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Society & culture: general

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447310341
ISBN
9781447310341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.79

Paperback. This original book explores the importance of geographical processes for policies and professional practices related to childhood and youth. Contributors from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds explore how concepts such as place, scale, mobility and boundary-making are important for policies and practices in diverse contexts. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428455
ISBN
9781847428455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816624416
ISBN
9780816624416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. There is significant religious and linguistic evidence that Yoruba society was not gendered in its original form. In this follow-up to The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses, Oy?wumi explores the intersections of gender, history, knowledge-making, and the role of intellectuals in the process. Series: Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349580514
ISBN
9781349580514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 40.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Africa Research & Publications United States
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865436282
ISBN
9780865436282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.12

Hardback. Editor(s): Oyewumi, Oyeronke. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403962829
ISBN
9781403962829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.43

Paperback. A collection of over five thousand Yoruban proverbs arranged according to theme. It includes an introduction, which provides a framework and description of Yoruba cultural beliefs, the proverbs are arranged by theme into five sections: the good person; the fortunate person; relationships; human nature; rights and responsibilities; and truisms. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
510
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218437
ISBN
9780803218437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.90

paperback. In African Francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the French assimilationist system and those influenced by Negritude, the African-culture affirmation movement. This title discusses African-language literatures and treats the question of the language of African literatures. Editor(s): Owomoyela, Oyekan. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286047
ISBN
9780803286047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.21

Paperback. Argues for a Modernism of everyday life, immersed in questions of socialism, sexual politics and technology. This work features chapters ranging from a study of industrial and brutalist aesthetics in Britain, the Sexpol of Wilhelm Reich in film and design, and the alienation effects of Brecht and Hanns Eisler on record and on screen. Series: Zero Books. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846941764
ISBN
9781846941764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.52

Hardback. The tragic-comedic story of the cinema, art and architecture of the early 20th Century, highlighting the unlikely intersections of East and West Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; AB; AM; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336015
ISBN
9780745336015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Hardback. Describes inner cities as structures of subordination. Given the government's role in creating and maintaining segregation, this work argues, justice demands no less than the sweeping federal action. It includes ten responses from scholars, journalists, and practicing lawyers. It is aimed at those interested in social justice, and domestic policy. Editor(s): Cohen, Joshua; Decker, Jefferson; Rogers, Joel. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSG; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088815
ISBN
9780691088815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.92

Paperback. In this study, Owen Barfield draws on sources from mythology, philosophy, history, literature, theology and science to chronicle the evolution of human thought from Moses and Aristotle to Galileo and Keats. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition. ed.
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819562050
ISBN
9780819562050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.92

Num Pages: 296 pages, 19. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448416
ISBN
9780801448416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.46

Hardback. Timbuktu is famous as a center of learning from Islam's Golden Age. Yet it was one among many scholarly centers to exist in precolonial West Africa. Ousmane Kane charts the rise of Muslim learning in West Africa from the beginning of Islam to the present day and corrects lingering misconceptions about Africa's Muslim heritage and its influence. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: HBJH; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050822
ISBN
9780674050822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.34

Paperback. Since 1993, metaphorical language has permeated mainstream media reporting on the United States' growing Latino population. In this book, the author reveals how metaphorical language portrays Latinos as invaders, outsiders, burdens, parasites, diseases, animals, and weeds. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 figures, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292777675
ISBN
9780292777675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. A timely, accessible study - bolstered by startling statistics - of the sparse coverage of Latinos on network evening news and the social inequity perpetuated by the frequently negative tone of the few news stories that do spotlight Latinos Num Pages: 317 pages, 8 charts/graphs, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JFD; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292743748
ISBN
9780292743748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. Makes available for the generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's "Myth of the Birth of the Hero" and Lord Raglan's "The Hero". In his introduction to this selection from Rank, Raglan, and others, the author charts the history of theorizing about hero myths and compares the approaches of Rank, Raglan, Dundes, and Campbell. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKT; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020624
ISBN
9780691020624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.17

Paperback. Rank suggests that it is in expression of group beliefs that the idea of the soul attains its greatest power. Translator(s): Richter, Gregory C.; Lieberman, E. James, M.D. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFCX; JM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 281.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801872372
ISBN
9780801872372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. The first English translation of the book that reveals the Cathar stronghold at Montsegur to be the repository of the Holy Grail. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324. The Struggle Between the Cathars, the Templars, and the Church of Rome. 224 pages, map. Presents the history of the Papal persecution of the Cathars that lies in the mediaeval epic, "Parzival", and in the poetry of the troubadours. This book presents the legend of the Cathars and the Holy Grail. It gives an account of authors explorations of the Pyrenean caves. It is an addition to the English language Grail and Templar literature. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRAX; JFHC. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight: 322.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594771354
ISBN
9781594771354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 26 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 4. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
American Traveler Press United States
Number of pages
26
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935810530
ISBN
9780935810530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062326041
ISBN
9780062326041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.12

hardcover. A re-issue of F. W. Maitland's translation of a vital section from Otto Gierke's monumental Das Deutsche Genossenschaftsrecht. Translator(s): Maitland, Frederick William. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Cloth covers, no dj as issued, has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033437
ISBN
9780521345347
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 4P; JF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Longman
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408266151
ISBN
9781408266151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Otten, Charlotte F. Num Pages: 337 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815623847
ISBN
9780815623847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.56

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