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Hardcover. Addresses three broad themes in Jewish intellectual history: Jewish approaches to cultures external to Judaism and the controversies triggered by this issue in medieval and modern times. This title discusses the impact of Christian challenges and differing philosophical orientations on Jewish interpretation of the Bible, and Messianic visions. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFCX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235247
- ISBN
- 9781936235247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.50
€ 158.50
Paperback. Provides an analysis of the making and unmaking of class consciousness among the urban poor. This title chronicles the transformation of Peru's poor from a culture of deference and clientelism in the late 1960s to a population mobilized for radical political action. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFFA; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520200234
- ISBN
- 9780520200234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.52
€ 36.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. A broad, pioneering interpretation of the scope, patterns, and consequences of human migrations over the past ten centuries Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 808 pages, 71 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JHBD; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1344. World Migrations in the Second Millennium. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. 808 pages, 71 maps. A broad, pioneering interpretation of the scope, patterns, and consequences of human migrations over the past ten centuries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JHBD; RG. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 55. Weight: 1344.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 808
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349013
- ISBN
- 9780822349013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.12
€ 51.99
€ 46.12
Hardback. Offers conceptual vocabularies for understanding how cultures have trespassed across geography and social space. This title challenges the premise of fixed, stable cultural systems by showing that cultural practices have always been moving, crossing borders and locations with often surprising effect. Editor(s): Rodgers, Daniel T.; Raman, Bhavani; Reimitz, Helmut. Series: Publications in Partnership with the Shelby Cullom Davis Center at Princeton University. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JFC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159096
- ISBN
- 9780691159096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.43€ 41.90
€ 53.43
€ 41.90
Hardback. Explores different attitudes and experiences of those women who sought to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and those who helped or hindered them. This study analyzes the dichotomy between medical theory and practice, and questions common assumptions that abortion was "a necessary evil," which needed strict regulation and medical control. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 298 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453893
- ISBN
- 9781845453893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.16
€ 165.16
Paperback. Abortion in the Weimar Republic is a compelling subject since it provoked public debates and campaigns of an intensity rarely matched elsewhere. It proved so explosive because populationist, ecclesiastical and political concerns were heightened by cultural anxieties of a modernity in crisis. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451668
- ISBN
- 9780857451668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.90
€ 44.90
Hardcover. This book focuses on the rise of sharing and collaboration practices among peers in Spanish digital cultures and social movements in the wake of Spain's financial meltdown of 2008. Series: Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381939
- ISBN
- 9781781381939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.37
€ 45.37
Paperback. In years, a number of European countries have abolished national border controls in favor of Europe's external frontiers. Setting forth an analytic framework informed by constructivism and pragmatism, this title traces the transformation of underlying assumptions and cultural practices guiding European policymakers and postnational Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226977874
- ISBN
- 9780226977874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.00€ 33.37
€ 38.00
€ 33.37
Cultures of care: Biographies of carers in Britain and the two Germani...
Chamberlayne, Prue; King, Annette
paperback. Cultures of care uses an innovative biographical case study approach to compare caring situations and caring strategies in Britain and East and West Germany. The findings underline the significance of caring within social policy agendas and the need to change the parameters of comparative social policy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1fig. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861341662
- ISBN
- 9781861341662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
Hardback. Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women's shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067097
- ISBN
- 9780674067097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.87€ 57.31
€ 62.87
€ 57.31
Hardback. Colour permeates contemporary visual and material culture and affects our senses beyond the superficial encounter by infiltrating our perceptions and memories and becoming deeply rooted in thought processes that categorize and divide along culturally constructed lines. Editor(s): Horrocks, Chris. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448. Visual, Material, Textual. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. 196 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Horrocks, Chris. Colour permeates contemporary visual and material culture and affects our senses beyond the superficial encounter by infiltrating our perceptions and memories and becoming deeply rooted in thought processes that categorize and divide along culturally constructed lines. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFD. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454645
- ISBN
- 9780857454645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.56
€ 135.56
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442630376
- ISBN
- 9781442630376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Hardback. Intends to ponder the cultures that generated the bulk of our global contamination legacy. This title focuses on the psycho-social dynamics of chemical contamination. It deals with nuclear events, both accidents, but also the closed cities and closed society needed to produce a nuclear context. Editor(s): Edelstein, Michael, PhD; Tysiachniouk, Maria; Smirnova, Lyudmila V. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780762313716
- ISBN
- 9780762313716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.17
€ 122.17
Paperback. The symbols, signs, and traces of copyright and related intellectual property laws that appear on everyday texts, objects, and artifacts have multiplied exponentially over the past 15 years. In this volume, contributors focus on copyright as it relates to culture. Editor(s): DeVoss, Danielle Nicole; Rife, Martine Courant. Series: Communication Law. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433125614
- ISBN
- 9781433125614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.45
€ 68.45
Hardcover. Draws on a wide range of cultural materials in order to challenge Eurocentric readings of decolonisation. Editor(s): Craggs, Ruth; Wintle, Claire. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096525
- ISBN
- 9780719096525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.10
€ 159.10
Hardback. Num Pages: ill. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571815910
- ISBN
- 9781571815910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.15
€ 163.15
Paperback. Chomsky, Zizek, Sontag and other world class scholars show how governments and other institutions exploit people's fear for political gain. Editor(s): Linke, Uli; Smith, Danielle Taana. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329659
- ISBN
- 9780745329659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.31
€ 40.99
€ 31.31
Hardback. Chomsky, Zizek, Sontag and other world class scholars show how governments and other institutions exploit people's fear for political gain. Editor(s): Linke, Uli; Smith, Danielle Taana. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745329666
- ISBN
- 9780745329666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.93€ 82.98
€ 100.93
€ 82.98
hardcover. Editor(s): Burgess, J.; Richmond, Oliver P.; Samaddar, Ranabir. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QFE; JPB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 282 x 2. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719099557
- ISBN
- 9780719099557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.49
€ 158.49
Hardcover. * An engaging analysis of an emerging, cutting-edge area of media studies. * This accessible text draws is driven by empirical examples and terminology is clearly introduced and explained. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662268
- ISBN
- 9780745662268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74