Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Argues that Islamic revival, or "re-Islamization," results from the efforts of westernized Muslims to assert their identity in a non-Muslim context. This book provides a comparison of several transnational movements, whether peaceful, like Tablighi Jama'at and the Islamic brotherhoods, or violent, like Al Qaeda. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134996
- ISBN
- 9780231134996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.46
€ 30.99
€ 22.46
Paperback. The Soviet Union was the first nation to allow women pilots to fly combat missions. This book tells the story of these young, fearless, and patriotic women pilots and their substantial contribution to the Soviet Air Force's success on the Eastern Front. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615544
- ISBN
- 9780700615544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
Paperback. This collection of essays applies the most current thinking in literature and urban studies to an examination of visual culture of 19th century France - painting, caricature, illustrated magazines, posters - resulting in a subtle map of the gendered topography of Parisian modernity, the stomping ground of the flaneur. Editor(s): D'Souza, Aruna; McDonough, Tom. Series: Critical Perspectives in Art History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079429
- ISBN
- 9780719079429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.75
€ 26.99
€ 26.75
Paperback. Published with a new preface, this bestseller offers an intimate glimpse into a unique female community. Liz Dalby, the only non-Japanese woman ever to have trained as a geisha, reveals the realities of geisha life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st UK Paperback Edition
- SKU
- V9780099286387
- ISBN
- 9780099286387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. In The National Mall, Lisa Benton-Short explores the critical issues that are redefining and reshaping this extraordinary public space. Num Pages: 296 pages, 36, 2 figures, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JM; AMGD; HBTP; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442630550
- ISBN
- 9781442630550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.10
€ 38.99
€ 35.10
Paperback. The story of how one woman turned her life around after suffering an abusive childhood Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471102738
- ISBN
- 9781471102738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BTC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613747759
- ISBN
- 9781613747759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.08
€ 18.99
€ 18.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First edition
- SKU
- V9780816631469
- ISBN
- 9780816631469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.53
€ 29.99
€ 26.53
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846450075
- ISBN
- 9781846450075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.52
€ 62.52
Paperback. Saturday, 23rd November 2013. It was just another day in America. And as befits an unremarkable day, ten children and teens were killed by gunfire. Far from being considered newsworthy, these everyday fatalities are simply a banal fact. The youngest was nine; the oldest nineteen. None made the news. There was no outrage at their passing. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JKVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 1 x 1 x 1. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781783351022
- ISBN
- 9781783351022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Hardback. The idea was simple: pack a suitcase, go to another city where you have no connections and try to find a job, anonymously. That was the idea that took Florence Aubenas - one of France's most accomplished undercover journalists - on a journey into the worst recession since the Great Depression. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCFM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651996
- ISBN
- 9780745651996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.02
€ 10.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. This volume surveys the role women have played in various types of business as owners and managers in Europe and North America since the sixteenth century. Drawing on the most recent scholarship, and paying particular attention to the influence of gender norms, Craig identifies the factors that have facilitated or restricted women's participation. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white tables, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3J; HBTB; JFSJ1; KJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033222
- ISBN
- 9781137033222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.26
€ 47.99
€ 37.26
Paperback. This original and valuable book considers notions of risk and rehabilitation in detail. Editor(s): Pycroft, Aaron; Clift, Suzie. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKS; JKVQ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 175 x 11. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300212
- ISBN
- 9781447300212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.93
€ 40.99
€ 38.93
Paperback. In this fully updated edition of Believing in Magic, renowned superstition expert Stuart Vyse investigates our tendency towards these irrational beliefs. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHX; JM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199996926
- ISBN
- 9780199996926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.77
€ 43.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452437
- ISBN
- 9780801452437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.40
€ 76.40
Hardback. Authoritative and reliable editions of the Arabic and modern, lucid English translations introducing treasures of the Arabic literary heritage Editor(s): Fudge, Bruce. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814745199
- ISBN
- 9780814745199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.87
€ 43.99
€ 43.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; GPF; JFD; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697021
- ISBN
- 9780816697021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.52
€ 29.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. This fascinating book explores the landscape of television animation, from Bedrock to Springfield, and beyond. Addressing key themes and issues such 'class' and 'taste', as well as irony, alienation, and representations of the family. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFV; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415283267
- ISBN
- 9780415283267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 49.74
€ 50.99
€ 49.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730431
- ISBN
- 9780226730431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.80
€ 40.99
€ 31.80
Paperback. 208 pages. Kindles hope that a new "queer international" will emerge and join other movements demanding human rights across the globe. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFSJ; JFSK; JFSR1; JPW. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353737
- ISBN
- 9780822353737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25