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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Women - one of Freemasonry's best-kept secrets - are often upper class and highly educated but paradoxically antifeminist, and their self-cultivation through the Masonic path is an effort to embrace the deeply gendered ideals of fraternity. The author unravels this contradiction at the heart of Freemasonry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; JFSJ1; JFSV1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226095721
- ISBN
- 9780226095721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.67€ 82.26
€ 98.67
€ 82.26
Paperback. Tracing the connections among newly invented craft traditions, social networks and consumption patterns, this book highlights the way ethnic identities and class cultures materialize in a sensual world that includes luxurious woven belts, powerful stereos and garlic roasted "cuyes" (guinea pigs). Num Pages: 266 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps, 26 line drawings, 14 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226113951
- ISBN
- 9780226113951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.80
€ 35.99
€ 28.80
Hardcover. The term "community organizer" was deployed repeatedly against Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign as a way to paint him as an inexperienced politician unfit for the presidency. This book recounts the rise of African American political power and activism from 1930s onward, revealing how it was achieved through community building. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 halftones, 4 line drawings, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226130699
- ISBN
- 9780226130699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.41
€ 43.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. Downtown America transcends the archetypal story of downtown's rise and fall and offers a dynamic new story of urban development in the United States. Moving beyond conventional narratives, Alison Isenberg shows-that downtown's trajectory was not dictated by inevitable free market forces or natural life-and-death cycles. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226385082
- ISBN
- 9780226385082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.47
€ 51.47
Hardcover. In 2007 a disputed election in Kenya erupted into a political crisis that led to thousands of deaths. Much of the violence fell along ethnic lines, the principal perpetrators of which were the Kalenjin. Uncovering the Kalenjin's roots, the author examines the ways in which ethnic groups are socially constructed and renegotiated over time. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSL9; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498041
- ISBN
- 9780226498041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.85€ 83.67
€ 99.85
€ 83.67
Hardcover. Explores US women's sport through historical "points of change": particular products or trends that dramatically influenced both women's participation in sport and cultural responses to women athletes. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31 black and white photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038167
- ISBN
- 9780252038167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.86
€ 133.86
Paperback. Explores the idea that table activities - the mealtime rituals of food preparation, serving, and dining - lay the foundation for a proper education on the value of civility, the importance of the common good, and what it means to be a good citizen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076732
- ISBN
- 9780252076732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.47
€ 27.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. Scholars from a variety of fields have contributed to this volume to explore what Native American studies has been, what it is, and what it may be in the future. Editor(s): Thornton, Russell. Num Pages: 544 pages, 11 charts. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL; JHMP; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299160647
- ISBN
- 9780299160647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
paperback. A funny yet thought-provoking play about identity politics. Cast of 4 men and 1 woman. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DD; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Talonbooks Canada
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889226630
- ISBN
- 9780889226630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.14
€ 18.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. Employing data from central Mexico, the Maya area, coastal Peru, and highland Peru and Bolivia, directors of several major archaeological field projects interpret evidence of prehistoric ideology and address the question, has ideology any relevance in the reconstruction of prehistory? Editor(s): Demarest, Arthur A.; Conrad, Geoffrey W. Series: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- SAR Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780933452831
- ISBN
- 9780933452831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.56
€ 29.56
Policy Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Famili...
Cahill, Sean; Tobias, Sarah
Paperback. Uncovers the discrimination against the LGBT community and the legally - and morally - indefensible lack of equal protection for these individuals and their families. This book argues that equal rights for the LGBT community are more than simply a matter of fairness or common sense; they are logically and legally necessary for a just society. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JFSK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472030613
- ISBN
- 9780472030613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.24
€ 27.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. The stories of the Huron, Miami, Ottawa, Potawatomi, and Chippewa tribes in the years before contact with European settlers Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472061075
- ISBN
- 9780472061075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.66
€ 21.66
Paperback. International perspectives on a form of activist, participatory theater with marginalized groups in cities around the world Editor(s): Haedicke, Susan C.; Nellhaus, Tobin. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472067602
- ISBN
- 9780472067602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.45
€ 43.99
€ 39.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472068180
- ISBN
- 9780472068180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.24
€ 27.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. Presents a study of the creation of youth drug culture in Hamburg during the 1960s and 1970s and an exploration of the paradoxes of modernization. Placing Hamburg's drug scene within national and international contexts, this book examines the ways in which mass consumerism created complicated forms of resistance to state power and cultural norms. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 images, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472069736
- ISBN
- 9780472069736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.63
€ 33.99
€ 30.63
Hardcover. Explores the question of why Weimar Berlin has such a powerful hold on the urban imagination. This book examines the way in which architectural projects, debates, and representations in literature, photography, and film played a key role in establishing the terms under which contemporaries made sense of the rise of white-collar society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; AM; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070381
- ISBN
- 9780472070381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.03
€ 105.03
Hardcover. Explores the role that disability plays in modern art and in aesthetic judgments. This title focuses on disability in the American culture wars. It includes chapters that deal with the use of aesthetic appearance, and the connection between artworks and the representation of injury as a subject of art. Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability. Num Pages: 200 pages, 38 b&w illustrations, 23 colour plates. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071005
- ISBN
- 9780472071005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.86
€ 79.86
Hallyu 2.0: The Korean Wave in the Age of Social Media (Perspectives o...
Lee, Sangjoon, Nornes, Abé Markus
Hardcover. The first scholarly volume to investigate the impact of social media and other communication technologies on the global dissemination of the Korean Wave Editor(s): Lee, Sangjoon; Nornes, AbU Mark. Series: Perspectives on Contemporary Korea. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072521
- ISBN
- 9780472072521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.92
€ 89.92
Hardcover. A serious look at the meaning of laughter through the ages Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472098187
- ISBN
- 9780472098187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.12
€ 55.12
Hardcover. A fascinating study of one of the greatest German woman writers of the twentieth century Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472112159
- ISBN
- 9780472112159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.96
€ 94.96