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Society & social sciences
paperback. Addresses the effects of a range of modern scientific and social developments - such as cochlear implants, genetic engineering, and educational mainstreaming - on deaf culture. This book splits into three sections, the first focusing on culture and identity, the second on language and literacy, and the third on American Sign Language in the arts. Editor(s): Lindgren, Kristin A.; Deluca, Doreen; Napoli, Donna Jo. Num Pages: 268 pages, 19 halftones, 12 figures. BIC Classification: CFZ; JFFG; MJPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781563685750
- ISBN
- 9781563685750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.22€ 64.31
€ 75.22
€ 64.31
Paperback. Since the early 1970s, when Marina Warner reported from Vietnam and America, in startling essays, she has been one of the most challenging and profound commentators on the culture. This collection draws together essays, offering a retrospective of her changing ideas on literature and culture - on fiction, drama, religion, language and fairy tale. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437727
- ISBN
- 9780099437727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Traces the intertwining of Protestant religion and the development of the deaf community from the nineteenth to twenty-first century. The author highlights the role of missionary movements in the spread of sign language; and shows how film and stage productions drew on religious themes in their portrayal of the deaf community and its struggles. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: CFZ; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686016
- ISBN
- 9781563686016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 35.66
€ 44.99
€ 35.66
Hardback. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRCM; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231172486
- ISBN
- 9780231172486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.54€ 90.75
€ 117.54
€ 90.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNU; YQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Intellect Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised and Amplified Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841506296
- ISBN
- 9781841506296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.96
€ 38.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHB; JMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138280946
- ISBN
- 9781138280946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.34
€ 51.34
Hardback. This book presents a class-based analysis of poststructuralism and race. The author positions this fundamental question at the heart of his project: why does race still work if it is commonly misunderstood to be a social construct? Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761845058
- ISBN
- 9780761845058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.20
€ 114.20
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520204751
- ISBN
- 9780520204751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. The author demonstrates that in 19th and 20th centuries and contrary to popular belief, the Deaf community defended its use of sign language as a distinctive form of communication, thus forming a collective Deaf consciousness, identity, and political organization. Num Pages: 230 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798942
- ISBN
- 9780814798942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTE; JFC; JHB; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403967459
- ISBN
- 9781403967459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.91
€ 81.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 286 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403984302
- ISBN
- 9781403984302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we come to understand the meaning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses international borders of language and culture? Can clothes constitute a sign? Can colours? This work explores the world of symbols. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 130 illustrations, further reading list, index. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500300879
- ISBN
- 9780500300879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 350+ color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWM; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764305221
- ISBN
- 9780764305221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.96
€ 31.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 176 pages, 350 color and black and white photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 283 x 12. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317828
- ISBN
- 9780764317828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.63
€ 42.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 123 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628921427
- ISBN
- 9781628921427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.74
€ 13.99
€ 11.74
Hardcover. This book examines the treatment of suspects in interrogation and explores issues surrounding the right to silence. Employing a socio-legal approach, it draws from empirical research in the social sciences including social psychology to understand the problem of obtaining reliable evidence during interrogation. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JKVQ; JMH; LAR; LNFX3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333810
- ISBN
- 9781137333810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. This thoughtful and iconoclastic book argues that silence can be an expression of freedom. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756204
- ISBN
- 9780804756204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.72
€ 33.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Presents the thirty-year story of students, faculty, and administrators struggling with the politics of race in higher education at U C Berkeley's prestigious law school - one of the first institutions to implement affirmative action policies and one of the first to be forced to remove them. Num Pages: 262 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233096
- ISBN
- 9780520233096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardcover. Why are second language learners in Japan's universities so silent? This book investigates the perplexing but intriguing phenomenon of classroom silence and draws on ideas from psychology, sociolinguistics and anthropology to offer a unique insight into the reasons why some learners are either unable or unwilling to speak in a foreign language. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AB; CFB; CJA; JNC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301475
- ISBN
- 9781137301475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardback. The topic of battered women in the Jewish tradition has just begun to be properly explored. The purpose of this book is to present the attitudes on wifebeating that can be found in Jewish texts. As Naomi Graetz shows, rabbinic responses to wifebeating in the Jewish community are not monolithic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765760135
- ISBN
- 9780765760135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.75
€ 138.75