Society & social sciences
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Society & social sciences
Hardcover. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831110
- ISBN
- 9780824831110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.18
€ 85.18
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 12. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Vida United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780829709315
- ISBN
- 9780829709315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.82
€ 10.82
Paperback. The ten contributors to this book-anthropologists and psychologists-explore the ways in which dreams are remembered, recounted, shared (or not shared), interpreted, and used by people from New Guinea to the Andes. The authors take a major step toward moving the study of dreaming from the margins to the mainstream of anthropological thought. Editor(s): Tedlock, Barbara. Series: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- School for Advanced Research Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780933452817
- ISBN
- 9780933452817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Yacovone, Donald. Num Pages: 570 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556525216
- ISBN
- 9781556525216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.96
€ 26.99
€ 21.96
paperback. Critics claim that science, including social science, is 'merely a social construction' that fallible humans have created with words and other symbols. This title explains why the edifice of science has robust properties that make it one of the most useful forms of knowledge that humans have ever created, although it is not perfect. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Paradigm Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781594515606
- ISBN
- 9781594515606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.71
€ 49.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 788 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 788
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143104094
- ISBN
- 9780143104094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.18
€ 19.18
Hardback. Examines the lives of women who have forged a new community in a shantytown on the outskirts of Khartoum, the largely Muslim, heavily Arabized capital in the north of the country. This book examines the way women's bodies are politicized by their displacement, analyzing issues such as religious conversion, marriage, and female circumcision. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBS; JFFD; JFSJ1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001999
- ISBN
- 9780226001999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.37
€ 125.37
Hardback. Explores how anthropology can come to terms with "colonial library" and begin to develop an ethnographic practice that transcends politics of Africa's imperial past. This book develops a model of critical agency, focusing on a variety of language genres in Africa situated in rituals that transform socio-political relations. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 8 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; CFG; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226023519
- ISBN
- 9780226023519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.79€ 79.76
€ 91.79
€ 79.76
Hardcover. A study that addresses the Arrernte's contemporary situation. It documents the immense sociocultural changes they have experienced. It traces the history of the Arrernte as they have transitioned from a society of hunter-gatherers to members of the Hermannsburg Mission community to their marginalized position in the modern Australian economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones, 8 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226032634
- ISBN
- 9780226032634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Hardcover. Offers an opportunity to further readers understanding of Jaques Derrida's views on the key political and religious divisions of our time and an often moving testament to the power of friendship and solidarity to surmount them. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 128 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102863
- ISBN
- 9780226102863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.42
€ 28.42
Paperback. In the nineteenth century, the degree of fraud and corruption in America approached that of corrupt developing nations as municipal governments and robber barons alike found ways to steal from taxpayers and swindle investors. This book explores this shadowy period of United States history in search of better methods to fight corruption world-wide. Editor(s): Glaeser, Edward L.; Goldin, Claudia. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 396 pages, 1 halftone, 20 line drawings, 33 tables. BIC Classification: JFFX; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226299587
- ISBN
- 9780226299587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.56€ 50.07
€ 56.56
€ 50.07
Hardcover. Shedding light on the American campaign to democratize Western Germany after World War II, this book covers the importance of cultural policy and visual propaganda to the US occupation. It evokes Germany's political climate between 1945 and 1949, adding an unexpected dimension to the confrontation between the United States and the USSR. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJPG; JFC; JPVN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301693
- ISBN
- 9780226301693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.08
€ 72.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226447438
- ISBN
- 9780226447438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.91
€ 121.91
Paperback. Donald Tuzin first studied the New Guinea village of Ilahita in 1972. Years later he returned to find that the village's men had voluntarily destroyed their secret cult which allowed them dominance over women. This study examines the labyrinth of motives behind this improbable, devastating act. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 270 pages, 10 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSJ2; JFSL9; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226819518
- ISBN
- 9780226819518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.55
€ 50.55
Hardcover. For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a theater of the mind. This book examines that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its historical context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; DSG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226853505
- ISBN
- 9780226853505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.72
€ 137.72
Paperback. The authors of this book explore in detail the challenges faced by doctoral researchers conducting practitioner research today. As a guide to this often neglected aspect of doctoral research, the authors of this book explore in detail the challenges faced by doctoral researchers conducting practitioner research today. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415490221
- ISBN
- 9780415490221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.46
€ 48.46
Hardcover. A highly anticipated work by one of the preeminent political theorists of the twentieth century, Wilson Carey McWilliams. Presents his most mature and most developed writings--the distillation of a distinguished career of thinking about the American experiment. Editor(s): Deneen, Patrick J.; McWilliams, Susan J. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617852
- ISBN
- 9780700617852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.57
€ 68.57
Indigenous Knowledges in Global Contexts: Multiple Readings of Our Wor...
. Ed(S): Dei, George J. Sefa; Hall, Budd L.; ...
paperback. Indigenous knowledges are the commonsense ideas and cultural knowledges of local peoples concerning the everyday realities of living. This collection of essays discusses indigenous knowledges and their implication for academic decolonization. Editor(s): Dei, George J. Sefa; Hall, Budd L.; Rosenberg, Dorothy Goldin. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JHMC; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802080592
- ISBN
- 9780802080592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.45
€ 44.99
€ 39.45
paperback. Explains how the American military's anti-gay policy is fundamentally misdescribed by its common nickname, 'Don't Ask/Don't Tell.' This title shows that this ubiquitous phrase implies that it discharges service members not for who they are, but for what they do. It is suitable for legal scholars, policymakers, activists, and military historians. Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323174
- ISBN
- 9780822323174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.03
€ 25.99
€ 24.03
Paperback. An examination of Basque language activism in the twentieth century Series: The Basque Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874179651
- ISBN
- 9780874179651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.39
€ 44.39