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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Explores how American Indian autobiographers' approaches to writing about their own lives have been impacted by American legal systems from the Revolutionary War until the 1920s. This book traces the way that their sustained engagement with colonial legal institutions gradually enabled them to produce a new rhetoric of "Indianness". Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072666
ISBN
9780252072666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.56

Paperback. How to research, visit, evaluate, and join the ecovillage or sustainable community of your dreams. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 B&W illustrations, photographs, and charts. BIC Classification: JFS; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New Society Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865715783
ISBN
9780865715783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.49

Hardcover. Tells the story of five Vietnamese Amerasians born during the Vietnam War to American soldiers and Vietnamese mothers. Unfortunately, they were not among the few thousand Amerasian children who came to the US before the war's end. Instead, this group of Amerasians faced formidable obstacles, both in Vietnam and in their new home. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781574888645
ISBN
9781574888645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.12

Hardcover. This series of essays argue that control of the media is under greater attack in modern Britain than it has been for more than a century. The contributors analyze the current position of censorship in Great Britain and suggest solutions from a wide spectrum of political and social fields. Editor(s): Buchan, Norman; Sumner, Tricia. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFMD; JPQB; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Title in gilt to spine. Light pencil scoring on FFEP, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0005927
ISBN
9780333490570
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Features a history of World Cinema. This book traces the history of the twentieth-century's popular entertainment form, covering different aspects of its development, stars, studios, and cultural impact. It is intended for students and general readers. Editor(s): Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 848 pages, numerous halftones (some colour). BIC Classification: APFA; HBTB; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1832.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198742425
ISBN
9780198742425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.85

Paperback. Provides an overview of the ongoing Colombian political and economic crisis and the dynamics of Colombian immigration to metropolitan Miami Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KLSC; AVG; JFC; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716922
ISBN
9780814716922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. An investigation of the cultural practices and belief systems of Los Angeles based film and video production workers. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 464 pages, 85 photographs, 5 tables. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341116
ISBN
9780822341116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.43

Paperback. Focusing on multi-ethnic interaction in an inner city area, this book addresses difficult issues that are often simplistically and negatively portrayed, challenging the stereotypical denigration of inner city life, and Muslim communities in particular. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Policy Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447315711
ISBN
9781447315711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.94

Paperback. Barbara Victor examines the pressure of living under occupation, exploring the social and familial dynamics, and the political manipulation that energise the phenomenon of female martyrdom and the wider politics of suicidal terrorism. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0004682
ISBN
9781841199375
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking story of a young girl forced into prostitution by her own father, and her painful journey to escape her horrific childhood and build a new life for herself and her sons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 220. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0004822
ISBN
9780007268771
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Based upon "Distant Voices", this work gathers together essays on a range of subjects including Burma, Fleet Street, East Timor, Vietnam, the media and UK politics. Num Pages: 704 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFD; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 524. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0004813
ISBN
9780099741510
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. French Studies, Cultural Studies, Media Studies, Cultural Sociology, History/Cultural History. Specific chapters will be of relevance to: Cultural Policy, Popular Music Studies, Literary Studies, Film and TV Studies, Linguistics Editor(s): Looseley, David; Holmes, Diana. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719078163
ISBN
9780719078163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. This study is a major appraisal of the contributions of German-speaking emigres to British cinema from the late 1920s to the end of World War II. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719097478
ISBN
9780719097478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Hardcover. Michael Seed should have received what every child deserves: love, care and attention. Instead, his childhood was nothing but a daily ordeal of unspeakable neglect, misery and abuse. This is the story of an individual who, against all the odds, managed to preserve his own dignity and finally escape the horrors of a stolen childhood. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1x8 pages illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436. Clean copy with some yellowing. Otherwise fine in dust jacket. DJ has some wear and tear to edges, but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0005042
ISBN
9781844543434
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Bestselling author and Editor of THE BOOK OF VIRTUES and conservative thinker William J. Bennett attacks the complacency with which we have accepted the corrupt and corrupting arguments offered in defense of the Clinton administration Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFM; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 700. Very good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has light wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0006867
ISBN
9780684813721
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074639
ISBN
9780252074639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. Translator(s): Brickman, Caroline Lemak. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BM; GTE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789969
ISBN
9781564789969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. One of the world's leading authorities on the Islamic world answers the many troubling questions raised in the wake of the September 11 attack Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRAM9; HRH; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478. Clean copy in quarter cloth over card boards. Covers showing some light shelf wear. Lacking dust wrapper but remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0008110
ISBN
9780195154351
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Timepass is a vivid ethnography that illuminates the student politics and youth activism that lower middle class young men in India have undertaken in response to the underemployment they face. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770743
ISBN
9780804770743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. Provides a critical examination of contemporary multiculturalism and culturalism. Beginning with a critique of race, culture and ethnicity, this book explores issues, such as the notion of interiority and exteriority in psychotherapy, racism in the clinical room, race and countertransference conflicts, spirituality and traditional healing issues. Editor(s): Palmer, Stephen; Moodley, Roy. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583918500
ISBN
9781583918500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.89

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