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hardcover. Shows that early rabbinic jurisprudence is characterized by fundamental uncertainty. This book argues that while the Hebrew Bible created a sense of confidence and transparency before the law, the rabbis complicated paths to knowledge and undermined the stability of personal status and ownership, and notions of guilt or innocence. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRJS; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 51. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253354112
- ISBN
- 9780253354112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.70
€ 38.70
Hardcover. Intimacy and AIDS in South Africa Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780253355331
- ISBN
- 9780253355331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.72
€ 76.72
Hardcover. The gendered experience of time Editor(s): Schues, Christina; Olkowski, Dorothea E.; Fielding, Helen A. Num Pages: 204 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356307
- ISBN
- 9780253356307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82
Hardcover. Discusses formations of blackness and whiteness in US culture Num Pages: 200 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356567
- ISBN
- 9780253356567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Hardcover. Argues that Belmont was a feminist visionary and that her financial support was crucial to the success of the suffrage and equal rights movements Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; JFFK; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356611
- ISBN
- 9780253356611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.68
€ 39.68
hardcover. Seeks to understand the composer as he exists in the American imagination and explores how Beethoven became a cultural icon Num Pages: 418 pages, 61 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC4; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253357045
- ISBN
- 9780253357045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.25
€ 47.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HRCX7; JFSF; KCM; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268026110
- ISBN
- 9780268026110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.45
€ 42.99
€ 38.45
Paperback. Following its entry into the European Union, Ireland changed radically from an impoverished, provincial, former British colony to a country where a farmer takes his wife on skiing holidays in Switzerland. This work debunks a good many stereotypes that prevent our seeing Ireland for what it was, as well as what it has become. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press Indiana
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268042325
- ISBN
- 9780268042325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.64
€ 31.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Presents an overview of the prehistory of the Cuzco region from the arrival of the first hunter-gatherers (ca 7000 BC) to the fall of the Inca Empire in AD 1532. This book addresses both the specific patterns of settlement in the Cuzco Valley and the larger processes of cultural development. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 271 pages, 76 photos, 25 figures, 26 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 276 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292702790
- ISBN
- 9780292702790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Presents an ethnohistorical survey of Kiowa, Apache, and Comanche military societies. This book examines their structure, functions, rituals, and martial symbols, showing how they fit within larger tribal organizations. It also explores how military societies, like powwows, have become a distinct public format for cultural and ethnic continuity. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292705180
- ISBN
- 9780292705180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.17
€ 51.99
€ 46.17
Paperback. Offers the readings of fourteen key films to demonstrate how these cultural products promote the principles of an antiheterosexist stance. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; APFA; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292705371
- ISBN
- 9780292705371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. Discusses how the writers or editors of Arab women's autobiographies have written, documented, presented, and organized their texts. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 2CSR; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292705456
- ISBN
- 9780292705456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Presents an ethnographic study of Maya handicraft vendors in the international marketplace. Num Pages: 332 pages, 13 b&w illus., 4 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFC; JFFS; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292705678
- ISBN
- 9780292705678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. Berg develops an innovative theory of stereotyping that accounts for the persistence of demeaning images of Latinos in US popular culture Series: Texas Film & Media Studies Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 41 b&w illus., 7 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709072
- ISBN
- 9780292709072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Bringing an art historical perspective to the realm of American and European film, this title examines the ways in which films have used works of art and artists themselves as cinematic and narrative motifs. It probes more than twenty films from the post-war era through contemporary times. Num Pages: 213 pages, 39 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709416
- ISBN
- 9780292709416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.32
€ 26.99
€ 25.32
Paperback. Discusses how Native Americans, colonial subjects without political power, nonetheless maintained their group identity through their native languages, and sense of homeland and sacred history. This title describes how Euro-Americans became fascinated by and supportive of Native American culture, spirituality, and environmental consciousness. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709621
- ISBN
- 9780292709621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. This comparative look at vaqueros, cowboys, and buckaroos brings the mythical image of the American cowboy into focus and detail and honors the regional and national variations. Series: M.K. Brown Range Life Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 163 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712409
- ISBN
- 9780292712409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.64
€ 31.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Responding to the changes in Guatemala, the women there began organizing to gain an active role in the national body politic. This study examines the formation and evolution of the Guatemalan women's movement and assesses how it has been affected by, and has in turn affected, the forces of democratization and globalization. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 1KLCM; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712539
- ISBN
- 9780292712539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.53
€ 18.99
€ 18.53
Hardcover. The Moche people who inhabited the north coast of Peru between approximately 100 and 800 AD created the most elaborate system of iconographic representation of any ancient Peruvian culture. This book raises the analysis of Moche iconography to a level through a study of visual representations of rituals involving sex, death, and sacrifice. Num Pages: 272 pages, 259 b&w illus., 24 color photos in 16 page section. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292712799
- ISBN
- 9780292712799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. Looks behind the generalities of debates about globalization to explore the personal impact of global forces on the Peruvian poor. This ethnography offers insight into how the people have coped with extreme poverty and rapid population growth - and their creation of lives and customs in the process. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292713000
- ISBN
- 9780292713000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. An autobiography that tells the intertwining stories of one of Russia's best-known documentary filmmakers - Marina Goldovskaya - and the eventful half century of Russian history she has recorded. It describes a host of notable figures in Russian film, theater, art, and politics, as well as the technological evolution of filmmaking. Translator(s): Bouis, Antonina W. Series: Constructs Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; APFA; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292713437
- ISBN
- 9780292713437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. The Mexican stereotypes - Speedy Gonzalez, 'Mexican Spitfire' Lupe Velez, and The Frito Bandito - are not a people but a text, a carefully woven, articulated, and consumer-ready commodity. This book deconstructs Tex[t]-Mexicans in films, television, advertising, comic books, toys, literature, and even critical theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, 26 color and 150 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 661. Weight in Grams: 663.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714571
- ISBN
- 9780292714571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
paperback. Rancheros hold a distinct place in the culture and social hierarchy of Mexico. This work provides insight into the lives of rancheros, as seen from their own perspectives. It focuses on three culturally salient styles of speaking that characterize rancheros: franqueza; respeto; and relajo. Num Pages: 342 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 maps, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 663.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714830
- ISBN
- 9780292714830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Paperback. A groundbreaking examination of Chile's Mapuche shamans and their use of a unique tree in ritual transvestitism and political defiance. Num Pages: 335 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HRKT; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292716599
- ISBN
- 9780292716599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70