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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Integrating research, practice, and policy, this text is for students and professionals in gerontology, medicine, social work, psychology, nursing, public health, and related fields who wish to learn more about the life experiences and concerns of sexual- and gender-minority-identified older patients. Editor(s): Witten, Tarynn M.; Eyler, A. Evan. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK; JMD; MFKH3; MJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403205
- ISBN
- 9781421403205
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.16
€ 38.99
€ 33.16
Hardback. Academics and students alike will enjoy this fascinating study of the invention of the professional chef, of how ordinary workers influenced emerging trends of scientific knowledge, culture-creation, and taste in eighteenth-century France. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402833
- ISBN
- 9781421402833
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€ 64.39€ 59.02
€ 64.39
€ 59.02
Paperback. Written by three prominent historians of the period, Slavery's Ghost forces readers to think critically about the way we study the past, the depth of racial prejudice, and how African Americans won and lost their freedom in nineteenth-century America. Series: The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402369
- ISBN
- 9781421402369
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.89
€ 29.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. As such, the book is ideal both as a primary text in women's and gender studies courses and as a reference for faculty and students outside the discipline applying gender issues to their teaching and research. Editor(s): Catano, James V.; Novak, Daniel A. Series: A Feminist Formations Reader. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402246
- ISBN
- 9781421402246
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Condition: New
€ 70.36€ 64.19
€ 70.36
€ 64.19
Paperback. They reflect on the moral economy of human smuggling and trafficking, the increasing percentage of the world's asylum seekers who escape political violence only by being smuggled, and the implications of human smuggling in a warming world. Editor(s): Kyle, David; Koslowski, Rey. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- second edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401980
- ISBN
- 9781421401980
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.30
€ 44.99
€ 37.30
Hardback. In documenting these events, Foster offers a broader understanding of the difficulties in sexually integrating any workplace, even when the organization approaches the situation with as positive an outlook and as strong a motivation as did NASA. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401959
- ISBN
- 9781421401959
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€ 72.49
€ 72.49
Paperback. Ultimately, Alternative Contact theorizes a more dynamic indigeneity that articulates new or overlooked connections among peoples, histories, cultures, and critical discourses within a global context. Editor(s): Lai, Paul; Smith, Lindsey Claire. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JFFS; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400600
- ISBN
- 9781421400600
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.92
€ 38.99
€ 32.92
Paperback. Madigan and Osiek assemble relevant material from both Western and Eastern Christendom. Editor(s): Madigan, Kevin; Osiek, Carolyn A. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; HRA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400372
- ISBN
- 9781421400372
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.81
€ 37.99
€ 31.81
Hardback. Juxtaposing religious and secular writings by women and tracing their relationship to the male-authored literature of the period, often surprisingly affirmative in its attitudes toward women, Cox reveals a new and provocative vision of the Italian Counter-Reformation as a period far less uniformly repressive of women than is commonly assumed. Num Pages: 472 pages, 6 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400327
- ISBN
- 9781421400327
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Condition: New
€ 77.42
€ 77.42
Paperback. Explorations in New Cinema History brings together cutting-edge research by the leading scholars in the field to identify new approaches to writing and understanding the social and cultural history of cinema, focusing on cinema s audiences, the experience of cinema, and the cinema as a site of social and cultural exchange. Editor(s): Maltby, Richard; Biltereyst, Daniel; Meers, Philippe. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: APF; GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 698.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199506
- ISBN
- 9781405199506
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Condition: New
€ 79.97
€ 79.97
Hardback. Bringing together the perspectives of more than 40 internationally acclaimed authors, The Handbook of Global Media Research explores competing methodologies in the dynamic field of transnational media and communications, providing valuable insight into research practice in a globalized media landscape. Editor(s): Volkmer, Ingrid. Series: Handbooks in Communication and Media. Num Pages: 572 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 182 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 572
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198707
- ISBN
- 9781405198707
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Condition: New
€ 72.26
€ 72.26
Paperback. Spaniards in the Colonial Empire traces the privileges, prejudices, and conflicts between American-born and European-born Spaniards, within the Spanish colonies in the Americas from the sixteenth to early nineteenth centuries. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 3J; HBJK; HBTQ; JFSL4; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196413
- ISBN
- 9781405196413
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Condition: New
€ 30.51
€ 30.51
Paperback. Awarded 2013 PROSE Honorable Mention in Media & Cultural Studies With the resurgent interest in his work today, this is a timely reevaluation of this foundational figure in Cultural Studies, a critical but friendly review of both Hoggart's work and reputation. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194945
- ISBN
- 9781405194945
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Condition: New
€ 41.29
€ 41.29
Paperback. Focuses on children's and adolescents' conceptions of their rights and responsibilities. Articles utilize the best developmental science and theoretical frameworks to address the tensions and complexities of children's rights both locally and globally. Editor(s): Ruck, Martin D.; Horn, Stacey S. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194341
- ISBN
- 9781405194341
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Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. Minerva s Night Out presents series of essays by noted philosopher and motion picture and media theorist Noel Carroll that explore issues at the intersection of philosophy, motion pictures, and popular culture. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 566.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193894
- ISBN
- 9781405193894
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Condition: New
€ 29.78
€ 29.78
Hardback. Worlding Cities is the first serious examination of Asian urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian models and practices of urbanization. It includes important contributions from a respected group of scholars across a range of generations, disciplines, and sites of study. Editor(s): Roy, Ananya; Ong, Aihwa. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JFSG; JHB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 652.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192774
- ISBN
- 9781405192774
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Condition: New
€ 79.38
€ 79.38
Paperback. Worlding Cities is the first serious examination of Asian urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian models and practices of urbanization. It includes important contributions from a respected group of scholars across a range of generations, disciplines, and sites of study. Editor(s): Roy, Ananya; Ong, Aihwa. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JFSG; JHB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192767
- ISBN
- 9781405192767
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Condition: New
€ 27.65
€ 27.65
Paperback. The Politics of Violence develops an inter-disciplinary feminist perspective grounded in original ethnographic research on everyday forms of violence in El Salvador. Hume challenges dominant theories of violence through foregrounding subaltern vocabularies that have been historically ignored in debates on violence. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JFFE; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296. Gender, Conflict and Community in El Salvador. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. 212 pages, illustrations. The Politics of Violence develops an inter-disciplinary feminist perspective grounded in original ethnographic research on everyday forms of violence in El Salvador. Hume challenges dominant theories of violence through foregrounding subaltern vocabularies that have been historically ignored in debates on violence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JFFE; JFFK. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192262
- ISBN
- 9781405192262
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Condition: New
€ 28.60
€ 28.60
Hardback. What exactly does it mean to be "happy"? Can we measure it? And if individuals are happy, does this necessarily make for a more content and healthy society? In answering these questions and others, The Psychological Wealth of Nations reviews the range of scientific research related to individual and societal happiness. Series: Contemporary Social Issues. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192118
- ISBN
- 9781405192118
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Condition: New
€ 98.53
€ 98.53
Hardback. A Companion to Sport brings together writing by leading sports theorists and social and cultural thinkers, to explore sport as a central element of contemporary culture. Editor(s): Andrews, David L.; Carrington, Ben. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 628 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191609
- ISBN
- 9781405191609
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Condition: New
€ 51.47
€ 51.47
Paperback. Affirms the importance of recognizing gay and lesbian social issues within the arena of public anthropology Explores critical concerns of gay activism in a variety of global settings, from the U.S. , the European Union, Singapore, Nigeria, India, Nicaragua, and Guadalajara. Editor(s): Lewin, Ellen; Leap, William L. Series: Readings in Engaged Anthropology. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191012
- ISBN
- 9781405191012
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Condition: New
€ 59.12
€ 59.12
Paperback. "This book breaks completely new ground in the study of communication power-the key power of the 21st century. " Manuel Castells, Author of The Network Society This book explores the role of US media in foreign policy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to the future. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187411
- ISBN
- 9781405187411
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Condition: New
€ 29.89
€ 29.89
Hardback. The sequel and companion volume to C.A. Bayly's ground-breaking The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914, this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBJ; HBLW; HBLX; JFFJ; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187152
- ISBN
- 9781405187152
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Condition: New
€ 88.24
€ 88.24
Hardback. This fascinating book explains the processes of suburbanization in the context of post-socialist societies transitioning from one system of socio-spatial order to another. Case studies of seven Central and Eastern Europe city regions illuminate growth patterns and key conditions for the emergence of sprawl. Editor(s): Stanilov, Kiril; Sykora, Ludek. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJPR; 3JM; AMVD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405185486
- ISBN
- 9781405185486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.93
€ 78.93