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Society & culture: general

Paperback. In the first two decades after WWII, social scientist heralded Turkey as an exemplar of a 'modernizing' nation in the Western mold. This book examines the Turkish experiment with modernity from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing the fields of history, the social sciences, the humanities, architecture, and urban planning. Editor(s): Bozdogan, Sibel; Kasaba, Resat. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975979
ISBN
9780295975979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. "Subjectivity" explores the history of theories of selfhood, from the classical era to the present and demonstrates how those theories can be applied in literary and cultural criticism. It examines all the major methodologies and theoretical emphases of the 20th and 21st centuries. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 156 pages, glossary bibliog index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415287623
ISBN
9780415287623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Hardback. Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs created by unknown hands to the works of the great European masters such as Bosch, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Hogarth to stunning creations by contemporary black artists. Editor(s): Bindman, David; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 416 pages, 345 color illustrations, 50 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: AC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 291 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052710
ISBN
9780674052710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.57
€ 99.14

Hardback. This is the first book to consider issues of gender and social identity across a broad temporal and geographical range of civilizations in the ancient Near East. Editor(s): Bolger, Diane. Series: Gender and Archaeology. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759110922
ISBN
9780759110922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 300 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AKTH; JFCK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 280 x 3. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764327346
ISBN
9780764327346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Brings together and assesses for the first time some 150 photographs that were made before and immediately after the massacre Series: Great Plains Photography Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 150 photographs, 15 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803236097
ISBN
9780803236097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.35

Paperback. Deals with the organization of camps and bands, kinship systems, beliefs, ceremonies, hunting, warfare, and methods of measuring time Editor(s): DeMallie, Raymond J. Num Pages: 243 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803297371
ISBN
9780803297371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.43

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813574820
ISBN
9780813574820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. This text explores the relationship between race and technology. From Indian H-1B workers and Detroit techno music to karaoke and the Chicano interneta, this book uses case studies to document the use of technology - rupturing stereotypes such as Asian whizz kids and black technophobes. Editor(s): Nelson, Alondra; Tu, Thuy Linh N.; Hines, Alicia Headlam. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736043
ISBN
9780814736043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Translator(s): Muecke, Stephen. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816626830
ISBN
9780816626830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816654949
ISBN
9780816654949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Explores the concept of globalization in a variety of cultural settings, and its effect on world-wide cultural transformation of nation, place, race, class, ethnos and gender. Editor(s): Jameson, Fredric; Miyoshi, Masao. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Highlighting, Underlined
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822321699
ISBN
9780822321699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. War is no way to resolve our most problematic group, community, and societal issues, but neither is a peace that simply sweeps our problems under the rug. To create lasting change we have to learn to work fluidly with two distinct, fundamental drives that are in tension: power and love. This title reveals how to balance these two forces. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605093048
ISBN
9781605093048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Details the growth of the European Fur trade in North America and how it drew the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region, notably the Huron, Dakota, Sauk and Fox, Miami and Shawnee tribes into the colonial European Wars. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 187 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849084598
ISBN
9781849084598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JPWL; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Imperial College Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781908979537
ISBN
9781908979537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.42

Paperback. Series: Readings in Western Civilization. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069456
ISBN
9780226069456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. This book describes the extraordinary potential that exists in youth mentoring relationships, and discloses the ways in which nonparent adults are uniquely positioned to encourage adolescent development. Yet the book also exposes a rarely acknowledged risk: unsuccessful relationships can actually harm at-risk youth. Series: The Family & Public Policy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016118
ISBN
9780674016118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.67
€ 48.12

Hardback. The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of wider debates in sociology and media and cultural studies. Astute and accessible, it continues to set the agenda for research and teaching in this area. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGN; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653648
ISBN
9780745653648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.05

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813568836
ISBN
9780813568836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Paperback. A study of the organization, life and meaning of the "Nation of Islam" and, by extension, all Black Nationalist movements. This work dispels the common conception that the movement functioned primarily for political purposes. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSL3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226218533
ISBN
9780226218533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

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