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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Traces the social history of early modern Japan's sex trade, from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes, diaries, town registers, petitions, and criminal records, this title describes how the work of selling women transformed communities across the archipelago. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 282 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534. Prostitution, Markets, and the Household in Early Modern Japan. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 282 pages, Illustrations. Traces the social history of early modern Japan's sex trade, from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes, diaries, town registers, petitions, and criminal records, this title describes how the work of selling women transformed communities across the archipelago. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFMX. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270909
ISBN
9780520270909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.39
€ 64.99

Paperback. Explores the relationship between globalization and South Asia through food, covering the cuisine of the colonial period to the contemporary era, investigating its material and symbolic meanings. Editor(s): Ray, Krishnendu; Srinivas, Tulasi. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270121
ISBN
9780520270121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Focuses on Starbucks, the world's most famous coffee company, looking beyond baristas, movie cameos, and Paul McCartney CDs to understand what Starbucks can tell us about America. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412. Learning About America from Starbucks. 320 pages. Focuses on Starbucks, the world's most famous coffee company, looking beyond baristas, movie cameos, and Paul McCartney CDs to understand what Starbucks can tell us about America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KNSH. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 20. Weight: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269927
ISBN
9780520269927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Looks at the way we tax the poor in the United States, particularly in the American South, where poor families are often subject to income taxes, and where regressive sales taxes apply even to food for home consumption. This book argues that these policies contribute in unrecognized ways to poverty-related problems. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 27 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269675
ISBN
9780520269675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Over the years, migration from Mexico to the United States has moved beyond the borderlands to diverse communities across the country, with the most striking transformations in American suburbs and small towns. This title explores the challenges encountered by Mexican families as they endeavor to find their place in the US. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269590
ISBN
9780520269590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. Includes stories about food and eating under extreme conditions. This title features the diverse voices of journalists who have reported from dangerous conflict zones around the world. Editor(s): McAllester, Matt. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFCV; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1 edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268678
ISBN
9780520268678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. A story of fits and starts that provides a chronicle of the history of wine in the United States told through the lens of the law. It explains how laws shape the wine industry in such areas as pricing and taxation, licensing, appellations, health claims and warnings, labeling, and domestic and international commerce. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; KNDF; LAZ; WBXD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268005
ISBN
9780520268005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.01

Paperback. Investigates the role that violence plays in the lives of Ladina women in eastern Guatemala. This title provides a glimpse into the root causes of the feminicide in Guatemala, as well as in other Latin American countries, and offers observations relevant for understanding violence against women around the world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267671
ISBN
9780520267671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Paperback. Examines the role of Russian Orthodox Church in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HRCC8; JFFH2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267640
ISBN
9780520267640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Investigates "the Oprah" phenomenon and finds in Winfrey's empire - Harpo Productions, "O Magazine", and her television network - an uncanny reflection of religion in modern society. This title shows that when Oprah liked, needed, or believed something, she offered her audience nothing less than spiritual revolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267527
ISBN
9780520267527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Focuses on a group of African American families in a multicultural urban environment, many of them poor and all of them with children who have been diagnosed with serious chronic medical conditions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267343
ISBN
9780520267343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 72.21

Paperback. Focuses on an aspect of contemporary motherhood often hidden from view: the need for paid childcare by women returning to the workforce, and the complex bonds mothers forge with the 'shadow mothers' they hire. The author illuminates both sides of an unequal and complicated relationship. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266971
ISBN
9780520266971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Why has the West developed and modernized, while the Muslim world has lagged behind? Why has democracy not found a hospitable home in much of the Muslim world? And why have the opponents of innovation found their message so resonant with ordinary Muslims? This volume offers analyses of the history, causes, and consequences to innovation in Islam. Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266957
ISBN
9780520266957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive analysis of an economic trend that has been reshaping the United States over the years: rapidly rising income inequality. This title provides an overview of how and why the level and distribution of income and wealth has changed since 1979, and investigates the forces that are driving it. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 34 line illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266933
ISBN
9780520266933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Examines the lives of five topless dancers in the economically devastated 'rust belt' of upstate New York. With insight and empathy, this title shows how these women negotiate their lives as parents, employees, and family members while working in a profession widely regarded as incompatible with motherhood and fidelity. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266919
ISBN
9780520266919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Traces the nineteenth-century genesis and development of an important contemporary myth about human origins: that of an original prehistoric matriarchy. This title explores the intellectual history of the myth, which arose from male scholars who mostly wanted to vindicate the patriarchal family model as a higher stage of human development. Num Pages: 290 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266766
ISBN
9780520266766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Every year over 200 million peasants flock to China's urban centers, providing a profusion of cheap labor that helps fuel the country's staggering economic growth. This title follows the trials and triumphs of eight such migrants - including a vegetable vendor, an itinerant knife sharpener, a free-spirited recycler, and a cash-strapped mother. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; JFFN; KCF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266506
ISBN
9780520266506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. A study that synthesizes an array of cross-cultural, experimental, and ethnographic data to understand the broad meaning of friendship, how it develops, how it interfaces with kinship and romantic relationships, and how it differs from place to place. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 24 line illustrations, 2 maps, 28 sidebars, 17 equations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265479
ISBN
9780520265479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Emphasizing feminist cross-talk, transnational collaborations and influences, and cultural differences in context, this title heralds an approach to studying feminist history. Editor(s): Alcalde, M. Cristina; Bordo, Susan; Rosenman, Ellen Bayuk. Num Pages: 608 pages, 6. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520264205
ISBN
9780520264205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.85
€ 75.66

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262836
ISBN
9780520262836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

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