar British politics, racism, and feminism. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFK; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804743211
- ISBN
- 9780804743211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.58
€ 31.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; BM; JFSJ1; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762791347
- ISBN
- 9780762791347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.34
€ 17.99
€ 15.34