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Society & culture: general
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781479874477
- ISBN
- 9781479874477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
hardcover. This study examines the emergence and evolution in China of a tradition of popular organization generally known under the rubric of secret society. It suggests that the society is properly understood as one variety of the brotherhood association that flourished in the early and mid-Qing period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBLL; JFSJ; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726511
- ISBN
- 9780804726511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.21
€ 75.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452437
- ISBN
- 9780801452437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.91
€ 90.91
Paperback. An account of the rise, fall, and persistence of the 20th century's Black Zionist dream -- the movement's creation of a homeland in Africa. Num Pages: 456 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; JFSL3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332473
- ISBN
- 9780822332473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.31
€ 33.99
€ 33.31
Hardcover. The arrival of English settlers in the American Southeast in 1670 brought the British and the Native Americans into contact both with foreign peoples and with unfamiliar gender systems. Michelle LeMaster addresses the question of how differing cultural attitudes toward gender influenced Anglo-Indian relations in the colonial Southeast. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813932415
- ISBN
- 9780813932415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.04
€ 59.04
Paperback. Considers the political expression of rap artists within the historical tradition of black nationalism. Interweaving songs and personal interviews with hip-hop artists and activists, Cheney links late 20th-century hip-hop nationalists with their 19th-century spiritual forebears. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716137
- ISBN
- 9780814716137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Hardcover. As African American populations grew and white communities declined throughout the 1960s and '70s, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans migrated to the city, adding a complex layer to local racial dynamics, this book provides history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the postwar era. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 9 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244259
- ISBN
- 9780226244259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.43
€ 94.08
€ 77.43
Paperback. Examines the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in postwar Chicago. The author reveals how the two populations arrived in Chicago in the midst of social and economic change and, in spite of declining industrial employment and massive urban renewal projects, managed to carve out a geographic and racial place in Chicago. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 halftones, 9 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226212845
- ISBN
- 9780226212845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.51
€ 34.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Dabashi picks up where Franz Fanon left off, examining the negative influence of intellectual immigrants as facilitators of American imperialism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328737
- ISBN
- 9780745328737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.63
€ 33.99
€ 22.63
Paperback. Since 1993, metaphorical language has permeated mainstream media reporting on the United States' growing Latino population. In this book, the author reveals how metaphorical language portrays Latinos as invaders, outsiders, burdens, parasites, diseases, animals, and weeds. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 figures, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292777675
- ISBN
- 9780292777675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.04
€ 42.04
Paperback. The first narrative history in 25 years of the landmark Supreme Court case that outlawed school segregation in America and its aftermath. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, numerous halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables and 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFJ; JFSL; JN; JPVH1; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195156324
- ISBN
- 9780195156324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.65
€ 34.65
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074240
- ISBN
- 9780252074240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. A timely analysis of mass media representations of the 'War on Terror' that dismantles the myths and rhetoric used to consolidate western power. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFC; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745320793
- ISBN
- 9780745320793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.14
€ 36.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. This timely assessment of the evolution of masculine culture will be welcomed and debated by social and intellectual historians for years to come. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFP; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407647
- ISBN
- 9781421407647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.35
€ 43.99
€ 36.35
Paperback. The Student Book covers all the mandatory units and supports learners by providing detailed sector information on all the pathways, covering current practice, careers and skills. Series: Level 3 BTEC National Creative Media Production. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 4KVTJ; 4KVTK; 4KVTL; JFD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 221 x 277 x 16. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846906725
- ISBN
- 9781846906725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Paperback. A poignant piece of self-revelation, sprinkled with some trenchant observations on the way the dead hand of history has weighed down the former Warsaw Pact countries Editor(s): Gilman, Sander L. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BG; DSA; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JPFC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292611
- ISBN
- 9780803292611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
Paperback. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Num Pages: 235 pages, 37 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 49. Religious Revival and Cultural Identity. 235 pages, 37 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Goldstein, Melvyn C.; Kapstein, Matthew T. Demonstrating how the Buddhist revival in Tibet must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a process of social, political and economic adaptation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HREX; JFC; JHM; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211315
- ISBN
- 9780520211315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Nirmala S. Salgado offers a groundbreaking study of the politics of representation of Buddhist nuns. Challenging assumptions about writing on gender and Buddhism, Salgado raises important theoretical questions about the applicability of liberal feminist concepts and language to the practices of Buddhist nuns. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HREP; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199760015
- ISBN
- 9780199760015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.15
€ 70.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556432033
- ISBN
- 9781556432033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.65
€ 18.99
€ 17.65
paperback. Explores night and darkness in Latina /o art and literature Num Pages: 326 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; GTB; JFC; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253001894
- ISBN
- 9780253001894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23