Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Examines risks and limits of alliances between lesbian studies and feminist studies. Editor(s): Heller, Dana A. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253210845
- ISBN
- 9780253210845
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
Paperback. Postcolonial studies and composition studies appear to have little in common. However, they share a strikingly similar goal: to provide power to the words and actions of those who have been marginalized and oppressed. This study attempts to establish dialogue between the two disciplines. Editor(s): Lunsford, Andrea A. (Professor of English and Director, Writing and Rhetoric, Stanford University, USA); Ouzgane, Lahoucine (Associate Professor of English, University of Alberta, Canada). Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; CJA; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822958376
- ISBN
- 9780822958376
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Condition: New
€ 60.80
€ 60.80
Paperback. Features articles that investigate the topic of ethnic, national, and transnational identities. Using a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches, this volume offers a multifaceted discussion and insights concerning the challenging social and political issues of changing collective identities. Editor(s): Hollinger, Franz; Hadler, Markus. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593396125
- ISBN
- 9783593396125
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Condition: New
€ 62.98€ 53.24
€ 62.98
€ 53.24
Paperback. From 2007 to 2011 South Korean filmmaker and newspaper reporter lived among North Korean defectors in China. This title offers an account of his experiences there, where he witnessed human trafficking, the smuggling of illicit drugs by North Korean soldiers, and a rare successful escape from North Korea by sea. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; JFFN; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931368360
- ISBN
- 9781931368360
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Condition: New
€ 27.81
€ 27.81
Hardback. Crossing Mountains provides important insights about integrating Native-language learning into public education. Using case studies of school districts on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, Phyllis Ngai argues that carefully designed and inclusive Native-language programs can benefit communities and students regardless of ethnic identity. Series: Contemporary Native American Communities. Num Pages: 298 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759121225
- ISBN
- 9780759121225
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Condition: New
€ 165.00
€ 165.00
Hardcover. This book details the struggles and triumphs of eight novice teachers in diverse classrooms, showing how good teachers can use innovation and "teachable moments" to turn cultural strengths into academic assets. Series: The Jossey-Bass education series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JNSV; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787950019
- ISBN
- 9780787950019
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.63
€ 34.99
€ 27.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 44. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press Ithaca
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801432880
- ISBN
- 9780801432880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- South Africa
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431408122
- ISBN
- 9781431408122
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.46
€ 19.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. "Crossing the Line" is told by a middle-class American woman who falls in love with the son of an impoverished family from rural Mexico a man who crosses the border illegally to be with her. Married in 1988, Linda and Sixto Valdez learn to love each other s very different families and cultures, raising their child to walk proudly in both worlds." Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black & white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFN; JFSL1; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875656182
- ISBN
- 9780875656182
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.27
€ 24.99
€ 22.27
Paperback. A guide to the meanings of the postmodern era, that charts the options before us as we seek alternatives to the joyless and artificial culture of consumption. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 283.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Third Impression
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066271
- ISBN
- 9780226066271
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.17
€ 27.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Healy, Grainne. Num Pages: 320 pages, Full Colour. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFFJ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785371165
- ISBN
- 9781785371165
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.29
€ 24.99
€ 21.29
Hardcover. A historical and ethnographic study of Haitian religion in immigrant communities, based on fieldwork in both Miami and Haiti. Series: North American Religions Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJH; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814777084
- ISBN
- 9780814777084
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Condition: New
€ 91.05
€ 91.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DSBH; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816669905
- ISBN
- 9780816669905
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. A cross-disciplinary collection of 12 essays by scholars of the Mexican immigration to the United States. "Crossings" theorizes aspects of recent Mexican immigration that are new and that demarcate this wave of immigration from earlier experiences of the 20th century. Editor(s): Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674177673
- ISBN
- 9780674177673
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. The first truly comprehensive synthesis of the great migrations between Europe and the Americas. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209535
- ISBN
- 9780253209535
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Condition: New
€ 20.88
€ 20.88
Paperback. Crossovers brings together four decades of popular and academic writings by folklorist, anthropologist, and jazz scholar John Szwed. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219722
- ISBN
- 9780812219722
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Its opponents call it part of "the lunatic fringe," a justification for "black separateness," "the most embarrassing trend in American publishing." "It" is Critical Race Theory. But what is Critical Race Theory? How did it develop? Where does it stand now? Where should it go in the future? This title deals with these questions. Editor(s): Valdes, Francisco; Culp, Jerome McCristal; Harris, Angela P. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1fig. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399302
- ISBN
- 9781566399302
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.27
€ 48.99
€ 44.27
Hardback. Examines the representations of masses - the crowd scenes - in Hollywood films from "The Birth of a Nation" through such popular love stories as "Gone with the Wind", "The Sound of Music", and "Dr Zhivago". This work then contrasts these with similar scenes in early Soviet and Nazi films. Num Pages: 162 pages, 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823229017
- ISBN
- 9780823229017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.95
€ 115.95
Paperback. Examines the representations of masses - the crowd scenes - in Hollywood films from "The Birth of a Nation" through such popular love stories as "Gone with the Wind", "The Sound of Music", and "Dr Zhivago". This work then contrasts these with similar scenes in early Soviet and Nazi films. Num Pages: 162 pages, 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823229024
- ISBN
- 9780823229024
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Paperback. This book examines the impact of immigration on U.S. society-on schools, social services, jobs, taxpayers. This book offers alternatives to present policies. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bridge Works Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781882593675
- ISBN
- 9781882593675
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.64
€ 17.99
€ 15.64
Paperback. Examines the way in which education and the media act as immobilizing social forces to shape the Latino world that exists despite the best efforts of many Mexican Americans and other Latinos. This book focuses on social issues that impede the progress of Latinos. Num Pages: 257 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 458. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566397438
- ISBN
- 9781566397438
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Condition: New
€ 34.17
€ 34.17
Paperback. Describes the way in which the Internet has broken down traditional employer/employee relationships to create vibrant new enterprises that are 'staffed' by informal, often large gatherings of enthusiasts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905211159
- ISBN
- 9781905211159
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Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.75
€ 19.00
€ 16.75
Paperback. Crowdsourcing is a term that was coined in 2006 to describe how the commercial sector was beginning to outsource problems or tasks to the public through an open call for solutions over the internet or social media. This book includes interviews with public and private sector managers who have used crowdsourcing. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 figures, 1 tables, 3 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPP; JPQB; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626163799
- ISBN
- 9781626163799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.82
€ 22.82
Hardback. A survey of female monasticism that begins with the first communities of Late Antiquity and ends with the Reformation. It focuses on the visual culture of female monasticism in the European Middle Ages. Editor(s): Hamburger, Jeffrey F.; Marti, Susan. Translator(s): Hamburger, Dietlinde. Num Pages: 344 pages, 73 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HRCC2; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139809
- ISBN
- 9780231139809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.75
€ 76.75