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Society & culture: general

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822958376
ISBN
9780822958376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.24

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593396125
ISBN
9783593396125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.29
€ 53.81

Paperback. The book takes the reader into the world of women who become actively involved in various mobilization processes in the peace and conflict situations in Chiapas and in Northern Ireland. Detailing how women cross identity boundaries in regions of conflict, the book combines traditional and qualitative research methods in groundbreaking new research. Series: The Politics of Intersectionality. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFN; JFSJ; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349480203
ISBN
9781349480203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Toussaint, Sandy. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JHMC; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522850741
ISBN
9780522850741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 146 pages, 18 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137574541
ISBN
9781137574541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.19

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.
Format
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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.96

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.99

Hardcover. Signifying 'others' or signs of life? This book critically examines the ways in which crossing sex and gender is imagined in key cultural texts from contemporary Latin America. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; APF; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230104020
ISBN
9780230104020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 47.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349288496
ISBN
9781349288496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 46.92

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

€ 73.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
South Africa
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431408122
ISBN
9781431408122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.61

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.11

Paperback. An examination of the story of the integration of transnational migrants from Hong Kong, this book draws out the ways in which liberalism is profoundly spatial, varying greatly depending on the geographical context. It shows why understanding the liberal thought is crucial, as we strive to understand the societies' transition to neoliberalism. Series: Place, Culture, & Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b/w illustrations, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1KBCB; JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592130849
ISBN
9781592130849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.17

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.
Format
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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.23

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DSBH; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816669905
ISBN
9780816669905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.71

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.93

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Editor(s): De Been, Wouter; Arora, Payal; Hildebrandt, Mireille. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; LNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349504442
ISBN
9781349504442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.96

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591020837
ISBN
9781591020837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.93

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.41

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