Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Research about people always makes assumptions about the nature of humans as subjects. This collaboration by a group of feminist researchers looks at subjectivity in relation to researchers, the researched, and audiences, as well as the connections between subjectivity and knowledge. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515628
- ISBN
- 9780742515628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.92
€ 82.92
Paperback. The authors' goal in studying the Kenrick case is to examine how taken-for-granted assumptions about class, gender and familiarial relations contributed to the longevity of the cast-iron hardware firm. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516403
- ISBN
- 9780742516403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.02
€ 72.02
Paperback. The contributors to this volume focus on adverse social conditions that confront young people in postmodernity, such as the relentless pressure to consume, social dis-investment in education, harsh responses to youth crime, and the continuing climate of intolerance. Editor(s): Strickland, Ronald. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516519
- ISBN
- 9780742516519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.22
€ 70.22
The Chinese Diaspora. Space, Place, Mobility and Identity.
. Ed(S): Ma, Laurence J.C.; Cartier, Carolyn
Paperback. Leading scholars in the field consider the profound importance of meanings of place and the spatial processes of mobility and settlement for the Chinese overseas. Editor(s): Ma, Laurence J.C.; Cartier, Carolyn. Series: Why of Where. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517561
- ISBN
- 9780742517561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.20
€ 83.20
Hardcover. A cross-cultural study of opium in 19th-century China. It explores early Western observations of opium smoking, the formation of arguments for and against the legalization of opium, the portrayals of opium smoking in Chinese poetry and prose, and scenes of opium-smoking interactions in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518025
- ISBN
- 9780742518025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.46
€ 172.46
The Cultural Gradient. The Transmission of Ideas in Europe, 1789 -1991...
. Ed(S): Evtuhov, Catherine; Kotkin, Stephen
Paperback. Is there a sharp dividing line separating Europe into "East" and "West"? This volume brings together scholars to examine the evolution of the conception of Europe over the two centuries since the French Revolution. Editor(s): Evtuhov, Catherine; Kotkin, Stephen. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520639
- ISBN
- 9780742520639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Paperback. The scholarly identification of formulas and folktales in the Qur'an represents a novel approach to the world-famous religious text. Not only does it provide insight into the basic composition of this sacred document, but also pinpoints and makes accessible many of its principal themes. Num Pages: 104 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742526723
- ISBN
- 9780742526723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.65
€ 52.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Okigbo, Charles; Eribo, Festus. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742527461
- ISBN
- 9780742527461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.67
€ 77.67
Enhances our understanding of Russian Jewish past by bringing together some of the thinking by the scholars from the former Soviet Union, Israel and United States. This book explains the contradictions, ambiguities and anomalies of the Russian Jewish story and helps us understand one of the unsettled chapters in modern Jewish history. Editor(s): Gitelman, Zvi Y.; Ro'i, Yaacov. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742558175
- ISBN
- 9780742558175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.41
€ 161.41
Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742566156
- ISBN
- 9780742566156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.58
€ 73.58
Focuses on the work of Umberto Eco - one of Europe's best-known writers and intellectuals. This title covers the range of Eco's work, from his theoretical writings on semiotics to his best-selling novels. It assesses the influence of Eco's work on contemporary culture. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608495
- ISBN
- 9780745608495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.68
€ 81.68
Paperback. In this exciting new book, Rieger and Leibfried argue persuasively for the need to understand developments in welfare and social provision alongside the processes of globalization. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKS; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 169 x 32. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628516
- ISBN
- 9780745628516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.32
€ 36.32
Hardback. With around 645 million people expected to be displaced D by wars and other catastrophes D by 2050, Virilio begins The Futurism of the Instant by looking at the future of human settlement and migration through the evolution of the city. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648637
- ISBN
- 9780745648637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.66
€ 51.99
€ 51.66
Hardcover. This book explores the issue of migrants, Muslims, integration and citizenship in Europe. Editor(s): Triandafyllidou, Anna; Modood, Tariq; Meer, Nasar. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748644520
- ISBN
- 9780748644520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.75
€ 157.75
Hardcover. Makes a persuasive case for a black Atlantic literary renaissance and its impact on modernist studies. This title explores the term 'Afromodernisms' and the study to address together the cognate fields of modernism and the black Atlantic. It sets an agenda for the study of blackness and modernism. Editor(s): Sweeney, Fionnghuala; Marsh, Kate. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646401
- ISBN
- 9780748646401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.35
€ 136.35
Paperback. Demonstrates how a politics of polarity have defined the experience of Chinese immigration in America. This book is a useful resource on the Asian immigrant experience for researchers and students in Chinese American studies, Asian American history, immigration studies, and American history. Editor(s): Cassel, Susie Lan. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 480 pages, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759100015
- ISBN
- 9780759100015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.73
€ 73.73
Paperback. Applies a gender lens to the multiple systems of oppression that have shaped the lives of African American women and men. This book is suitable for students and instructors of African American Studies, Gender Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Marriage and Family, and Social Work. Series: Gender Lens Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101524
- ISBN
- 9780759101524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.58
€ 58.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPFN; JPS; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761854517
- ISBN
- 9780761854517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.28
€ 59.28
In this book, Chiarot offers a uniquely poignant social commentary: the current generation, whether consciously or subconsciously, has taken a Nietzscheian approach to dealing with guilt. Clever prose, careful analysis, and witty anecdotes make this both an enjoyable and educational read. Num Pages: 74 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JMH; VFXC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 74
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857105
- ISBN
- 9780761857105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.67
€ 80.67
This book traces the beginnings and development of commercial poultry production on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTK; JFSL3; TVHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858768
- ISBN
- 9780761858768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.76
€ 109.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFD; JFFS; JFSJ; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858959
- ISBN
- 9780761858959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.25
€ 59.25
Hardback. This study explores the status and trends in human well-being as it varies worldwide. Human well-being comes from a nation's physical, social, economic, and political macro systems. A metric of descriptive statistics is built for each, and then aggregated into one metric to gauge the level in each nation. Num Pages: 116 pages, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA; JPH; JPS; JPV; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761859420
- ISBN
- 9780761859420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.59
€ 89.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 568 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 932. 176 pages, 568 colour photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCK; JHBT. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight: 934.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300172
- ISBN
- 9780764300172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 24.89
€ 37.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Meet the book that defined fashion for generations of Americans in the twentieth century-the Sears Catalog. Pictured is clothing for men, women, and children taken from actual Sears Catalogs from the late 1950s, along with descriptions and original prices. Current values for some items are included. Num Pages: 160 pages, 400 color photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 264 x 14. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764303395
- ISBN
- 9780764303395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 24.89
€ 37.99
€ 24.89