Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. From pregnant virgins to desperate housewives, from fearless activists to religious firebrands, this title takes a fresh look at the sexual history of the Arab region and gives us an insight into everyday lives in a part of the world that is changing in front of our very eyes. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526384
- ISBN
- 9780099526384
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
paperback. Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink's gripping and riveting true story of the hospital doctors who struggled to survive and maintain life in a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; JFFC; JFFH; JHBZ; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 42. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393757
- ISBN
- 9781782393757
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.42
€ 19.99
€ 14.42
A prize-winning journalist and Asia expert issues a provocative critique of the West's eroticized illusions about Asia and how profoundly they color our social, cultural, business, personal, and political interactions. Num Pages: 464 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586483944
- ISBN
- 9781586483944
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.07
€ 26.99
€ 20.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487593476
- ISBN
- 9781487593476
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.90
€ 26.99
€ 24.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Cochran. Num Pages: 252 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885445032
- ISBN
- 9781885445032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Paperback. Girl power has become a rallying cry for a new generation of girls as they navigate the journey from girlhood to womanhood. This title presents stories from Thailand to Pakistan, giving girls a place to speak,and express the pain encountered on their journey. Editor(s): Inness, Sherrie A. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698516
- ISBN
- 9780847698516
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.83
€ 20.99
€ 19.83
Paperback. Independent Film at the Twilight of the American Dream. 352 pages, 3 tables. Not Hollywood is both a study of the lived experience of the independent film scene in New York and Los Angeles and a critical examination of America as seen through the lenses of independent filmmakers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KB; APFA; JHM; JHMC. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 21. Weight: 476.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354260
- ISBN
- 9780822354260
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. The award-winning anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner draws on her longstanding interest in theories of cultural practice to rethink key concepts of culture, agency, and subjectivity. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 298. Culture, Power, and the Acting Subject. 216 pages. Draws on the author's longstanding interest in theories of cultural practice to rethink key concepts of culture, agency, and subjectivity for the social sciences of the twenty-first century. This work contains seven theoretical and interpretive essays that advocate reconfiguring, rather than abandoning, the concept of culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHM. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 12. Weight: 290.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338642
- ISBN
- 9780822338642
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Presents an account of the evolving relationship between the mountaineers and the Sherpas, a relationship of mutual dependence and cultural conflict played out in an environment of mortal risk. This book shows how climbers' behavior toward the Sherpas has ranged from kindness to cruelty, from cultural sensitivity to derision. Num Pages: 392 pages, 30 halftones 3 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; JHMC; JHMP; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074481
- ISBN
- 9780691074481
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Hardback. The pioneering anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner explores the culture and practices of independent filmmaking in the U.S., arguing that during the past three decades, independent cinema has provided vital cultural critique. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; APFA; JHM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822354109
- ISBN
- 9780822354109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Paperback. Expands the diaspora framework to include Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, and Cuba, exploring the connections and disjunctures between colonial Latin America and the African diaspora in the Spanish empires. Editor(s): Bryant, Sherwin K.; O'Toole, Rachel Sarah; Vinson, Ben, III. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTS; JFC; JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080012
- ISBN
- 9780252080012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. An explanation of what happens to us when we die. The author, a surgeon with more than 30 years' experience, describes in detail the processes which take place in the body and sets out to strip away many illusions about death. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; PD; PSX; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099476412
- ISBN
- 9780099476412
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Hardback. Expands and enrichs African diaspora history in the Americas Editor(s): Bryant, Sherwin K.; O'Toole, Rachel Sarah; Vinson, Ben, III. Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KL; GTB; JFC; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252036637
- ISBN
- 9780252036637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.87
€ 117.87
Hardback. This encyclopedia contains over 300 entries alphabetically arranged for straightforward use by scholars and general readers alike. Thompson, assisted by a network of contributors and consultants, provides a comprehensive and systematic collection of designated entries that describe, in detail, important diversity and social justice themes. Num Pages: 816 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: GBC; JFS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 291 x 223 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2751.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442216044
- ISBN
- 9781442216044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 401.11
€ 401.11
Contemporary Explorations in the Culture of the Low Countries
Shetter, William Z.; Cruysse, Inge Van Der
Hardback. An all inclusive study of Netherlandic culture. Series: Publications of the American Association for Netherlandic Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819199980
- ISBN
- 9780819199980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.14
€ 118.14
Hardback. This study aims to show how gender, capitalism, race and ethnic minority status, and patriarchal social structure lead to the formation of new roles for Korean working women in the US. It also examines how immigrant women's work experiences in a new society affect their perception of gender roles. Num Pages: 166 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF; TDG; TDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761804635
- ISBN
- 9780761804635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.64
€ 103.64
paperback. Discusses the development of Neo-Confucianism, its criticism, the development of the Practical Learning, the introduction of European sciences, the influence of Catholicism on the traditional Confucian society and its theoretical dispute. This book deals with the Catholic influence on Tasan. Translator(s): Koertner, Tobias J. Num Pages: 383 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRKN1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9783631575475
- ISBN
- 9783631575475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. This volume illustrates the racial and ethnic variance in the United States and probes the issues that affect the various ethnic and racial groups, such as immigration and migration, health, crime and language. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHBD; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991281
- ISBN
- 9780761991281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.65
€ 67.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475870
- ISBN
- 9780801475870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Applies a gender lens to the multiple systems of oppression that have shaped the lives of African American women and men. This book is suitable for students and instructors of African American Studies, Gender Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Marriage and Family, and Social Work. Series: Gender Lens Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101524
- ISBN
- 9780759101524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.58
€ 58.58