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In Light of Africa explores how the idea of Africa as a real place, an imagined homeland, and a metaphor for Black identity is used in the cultural politics of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649316
- ISBN
- 9781442649316
Condition: New
€ 70.28
€ 70.28
Hardback. This book collects in a single volume Marc Galanter's seminal work, "Why the 'Haves' Come Out Ahead," with ten contemporary articles about Galanter's theory. The articles, which present new research results and synthesize work done over the past few decades, examine the lasting influence and continued importance of this groundbreaking work. Editor(s): Kritzer, Herbert M.; Silbey, Susan S. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM; JP; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747332
- ISBN
- 9780804747332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.64
€ 191.64
Paperback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b&w figures. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137935
- ISBN
- 9780231137935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.61
€ 36.99
€ 27.61
Hardback. During the women's movement of the 1970s and 1980s, feminists in the United States and Britain reinvented the image of the woman letter writer. They wrote letters, exploring questions of sexuality, separatism, and strategy. This book provides a cultural study of these letters. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b&w figures. BIC Classification: DS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137928
- ISBN
- 9780231137928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.37€ 80.20
€ 103.37
€ 80.20
Paperback. Translator(s): Thomas, Peter D. Series: Historical Materialism. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608463749
- ISBN
- 9781608463749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.37
€ 46.99
€ 39.37
Hardback. A fascinating exploration of the tavern as a significant and fluid social space in colonial Canada. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b/w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774815758
- ISBN
- 9780774815758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85
Paperback. In this vastly important, widely-acclaimed volume, Appiah, a Ghanaian philosopher who now teaches at Harvard, explores what it means to be an African American, on the many preconceptions that have muddled discussions of face, Africa, and Afrocentrism since the end of the 19th century. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195068528
- ISBN
- 9780195068528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99
€ 41.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; APT; JFCA; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770413085
- ISBN
- 9781770413085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.03
€ 13.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. This book examines how ordinary families and communities of minority groups in Sri Lanka have dealt with prolonged civil war and resulting issues as diverse as child recruitment, generational and gender conflicts, political terror, refugee camp life, ethnic nationalism, and migration and mobility. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222845
- ISBN
- 9780812222845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.19
€ 36.99
€ 34.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816631230
- ISBN
- 9780816631230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.52
€ 27.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 42 color illus. + maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300228830
- ISBN
- 9780300228830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.26
€ 19.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. A collection of essays that explores the historicisation of cultural encounters in the region referred to as Oceania. It describes how outsiders and islanders alike have constructed indigenous cultures over the last two hundred years. Num Pages: 288 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319986
- ISBN
- 9780822319986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.41
€ 36.99
€ 34.41
In Old Friendship: The Correspondence of Lewis Mumford and Henry A Mur...
Henry A Murray Lewis Mumford
Hardcover. Between 1928 and 1981, architectural and cultural critic Lewis Mumford exchanged nearly six hundred letters with Melville scholar and Harvard psychologist Henry A Murray. This book documents that interaction. It covers fifty years of devoted camaraderie between two exceptional minds, offering profound insights into their careers and lives. Editor(s): Novak, Frank G., Jr. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631132
- ISBN
- 9780815631132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.30
€ 48.30
Paperback. Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her family stayed behind they would die. This is the story of Park's struggle to survive in the most repressive country on earth, and her harrowing escape. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BM; BTP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 144 x 29. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241973035
- ISBN
- 9780241973035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Hardback. Translator(s): Adamson, Matthew. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715577
- ISBN
- 9780804715577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.37
€ 132.37
Hardback. 40 Years of Writing on Indonesia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JP. .
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628727319
- ISBN
- 9781628727319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.04
€ 31.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. aeo An excellent introduction to Bourdieua s work on the sociology of culture, this collection of interviews and lectures is exceptionally clear and readable. aeo Discusses the development of Bourdieua s views, from his early work in philosophy and anthropology to his most recent work on the sociology of culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745606590
- ISBN
- 9780745606590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.10
€ 26.10
Paperback. Analyzes the relationship between language, women and culture in both Western and non-Western contexts. Developing an integration of ontemporary methodologies - deconstruction, Marxism and feminism, this work turns explains major debates in the study of literature and culture. It is a useful tool for studying our own and other worlds of culture. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415389563
- ISBN
- 9780415389563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 37 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG; JFSP1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 37
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833032041
- ISBN
- 9780833032041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.13
€ 24.13
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS; HRCX6; JFMP; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801018572
- ISBN
- 9780801018572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.39
€ 22.39