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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Whether discussing Maori cinema in New Zealand or activist community radio in Colombia, this title describes how native peoples are utilizing both traditional and new media to combat discrimination, to advocate for resources and rights, and to preserve their cultures, languages, and aesthetic traditions. Editor(s): Wilson, Pamela; Stewart, Michelle. Num Pages: 376 pages, 30 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343080
- ISBN
- 9780822343080
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€ 41.99€ 37.67
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343066
- ISBN
- 9780822343066
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€ 41.99€ 37.05
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Paperback. An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil. 296 pages, 65 illustrations. Editor(s): Whitehead, Neil L. In 1550, the German adventurer Hans Staden was serving as a gunner in a Portuguese fort on the Brazilian coast. This title tells the story of his nine-month captivity among the Tupi Indians. It presents a dramatic first-person account of his capture, captivity, and eventual escape. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight: 442. Translator(s): Harbsmeier, Michael.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342311
- ISBN
- 9780822342311
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€ 30.99€ 27.64
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Paperback. An analysis of the role public spaces-parks, clubs, book stores-played in shaping the feminist movement in three Midwestern cities during the 1960s and 1970s. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340836
- ISBN
- 9780822340836
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€ 41.99€ 37.70
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Paperback. An innovative historical and ethnographic examination of Dominican identity formation in the Dominican Republic and the United States. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37 b&w photos, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340379
- ISBN
- 9780822340379
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€ 32.99€ 29.35
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Paperback. Sarah Banet-Weiser explores how the cable network Nickelodeon combines an appeal to kids formidable purchasing power with assertions of their political and cultural power. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 50032nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339939
- ISBN
- 9780822339939
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€ 37.99€ 34.32
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Paperback. Continuing film lovers' ongoing conversation about the low, the bad, and the sleazy face of cinema, this book examines the ineffable quality of "sleaze" in relation to a range of issues, including the production realities of low-budget exploitation pictures and the ever-shifting terrain of reception and taste. Editor(s): Sconce, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 352 pages, 59 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339649
- ISBN
- 9780822339649
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€ 32.99€ 29.59
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Paperback. Deals with central problem in modern Spanish history-- why did civil war break out in 1936-- arguing that cultural representations of earlier revolution helped trigger the war through focus on social tensions around religion and gender. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DSE; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339434
- ISBN
- 9780822339434
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€ 26.52
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Paperback. An ethnographic consideration of why the Cuban government has allowed criticism of its policies to be expressed in Cuban film, visual art, and music over the past fifteen years. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338918
- ISBN
- 9780822338918
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€ 33.99€ 30.98
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Paperback. The story of the dramatic struggle to define collective memory in Chile during the violent, repressive dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Series: Latin America Otherwise: Languages, Empires, Nations. Num Pages: 576 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 35. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338413
- ISBN
- 9780822338413
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Condition: New
€ 47.20
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- n
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338192
- ISBN
- 9780822338192
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€ 33.99€ 30.98
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Paperback. Scholars of history, anthropology, literature, and film explore the transformations in Japanese politics, culture, and society since Japan s recession of the early 1990s. Editor(s): Yoda, Tomiko; Harootunian, Harry. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338130
- ISBN
- 9780822338130
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€ 41.99€ 37.67
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Paperback. This richly illustrated history of the pin-up since its birth more than 150 years ago reveals how the development of the pin-up is intimately connected to the history of feminism Num Pages: 464 pages, 103 photographs (incl. 9 in color). BIC Classification: AC; JFFK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337461
- ISBN
- 9780822337461
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€ 46.99€ 41.83
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Paperback. Argues that zombies and murderers in American film and literature embody the violent contradictions of capitalism. This book reveals that each creature has its tale to tell about how a free-wheeling market economy turns human beings into monstrosities. It tracks the monsters spawned by capitalism through pulp fiction and Hollywood blockbusters. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3895 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337454
- ISBN
- 9780822337454
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€ 26.52
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Paperback. Collection of essays on issues of women and development, attempting to bridge theory and practice in the post-9/11 era to reflect debates in various realms, from the environment, land rights, and identity to information technology, employme Editor(s): Jaquette, Jane S.; Summerfield, Gale. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336983
- ISBN
- 9780822336983
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€ 41.99€ 37.70
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Paperback. Intervenes in the emerging discipline of law-and-film by developing a framework for evaluating how films represent "gender crimes" and how those representations affect audiences' ideas about women, their legal rights, and their roles in society Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336242
- ISBN
- 9780822336242
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Generates new insights into the ways that race, class, and gender are fundamentally interconnected Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335979
- ISBN
- 9780822335979
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€ 41.99€ 37.70
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Paperback. A study of South Asian Americans which views both their identity and that of America as constructed transnationally between the U.S. and India. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335443
- ISBN
- 9780822335443
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334910
- ISBN
- 9780822334910
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
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Paperback. Examines the politics of a 19th c. peasant revolt in Peru, looking at the organization and practice of government by the rebels to examine what a largely illiterate population understood by terms such as "nation" and showing the rebellion's significance in constructing the Peruvian State. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 b&w photos, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334415
- ISBN
- 9780822334415
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.58
€ 41.99
€ 37.58