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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Explores the history of this lifestyle, looking at how Gypsies have maintained their distinctive culture and how they have adapted to the twenty-first century, and focusses on a range of traditional Gypsy occupations including harvesting, horse-dealing, fortune-telling and rat-catching. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747812364
- ISBN
- 9780747812364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.84
€ 8.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFS; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845400576
- ISBN
- 9781845400576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.49
€ 25.49
Hardback. Roma and Gypsy economic arrangements are complexly related to social position. Authors ethnographically studied these complexities, exploring how, despite - or perhaps because of - their unstable and ambiguous position within the market economy, Roma and Gypsy communities continuously re-create more or less viable economic strategies. Editor(s): Brazzabeni, Micol; Ivone Cunha, Manuela; Fotta, Martin. Series: The Human Economy. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHMC; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388791
- ISBN
- 9781782388791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.46
€ 152.46
Paperback. Irish Travellers have never enjoyed a higher profile, at home and abroad, for good reasons and bad. This book delves into the heart of Traveller life, focusing on three aspects that have coloured perceptions of Travellers among the wider community: family feuds, bare-knuckle fights and trading. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848271692
- ISBN
- 9781848271692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.73
€ 13.00
€ 11.73
Paperback. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. Romani Legal Traditions and Culture. 298 pages. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight: 462.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221864
- ISBN
- 9780520221864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Documenting and analyzing more than 3,000 Tlingit, Haida, and other Native names on the land, this book highlights their descriptive force and cultural significance. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988580
- ISBN
- 9780295988580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Hardback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; CFG; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992174
- ISBN
- 9780295992174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.17
€ 134.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262531146
- ISBN
- 9780262531146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.50€ 58.56
€ 61.50
€ 58.56
Paperback. In 'Habitations of modernity' Dipesh Chakrabarty explores the complexities of modernism in India and seeks principles of humaneness grounded in everyday life that may elude grand political theories. These issues are pursued in a series of closely linked cultural essays. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100395
- ISBN
- 9780226100395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Offers a mosaic of domestic life in one of the world's most fascinating cities and a vivid portrait of the true meaning of home in the 21st-century metropolis Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814771549
- ISBN
- 9780814771549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.81
€ 24.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. A study of Irish-Catholic Sisters' work in founding charitable organizations in New York City from the famine through the early 20th century. It argues that it was these nuns' championing of the rights of the poor - especially poor women - that resulted in an explosion of state-supported services and programs. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press Illinois
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072826
- ISBN
- 9780252072826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.43
€ 34.99
€ 33.43
Hardback. The aim to increase the moral and civic responsibility of American students is investigated here, in order to examine opinions rooted in larger areas of national identity, culture, and values. Theoretical points, policy debates and portraits of adolescents in school are included. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787900618
- ISBN
- 9780787900618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.69
€ 46.99
€ 46.69
Paperback. Offers an interpretation of American society. This book features a preface relating the arguments of the book both to the realities of American society and to the debate about the country's future. Num Pages: 410 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484. Individualism and Commitment in American Life. 410 pages, Illustrations. Offers an interpretation of American society. This book features a preface relating the arguments of the book both to the realities of American society and to the debate about the country's future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 25. Weight: 482.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 410
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 3Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254190
- ISBN
- 9780520254190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.38
€ 33.99
€ 24.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476433
- ISBN
- 9780801476433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.80
€ 37.99
€ 35.80
Hardcover. Cabdrivers and their yellow taxis are as much a part of the cityscape as the high-rise buildings and the subway. And, undoubtedly, taxi drivers have stories to tell. This title recounts tales that offers a vision of Chicago and its people. Num Pages: 184 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734736
- ISBN
- 9780226734736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.87
€ 24.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. A new industrial revolution. The age of making. From bits to atoms. Many people are excited by the possibilities offered by new fabrication technologies like 3D printers, and the way in which they are being used in hacker and makerspaces. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509501175
- ISBN
- 9781509501175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.29
€ 24.29
Hardback. A new industrial revolution. The age of making. From bits to atoms. Many people are excited by the possibilities offered by new fabrication technologies like 3D printers, and the way in which they are being used in hacker and makerspaces. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509501168
- ISBN
- 9781509501168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. Hacking provides an introduction to the community of hackers and an analysis of the meaning of hacking in twenty-first century societies. One the one hand, hackers infect the computers of the world, entering where they are not invited, taking over not just individual workstations but whole networks. Series: Digital Media and Society. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFMG; URH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639727
- ISBN
- 9780745639727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.95
€ 22.95
Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, telling the story of how American Jewish women played a leading role in achieving Zionist goals and shaping the state of Israel. This book also traces Hadassah's involvement in the child rescue movement, which saved thousands of children from Nazi-occupied Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBT; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742549388
- ISBN
- 9780742549388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.36
€ 59.36
Hardcover. Examines the enduring influence of the Hadrami diaspora, who have historically migrated to the Indian Ocean, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 black and white integrated illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; HBJF1; JFFN; JFSR2; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538682
- ISBN
- 9781784538682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.93€ 125.03
€ 141.93
€ 125.03