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Society & culture: general
paperback. This work takes an anthropological approach to the fundamental question of what makes life worth living. It considers the issue by examining nine pairs of similarly situated individuals in the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520201330
- ISBN
- 9780520201330
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€ 38.99€ 28.28
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Paperback. Using contemporary Algerian politics as a case study of the intellectual movement labeled 'Third Worldism', this title elucidates the broader transformations affecting countries of the Third World that once embraced ideologies of state-centered radical change. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJ; JFSR2; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203013
- ISBN
- 9780520203013
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€ 38.99€ 28.38
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Paperback. Explores the mutually formative interactions between the Arab and Jewish working classes, labor movements, and worker-oriented political parties in Palestine just before and during the period of British colonial rule. This book avoids treating the Arab and Jewish communities as if they developed independently of each other. Num Pages: 443 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFF; JFSL1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 736.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 443
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition. Wraps.
- SKU
- V9780520204195
- ISBN
- 9780520204195
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€ 45.99€ 32.50
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Paperback. This work explores the performances and transactions that lie at the heart of public events in contemporary Anakalang, Indonesia. The author argues that by looking at representations as concrete practices we may find them to be entangled in the tensions and hazards of social existence. Num Pages: 300 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMN; CFG; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520204751
- ISBN
- 9780520204751
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
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Paperback. This study offers an explanation of why the radical Catholic church is losing, and Pentecostalism and "umbanda" are winning, the battle for souls in urban Brazil. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRCC7; HRCC96; HRCX6; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520205031
- ISBN
- 9780520205031
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€ 33.99€ 24.98
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Paperback. Dan Pagis (1930-1986) spent three of his adolescent years in a Nazi camp before arriving in Palestine in 1946. He became one of the most vibrant voices in modern Israeli poetry and is considered a major world poet of his generation. This title features translated poems, in which, Dan Pagis' voice can be heard celebrating the human spirit. Translator(s): Mitchell, Stephen. Series: Literature of the Middle East. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 2ABM; DCF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 36.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205390
- ISBN
- 9780520205390
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€ 33.99€ 24.81
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Hardback. Shows that 'Aryan,' a word that today evokes images of racial hatred and atrocity, was first used by Europeans to suggest bonds of kinship. This book features the history of British Orientalism and the ethnology of India. Num Pages: 259 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205468
- ISBN
- 9780520205468
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€ 62.77€ 49.08
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Hardback. Until the late 19th century, Jews were identified in their own religious and poetic imagination as wanderers, their sacred center - Jerusalem, Zion - fatefully out of reach. This book examines the work of medieval Hebrew poet Yehuda Halevi to chart a journey whose end was envisioned as the realignment of the people with their original center. Series: Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 370 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSB; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206458
- ISBN
- 9780520206458
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€ 62.77€ 49.08
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Paperback. In this text, Lea Jacobs uses the "fallen woman" film, which served as a focal point for public criticism of the film industry, to explore Hollywood's system of self-censorship and the evolution of the rules governing representations of sexuality. Num Pages: 220 pages, 49. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520207905
- ISBN
- 9780520207905
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€ 35.99€ 26.68
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Paperback. While the typical Japanese male politician glides through his district in air-conditioned taxis, the typical female voter trundles along the side streets on a simple bicycle. Studying the politics of the average female citizen in Japan, this title argues that this taxi-bicycle contrast reaches deeply into Japanese society. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520212916
- ISBN
- 9780520212916
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.73
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Hardback. More than half a century after the Holocaust, in countries where Jews make up just a tiny fraction of the population, products of Jewish culture have become very viable components of the popular public domain. But how can there be a growing Jewish presence in Europe, without the significant presence of Jews? The author explores this phenomenon. Num Pages: 317 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520213630
- ISBN
- 9780520213630
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€ 53.29€ 42.15
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Paperback. Shows the extent to which AIDS research has been a social and political phenomenon and how the AIDS movement has transformed biomedical research practices through its capacity to garner credibility by novel strategies. This book is suitable for sociologists, physicians, and scientists. Series: Medicine and Society S. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 b/w illustration, 4 yables. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JPQB; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520214453
- ISBN
- 9780520214453
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Paperback. On the morning of January 24, 1848, James W Marshall discovered gold in California. The news spread across the continent, launching hundreds of ships and hitching a thousand prairie schooners. This title demonstrates that in its far-reaching repercussions, it was the most significant event in the first half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 569 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 569
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520216594
- ISBN
- 9780520216594
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.38
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Paperback. Records the relationship that developed between the author and Diane DeVries, a woman born with all the physical and mental equipment she would need to live in our society - except arms and legs. This work argues that DeVries is a perfect example of an American woman coming of age in the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 299 pages, 21 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSJ1; JHMC; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217164
- ISBN
- 9780520217164
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.55
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Paperback. Over the years the American religious landscape has undergone a dramatic change. More and more churches meet in converted warehouses, and many have ministers who've never attended a seminary. This title offers an examination of these 'new paradigm churches' - sometimes called megachurches or postdenominational churches. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC99; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218116
- ISBN
- 9780520218116
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
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Paperback. Looks at the explosive situation in Kosovo, where years of simmering tensions between Serbs and Albanians erupted in armed conflict in 1998. This title demonstrates how myths and truths can start a war. It also shows how our identity as individuals and as members of groups is defined through the telling and remembering of stories. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 13 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVW; JFSL; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218659
- ISBN
- 9780520218659
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.55
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Paperback. Investigates the images of Jews and Judaism in the works of medieval Christian theologians from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas. This book reveals how, and why, medieval Christianity fashioned a Jew on the basis of its reading of Bible, and how this hermeneutically crafted Jew assumed distinctive character and power in Christian thought and culture. Num Pages: 461 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRCM; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 461
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218703
- ISBN
- 9780520218703
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.97
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Paperback. This anthology of treasures from the oral literature of native California includes a selection of stories, anecdotes, myths, reminiscences, and songs drawn from a wide sampling of California's many native cultures. Introductions provide cultural and biographical context. Editor(s): Luthin, Herbert W. Num Pages: 651 pages, 12 black & white photographs, 5 maps, 4 musical examples, 1 line figure, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 2ABM; DQ; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Annotated.
- Number of pages
- 651
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222700
- ISBN
- 9780520222700
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
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Paperback. This companion text to "College Korean" intends to enable students to continue their development of Korean language skills and enrich their understanding of Korea. Because language is a fundamental component of culture, the book covers themes relating to Korea's cultural customs and social issues. Num Pages: 374 pages, 4 line illustrations, 3 maps, 2 music examples. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; CJB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222953
- ISBN
- 9780520222953
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.85
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Paperback. This account of the author's experience with a chronic pain disorder and subsequent interaction with the American health care system goes to the heart of the workings of power and culture in the biomedical domain, illustrating medicine's power to create and inflict suffering. Num Pages: 383 pages, 7 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223981
- ISBN
- 9780520223981
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.34
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€ 28.34