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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Scholars have made urban mothers living in poverty a focus of their research for decades. Offering an analysis of how faith both motivates and at times constrains poor mothers' actions, this book reveals the ways it serves as a lens through which many view and interpret their worlds. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JFFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226781617
ISBN
9780226781617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

Paperback. Introduces the major cultural and intellectual trends of the decade by introducing and assessing the development of the primary cultural forms: namely, Fiction, Poetry and Drama, Music and Performance, Film and Radio, and Visual Art and Design. A fifth chapter focuses on the unprecedented rise in the 1920s of Leisure and Consumption. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625222
ISBN
9780748625222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.65

paperback. Three Plays for the Negro Theater by Ridgely Torrence was the first production on Broadway to feature an all black cast. Despite early critical acclaim the show closed within a month and received little attention thereafter. Curtis explores both the progress of race relations that led to this production and the reasons for its quick demise. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AN; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Missouri United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826213303
ISBN
9780826213303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.49

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813574134
ISBN
9780813574134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.18

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813574141
ISBN
9780813574141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.51

Paperback. This book draws on in-depth interviews and extensive data to examine why contemporary Japanese women are postponing marriage and bearing fewer children. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521180375
ISBN
9780521180375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.68

Paperback. This volume offers a contemporary understanding of the relational matters of children's peer cultures to better understand and address the complex nature of children and young people's everyday lives in today's society. Editor(s): Danby, Susan; Theobald, Maryanne. Series: Sociological Studies of Children & Youth. Num Pages: 565 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784413286
ISBN
9781784413286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 257 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816633050
ISBN
9780816633050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMX; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479841943
ISBN
9781479841943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Examines the lives of five topless dancers in the economically devastated 'rust belt' of upstate New York. With insight and empathy, this title shows how these women negotiate their lives as parents, employees, and family members while working in a profession widely regarded as incompatible with motherhood and fidelity. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266919
ISBN
9780520266919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.43

Paperback. Explores whether public policies' intended effects and actual effect on sex workers' lives match up Editor(s): Dewey, Susan; Kelly, Patty. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMX; JHBK5; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814785096
ISBN
9780814785096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.07

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMX; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479854493
ISBN
9781479854493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.06

Hardcover. Miss India competition has become a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing, over time, the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, the author examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by political, economic, and cultural developments. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCA; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631767
ISBN
9780815631767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.97

Hardback. Hegel and Canada is a collection of essays that analyses the real, but under-recognized, role Hegel has played in the intellectual and political development of Canada. The volume focuses on the generation of Canadian scholars who emerged after World War Two: James Doull, Emil Fackenheim, George Grant, Henry S. Harris, and Charles Taylor. Editor(s): Dodd, Susan; Robertson, Neil G. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644472
ISBN
9781442644472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.67

Paperback. This book brings overdue recognition to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Plateau Indians by focusing on the remarkable collection amassed by the late Doris Swayze Bounds, an Oregon banker, who grew up among the Native people. Many of the items in her collection came to her as gifts from her Indian friends. 280 illustrations, 48 in color. Editor(s): Harless, Susan E. Num Pages: 176 pages, 280 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976730
ISBN
9780295976730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.80

Hardback. In Mounting Frustration Susan E. Cahan uncovers the moment when the civil rights movement reached New York City's elite art galleries. Focusing on three controversial exhibitions that integrated African American culture and art, Cahan shows how the art world's racial politics is far more complicated than overcoming past exclusions. Series: Art History Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 360 pages, 113 illustrations (incl. 20 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 266 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822358978
ISBN
9780822358978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; JPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628933
ISBN
9780816628933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620970959
ISBN
9781620970959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 327 pages, Includes 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSJ1; LAQG; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 364 x 29. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472453822
ISBN
9781472453822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.88

paperback. Offers a critique of the history film and its reduction of women to figures of ambivalence or absence. This book offers readings of films such as "Midnight Clear", "The Thin Red Line", "Nixon", "Lone Star", and "Limbo". It demonstrates that the 'uncanny' is not only a source of anxiety but also a force for eroding ideals of nation and gender. Num Pages: 207 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 508. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292702691
ISBN
9780292702691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

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