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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Includes papers presented at the conference "Gender and Social Transformation: Global, Transnational, and Local Realities and Perspectives", Beijing, China in 2009. This title addresses topics such as: divisions of labor, migration, war and peace-building. Editor(s): Chow, Professor Esther Ngan-ling; Segal, Marcia Texler; Lin, Tan. Series Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857247438
ISBN
9780857247438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.20

Hardcover. Includes a selection of papers exploring Obama and the Politics of Race & Religion. This title examines the complex dynamics of race relations and racial meaning in America under the Obama administration. It assesses the meanings of race and religion in America under the Obama administration. Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series Editor(s): Go, Julian. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JFSL1; JFSR; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857249111
ISBN
9780857249111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.99

Hardcover. Investigates gendered aspects of social activism and peacebuilding. This title focuses on the agency of grassroots citizens, refugee, indigenous, and ethnic minority women. It brings gendered aspects of practice that assists scholars and practitioners in research and policy development. Editor(s): Snyder, Anna Christine; Stobbe, Stephanie Phetsamay. Series Editor(s): Coy, Patrick G. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSJ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857249135
ISBN
9780857249135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.54

Hardback. The African American at the end of the nineteenth century was described by W E B Du Bois as "two souls in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder." In the United States today, the hyphen between these two souls-African and American, African-American-is still being negotiated. This book deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Attie, Alice. Num Pages: 80 pages, 24 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJ; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857420848
ISBN
9780857420848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Among liberal thinkers, there is an optimistic belief that men and women are on a cultural journey toward equality - in the workplace, on the street, and in the home. But observation and evidence both tell us that in many ways this progress has stopped - and in some cases even reversed. This title deals with gender equality. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 117 x 12. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857421135
ISBN
9780857421135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.78

Hardback. Throughout her distinguished career, the author has sought to locate and confront shifting forms of social and cultural oppression. In this book, she elaborates a utopian vision for the kind of deep and investigative reading that can develop a will for peaceful social justice in coming generations. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422088
ISBN
9780857422088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. Features the Victorians' fascination with the old north. This title explores the ways in which the terms 'Viking' and 'Viking Age', both unknown in 1800, were invented, explored and popularised during the nineteenth century. It presents an account of the construction and translation of the Viking Age in Queen Victoria's Britain. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AB; DSB; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
D.S. Brewer
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859916448
ISBN
9780859916448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.03

Hardcover. Crisscrossing the continent, a renowned geneticist provides a groundbreaking examination of America through its DNA. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 pages of color illustrations; 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 240 x 33. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404121
ISBN
9780871404121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.53

Paperback. Series: Papers of the Peabody Museum. Num Pages: 454 pages, 3 color photos and drawing, 272 halftones and line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3H; ACBK; AFPC; HD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873652148
ISBN
9780873652148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.99

Hardcover. This work traces the construction of Russia's cultural landscape, showing how 19th-century representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. It should appeal to those who are interested in landscape history and in Russian art and culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AMV; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803036
ISBN
9780875803036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.10

Hardcover. An addition to studies of esoteric movements, this book examines the political and metaphysical doctrines of Martinism, a French occultist movement and offshoot of Freemasonry that flourished from the late eighteenth century to the dawn of the twentieth century. It is useful to historians of culture and politics in post-Revolutionary France. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HRQX; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803449
ISBN
9780875803449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.42

Hardcover. Explores the institutional history of Russian and Soviet forensic medicine and examines the effects of its authority when confronting sexual disorder. This study is suitable for Soviet historians and those interested in gender studies, sexuality, medicine, and forensics. Num Pages: 260 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFSJ; JKVF1; LNAA; MMQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804057
ISBN
9780875804057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33

Paperback. Papers presented at the International Mosca Centennial Conference, held Sept. 1981, at Northern Illinois University. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white tables, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875805290
ISBN
9780875805290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.72

Paperback. A guide to the art, architecture and timeless human passion of Rome. It focuses on famous and forgotten monuments, and the artists and patrons who brought them into being. For Judith Testa, the ancient wordplay on "Roma" and "amor" holds the key to unravelling some fascinating cultural puzzles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; AC; AM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875805764
ISBN
9780875805764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806389
ISBN
9780875806389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.12

Paperback. Historians have long viewed the rural Midwest as a place more representative of "Real America" than any other region from New England to the Deep South. Though the rural Midwest contains many cultures, a commitment to modernity and progress are a common element among them. In this book, contributors present the myriad distinctions of the area. Num Pages: 335 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806945
ISBN
9780875806945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Wajorese migrants exhibited remarkable versatility in adapting to local conditions in the areas where they settled. They perpetuated their own culture overseas while simultaneously using various assimilation strategies such as intermarriage to thrive in their adopted homelands. The author reconstructs the story of the Wajorese diaspora. Num Pages: 220 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Not Avail
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807126
ISBN
9780875807126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Traces the cultural construction of Russia's landscape during the 19th century. This book shows how artistic and literary representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AMV; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875809854
ISBN
9780875809854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Explores the experiences, ideas, and conflicts that have shaped the emergence of modern sexual identities. This work features articles on sexual assault, homosexuality, birth control, venereal disease, sexual repression, pornography, and the AIDS epidemic, which examine the ways that sexuality has become a core element of modern social identity. Editor(s): Peiss, Kathy; Simmons, Christina. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877226376
ISBN
9780877226376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Argues for a redefinition of the genre of black American autobiography to include the images of women as well as their memoirs, reminiscences, diaries, and journals - as a corrective to both black and feminist literary criticism. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877228035
ISBN
9780877228035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.81

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