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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Analyzes Wolf's, Drewitz's, and Weil's views of individual responsibility in history, with reference to theories of memory and feminist ethics. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134431
ISBN
9781571134431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.59

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134288
ISBN
9781571134288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.65

Paperback. Describes music as a metaphor of the society in which it takes place. This book examines various contexts in which music is produced, experienced, and evaluated. It includes the dynamics of orchestra rehearsals in the conservatory, "master class" lessons with a distinguished performer-pedagogue, and the ritual characteristics of solo recitals. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398916
ISBN
9781566398916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Musician, political critic, and hedonist, international superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a sensation throughout his career. His music offers a perspective on race, class, and nation on both sides of the Atlantic and he synthesized a musical language while also clearing a space for political dissent and a type of counter-cultural expression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; AVG; AVH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397650
ISBN
9781566397650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.14

Paperback. Western philosophy has long excluded the work of women thinkers from their canon. This work addresses this exclusion by examining the breadth of women's contributions to Western thought throughout ages. It reflects women's engagement with the meaning of individual experience as well as the continuity of their philosophical concerns and practices. Editor(s): Tougas, Cecile T.; Ebenreck, Sara. Series: The New Academy. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HPC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397612
ISBN
9781566397612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397025
ISBN
9781566397025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.09

Paperback. Feminist scholars and those inspired by other liberatory movements have raised profound questions about the standard practices of social research. This title explores the sources and meanings of feminist methodology, the strategies of reflexive analysis, and the issues that arise when writing and teaching feminist research. Num Pages: 275 pages, 1 figure, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396981
ISBN
9781566396981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Explores the day-to-day experiences of living and working with domestic dogs. This title examines how everyday dog owners come to know their animal companions as thinking, emotional, and responsive individuals. It views human and animal efforts to understand, manipulate, care for, and interact with each other. Series: Animals, Culture, & Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WNGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396905
ISBN
9781566396905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Explores the entire landscape of Black radio from the early days - when the white public accepted the black-face buffoonery of "The Amos and Andy Show" and "Beulah" as a fair depiction of African-American life - to the rise of personality jocks and the contemporary scene of corporate buyouts and uncertain fate. Num Pages: 334 pages, 25ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396677
ISBN
9781566396677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.98

Paperback. In September 19, 1985, a powerful earthquake hit Mexico City in the early morning hours. Written by a Mexican journalist, this book chronicles the disintegration of the city's physical and social structure, the widespread grassroots organizing against government corruption and incompetence, and the reliency of the human spirit. Series: Voices of Latin American Life Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393454
ISBN
9781566393454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.43

Paperback. The 8th Deaf History International Conference featured 27 presentations from members of Deaf communities hailing from 12 different countries around the world who related their own autobiographies as well as the biographies of historical Deaf individuals. This book brings together the best of these stories. Editor(s): Snoddon, Kristin. Num Pages: 264 pages, 34 photographs, 13 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: BM; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563686191
ISBN
9781563686191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.46

Paperback. Traces the intertwining of Protestant religion and the development of the deaf community from the nineteenth to twenty-first century. The author highlights the role of missionary movements in the spread of sign language; and shows how film and stage productions drew on religious themes in their portrayal of the deaf community and its struggles. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: CFZ; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563686016
ISBN
9781563686016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.60

Paperback. Familiar sounds and shared songs are an integral part of how we build our identities and a sense of place. But for deaf individuals, this missing piece can create a feeling of distance, fueling a desire to seek out community in different ways. The author profiles ten deaf Norwegians and their search for identity. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563685903
ISBN
9781563685903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.57

Paperback. Provides a striking profile of the views and attitudes of well-educated Chinese parents with preschool-age deaf children. This book includes a survey of 122 English mothers of deaf children that reveals the differences between Western and Chinese parents. It also reveals that many issues cross cultures and contexts. Editor(s): Callaway, Alison. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; JFSP1; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563683398
ISBN
9781563683398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.60
€ 53.26

Paperback. An account of the author's growing up as the hearing daughter of deaf Jewish parents during the 1930s and 1940s, revealing the challenges deaf people faced during the Depression and afterward. She portrays her family with honesty, and her account provides a living narrative of the Deaf experience in pre- and post-World War II America. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563682872
ISBN
9781563682872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.65

Paperback. Suggests ways a sociological perspective can contribute to imaging a queer studies that preserves the critical spirit of queer theory while being attentive to the deeply institutional and structural dynamics in the formation of the sexual self and social order. This book points towards a different sociological queer studies. Editor(s): Seidman, Steven. Series: Twentieth-century Social Theory S. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557867407
ISBN
9781557867407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.67

Paperback. Shows how to create a comprehensive, community-wide prevention program to effectively confront the serious drug and alcohol problems threatening our youth. Shows how to employ community mobilization, educational strategies, volunteerism, and mass media to achieve significant reductions in adolescent drug use. Series: Joint Publication of the Jossey-Bass Social & Behavioral Science S. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 130 x 60. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555424718
ISBN
9781555424718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.26

Hardcover. Presents model programs used to redesign jobs, create opportunities for part-time work, and keep workers age fifty and over productively on the job. Provides a career planning model for assessing the interests and skills of older employees and facilitating successful career changes.E Num Pages: 175 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; KCFM; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555422844
ISBN
9781555422844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517900557
ISBN
9781517900557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Capshaw, Katharine; Duane, Anna Mae. Num Pages: 400 pages, 52. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 254 x 51. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517900274
ISBN
9781517900274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. In this important new book Rein Raud develops an original theory of culture understood as a loose and internally contradictory system of texts and practices that are shared by intermittent groups of people and used by them to make sense of their life-worlds. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509511259
ISBN
9781509511259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.05

Hardback. How are political decisions influencing the future direction of internet communication? As the interests of powerful businesses become more embedded in the online world, so these corporations seek greater exemption from liability. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509506880
ISBN
9781509506880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.12

Hardback. In the wake of the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris on 7 January 2015, millions took to the streets to demonstrate their revulsion, expressing a desire to reaffirm the ideals of the French Republic: liberte, egalite, fraternite. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMG; HRAM; JFSC; JHBD; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509505777
ISBN
9781509505777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.37

Hardback. Information overload, the shallows, weapons of mass distraction, the googlization of minds: countless commentators condemn the flood of images and information that dooms us to a pathological attention deficit. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509503728
ISBN
9781509503728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.14

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