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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Traces the cultural construction of Russia's landscape during the 19th century. This book shows how artistic and literary representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AMV; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875809854
- ISBN
- 9780875809854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. Wajorese migrants exhibited remarkable versatility in adapting to local conditions in the areas where they settled. They perpetuated their own culture overseas while simultaneously using various assimilation strategies such as intermarriage to thrive in their adopted homelands. The author reconstructs the story of the Wajorese diaspora. Num Pages: 220 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Not Avail
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807126
- ISBN
- 9780875807126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Historians have long viewed the rural Midwest as a place more representative of "Real America" than any other region from New England to the Deep South. Though the rural Midwest contains many cultures, a commitment to modernity and progress are a common element among them. In this book, contributors present the myriad distinctions of the area. Num Pages: 335 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806945
- ISBN
- 9780875806945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.76
€ 31.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. Describes the unprecedented social opportunities, as well as the many political and personal challenges, that young Jewish women and men experienced in the Russia of the 1870s and 1880s. This autobiography, originally published in 1938, is an historical account of Jewish childhood and young adult life in tsarist Russia. Translator(s): Avrutin, Eugene M.; Greene, Robert H. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGHA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806716
- ISBN
- 9780875806716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806389
- ISBN
- 9780875806389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. A guide to the art, architecture and timeless human passion of Rome. It focuses on famous and forgotten monuments, and the artists and patrons who brought them into being. For Judith Testa, the ancient wordplay on "Roma" and "amor" holds the key to unravelling some fascinating cultural puzzles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; AC; AM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875805764
- ISBN
- 9780875805764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. Papers presented at the International Mosca Centennial Conference, held Sept. 1981, at Northern Illinois University. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white tables, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875805290
- ISBN
- 9780875805290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.97
€ 21.99
€ 20.97
Hardcover. Explores the institutional history of Russian and Soviet forensic medicine and examines the effects of its authority when confronting sexual disorder. This study is suitable for Soviet historians and those interested in gender studies, sexuality, medicine, and forensics. Num Pages: 260 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFSJ; JKVF1; LNAA; MMQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804057
- ISBN
- 9780875804057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.58
€ 140.58
Hardcover. An addition to studies of esoteric movements, this book examines the political and metaphysical doctrines of Martinism, a French occultist movement and offshoot of Freemasonry that flourished from the late eighteenth century to the dawn of the twentieth century. It is useful to historians of culture and politics in post-Revolutionary France. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HRQX; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803449
- ISBN
- 9780875803449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.41
€ 52.41
Hardcover. This work traces the construction of Russia's cultural landscape, showing how 19th-century representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. It should appeal to those who are interested in landscape history and in Russian art and culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AMV; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803036
- ISBN
- 9780875803036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Paperback. Series: Papers of the Peabody Museum. Num Pages: 454 pages, 3 color photos and drawing, 272 halftones and line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3H; ACBK; AFPC; HD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873652148
- ISBN
- 9780873652148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.89
€ 40.99
€ 33.89
Hardcover. Crisscrossing the continent, a renowned geneticist provides a groundbreaking examination of America through its DNA. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 pages of color illustrations; 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 240 x 33. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871404121
- ISBN
- 9780871404121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.79
€ 30.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. Among liberal thinkers, there is an optimistic belief that men and women are on a cultural journey toward equality - in the workplace, on the street, and in the home. But observation and evidence both tell us that in many ways this progress has stopped - and in some cases even reversed. This title deals with gender equality. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 117 x 12. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857421135
- ISBN
- 9780857421135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.85
€ 9.99
€ 9.85
Hardback. The African American at the end of the nineteenth century was described by W E B Du Bois as "two souls in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder." In the United States today, the hyphen between these two souls-African and American, African-American-is still being negotiated. This book deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Attie, Alice. Num Pages: 80 pages, 24 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJ; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857420848
- ISBN
- 9780857420848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.47
€ 19.99
€ 17.47
Hardcover. Investigates gendered aspects of social activism and peacebuilding. This title focuses on the agency of grassroots citizens, refugee, indigenous, and ethnic minority women. It brings gendered aspects of practice that assists scholars and practitioners in research and policy development. Editor(s): Snyder, Anna Christine; Stobbe, Stephanie Phetsamay. Series Editor(s): Coy, Patrick G. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSJ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857249135
- ISBN
- 9780857249135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.28
€ 134.28
Hardcover. Includes a selection of papers exploring Obama and the Politics of Race & Religion. This title examines the complex dynamics of race relations and racial meaning in America under the Obama administration. It assesses the meanings of race and religion in America under the Obama administration. Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JFSL1; JFSR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857249111
- ISBN
- 9780857249111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.67
€ 210.67
Hardcover. Includes papers presented at the conference "Gender and Social Transformation: Global, Transnational, and Local Realities and Perspectives", Beijing, China in 2009. This title addresses topics such as: divisions of labor, migration, war and peace-building. Editor(s): Chow, Professor Esther Ngan-ling; Segal, Marcia Texler; Lin, Tan. Series Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857247438
- ISBN
- 9780857247438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.73
€ 242.73
Hardcover. This book strives to understand the social and cultural dynamics in Mediterranean tourist destinations through ethnographic examples from Greece, Spain, Egypt, France, Malta and Crete. It observes and examines the social, cultural and relational processes involved as migrants, tourists and new residents converge with locals in daily life. Editor(s): Nogues-Pedregal, Antonio Migu. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JF; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857246837
- ISBN
- 9780857246837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.79
€ 136.79
Hardcover. Disability is often described in a way that suggests it is a permanent, relatively stable state. This volume argues that the relationship between impairment (physical state) and disability is neither fixed nor permanent but is fluid and not easily predicted. Editor(s): Barnartt, Sharon N. Series Editor(s): Altman, Barbara Mandell; Barnartt, Sharon N. Series: Research in Social Science and Disability. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243775
- ISBN
- 9780857243775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.78
€ 215.78
Hardcover. Presents contributions in comparative suburban studies for urban regions, not just in Europe and the United States but also metropolitan regions in China, India and other areas of the world. This title examines the patterns of suburban development in metropolitan regions around the globe. Editor(s): Clapson, Mark; Hutchison, Ray. Series Editor(s): Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243478
- ISBN
- 9780857243478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.19
€ 145.19
Hardcover. Explores capital mobility under globalization by studying some of its salient consequences in agriculture and food in North and South America. This title probes the manner in which capital mobility alters the organization of the temporal and spatial dimensions that characterize the reproduction of capital. Editor(s): Bonanno, Alessandro; Cavalcanti, Josefa Salete Barbosa. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFS; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243171
- ISBN
- 9780857243171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.25
€ 125.25
Hardcover. Contains papers presented at the XII World Congress of Rural Sociology held in South Korea in 2008. This book provides an international view of the advanced production in rural sociology. Editor(s): Bonanno, Alessandro; Baker, Hans; Jussaume, Raymond; Kawamura, Yoshio; Shuksmith, Mark. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHB; RPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857242815
- ISBN
- 9780857242815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.27
€ 200.27
Paperback. If you are gay, but celibate, how do you find a way to express your identity as a believer without being defined by your sexual orientation? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857216236
- ISBN
- 9780857216236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. This is the story of the world's exploitation motorway, the girls, the truckers who use them - and the brave few seeking to change things Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BGX; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857212542
- ISBN
- 9780857212542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82