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Society & culture: general
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
€ 39.99€ 34.72
€ 39.99
€ 34.72
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€ 38.32
€ 49.99
€ 38.32
Hardcover. Conventional wisdom dictates that individuals who learn American Sign Language (ASL) at a young age possess a higher level of proficiency than those who acquire ASL later, the author shows how diversity in the deaf community belies such generalization. Series: Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 halftones, 25 tables, 45 figures. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFG; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685453
- ISBN
- 9781563685453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 58.80
€ 70.56
€ 58.80
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
€ 61.74€ 52.08
€ 61.74
€ 52.08
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.
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- 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€ 24.05
€ 30.99
€ 24.05
Paperback. aeo An authoritative and controversial overview of the concept of sociocultural evolution and its relation to major contemporary political and cultural debates. aeo Author is one of worlda s best--known and respected authorities in this field. aeo Examines in particular the relationship between postmodernism and neo--conservatism. Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557869777
- ISBN
- 9781557869777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. Does America have a sense of community and a vital civic culture? Are disparate groups capable of uniting as a single people who can call themselves Americans? This book addresses these questions and spans three hundred years of American urban life. It reconciles both liberal and conservative viewpoints and responds unequivocally, 'yes'. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSG; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557869180
- ISBN
- 9781557869180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. Multidisciplinary social science perspective. Covers history, contemporary issues, the economy, and comparative studies on immigration to the US. Selections by the most important figures in this field. Editor(s): Jacobson, David. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557869166
- ISBN
- 9781557869166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.37
€ 77.37
Paperback. This insightful account demonstrates that capitalism in China has a history and a geography, and combines perspectives from both to demonstrate that regional economic restructuring in South China is far from an economic a miraclea s. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868886
- ISBN
- 9781557868886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.09
€ 34.09
Hardcover. This insightful account demonstrates that capitalism in China has a history and a geography, and combines perspectives from both to demonstrate that regional economic restructuring in South China is far from an economic a miraclea s. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868879
- ISBN
- 9781557868879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Paperback. This innovative collection of newly commissioned essays from leading experts in sociology and cultural studies looks at youth culture through subcultural identity. Youth Culture is the first text to bridge sociology and cultural studies in order to understand youth identity replacing the outmoded theories based on deviance. Editor(s): Epstein, Jonathan. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868510
- ISBN
- 9781557868510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Hardcover. This wide--ranging, multidisciplinary collection of newly commissioned articles brings together distinguished voices in the field of Africana philosophy and African--American social and political thought. * Provides a comprehensive critical survey of African--American philosophical thought. Editor(s): Lott, Tommy L.; Pittman, John P. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 269 x 193 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868398
- ISBN
- 9781557868398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.01
€ 216.01
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
€ 60.01
€ 60.01
Paperback. aeo This volume provides the first general overview of the Castoriadisa s work -- ranging across earlier works to conclude with Castoriadisa s most recent writings. aeo Also presents hard--to--find texts previously only available in small specialist journals. Editor(s): Curtis, David. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 32. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557867049
- ISBN
- 9781557867049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.04
€ 60.04
Hardcover. Offers an overview that encompasses various aspects of Cornelius Castoriadis. This book also offers a historical overview of Castoriadis' life and work. It charts Castoriadis' contributions to the revolutionizing of thought and society over five decades. It includes a foreword and a listing of Castoriadis' major texts. Editor(s): Curtis, David. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557867032
- ISBN
- 9781557867032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.73
€ 141.73
Paperback. This work explains the recent history of lesbian and gay studies (founded on the radical confidence of the black power movement of the 1960s) and its debates, principles and controversies. In so doing, it provides students with a broad overview of the field. Editor(s): Merck, Mandy; Segal, Naomi; Wright, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557867025
- ISBN
- 9781557867025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.42
€ 72.42
Hardcover. This work explains the recent history of lesbian and gay studies (founded on the radical confidence of the black power movement of the 1960s) and its debates, principles and controversies. In so doing, it provides students with a broad overview of the field. Editor(s): Merck, Mandy; Segal, Naomi; Wright, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557867018
- ISBN
- 9781557867018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.69
€ 146.69
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to Judaism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries for all students of Judaism and world religions, and covers major movements that have been developed. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866844
- ISBN
- 9781557866844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Hardcover. * A vibrant reading of postmodern feminist and postcolonial thought* By the author of Postmodern Geographies (Verso, 1989)* Presents a new transdisciplinary mode of thinking about space and the spatiality of social life. . Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866745
- ISBN
- 9781557866745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.65
€ 125.65
Paperback. A collection of Paul Virilio's writings translated from French, including a personal interview that the editor conducted with him at La Coupole in Paris. Maintaining the principle themes of war and cinema, the focus of the reflections is on the darker aspects of the future. Editor(s): Derian, James der. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866530
- ISBN
- 9781557866530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.57
€ 57.57