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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816635740
- ISBN
- 9780816635740
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Asserts that concepts of race, Orient, and nation have been crucial to efforts across the world to create a sense of place, belonging, and solidarity in the midst of the radical discontinuties wrought by global capitalism. This book includes essays that explore aspects of modernity within societies of South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Editor(s): Kaiwar, Vasant; Mazumdar, Sucheta. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330462
- ISBN
- 9780822330462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
paperback. Offers a variety of approaches to understanding the role of women as producers, presenters and consumers and gives guidelines, advice and information for women wanting to work in radio. The text examines the relationship between radio audiences, technologies and programming and explains the inequalities experienced by women working in the industry. Editor(s): Mitchell, Caroline. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSJ1; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415220712
- ISBN
- 9780415220712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.72
€ 55.72
Paperback. Plucked from tropical America, the pineapple was brought to European tables and hothouses before it was conveyed back to the tropics, where it came to dominate US and world markets. This title presents the history of the world's tropical and temperate zones told through the pineapple's illustrative career. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 7 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QMT; HBG; HBTB; JFCV; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265905
- ISBN
- 9780520265905
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.25
€ 31.99
€ 23.25
hardcover. This book examines how the social and cultural paradigms of contemporary Israel are articulated through the body, constructing a panoramic view of how the Israeli body is chosen, regulated, cared for, and ultimately made perfect. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFC; JFSR1; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804732727
- ISBN
- 9780804732727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
hardcover. This work explores challenges to male hegemony throughout continental Europe. It focuses especially on France, but it also offers comparative material on developments in the German-speaking countries and in the smaller European nations and aspiring nation-states. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734196
- ISBN
- 9780804734196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.52
€ 169.52
hardcover. Drawing on newly available archival case records, this book demonstrates that Chinese women's rights to property changed substantially from the Song through the Qing dynasties, and even more dramatically under the Republican Civil Code of 1929-30. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735261
- ISBN
- 9780804735261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
paperback. This is a personal account of what it is like to be deaf in a hearing world. The book discusses such issues as: mainstreaming and its effect on deaf children and the deaf community; total communication versus oralism; employment opportunities for deaf adults; and public policy toward deaf people. Num Pages: 181 pages, 36 figures, 21 tables, references, index. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930323615
- ISBN
- 9780930323615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.17
€ 24.99
€ 20.17
Paperback. A reader on the 2,000-year-old debate about the meaning of the story of Adam and Eve. Editor(s): Kvam, Kristen E.; Schearing, Linda S.; Ziegler, Valarie H. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLC1; HRLP5; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 0007-
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212719
- ISBN
- 9780253212719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white tables, 21 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSL; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415627481
- ISBN
- 9780415627481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Hardcover. These are turbulent times in the world of book publishing. For nearly five centuries the methods and practices of book publishing remained largely unchanged, but at the dawn of the twenty-first century the industry finds itself faced with perhaps the greatest challenges since Gutenberg. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; GTC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745663616
- ISBN
- 9780745663616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801473654
- ISBN
- 9780801473654
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
paperback. With vigour and insight, Crow elders tell their favorite stories of the exploits of memorable leaders from years past in The Way of the Warrior. This collection of stories teaches readers about traditional Crow leaders and their world. It shows that the values that guided and inspired the Crow people in the past remain meaningful for them today. Editor(s): Bauerle, Phenocia. Translator(s): Coyote, Henry Old; Coyote, Barney Old. Num Pages: 133 pages, 8 photographs, map, figure, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803262300
- ISBN
- 9780803262300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
€ 16.99
€ 16.38
paperback. Michael L. Ondaatje examines the ideas and arguments of prominent black conservative thinkers during the past three decades, charting the evolution of black conservative thought in relation to key debates on affirmative action, welfare, and education. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPFM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222043
- ISBN
- 9780812222043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
paperback. This book traces the intertwined histories of disaster experts-specialists in predicting the unpredictable and managing the unmanageable-revealing how their interdisciplinary research and practices over the past century have shaped modern America. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GPQD; JFFC; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222463
- ISBN
- 9780812222463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
paperback. An examination of the political and aesthetic consequences of culture meeting at the crossroads of theatre, which looks in depth at such works as Brook's "Mahabharata", Cixous/Mnouchkine's "Indiande" and Barba's "Faust". Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415060387
- ISBN
- 9780415060387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.86
€ 59.86
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138251229
- ISBN
- 9781138251229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
paperback. Editor(s): Ryan, Louise (Harvard University and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston Massachusetts). Series: Studies in Migration and Diaspora. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138251915
- ISBN
- 9781138251915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
hardcover. Social work and poverty: A critical approach provides a timely review of the key issues facing social workers and service users in working together to combat poverty, covering key areas including access to food, obesity and drug use. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447307952
- ISBN
- 9781447307952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.45
€ 92.45
paperback. Migration and socioeconomic change brings new evidence to debates on urban regeneration in Britain: are we seeing urban renaissance, or is there city flight? This study examines 27 of the largest cities and city regions to find out whether they attract the talented people that they need to prosper. A free pdf is available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 88 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JFSG; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420039
- ISBN
- 9781847420039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.77
€ 25.99
€ 25.77
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426772
- ISBN
- 9781847426772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.73
€ 91.73
Paperback. Analyzes experience of partnerships in different policy fields. Its broad coverage goes beyond the confines of statutory partnerships, addressing other important forms of collaboration between voluntary, private and statutory sectors, and service users and community and minority groups. Editor(s): Balloch, Susan; Taylor, Marilyn. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11figs.7tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342201
- ISBN
- 9781861342201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.41
€ 38.99
€ 37.41
Paperback. Reflecting realities explores participants' perspectives on participation structures; capacity building and the technical and professional support available; and systems for monitoring and evaluating regeneration programmes. The report includes recommendations for national and regional government, local authorities and community organisations. Series: Area Regeneration Series. Num Pages: 60 pages, 4figs. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342706
- ISBN
- 9781861342706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.89
€ 26.99
€ 26.89
paperback. This ground-breaking book examines how shifting gender relations in successive cohorts interact with pension reforms, raising questions about distributional equity in the context of gendered familial responsibilities. New patterns of pension advantage are emerging, influenced by partnership status, parenthood, class and ethnicity. Num Pages: 152 pages, 42figs.18tabs. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSP31; JKSB; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861343376
- ISBN
- 9781861343376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.67
€ 38.99
€ 37.67