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Hardback. In this set of essays that cover the period from 1992 to 2012, Kobena Mercer uses a diasporic model of criticism to analyze the cross-cultural aesthetic practice of African American and black British artists and to show how their refiguring of visual representations of blackness transform perceptions of race. Num Pages: 384 pages, 111 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; ACBS; HBJH; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9780822360803
ISBN
9780822360803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Hardcover. Based on research presented at the Ninth International Conference of the International Association for Travel Behaviour Research (IATBR), this volume captures major developments in the field. It presents contributions within seven themes including methodological developments in choice analysis, and longitudinal perspectives in choice modelling. Editor(s): Hensher, David A. Num Pages: 940 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAL; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 201 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1816.
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
940
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780080439242
ISBN
9780080439242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 233.21

Hardback. Addresses the fundamental topics within travel behaviour research and serves both to define the state of the art and to stimulate research. This book contains twenty-nine papers presented at the Seventh International Conference of the International Association for Travel Behaviour Research and subsequently refereed and revised for publication. Editor(s): Ortuzar, Juan de Dios; Hensher, David A.; Jara-Diaz, Sergio. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: J; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 970.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780080433608
ISBN
9780080433608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 303.42

Paperback. Contributors from diverse backgrounds explore a range of issues in relation to the media and journalism's role in ascribing meaning to tourism practices. This fascinating account offers a thoroughly international and interdisciplinary perspective on an increasingly important field of journalism scholarship. Editor(s): Hanusch, Folker; Fursich, Elfriede. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSL; KNTJ; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349459599
ISBN
9781349459599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.20

Hardback. Contributors from diverse backgrounds explore a range of issues in relation to the media and journalism's role in ascribing meaning to tourism practices. This fascinating account offers a thoroughly international and interdisciplinary perspective on an increasingly important field of journalism scholarship. Editor(s): Hanusch, Folker; Fursich, Elfriede. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KNSG; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137325976
ISBN
9781137325976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312222703
ISBN
9780312222703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.53

Paperback. BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312222994
ISBN
9780312222994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

hardcover. Focuses on the International Steering Committee for Travel Survey Conferences (ISCTSC) on maintaining and improving the quality of data collection in transport surveys. This book is derived from papers that were a part of the 7th International Conference on Travel Survey Methods, held at Playa Herradura, Costa Rica, during August 2004. Editor(s): Stopher, Peter; Stecher, Cheryl. Num Pages: 708 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
708
Condition
New
SKU
V9780080446622
ISBN
9780080446622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 288.49

Paperback. Taking as a starting point the parallel occurrence of Cook's Pacific voyages, the development of natural history, scenic tourism in Britain, and romantic travel in Europe, this book argues that the effect of these practices was the production of nature as an abstract space and that the genre of travel writing had a central role in reproducing it. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440399
ISBN
9781349440399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349461745
ISBN
9781349461745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. From the mid-eighteenth century to the twentieth, tourism became established as a leisure industry and travel writing as a popular genre. In this collection of essays, leading international historians and travel writing experts examine the role of home tourism in the UK and Ireland in the development of national identities and commercial culture. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349321285
ISBN
9781349321285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This book uses observations of American travellers to southern Africa to ask: why is Africa so important to Americans? Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108066
ISBN
9780230108066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Paperback. The editors have updated and revised this edition and added 12 new authors to their distinguished list of contributors from academia and industry. Contains the latest research methodologies, statistics and techniques relevant to tourism and hospitality. Editor(s): Ritchie, J. R. Brent; Goeldner, Charles R. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; KJSM; KNSG; KNSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 208 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471582489
ISBN
9780471582489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 152.23

Paperback. In an exposition of writer S.Y. Abramovitsh, this work shows the symbolic importance of his central character, Mendele the Bookseller, and explores the history of Yiddish fiction in Russia during the 19th century. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 373 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2ACY; DSBF; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603306
ISBN
9780815603306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.72

Hardback. Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) was highly a acclaimed Japanese poet and translator from classical Japanese. She was also a prominent feminist. In 1928 she was invited to travel around areas with a strong Japanese presence in China's northeast. This is her account of that journey. Translator(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 128 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; JFSJ1; WTH; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123181
ISBN
9780231123181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.81

Paperback. A profound new vision of aging happily - from the bestselling author of Plato and a Platypus walk into a Bar Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFSP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780744124
ISBN
9781780744124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.90

Paperback. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, living on the outskirts of Cayenne, French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this book recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680590
ISBN
9780226680590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, a priest, philosopher, and healer living in French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this title recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226680583
ISBN
9780226680583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.03
€ 79.61

Paperback. Following the lives of a group of transgendered prostitutes in Salvador, this text analyzes the ways that they modify their bodies, explores their motivations, examines their complex relationships and discovers how prostitution for most travestis is a positive and affirmative experience. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226461007
ISBN
9780226461007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.12

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326351
ISBN
9780745326351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.95

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