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Society & culture: general
A genealogical chart of virtually all named figures of Greek mythology that can be shown to be related. The text includes a 72-page chart that links 3673 named figures into a single "family tree", and an 80-page index that provides a citation to an ancient source for each relationship. Editor(s): Newman, Harold; Newman, Jon O. Num Pages: 252 pages, index, charts. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 415 x 275 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1751.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807827901
- ISBN
- 9780807827901
Condition: New
€ 135.67
€ 135.67
Paperback. Series: Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809333004
- ISBN
- 9780809333004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.49
€ 50.49
Paperback. An overview of the Caribbean dances, from Abakua and Zouk, and the complex, fused, and layered cultures that gave birth to them. This book describes how dance shapes personal, communal, and national identity. It shows how Caribbean rhythms, dances, fragments of movement, and even attitudes toward movement reach beyond the islands. Num Pages: 432 pages, 26 b&w photos, 6 figures, 2 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; ASDX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813029047
- ISBN
- 9780813029047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Hardback. Series: History of African American Religions. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813037325
- ISBN
- 9780813037325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.99
€ 81.99
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060330
- ISBN
- 9780813060330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.25
€ 38.25
Paperback. Too easily we forget that the process of European colonization was not simply a matter of armed invaders elbowing themselves into position to take charge. As John Juricek reminds us, the road to revolution was paved in part by complicated negotiations with Indians, as well as unique legal challenges. Series: Contested Boundaries. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBWF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060743
- ISBN
- 9780813060743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.49
€ 80.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062198
- ISBN
- 9780813062198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.18
€ 23.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815601814
- ISBN
- 9780815601814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.70
€ 28.70
Paperback. This work shows how the present drug war started at the beginning of this century, when the US government first assumed the task of protecting people from patent medicines. It demonstrates, however, the deleterious effects of prescription laws, which place people under lifelong medical supervision. Num Pages: 229 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JFM; JPQB; JPVH; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603337
- ISBN
- 9780815603337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.65
€ 21.99
€ 20.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BM; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609742
- ISBN
- 9780815609742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.85
€ 26.99
€ 25.85
Hardcover. First in-depth examination and critique of contemporary anti-suicide policies that are based on the notion that voluntary death is a mental health problem, and systematically lays out the dehumanizing consequences of psychiatrizing suicide prevention. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFME; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609902
- ISBN
- 9780815609902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.65
€ 21.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. An illuminating inside look at the life and times of playwright and author Jacob Gordin, a central presence in the Golden Age of Yiddish theater Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 119 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609964
- ISBN
- 9780815609964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.64
€ 21.99
€ 21.64
Hardcover. TV on Strike examines the 2007 upheaval in the entertainment industry by telling the inside story of the hundred-day writers' strike that crippled Hollywood. The television industry's uneasy transition to the digital age was the driving force behind the most significant labour dispute of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTD; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610083
- ISBN
- 9780815610083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.15
€ 32.99
€ 30.15
Hardcover. This monumental work answers the grand question of where American Jewish liberalism comes from and ultimately questions whether the communal motivations behind such behaviour are strong enough to withstand twenty-first-century America. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610250
- ISBN
- 9780815610250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.33
€ 43.99
€ 38.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610298
- ISBN
- 9780815610298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.69
€ 26.99
€ 25.69
Paperback. The essays in this work illustrate the various ways in which women in the Middle East fall short of being vested with the rights and privileges that would define them as fully enfranchised citizens. They offer an examination of national legislation on personal status, penal law and labour. Editor(s): Joseph, Suad. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ1; JPHC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628651
- ISBN
- 9780815628651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.88
€ 34.88
Paperback. As a religious thinker who disclaimed all rationalistic systems, Martin Buber produced an insightful critique of modern philosophical ethics, one that became productive soil for another non-traditional ethic: feminism's care ethic. Walters compares the personal ethics of the two perspectives. Series: The Martin Buber Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630104
- ISBN
- 9780815630104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.48
€ 27.48
Hardcover. Drawing on ten years of empirical research in Accra, Ghana's capital city, this book shows how this African metropolis is as deeply transformed by globalization as the cities of other world regions. It examines how foreign companies, returned expatriates, and native Ghanaians foster globalization on multiple levels. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 13 maps, 14 figures, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631729
- ISBN
- 9780815631729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.56
€ 40.56
Paperback. The hijab is the controversial item of women's clothing. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim identity for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. This title provides an account of the controversial 2003 French law to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631996
- ISBN
- 9780815631996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.79
€ 29.79
Hardcover. There is an increasing number of middle- and upper-class urban Pakistani women turning toward Islam via Al-Huda, an Islamic school for women aiming to transform the women who absorb its message into 'pious' subjects. This title explores how Al-Huda is fostering a new generation of educated, urban, middle-class women to become veiled conservatives. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 table, glossary, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632092
- ISBN
- 9780815632092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97