Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was 'both the worst and best thing that happened' to him. The incident, he believes, surely spared the then sixteen-year-old African American from prison and/or an early death. It transformed him in other ways, too. This title tells Juette's story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 Halftones. BIC Classification: BGSA; JFFG; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134755
- ISBN
- 9781592134755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.31
€ 27.31
Paperback. Explores the history of scrapbook-making, its origins, uses, forms and purposes, as well as the human agents behind the books themselves. Scrapbooks bring pleasure in both the making and consuming. This volume considers the makers, their artefacts, and the viewers within the context of American culture. Editor(s): Tucker, Susan; Ott, Katherine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- First Softcover
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134786
- ISBN
- 9781592134786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. What does it mean to be a "citizen" today, in an age of unbridled consumerism, terrorism, militarism, and multinationalism? This book provides the answer to this question. It looks at media coverage of September 11th and the Iraq invasion as well as "infotainment" to see how US TV is serving its citizens as part of "the global commodity chain". Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 Tables, 1 Figure, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135615
- ISBN
- 9781592135615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.15
€ 33.15
Hardcover. The history of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team and the legends it spawned Num Pages: 344 pages, 37 halftones, 75 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSR1; WSBT; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136339
- ISBN
- 9781592136339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Paperback. Presents a fresh perspective that helps us understand the damaged social relations that incubate racial and sexual discrimination. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139132
- ISBN
- 9781592139132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.10
€ 37.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. Presents ethnographically informed portraits of young people facing rapid changes in society and politics from different parts of the world. This work provides insights into the active and creative ways these youths address social and political challenges such as war, hunger and homelessness. Editor(s): Jeffrey, Craig; Dyson, Jane. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSP1; RGC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139316
- ISBN
- 9781592139316
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.96
€ 32.99
€ 31.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Marquez, Gustavo. Series: David Rockefeller/ Inter-American Development Bank S. Num Pages: 300 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSC; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597820592
- ISBN
- 9781597820592
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.75
€ 36.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. An astounding compilation of primary source documents dealing with all aspects of Jewish daily life in the Russian empire Editor(s): Freeze, ChaeRan Y.; Harris, Jay M. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 256 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611684551
- ISBN
- 9781611684551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.37
€ 47.99
€ 37.37
Hardback. A critical assessment of Jewishness in Woody Allen's films and plays Editor(s): Brook, Vincent; Grinberg, Marat. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611684797
- ISBN
- 9781611684797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.81€ 67.19
€ 80.81
€ 67.19
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dartmouth College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611686135
- ISBN
- 9781611686135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 38.94
€ 50.99
€ 38.94
Paperback. The amazing story behind the classic Christmas character Num Pages: 224 pages, 78 full-colour illus. BIC Classification: 5HC; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 248 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611687354
- ISBN
- 9781611687354
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.05
€ 25.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. The role of Judaism in the formation of Western aesthetics Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611687781
- ISBN
- 9781611687781
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. A fascinating collective memoir of the lives and experiences of transgender people, in their own voices Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dartmouth College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611688078
- ISBN
- 9781611688078
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
€ 31.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Sheds new light on the views and attitudes of Latin American writers during the Nazi era Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; HBTZ1; JFSL4. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611688566
- ISBN
- 9781611688566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.64
€ 43.99
€ 33.64
Hardback. Theorists of autobiography tend to emphasize the centrality of the individual against the community. By contrast, in her reading of Hebrew autobiography, Tamar Hess identifies the textual presence and function of the collective and its interplay with the Israeli self. What characterizes the ten writers she examines is the idea of a national self, a Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611688795
- ISBN
- 9781611688795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.81€ 67.19
€ 80.81
€ 67.19
Paperback. Theorists of autobiography tend to emphasize the centrality of the individual against the community. By contrast, in her reading of Hebrew autobiography, Tamar Hess identifies the textual presence and function of the collective and its interplay with the Israeli self. What characterizes the ten writers she examines is the idea of a national self, a Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 319 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611688801
- ISBN
- 9781611688801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.06
€ 50.99
€ 39.06
Hardback. The women who made & bootlegged whiskey Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612345642
- ISBN
- 9781612345642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.08
€ 36.99
€ 32.08
Hardback. This volume is comprised of empirical research and theoretical papers about children's well being, children and youth peer cultures, and the rights of children and youth. These empirical studies include children's voices and experiences from four continents and a range of methodological and theoretical orientations. Editor(s): Bass, Loretta E.; Kinney, David A. Series Editor(s): Johnson, Heather. Series: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. Num Pages: 352 pages, port. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780520742
- ISBN
- 9781780520742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.87
€ 141.87
Hardback. Ask practically any academic department chair why they do not have more African Americans among faculty members and they generally respond with stock stories or folktales. This title provides historical, conceptual, and empirically-based analyses focused on the development of African Americans in STEM fields. Editor(s): Frierson, Henry T.; Tate, William F. Series Editor(s): Frierson, Henry T. Series: Diversity in Higher Education. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNFR; JNKH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780521688
- ISBN
- 9781780521688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.12
€ 143.12
Hardback. Presents findings of a successful, international research project exploring links between social exclusion (SE), transport disadvantage (TD) and psychological well being (WB). This title examines fresh perspectives in relation to social capital and WB and developing various economic methods to estimate the marginal value of additional travel. Editor(s): Currie, Graham. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780522005
- ISBN
- 9781780522005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.79
€ 94.79