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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Uses qualitative research methods to interpret and discuss school resilience in lives of African American female students. This book demonstrates how these girls are simultaneously one of the vulnerable, and one of resilient group of students. It implements alternative approaches to study of intersection of race, class, and gender on schooling. Series: Counterpoints. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNA; JNF; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433105937
- ISBN
- 9781433105937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.02
€ 45.02
Paperback. A pathbreaking book tracing the history of feminist thought and women's activism in Japan. Series Editor(s): Sugimoto, Yoshio; Befu, Harumi; Goodman, Roger; Muramatsu, Michio; Seifert, Wolfgang; Ueno, Chizuko. Series: Contemporary Japanese Society. Num Pages: 308 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521527194
- ISBN
- 9780521527194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Post-Cosmopolitan Cities: Explorations of Urban Coexistence (Space and...
Vera Skvirskaja Caroline Humphrey
Hardcover. Examining the way people imagine and interact in their cities, this book explores the post-cosmopolitan city. The contributors consider the effects of migration, national, and religious revivals (with their new aesthetic sensibilities), the dispositions of marginalized economic actors, and globalized tourism on urban sociality. Editor(s): Humphrey, Caroline; Skvirskaja, Vera. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472. Explorations of Urban Coexistence. Series: Space and Place. 260 pages, 14 ills. Editor(s): Humphrey, Caroline; Skvirskaja, Vera. Examining the way people imagine and interact in their cities, this book explores the post-cosmopolitan city. The contributors consider the effects of migration, national, and religious revivals (with their new aesthetic sensibilities), the dispositions of marginalized economic actors, and globalized tourism on urban sociality. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 18. Weight: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455109
- ISBN
- 9780857455109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.20
€ 149.20
The Challenge of Effective Speaking in a Digital Age
Verderber, Rudolph; Verderber, Kathleen; Sell...
paperback. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- 17th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305948198
- ISBN
- 9781305948198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 176.93
€ 176.93
Hardback. Explores a diversity of circumstances and motives towards contemporary mobility, ranging from expatriates to peripatetic professionals to middle class migrants in search of extended educational and career opportunities to people seeking self-development through travel. Editor(s): Amit, Vered. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451967
- ISBN
- 9781845451967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.39
€ 155.39
Hardcover. Anthropology is particularly well suited to explore the contemporary predicament in the coming of age of young men. Its grounded and comparative empiricism provides the opportunity to move beyond statistics, moral panics, or gender stereotypes in order to explore specific aspects of life course transitions.. Editor(s): Amit, Vered; Dyck, Noel. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636. 328 pages. Editor(s): Amit, Vered; Dyck, Noel. Anthropology is particularly well suited to explore the contemporary predicament in the coming of age of young men. Its grounded and comparative empiricism provides the opportunity to move beyond statistics, moral panics, or gender stereotypes in order to explore specific aspects of life course transitions. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSP2; JHM. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452498
- ISBN
- 9780857452498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.84
€ 149.84
Paperback. Investigates why the concept of individuality is important to people, and how it varies in different social settings worldwide Editor(s): Amit, Vared; Dyck, Noel. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745324586
- ISBN
- 9780745324586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.54
€ 50.54
paperback. Offering a radical revision of the Greek myth of the first woman, the author argues that Pandora leaves a decisive mark on ancient poetics and shows that we can unravel the profound impact of Pandora's image once we recognize that she embodies the very id Series Editor(s): Aylward, William; Cahill, Nicholas D.; Rosenmeyer, Patricia A. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299224141
- ISBN
- 9780299224141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12
Paperback. This book takes a new look at the 'spatial turn' in French cultural and critical theory since 1968. It examines how key thinkers (inc. Henri Lefebvre, Michel de Certeau, Jean Baudrillard, Marc Auge, Paul Virilio, Bruno Latour and Etienne Balibar) reconsider the experience of space in the midst of considerable political and economic turmoil. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JM; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781380055
- ISBN
- 9781781380055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.12
€ 33.12
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846317545
- ISBN
- 9781846317545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.16
€ 176.16
Paperback. A study of Helene Cixous that adopts a chronological and expository approach, bravely taking on the daunting task of presenting to non-French-speaking readers an author who specializes in word-play. Num Pages: 197 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADF; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803263451
- ISBN
- 9780803263451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.11
€ 41.11
Paperback. A new expanded edition of Tolkien's most famous, and most important essay, which defined his conception of fantasy as a literary form, and which led to the writing of The Lord of the Rings. Accompanied by a critical study of the history and writing of the text. Num Pages: 320 pages, Index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007582914
- ISBN
- 9780007582914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.18
€ 12.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; YQM. Category: (EJ) Primary; (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465072590
- ISBN
- 9780465072590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.28
€ 32.28
Paperback. What can you do when someone close to you is chemically dependant? In this work, Vernon Johnson describes what to do and how. According to Johnson, intervention is the process that has successfully motivated thousands of chemically dependent people to accept help. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Hazelden Information & Education
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935908312
- ISBN
- 9780935908312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.63
€ 17.99
€ 15.63
Paperback. A guide which offers proof that alcoholism is a treatable disease. It describes the emotional syndrome accompanying relapse and the significance of blackouts. It outlines an approach to intervention and treatment that can arrest the progress of the disease. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFFH1; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062504333
- ISBN
- 9780062504333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.11
€ 24.99
€ 22.11
Hardback. Gathering insights from numerous fields about the construction of Canada, this provocative volume illuminates the challenges that lie ahead for all Canadians who aspire to create a better future. Editor(s): Strong-Boag, Veronica; Grace, Sherrill; Anderson, Joan; Eisenberg, Avigail. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JFSJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806923
- ISBN
- 9780774806923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13
€ 141.13
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442636187
- ISBN
- 9781442636187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.04
€ 33.99
€ 33.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; JFFN; JFSP1; LNDA1; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 239 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634829373
- ISBN
- 9781634829373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.52€ 74.81
€ 97.52
€ 74.81
Paperback. Written by women from all stations of life and from drastically different backgrounds, these stories reconstruct not only the world of the Gulag but also its meaning for society at large. It covers the entire span of the Gulag's existence, from the 1920s to the 1980s. Num Pages: 364 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511460
- ISBN
- 9780742511460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.91
€ 83.91
Painting the Maple: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Construction of Ca...
Veronica Strong-Boag (Ed.)
Paperback. Gathering insights from numerous fields about the construction of Canada, this provocative volume illuminates the challenges that lie ahead for all Canadians who aspire to create a better future. Editor(s): Strong-Boag, Veronica; Grace, Sherrill; Anderson, Joan M.; Eisenberg, Avigail. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806930
- ISBN
- 9780774806930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.75
€ 48.75