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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. A vision of our shared global future, taken from the speeches and exchanges of eight visionary recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Dalai Lamai, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and others discussed issues ranging from international relations to areas traditionally excluded from such discourse. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919874
ISBN
9780813919874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.97

Paperback. Faced with the failure of the romantic muse and the other two-sex tropes for the imagination, writers such as James Joyce, William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf became attracted to a culturally specific notion of an androgynous imagination. This text explores the process by which this happened. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919805
ISBN
9780813919805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.49

Paperback. This work proposes a new view of modernity, arguing that although it may variously be associated wtih the Renaissance, the discovery of the New World and other significant ruptures with primitive or premodern society, modernity fails as an idea if it only defines itself against what it replaces. Series: Richard Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM; JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919669
ISBN
9780813919669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.67

Paperback. From racial disturbances in Miami has emerged the image that Blacks, Hispanics and Anglos are pitted against one another for resources. This text explores the construction of ethnic identities and ethnic group conflict, including interviews with politicians, journalists and business people. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917054
ISBN
9780813917054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.60

Paperback. This work analyzes and discusses current cultural issues and aims to offer clues as to where the next American culture wars may be waged. The contributors examine new developments in the culture wars, such as common-ground efforts and whether the wars represent a global phenomenon. Editor(s): Nolan, James L. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916972
ISBN
9780813916972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.08

Hardcover. This collection of 216 letters offers an accessible, single-volume distillation of the exchange spanning 50 years between celebrated brothers William and Henry James. Their correspondence demonstrates the persons, places, and events that effected the Euro-American world from 1861-1910. Editor(s): Berkeley, Elizabeth M. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; HPC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916941
ISBN
9780813916941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.03

Hardcover. Jessie Fauset's and Nella Larsen's novels raise important questions about gender and race. This book looks at Fauset's "Plum Bun" and "Comedy: American Style" and Larsen's "Quicksand" and "Passing", finding them revisionary and subversive. It looks at their work rather than at their lives. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915531
ISBN
9780813915531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.64

Paperback. Studies the place of the feminine in Nietzsche's work, bringing together scholars in philosophy, feminism, comparative literature and German studies. Without dismissing his misogyny, the work argues that Nietzsche's many statements about women are ambivalent and cannot be labelled simply. Editor(s): Burgard, Peter J. Series: Feminist Issues: Practice, Politics, Theory S. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DSBF; HPC; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914954
ISBN
9780813914954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.05

Hardcover. Series: Techniques of the Moving Image. Num Pages: 224 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: APFX; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813572543
ISBN
9780813572543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562698
ISBN
9780813562698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813550053
ISBN
9780813550053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Dimaggio, Paul; Fernandez-Kelly, Patricia. Series: Rutgers Series: The Public Life of the Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 photographs & 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547589
ISBN
9780813547589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 79 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871232
ISBN
9780807871232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.22

Paperback. Removable Type: Histories of the Book in Indian Country, 1663-1880 Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871201
ISBN
9780807871201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Paperback. This guidebook offers a journey into the lands and culture of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. Introducing the vibrant world of Cherokee heritage, it is organized around seven geographical hubs of the original Cherokee homeland. Num Pages: 432 pages, 144 colour photographs, 11 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBFN; 1KBBSN; JFSL9; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 821.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807854570
ISBN
9780807854570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.05

Paperback. In 1932, Atlanta had the South's largest population of educated African Americans. However, Jim Crow's dictates meant they were almost entirely excluded from public life. Ferguson shows how Roosevelt's New Deal opened up oppportunities for black Atlantans struggling to acheive full citizenship. Series: John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables, 2 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807853702
ISBN
9780807853702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.86

Paperback. The origins of racism and slavery in British North America from the perspective of gender are examined in this book. The author argues that gender was both a basic social relationship and a model for other social hierarchies, and assesses its role in the construction of racism in Virginia. Num Pages: 584 pages, 10 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807846230
ISBN
9780807846230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.03

Paperback. Presents the foundations and present influence of intellectual antisemitism in Russia Series: Studies in Antisemitism. Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803246942
ISBN
9780803246942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.00

Paperback. Challenges simple understanding of cultural "authenticity" even as it celebrates the dynamic role of performance in the American Indian pursuit of self-determination Editor(s): Bellin, Joshua David; Mielke, Laura L. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226326
ISBN
9780803226326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JP; KJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781523082711
ISBN
9781523082711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.82

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