Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This study of working class tourism examines the evolution of the English holiday over two centuries, charting workers forms of travel from 'tramping' and the 'artisan's grand tour' to day tripping and package holidays abroad. In doing so it provides an overview of how the working classes and their organisations campaigned for paid holidays and ho Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719065910
- ISBN
- 9780719065910
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Condition: New
€ 39.16
€ 39.16
Paperback. Provides a view of the experience of race in urban America from the corner store. This study aims to illuminate the cues and misunderstandings that make up race relations in urban communities, explore how racial interactions and racial identity are influenced by local context, and provide evidence of anti-black prejudice among white Americans. Num Pages: 211 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 49.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248090
- ISBN
- 9780520248090
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.71
€ 38.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. The voices of 20 women from working-class backgrounds are heard in this collection of essays. Each of the women has lived through the process of academic socialisation - as both student and teacher - and each has thought long and deeply about her experiences from an explicitly feminist perspective. Editor(s): Tokarczyk, Michelle M.; Fay, Elizabeth A. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSC; JN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870238352
- ISBN
- 9780870238352
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Condition: New
€ 41.51
€ 41.51
Paperback. Argues that though slavery was outlawed, all of us are in figurative chains of one kind or another. This work examines the social and economic injustices that shackle the American people. Each one of us, is restrained by a system that values money over humanity, power over truth, and conformity over independent thinking. Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472031986
- ISBN
- 9780472031986
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.32
€ 20.99
€ 19.32
Hardcover. This volume contains Langston Hughes's collections of biographies for children and young adults - "Famous American Negroes", "Famous Negro Music Makers" and "Famous Negro Heroes of America". These works tell of African Americans who contributed to the construction of the American identity. Series: The Collected Works of Langston Hughes. Num Pages: 312 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DNF; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826213723
- ISBN
- 9780826213723
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Condition: New
€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Sarris, Greg; Jacobs, Connie A; Giles, James Richard. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 261 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873529150
- ISBN
- 9780873529150
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.62
€ 50.99
€ 42.62
Paperback. Workshop on Disability in America: A New Look - Summary and Background Papers (2006) Editor(s): Field, Marilyn J.; Jette, Alan M.; Martin, Linda. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- National Academies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309100908
- ISBN
- 9780309100908
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Condition: New
€ 61.75€ 58.66
€ 61.75
€ 58.66
Paperback. In 1936, Joseph Margoshes (1866-1955), a writer for the New York Yiddish daily "Morgen Journal", published a memoir of his youth in Austro-Hungarian Galicia entitled "Erinerungen fun mayn Leben". This autobiography gives the reader important insights into the many-faceted Jewish life of Austro-Hungarian Galicia. Editor(s): Margolis, Rebecca; Robinson, Ira. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843635
- ISBN
- 9781934843635
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.77
€ 19.99
€ 19.77
Paperback. The bestselling author of War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning and Empire of Illusion takes us inside the dark heart of American empire, at home and abroad. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Avalon Publishing Group United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568587288
- ISBN
- 9781568587288
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.97
€ 18.99
€ 13.97
Paperback. Provides ready-reference insight into the history, mission, organisation, policies, financial services, and knowledge products of the world's largest anti-poverty institution. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KJVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781464803826
- ISBN
- 9781464803826
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Kumar, Amitava (Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies, Penn State University, USA). Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816638376
- ISBN
- 9780816638376
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.96
€ 29.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Hedges, Inez. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; DSY; HBAH; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349499410
- ISBN
- 9781349499410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.19
€ 63.19
Hardcover. Cinema has long played a crucial role in the way that societies represent themselves. Hedges discusses the role of cinema in creating cultural memory within a global perspective that spans five continents. The book's innovative approach and approachable style should transform the way that we think of film and its social effects. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465115
- ISBN
- 9781137465115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.38
€ 64.38
Paperback. World Cinema through Global Genres introduces the complex forces of global filmmaking using the popular concept of film genre. The cluster-based organization allows students to acquire a clear understanding of core issues that apply to all films around the world. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118712924
- ISBN
- 9781118712924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.13
€ 50.13
Hardcover. World Cinema through Global Genres introduces the complex forces of global filmmaking using the popular concept of film genre. The cluster-based organization allows students to acquire a clear understanding of core issues that apply to all films around the world. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118712917
- ISBN
- 9781118712917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.47
€ 103.47
paperback. The contributors to this volume look at the way Hollywood has interacted with a range of national and transnational cinemas, from German Expressionism to Bollywood and East Asian film. Editor(s): Cooke, P. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- SKU
- V9781349547432
- ISBN
- 9781349547432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.54
€ 64.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cooke, Paul. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403998958
- ISBN
- 9781403998958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Paperback. * Explores the development, content, and impact of world culture * Traces world culture back from the mid-19th century to the present day * Includes numerous illustrations of key issues and empirical research * Written in lively, accessible language for the student and general scholar . Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226772
- ISBN
- 9780631226772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.45
€ 41.99
€ 41.45
Hardcover. * Explores the development, content, and impact of world culture * Traces world culture back from the mid-19th century to the present day * Includes numerous illustrations of key issues and empirical research * Written in lively, accessible language for the student and general scholar . Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226765
- ISBN
- 9780631226765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.05
€ 122.05
Hardback. Sheds light on how a better understanding of governance can bring about more effective policy interventions to achieve sustainable improvements in welfare. Series: World Development Report. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JF; KCA; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 203. .
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 21st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781464809521
- ISBN
- 9781464809521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.58€ 55.99
€ 60.58
€ 55.99