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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Of the many ballads, tales, and plays extolling filial piety (xiao) the foundational virtue of imperial China none was more popular in that era than the legend of Dong Yong and his heavenly helpmate, Weaving Maiden. This title presents the five versions of the legend. It illustrates the changing perceptions of xiao in various genres. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Filial Piety and Its Divine Rewards: The Legend of Dong Yong and Weaving Maiden with Related Texts United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841368
- ISBN
- 9781603841368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.90€ 39.93
€ 50.90
€ 39.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w ills. BIC Classification: JFSV1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 nd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585425105
- ISBN
- 9781585425105
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.93
€ 19.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC2; JFHF; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578633234
- ISBN
- 9781578633234
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.14
€ 27.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. A Companion to Gender Studies presents a unified and comprehensive vision of its field, and its new directions. It is designed to demonstrate in action the rich interplay between gender and other markers of social position and (dis)privilege, such as race, class, ethnicity, and nationality. Editor(s): Essed, Philomena; Goldberg, David Theo; Kobayashi, Audrey. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188081
- ISBN
- 9781405188081
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Condition: New
€ 74.44
€ 74.44
Paperback. This Handbook meets the challenges that globalization poses to sociolinguistic theory by investigating key issues relating to language use and development. Comprising 36 chapters written by leading international scholars, this volume brings together new research in the field and maps out new areas for future research. Editor(s): Coupland, Nikolas. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118347171
- ISBN
- 9781118347171
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.54
€ 52.99
€ 52.54
Paperback. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Original ed.
- SKU
- V9780892818976
- ISBN
- 9780892818976
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.92
€ 19.99
€ 19.92
Paperback. A work of Black queer feminist theory that examines the intertwined histories of critical race theory, queer theory, and Black feminism, histories which could not have been formed in the same way without each other, but which are often held at a respectful distance. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352068
- ISBN
- 9780822352068
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Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348047
- ISBN
- 9780822348047
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.79
€ 27.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Miyoshi, Masao; Harootunian, Harry. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554. 312 pages. Editor(s): Harootunian, H.D. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822308966
- ISBN
- 9780822308966
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.27
€ 31.99
€ 28.27
Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indegenous Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFN; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816656332
- ISBN
- 9780816656332
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.10
€ 30.99
€ 29.10
Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780801481680
- ISBN
- 9780801481680
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.59
€ 37.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. In this important new book, leading cultural theorist and philosopher Bernard Stiegler re-examines the relationship between politics and art in the contemporary world. Our hyper-industrial epoch represents what Stiegler terms a 'katastroph of the sensible'. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652672
- ISBN
- 9780745652672
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Condition: New
€ 27.12
€ 27.12
Paperback. * Why do people use drugs? * What happens when people are intoxicated? * Are we being medicated into normality? Drugs and intoxication have been facts of human life for millennia. Across the world, many people use illicit drugs, smoke, and drink alcohol. Yet very little has been written about their experiences. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635460
- ISBN
- 9780745635460
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Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Paperback. * A very readable and accessible book which is also rigorous and well researched. * Written by Jon Silverman (BBC Home Affairs Correspondent) and David Wilson (former prison governor) -- public figures with many contacts in the press and media. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JFSP1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628899
- ISBN
- 9780745628899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.64
€ 25.64
Paperback. aeo Bourdieu is the leading sociologist and social theorist in France today. aeo The hardback edition has been widely reviewed and widely praised as a major work. aeo It discusses all the key figures in French intellectual life -- Foucault, Derrida, Levi--Strauss, etc. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608310
- ISBN
- 9780745608310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.04
€ 33.99
€ 33.04
Paperback. Representations of Youth examines the various constructions of 'youth' and 'adolescence' in recent British and North American research. Mainstream and radical approaches have presented a series of 'crises' about young people in relation to, among other things, unemployment, 'teenage pregnancy' and 'delinquency'. Series: Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745602806
- ISBN
- 9780745602806
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Condition: New
€ 26.67
€ 26.67
Paperback. The author argues that the fascism possessed a coherent ideology with deep roots in European civilization. Long before fascism became a political force, he maintains, it was a major cultural phenomenon. Translator(s): Maisel, David. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691044866
- ISBN
- 9780691044866
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Condition: New
€ 53.28€ 41.40
€ 53.28
€ 41.40
Paperback. Gathers the philosophical writing on race produced by the luminaries of the European Enlightenment. This book explores through the primary texts the alliance between philosophy, anthropology and race. It attempts to show, through primary texts on matters of race, the 'dark' sides of the Enlightenment philosophy. Editor(s): Eze, Emmanuel Chukwudi. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; DQ; HPC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631201373
- ISBN
- 9780631201373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.90
€ 48.99
€ 48.90
Paperback. * An exploration of one of the thorniest, and most important, questions of contemporary social and political thought* Written in lively and accessbile style, this will appeal to a wide scholarly and educated audience. . Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; JFCX; RNB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631188919
- ISBN
- 9780631188919
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Condition: New
€ 59.01
€ 59.01
Paperback. This study of the conversion of tribal peoples to Christianity combines case studies with the contributors' theories, challenging anthropologists and sociologists to reassess the varieties of religious experience and the convergent processes involved in religious change. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W. Num Pages: 345 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HRCX7; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078369
- ISBN
- 9780520078369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84