Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Editor(s): Giorcelli, Cristina; Rabinowitz, Paula. Num Pages: 288 pages, 38 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678075
- ISBN
- 9780816678075
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Condition: New
€ 38.05
€ 38.05
Hardback. Editor(s): Giorcelli, Cristina; Rabinowitz, Paula. Num Pages: 288 pages, 38 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 33. .
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678068
- ISBN
- 9780816678068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.97
€ 84.97
Paperback. This study explores the dramatic change in the world of the Gebusi, a tribe from Papua New Guinea who, for many years had one of the highest homicide rates in the world. With the introduction of modernity; schools, shops and Christianity these rates had plummeted. Editor(s): Emmett, Ross B. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226446356
- ISBN
- 9780226446356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.19
€ 42.19
Hardback. This book traces the evolution of Orthodox Judaism's approach to its nonpracticing brethren, shedding new light on the emergence of Orthodoxy as a specific movement within modern Jewish society. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812238655
- ISBN
- 9780812238655
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Condition: New
€ 83.71
€ 83.71
Hardcover. A comprehensive examination of pre-Nazi violence against Jews in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Germany Editor(s): Hoffman, Christhard; Bergmann, Werner; Smith, Helmut Walser. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 drawings, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472097968
- ISBN
- 9780472097968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardcover. What does feminism mean? Can we say that such a thing as a women's movement exists? Why are so few women willing to identify as feminist? And what might a feminist theory and practice capable of addressing the aspirations of all women look like? This book explores these fundamental questions about women's needs, experiences, and ideas. Editor(s): Brewer, Mary. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902210636
- ISBN
- 9781902210636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.27
€ 130.27
Paperback. Written for the very audience it portrays, "The Excursion" introduces the heroine, Maria Villiers, to London's "gentle" society and its glittering pastimes. Brooke drew upon the English courtship novel in the tradition of Elize Haywood and Henry Fielding for her novel's plot structure. Series: Eighteenth-century Novels by Women. Num Pages: 224 pages, references. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; FC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813108810
- ISBN
- 9780813108810
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Condition: New
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752464077
- ISBN
- 9780752464077
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.89
€ 36.99
€ 30.89
This study looks at how the philosophies of Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) and Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929) employ the figures of "exemplarity" and "chosenness" in order to address the tension between the universality of philosophical thinking and the particularity of nations, languages, and individual human experience. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755214
- ISBN
- 9780804755214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.55
€ 89.55
hardcover. Explores the construction of the Jew's physical and ontological body in Russian culture as represented in literature, film, and non-literary texts since the 1880s. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781934843390
- ISBN
- 9781934843390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.23
€ 155.23
Paperback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163095
- ISBN
- 9780231163095
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.85
€ 42.99
€ 30.85
Hardback. Translator(s): Kinney, Anne Behnke. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163088
- ISBN
- 9780231163088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.76€ 89.59
€ 117.76
€ 89.59
Hardback. The Exeter English-Russian Dictionary of Cultural Terms is a unique work of reference whose aim is to provide English speakers who possess at least some knowledge of Russian with the Russian equivalents of foreign and cultural terms in widespread use. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AGR; CBDX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 104 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895040
- ISBN
- 9780859895040
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Condition: New
€ 40.48
€ 40.48
Paperback. Examines the representation of African American culture in mainstream art museums from the 1920s to the 2000s Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498754
- ISBN
- 9781558498754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.18
€ 42.18
Paperback. The author of this text considers the way art museums have depicted and continue to depict American society and the American past. He explores issues from the absence of art museums before the Civil War, to the dilemma of the Museum of Modern Art over their "West as America" exhibition. Num Pages: 200 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558491182
- ISBN
- 9781558491182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.44
€ 41.44
Exhibiting Europe in Museums: Transnational Networks, Collections, Nar...
Kaiser, Wolfram, Krankenhagen, Stefan, Poehls...
Hardcover. This book investigates how museums exhibit Europe. Based on research in nearly 100 museums across the Continent and interviews with cultural policy makers and museum curators, it studies the growing transnational activities of state institutions, societal organizations, & people in the museum field such as attempts to Europeanize collection policy. Series: Museums and Collections. Num Pages: 252 pages, 16 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; GM; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382904
- ISBN
- 9781782382904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.64
€ 161.64
Hardback. This exploration of museums as sites for representing and defining national identity encourages us to reconsider the idea of the multicultural nation. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GM; HBTB; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774831635
- ISBN
- 9780774831635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.14
€ 110.14
Hardcover. Following the developments that highlight the centrality of diasporas and transnational studies, this book proposes that the study of exile should become a topic of central concern, closely related to basic theoretical problems and controversies on the structure of power, national representation and transnational displacement. Editor(s): Roniger, Luis; Green, James N.; Yankelevich, Pablo. Num Pages: 462 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; JFFN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 462
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195038
- ISBN
- 9781845195038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.14
€ 130.14
Paperback. Is exile a falling away from a source of creativity associated with the wholeness of home and one's own language, or is it a spur to creativity? This book examines the complexities of exile and the diversity of its experiences. It is suitable for those who are interested in the problems of displacement and diaspora and the European Holocaust. Editor(s): Suleiman, Susan Rubin. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; ABA; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822322153
- ISBN
- 9780822322153
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. A fast-paced memoir of Arsham Parsi, a queer Iranian activist who was forced to flee his country under threat of execution for his work in fighting human rights abuses against LGBT individuals in Iran. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGA; JFFJ; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667019
- ISBN
- 9781552667019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.47
€ 21.99
€ 20.47
paperback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4; JFSP2; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361633
- ISBN
- 9780822361633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.97
€ 36.99
€ 33.97
Hardback. Series: Studies in Transgression. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JHB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176422
- ISBN
- 9780231176422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 25.73
€ 42.99
€ 25.73
Paperback. Michael Mann's films receive a detailed analysis as existential dramas, including Heat, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans and Public Enemies. Thebook demonstrates that Mann's films perform critical engagement with existentialism, illustrating the problems and opportunities of living according to this philosophy." Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HPX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336722
- ISBN
- 9781349336722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.03
€ 54.03
Hardcover. In 1980, the author's world was turned upside down when the steel mill in Southeast Chicago where her father worked abruptly closed. In the ensuing years, ninety thousand other area residents would also lose their jobs in the mills. In this book, she examines the fate of her family and that of blue-collar America at large. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 colour plate, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226871790
- ISBN
- 9780226871790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15