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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; HRAM9; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771121668
- ISBN
- 9781771121668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Hardcover. Magisterial account of the ideas and the figures who have forged the American Empire Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verso
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781686676
- ISBN
- 9781781686676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.38
€ 26.99
€ 23.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Roberts, Stephen. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JPH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verso
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781688489
- ISBN
- 9781781688489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.73
€ 121.73
Paperback. Fabricating Origins builds on a series of posts that originally appeared, in earlier forms, at the blog for Culture on the Edge. In these posts each member of the group focused on the problem of origins, examining how we repeatedly conjure up an authorized past that suits the needs of the continually changing present. Editor(s): McCutcheon, Russell T. Series: Working with Culture on the Edge. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 196.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791752
- ISBN
- 9781781791752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.34
€ 42.34
Hardback. Most of the Muslim societies of the world have entered a demographic transition from high to low fertility, and this process is accompanied by an increase in youth vis-a-vis other age groups. Political scientists and historians have debated whether such a "youth bulge" increases the potential for conflict.. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 316 pages, 21 ills, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FCD; JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382621
- ISBN
- 9781782382621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.00
€ 162.00
Hardback. Since the arrival of the first Tibetans in exile in 1959, a vast and continuous wave of international support has permitted these refugees to survive and even to flourish in temporary residences. This book shows how Tibetan refugees continue to attract resources, while other refugee populations are largely forgotten. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JFFD; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382829
- ISBN
- 9781782382829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.37
€ 161.37
Hardcover. It is often taken for granted that French cinema is intimately connected to the nation's sense of identity and self-confidence. But what do we really know about that relationship? What are the nuances, insider codes, and hidden history of the alignment between cinema and nationalism? Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 ill. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; APFA; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383659
- ISBN
- 9781782383659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.61
€ 161.61
Hardcover. Seeking an answer to why the event occurred the way that it did,The Polynesian Iconoclasm explores the 10 years in the early 19th century during which inhabitants of Tahiti, Hawaii & 15 related societies destroyed or desecrated their temples & god-images. In the aftermath, hundreds of architecturally innovative churches were constructed. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1MKP; 3JH; HRAX; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384137
- ISBN
- 9781782384137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.92
€ 160.92
Hardcover. Juxtaposing contributions from geneticists and anthropologists, this volume provides a contemporary overview of cousin marriage and what is happening at the interface of public policy, the management of genetic risk and changing cultural practices in the Middle East and in multi-ethnic Europe. Editor(s): Shaw, Alison; Raz, Aviad. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 228 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: JHBK5; MFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384922
- ISBN
- 9781782384922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.57
€ 161.57
Hardcover. What is existential anthropology, and how would you define it? Contributing anthropologists join editors Michael Jackson and Albert Piette in answering these questions and exploring how various approaches to the human condition might be brought together on the levels of method and of theory. Editor(s): Jackson, Michael; Piette, Albert. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386360
- ISBN
- 9781782386360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.64
€ 161.64
Hardcover. Soon after they moved into their apartment complex in Sarajevo, this book's protagonists were overcome by the 1992-1995 war and the disintegration of socialist Yugoslavia. More than a decade later, in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, they felt they were collectively stuck in a time warp where nothing seemed to be as it should be. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386506
- ISBN
- 9781782386506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.73
€ 161.73
Hardcover. Over the last 70 years, memories and narratives of the Holocaust have played a significant role in constructing Jewish communities. This book explores one field where these narratives are disseminated: Holocaust pedagogy in Jewish schools in Melbourne and New York. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386520
- ISBN
- 9781782386520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.64
€ 161.64
Hardcover. Now that we live in a world that seems increasingly familiar, putatively marked by a spreading sameness, anthropology must re-envision itself. This volume, the product of a novel encounter of American anthropologists of France and French anthropologists of the United States, explores the possibilities of that path.. Editor(s): Raulin, Anne; Rogers, Susan Carol. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386636
- ISBN
- 9781782386636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.57
€ 161.57
Hardcover. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, cloud computing, and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Prendergast, David; Garatini, Chiara. Series: Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations. Num Pages: 300 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP31; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386919
- ISBN
- 9781782386919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.03
€ 162.03
Hardcover. Central to discussions of multiculturalism and minority rights in modern liberal societies is the idea that the particular demands of minority groups contradict the requirements of equality, anonymity, and universality for citizenship and belonging. The contributors to this volume question the significance of this dichotomy.. Editor(s): Dumouchel, Paul; Gotoh, Reiko. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 273 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386933
- ISBN
- 9781782386933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.84
€ 161.84
Hardcover. Self-sufficiency of the house is practiced in many parts of the world but ignored in economic theory, just as socialist collectivization is assumed to have brought household self-sufficiency to an end. The ideals of self-sufficiency, however, continue to shape economic activity in many post-socialist areas. Editor(s): Gudeman, Stephen; Hann, Chris. Series: Max Planck Studies in Anthropology and Economy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386957
- ISBN
- 9781782386957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.45
€ 163.45
Hardcover. Television was one of the forces shaping the cultural revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, when a blockbuster TV series could reach up to a third of a country's population. This book explores television's impact on social change by comparing three sitcoms and their audiences. Num Pages: 348 pages, 19 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: APT; JFDT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386995
- ISBN
- 9781782386995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.39
€ 162.39
Hardcover. This book examines the Holocaust via three sites of murder by the Nazis: the former concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany; the mass grave at Babi Yar, Ukraine; and the razed village of Lidice, Czech Republic. The author balances scrutiny with a focus on the way these violent histories are remembered.. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 258 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387091
- ISBN
- 9781782387091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.45
€ 163.45
The State and the Grassroots: Immigrant Transnational Organizations in...
Patricia Fernández-Kelly Alejandro Portes
Hardcover. Whereas most migration literature focuses on individuals and their families, this book studies the organizations created by immigrants to protect themselves in their receiving states. Comparing eighteen of these grassroots organizations formed across the world, researchers focus on the internal structure and activities of these organizations.. Editor(s): Portes, Alejandro; Fernandez-Kelly, Patricia. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387343
- ISBN
- 9781782387343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.45
€ 163.45
Hardback. What should the role of students be in shaping their education, their university, and the wider society? This book seeks to answer these questions following recent international educational reforms. Using Denmark as the prism, the author reflects on and questions the kinds of future citizens who will emerge from current reforms. Series: EASA Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JNKS; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387718
- ISBN
- 9781782387718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.97
€ 162.97