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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Series: Northern Scotland Books Eup. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 244 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474406628
ISBN
9781474406628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. The author invites the reader to consider: if we are what we eat, who are we? Amid wrangling over immigration and tribal differences in the USA, this text argues that on a basic level, in the way life is sustained and pleasure is sought, Americans are all multi-cultural. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674001909
ISBN
9780674001909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 32 b/w & 6 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; ANF; ASDX; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636697
ISBN
9783837636697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.96
€ 41.64

Hardcover. This book explores the role of religion in the lives of Brazilian migrants in London and on their return 'back home'. Working with the notion of religion as lived experience, it moves beyond rigid denominational boundaries and examines how and where religion is practiced in migrants' everyday lives. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFM; JFFN; JFSL; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137272812
ISBN
9781137272812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Middle Easterners struggle to find solutions to crises of economic stagnation, political gridlock, and cultural identity. The author presents an analysis of Islam's place in Middle East and integrates the medieval and modern history of the region to show how the sacred and secular are tightly interwoven in its political and intellectual life. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition,Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246911
ISBN
9780520246911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.79

Hardback. Which dessert is named after the heroic third-century Queen Zenobia of Palmyra? How does one make the perfect Baqlawah? The authors take us on a culinary journey across Iraq, Syria, Egypt and al-Andalus, presenting readers with clear and easy-to-recreate recipes from across the medieval Arab world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 colour in 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3H; HBTB; JFCV; WBN; WBVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 183 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764641
ISBN
9781780764641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.97
€ 48.87

Hardback. Addresses the issue of truth in law, within the context of Muslim societies. The truth, in legal terms, is the version of 'what happened', which carries most authority. This book looks at how this narrative is constructed in Muslim societies, and which truths are privileged over others in constructing it. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin; Drieskens, Barbara; Moors, Annelies. Series: Library of Islamic Law. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 33. Weight in Grams: 581.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111878
ISBN
9781845111878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.03
€ 135.20

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536923
ISBN
9781784536923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.64

Hardback. In this systematic account of aesthetics in relation to the natural environment, Emily Brady provides critical understanding of what aesthetic appreciation of nature involves and develops her own distinctive aesthetic theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPN; JFC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 555.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748614370
ISBN
9780748614370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.15
€ 139.88

Hardback. Disputes the widespread stereotypes about Muslim women prevalent in the West, providing an account of young women in contemporary Iran. This book presents the experiences of these young women who wield a key if indirect political influence on the seemingly male dominated politics of this society, as they achieve a fresh visibility. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, fifteen b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845118785
ISBN
9781845118785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.26
€ 125.03

Paperback. Examines the conceptual foundations of Du Bois' interpretation of black politics. This title characterizes the limitations of Du Bois' thought and questions the authority it still exerts in ongoing debates about black leadership, black identity, and the black underclass. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFF; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060241
ISBN
9780674060241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. A pioneering book providing a historically nuanced take on US cultural dominance Editor(s): Stokes, Melvyn; Maltby, Richard. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844570515
ISBN
9781844570515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.67

Hardcover. Takes the enslaved person's claims of human consumption seriously, focusing on both the literal starvation of the slave and the tropes of cannibalism on the part of the slaveholder, and further draws attention to the ways in which Blacks experienced their consumption as a fundamentally homoerotic occurrence. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794616
ISBN
9780814794616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.86

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG7; HRCX6; JFFA; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
IVP Connect
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830820993
ISBN
9780830820993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.43

Paperback. Conceptions of nationalism as a historical and contemporary phenomenon remain fragmentary in the late-1990s. This text analyzes the contraditions inherent in the general understanding of nationalism in order to fashion a new intellectual synthesis. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
447
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850654100
ISBN
9781850654100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.93

Paperback. Here the author argues that the West must not ignore Syria's robust tradition of secularism, and cautions that US attempts to undermine the current regime may, paradoxically, embolden the Islamists and help the regime to maintain its authoritarian grip on power. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hurst & Co.
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658016
ISBN
9781850658016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.77

Paperback. Explores the deep appeal of the Bluebeard story for twentieth-century culture. This book focuses how the modernist imagination used the elements of Bluebeard's tale to explore masculinity's anxieties in the face of the emerging demands of women for redefinition and sexual equality. Editor(s): Pollock, Griselda; Anderson, Victoria. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 integrated black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845116330
ISBN
9781845116330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.57

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137028594
ISBN
9781137028594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.26
€ 87.41

Paperback. This is the story of the sexual revolution in a small university town in Kansas. Bypassing the tales of radicals on either coast, the author argues that the revolution was forged in both towns and cities, as "ordinary" people struggled over the boundaries of sexual behaviour in postwar America. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones, 6 cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JJP; HBJK; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009745
ISBN
9780674009745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.29

Hardback. Drawn from various disciplines and a broad spectrum of research interests, these essays reflect on the challenging issues confronting women in Ukraine today. The contributors are an interdisciplinary, transnational group of scholars from gender studies, feminist theory, history, anthropology, sociology, women's studies, and literature. Editor(s): Rubchak, Marian J. Num Pages: 238 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451187
ISBN
9780857451187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.02

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