Society & culture: general
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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
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.14
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.98
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.46
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.60
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 38.57
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 62.60€ 53.26
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.65
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 61.67
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 73.14