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Society & culture: general
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
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JJ; HRHP; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023759
- ISBN
- 9780253023759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JJ; HRHP; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023834
- ISBN
- 9780253023834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946621385
- ISBN
- 9780946621385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. This volume brings together sixteen of Melchert's articles, including those considered his most important as well as ones that are difficult to access. Originally published between 1997 and 2014, they are arranged chronologically under three rubrics - hadith, piety and law. The material is presented in a new format and updated where appropriate. Series: Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040499
- ISBN
- 9781937040499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.80
€ 52.80
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628922868
- ISBN
- 9781628922868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.52
€ 15.99
€ 14.52
Paperback. Focusing on the everyday discussions that Black women have among themselves and about themselves, this book analyzes how talking about hair reveals Black women's ideas about race, gender, sexuality, beauty, and power. Num Pages: 197 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814713372
- ISBN
- 9780814713372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.14
€ 30.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Two world wars, the Civil Rights movement, and a Jheri curl later, Blacks in America continue to have a complex and convoluted relationship with their hair. This book takes a chronological look at the culture behind the ever-changing state of Black hair - from fifteenth-century Africa to the present-day United States. Editor(s): Byrd, Ayana. Num Pages: 258 pages, 50 black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250046574
- ISBN
- 9781250046574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.41
€ 18.99
€ 17.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605989556
- ISBN
- 9781605989556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.37
€ 27.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. Charting the cultural imagination of Haiti, this text argues for the recognition of both vodou rituals and narrative fictions as repositories of history. The book gives human dimensions to the 18th-century French colony and provides a template for understanding the Haiti of today. Num Pages: 362 pages, 34 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213685
- ISBN
- 9780520213685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.36
€ 35.99
€ 26.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 853.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bonus Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566251822
- ISBN
- 9781566251822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.78
€ 25.99
€ 25.78
Paperback. A call to arms against the most pervasive human rights violation of the 21st century: the oppression of women in the developing world. Num Pages: 352 pages, Integrated: 20, b/w. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Virago London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Vintage Books Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844086825
- ISBN
- 9781844086825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Walrus Publishing, Incorporated
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940442082
- ISBN
- 9781940442082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329727
- ISBN
- 9780745329727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.91
€ 33.99
€ 22.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 560 pages, 25 color illus. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163871
- ISBN
- 9780691163871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSA; JFD; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Edition
- updated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533485
- ISBN
- 9780262533485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.02
€ 35.99
€ 24.02
Paperback. "Reading Hammer Head, like consuming Cheryl Strayed's Wild, feels like a crucial education."-Isabella Biedenharn, Entertainment Weekly Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; WKDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352320
- ISBN
- 9780393352320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26