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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Focusing on the city girl in the metropolitan scene, the 'Screen Struck Girl' in the cinematic scene, the beauty contestant in the photographic scene, the 'primitive' woman in the late colonial scene, and the flapper in the heterosexual leisure scene, this title shows how women's roles were intimately tied to the visual culture of the day. Num Pages: 360 pages, 60 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 3JJG; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216700
ISBN
9780253216700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.10

hardcover. The Black-Jewish conflict in the US, without effective strategies for intervention, can only be expected to worsen. This volume suggests a psychoanalytic approach to addressing and resolving the issues causing the conflict, such as feelings of powerlessness and economic marginalization. Editor(s): Helmreich, Alan; Marcus, Paul R. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JFSR1; JHMP; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275956660
ISBN
9780275956660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.12

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226074948
ISBN
9780226074948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.12

hardcover. This book explores how the arrival of Latin American immigrants in the United States shifts racial classifications for newcomers, for the society receiving them, and for the people they leave behind. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804777957
ISBN
9780804777957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.98

hardcover. A comparative study of a white supremacist organization and a white antiracist organization to understand the underlying similarities of how groups make-meaning of race and whiteness. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 1120. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776943
ISBN
9780804776943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.23

hardcover. Examining politics in a small Afghan town that managed to remain relatively peaceful in the years following the fall of the Taliban, this book calls examines how and when violence erupts and calls into question the international community's approach to developing stability in Afghanistan. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776714
ISBN
9780804776714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.95

hardcover. This volume opens our eyes to a dynamic world of Jewish literature in nineteenth-century Europe. Editor(s): Hess, Jonathan M.; Samuels, Maurice; Valman, Nadia. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DSBF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804775465
ISBN
9780804775465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.82

hardcover. Studies research in urban sociology. This work presents an analysis of race and ethnicity in urban areas. Editor(s): Gotham, Kevin Fox; Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSG; JFSL1; JHBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762305414
ISBN
9780762305414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522853407
ISBN
9780522853407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.40

Paperback. This ground-breaking book uses extensive research and survey evidence to challenge the myth that the population divides into those who benefit from the welfare state and those who pay into it. It shows that all of us rely on the welfare state through our lifetimes, not just a small 'welfare-dependent' minority. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447320036
ISBN
9781447320036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.37

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816669721
ISBN
9780816669721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.10

paperback. Editor(s): Milner, Stephen J. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816638215
ISBN
9780816638215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.12

Hardback. This book is about how U.S. immigration policies and immigrants' gendered experiences stratify the well-being of Salvadoran mothers and fathers in the United States and their children who remain in El Salvador. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804788311
ISBN
9780804788311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.43

hardcover. A rich ethnography of men in a low-income neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt, this book gives the reader a vivid sense of the meaning of masculinity and the multiple agents who contribute to the making of men in the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804783286
ISBN
9780804783286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.53

Hardback. Examines how countries can compete with each other to make citizens, and how citizens in turn have found ways to use this competition to their own benefit. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782982
ISBN
9780804782982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.87

hardcover. Watching War explores what it means to be a spectator to battles in an era in which the boundaries between witnessing, representing, and perpetrating violence have become profoundly blurred. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 865. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804782395
ISBN
9780804782395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.15

hardcover. This volume seeks to go beyond single-country area studies to draw together analyses of how globalization and neoliberalism are affecting youth and, as a result, their identities and their futures, in China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. Editor(s): Anagnost, Ann; Arai, Andrea; Ren, Hai. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804776172
ISBN
9780804776172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.54

hardcover. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804775175
ISBN
9780804775175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271025322
ISBN
9780271025322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.34

paperback. Series: Post-Communist Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780271020587
ISBN
9780271020587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.34

hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; JFSL1; JPA; JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271020303
ISBN
9780271020303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.76
€ 42.98

Paperback. Examines risks and limits of alliances between lesbian studies and feminist studies. Editor(s): Heller, Dana A. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210845
ISBN
9780253210845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.45

hardcover. This collection of tales represents and preserves the oral heritage of Arctic and Subarctic ethnic groups, so that their stories are no longer in danger of becoming lost to future generations. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781591587613
ISBN
9781591587613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.55
€ 50.61

hardcover. Twenty-nine tales provide a moving and colorful image of the diversity and richness of the people and lands of Indonesia. Editor(s): Bunanta, Murti. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
1.
SKU
V9781563089091
ISBN
9781563089091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.90

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