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Hardcover. This volume presents an ethnographic study of Dominicans in New York City through their participation in small businesses. Krohn-Hansen demonstrates how Dominican enterprises work, how people find economic openings, and how Dominicans who own small commercial ventures have formed political associations to promote and defend their interests. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJD; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244618
ISBN
9780812244618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.27

Paperback. It presents the most comprehensive account available of perhaps the most critical mapping of space ever undertaken in BC -- the drawing of the lines that separated the tiny plots of land reserved for Native people from the rest. Series: Brenda & David McLean Canadian Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBT; JFSL9; JPVH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809016
ISBN
9780774809016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.12

Paperback. A Personal History of the Britten-Pears School. 224 pages, 120, 120 black and white. An insider's perspective on forty years of the Britten-Pears School, generously illustrated and with quotations from the eminent staff and their students - many of whom are now internationally famous. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JNL; WQH. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 15. Weight: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bittern Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957167209
ISBN
9780957167209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to being an inspiring and successful music teacher Editor(s): Blanchard, Bonnie. Series: Music for Life. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JNU; YNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219176
ISBN
9780253219176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.24

hardcover. Making Multiracials explains how a social movement emerged around mixed race identity in the 1990s and how it made "multiracial" a recognizable racial category in the United States. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804755450
ISBN
9780804755450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.05

Paperback. Bryson deconstructs the "canon wars" and uses English departments to demonstrate that social structure is the cornerstone of culture and the appropriate target for cultural policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751643
ISBN
9780804751643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Hardback. Bryson deconstructs the "canon wars" and uses English departments to demonstrate that social structure is the cornerstone of culture and the appropriate target for cultural policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751636
ISBN
9780804751636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.09

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633671
ISBN
9780691633671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 black & white halftones, 6 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJK; HBTQ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700231
ISBN
9781501700231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.25

Paperback. Becoming a mother is not only a profound moment of identity change but also a site of socio-economic difference that shapes women's lives. What does motherhood mean today? Drawing on interviews with new mothers and intergenerational chains of women in the same family, this book documents the transition to motherhood over generations and time. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426048
ISBN
9781847426048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439908051
ISBN
9781439908051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Making Moderate Islam reveals the assumptions about race and gender, as well as the political and economic pressures that, beginning in the mid-twentieth century, have structured demands for religious minorities' "moderation" in the United States. Series: Racereligion. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JFSL1; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781503600812
ISBN
9781503600812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Making Moderate Islam reveals the assumptions about race and gender, as well as the political and economic pressures that, beginning in the mid-twentieth century, have structured demands for religious minorities' "moderation" in the United States. Series: Racereligion. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JFSL1; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804791281
ISBN
9780804791281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.77

Hardcover. Miss India competition has become a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing, over time, the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, the author examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by political, economic, and cultural developments. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCA; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631767
ISBN
9780815631767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.62

Hardback. Making Mentoring Work is a practical guide for school leaders interested in beginning or enhancing their mentoring programs for new teachers. Readers can use the mentoring program rubric to pre-assess their program and then choose the chapters that correspond to areas of growth. Num Pages: 180 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JNKH; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475804096
ISBN
9781475804096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.34

Paperback. Compares the intellectual exile of men with the economic migration of women, linking the canonical male tradition to the writing of modern West Indian women Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322634
ISBN
9780822322634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.47

Paperback. By featuring the life histories of eight senior men, this work explores the changing meaning of becoming a man in modern Africa. It concentrates on the ideals and expectations that formed around men who were prominent in their communities when Ghana became an independent nation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; GTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217868
ISBN
9780253217868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. This volume, edited by two of McKenzie's former students, brings together a wide range of his writings on bibliography, the book trade and the "sociology of texts". Editor(s): McDonald. Peter D. (Fellow, St Hugh's College, University of Oxford); Suarez S.J., Michael F. (Fordham University, USA). Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558493360
ISBN
9781558493360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. Brings to the light the conflicting meanings attached to skiing by diverse groups in British Columbia. Num Pages: 240 pages, , black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; RGBS; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774821971
ISBN
9780774821971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. An ethnography of Wall Street culture, this book offers a picture of how the market and its denizens work. Not merely masses of individuals striving independently, here, markets appear as socially constructed institutions in which the behaviour of traders is suspended in a web of customs. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006881
ISBN
9780674006881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.27

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