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Society & culture: general
paperback. What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? This title intends to ask this question about Jamaica, the staggeringly profitable hub of the British Empire in America - and a human catastrophe. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057128
- ISBN
- 9780674057128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.68
€ 30.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 250 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 181 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151108
- ISBN
- 9780231151108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.38
€ 104.22
€ 79.38
Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 643 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1218. The Construction of the French Past. Traditions. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kritzman, Lawrence D. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight: 1186. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 643
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106344
- ISBN
- 9780231106344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.32
€ 99.32
Paperback. This is a practical guidebook for African-American churches to help black families win the spiritual warfare being waged in their lives. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Zondervan Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310200079
- ISBN
- 9780310200079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.30
€ 20.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Magdoff, Fred; Foster, John Bellamy; Buttel, Frederick H. (Professor of Rural Sociology and Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA). Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCN; KNAC; RNF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583670163
- ISBN
- 9781583670163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 25.99
€ 22.75
Paperback. The ability to build a trusting relationship is essential when working with vulnerable children. Through the use of numerous engaging games and activities developed over 20 years of working with abused and neglected children, this book shows how these lines of communication can be opened up through effective engagement with the child's world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849053198
- ISBN
- 9781849053198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.88
€ 27.88
Hardcover. The Virago Book of Women Gardeners From diggers and weeders, to plantswomen and landscape designers, women have contributed greatly to the world of gardening. This book contains collected extracts from the 18th century to the present day, from writers including Colette, Germaine Greer, Vita Sackville-West, and Dorothy Wordsworth Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 32. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349008653
- ISBN
- 9780349008653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 14.96
€ 23.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a narrative interpretation of key themes that emerge in the history of Asian migrations to North America, highlighting how Asian immigration has shaped the evolution of ideological and legal interpretations of America as a 'nation of immigrants'. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 268 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190219765
- ISBN
- 9780190219765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; HBTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750970327
- ISBN
- 9780750970327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 black and white photographs, filmography. BIC Classification: APFA; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 262 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081200
- ISBN
- 9780252081200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.88
€ 23.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. Romani Legal Traditions and Culture. 298 pages. Editor(s): Weyrauch, Walter O. Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world. This book examines the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFS; LA; LN. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight: 462.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221864
- ISBN
- 9780520221864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Discusses the contradictions whereby Asians have been included in the workplaces and markets of the US nation-state, yet, through exclusion laws and bars from citizenship, have been distanced from the terrain of national culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318644
- ISBN
- 9780822318644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252745393
- ISBN
- 9780252745393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816651054
- ISBN
- 9780816651054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Hardback. Editor(s): Caldicott, Helen. Num Pages: 248 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFFC; KNBN; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595589606
- ISBN
- 9781595589606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.82
€ 29.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. This unique book presents all 73 female presidents and prime ministers from around the world, from 1960 (when the first was elected) to 2010, organised by chronology and geography written by an experienced politician and academic. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JMC; JFSJ1; JPB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447315803
- ISBN
- 9781447315803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.52
€ 47.99
€ 45.52
Paperback. In addition to providing an insightful account of life and work in nineteenth-century urban America, The Horse in the City brings us to a richer understanding of how the animal fared in this unnatural and presumably uncomfortable setting. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400433
- ISBN
- 9781421400433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.08
€ 43.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Publisher
- Seal Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580053143
- ISBN
- 9781580053143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.85
€ 19.99
€ 16.85
Paperback. China is a vast nation comprised of hundreds of distinct ethnic communities, each with its own language, history, and culture. This book recounts the history of the most sweeping attempt to sort and categorize the nation's enormous population: the 1954 Ethnic Classification project (minzu shibie). Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line illustration, 4 maps, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362. Ethnic Classification in Modern China. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. China is a vast nation comprised of hundreds of distinct ethnic communities, each with its own language, history, and culture. This book recounts the history of the most sweeping attempt to sort and categorize the nation's enormous population: the 1954 Ethnic Classification project (minzu shibie). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight: 350.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272743
- ISBN
- 9780520272743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. This book draws together a range of case studies by international experts to assess the impacts of social mix policies and the degree to which they might represent gentrification by stealth. Editor(s): Bridge, Gary; Butler, Tim; Lees, Loretta. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424921
- ISBN
- 9781847424921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.58
€ 40.99
€ 38.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Bell, Diane. Num Pages: 654 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 177 x 34. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 654
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559381
- ISBN
- 9781875559381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.85
€ 26.99
€ 18.85
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGS; JFSJ1; WSBB; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Santa Monica Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595800879
- ISBN
- 9781595800879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.46
€ 26.99
€ 24.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, 76 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352676
- ISBN
- 9780764352676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.57
€ 16.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114233
- ISBN
- 9781405114233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.76
€ 40.99
€ 40.76