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Society & culture: general
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.95
€ 37.95
hardcover. New Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion. Editor(s): Smart, J. R.; Pridham, B. R. Series: New Arabian Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 b&w and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QFM; HBG; HBJF1; HD; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894791
- ISBN
- 9780859894791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.43
€ 117.43
Hardback. Central to the Enlightenment is the ideal of the Secular City, in militant reply to the Civitas Dei of St Augustine. The essays in this volume illustrate the elaboration of that vision, both in the planning and depiction of actual cities and in the speculation on social justice to which Voltaire in particular devoted himself. Editor(s): Hemming, T. D.; Freeman, Ted; Meakin, David. Num Pages: 259 pages, 6 half-tones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HRAB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894166
- ISBN
- 9780859894166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.62
€ 133.62
Paperback. This collection of essays assesses the work of a number of American intellectuals, including Susan Sontag, F.O. Mathieson, Daniel Bell and Hannah Arendt, who have addressed issues of culture and its multifaceted relations to politics, history, sociology and literary criticism. Editor(s): Murray, David. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894043
- ISBN
- 9780859894043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
Hardback. In this volume some of the world's authorities on embryology trace the tradition of enquiry over two and a half thousand years. The answers given in related cultures reflected the purposes to be served at different times, in medical practice, penitential discipline, canon law, common law, human feeling. Editor(s): Dunstan, G. R. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859893404
- ISBN
- 9780859893404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.65
€ 134.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black and white photos, 8 colour. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Plexus Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859653978
- ISBN
- 9780859653978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.48
€ 20.48
Hardback. "Nagaland for Christ" and "Jesus Saves" are familiar slogans prominently displayed on public transport and celebratory banners in Nagaland, northeastern India. They express an idealization of Christian homogeneity that belies the underlying tensions and negotiations between Christian and non-Christian Naga.. Num Pages: 356 pages, 36 ills, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRCS; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455956
- ISBN
- 9780857455956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.62
€ 152.62
Hardback. This volume looks at the fluid and dynamic nature of identity-building among Jews and the many issues that cut across different Jewish groupings. An important contribution to scholarship on contemporary Jewry, it reveals the often unrecognized dynamism in new forms of Jewish identification and affiliation in Israel and in the Diaspora. Editor(s): Goldberg, Harvey E.; Cohen, Steven M.; Kopelowitz, Ezra. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452573
- ISBN
- 9780857452573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.29
€ 152.29
Hardback. Representing scholars from different countries and different disciplines, this collection explores Holocaust survivors' return to everyday life and how their experience of Nazi persecution and the Holocaust impacted their process of integration into various countries. Thus, it offers a rich mix of perspectives, disciplines, and communities. Editor(s): Ofer, Dalia; Ouzan, Francoise S.; Baumel-Schwartz, Judith Tydor. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 tables and figs. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452474
- ISBN
- 9780857452474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.72
€ 163.72
Encounters of Body and Soul in Contemporary Religious Practices
. Ed(S): Fedele, Anna; Blanes, Ruy Llera
Hardback. Social scientists and philosophers confronted with religious phenomena have always been challenged to find a proper way to describe the spiritual experiences of the social group they were studying. Editor(s): Fedele, Anna; Blanes, Ruy Llera. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: HRLK; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452078
- ISBN
- 9780857452078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.83
€ 151.83
Hardback. This volume investigates how the experiences, histories, and relationships of social class are a necessary ingredient for explaining the re-emergence and dynamics of populist nationalism in both Eastern and Western Europe. Featuring in-depth urban and regional case studies, this volume reclaims class for anthropological research. Editor(s): Kalb, Don; Halmai, Gabor. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSC; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452030
- ISBN
- 9780857452030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.78
€ 151.78
Hardback. The Asian tsunami in December 2004 was reported on exhaustively all around the world. But this is the first full-length examination of the disaster. Providing an in-depth ethnography of the tsunami and its effects on a fishing village on the coast of Tamil Nadu, India, the author shows how disaster survivors have dealt with the tsunami.. Series: Studies in Environmental Anthropology & Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 ills. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFC; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451996
- ISBN
- 9780857451996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.34
€ 151.34
Hardback. Based on interviews and the voluminous materials in the archives of the SED, the Stasi and central and regional authorities, this volume focuses on several contrasting minorities (Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, guestA" workers from Vietnam and Mozambique, football fans, punks, and skinheads)and their interaction with state and party bodies.. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451958
- ISBN
- 9780857451958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.11
€ 152.11
The Migration-Displacement Nexus. Patterns, Processes, and Policies.
. Ed(S): Koser, Khalid; Martin, Susan
Hardback. Besides elaborating a new concept, this volume has three main purposes: the first is to focus empirical attention on previously understudied topics, such as internal trafficking, the second is to highlight new challenges, including the effects of climate change; and the third is to explore gaps in current policy responses and elaborate alternatives Editor(s): Koser, Khalid; Martin, Susan. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 figures and tables. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451910
- ISBN
- 9780857451910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.34
€ 152.34
Hardback. The Muhammad cartoon crisis of 2005/06 caught the world by surprise as Denmark decided to ridicule, mug, and insult Muslims because they were Muslims. Through the methodologies of media anthropology, cultural studies, and communication studies, this book brings together more than thirteen years of research on three significant historical media.. Num Pages: 326 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSL; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451002
- ISBN
- 9780857451002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.87
€ 152.87
Hardback. Series: China in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 250 pages, 2+ graphs. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857289780
- ISBN
- 9780857289780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.73
€ 131.73
Hardback. Editor(s): Barbalet, Jack; Possamai, Adam; Turner, Professor Bryan S. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18+ tables and graphs. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857287984
- ISBN
- 9780857287984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.32
€ 130.32
hardcover. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 182 pages, 5+ images and tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, First ed.
- SKU
- V9780857287977
- ISBN
- 9780857287977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.32
€ 130.32
Hardback. Editor(s): Drope, Jeffrey. Series: Anthem Studies in Development and Globalization. Num Pages: 332 pages, 20+ figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFH; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857287830
- ISBN
- 9780857287830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.16
€ 131.16
Hardback. Editor(s): Nault, Derrick M.; Dawei, Bei; Voulgarakis, Evangelos; Paterson, Rab; Bryce, Lisa; McArthur, Kerry; Suva, Cesar Andres-Miguel. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 226 pages, 6+ figures and tables. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM2; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857285591
- ISBN
- 9780857285591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.32
€ 130.32