Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Paperback. "Documents the many relationships and practices that depend on the suspension of knowledge or the generation, deployment, or recognition of ignorance"-- Editor(s): High, C.; Mair, J. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSR; JHB; JHM; JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343546
- ISBN
- 9781349343546
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€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. By identifying and illustrating aspects of American culture that are out of sync with the modest republicanism that gave rise to the United States in the late eighteenth century, the contributors to this volume expose the vulgarity and excess of American culture. Editor(s): Mitchell, M. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343478
- ISBN
- 9781349343478
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€ 62.91
€ 62.91
Paperback. This book explores how the cultural process of making any disease a "plague" results in discrimination against certain groups, as it has for those with AIDS in America. Gina M. Bright here captures the discrimination produced by plague-making in her analysis and her portraits of the people she has cared for with AIDS over the past quarter-century. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343362
- ISBN
- 9781349343362
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€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. Case studies written by anthropologists, geographers, political scientists, and sociologists provide empirical detail and analytical insight into states' and communities' relations to natural resource sectors, and show how resource dependencies continue to shape their political spaces. Editor(s): Haarstad, Havard. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFF; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343348
- ISBN
- 9781349343348
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€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343287
- ISBN
- 9781349343287
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€ 64.01
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Paperback. This volume brings together experts with diverse disciplinary backgrounds in the China field, from cultural studies to history to musicology, to make a timely intervention--from the historical demise of enuchism to male cross-dressing shows in contemporary Taiwan--to inaugurate a subfield in Chinese transgender studies. Editor(s): Chiang, Howard. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBJF; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343201
- ISBN
- 9781349343201
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€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343126
- ISBN
- 9781349343126
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€ 64.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Feerick, J; Nardizzi, V. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 303 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343089
- ISBN
- 9781349343089
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€ 121.99
€ 121.99
Paperback. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343065
- ISBN
- 9781349343065
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€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Paperback. The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary citizens a chance to meet, to heal, and to be heard in rebuilding decisions. This book tells the inside story of the civic renewal movement they founded. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPP; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343027
- ISBN
- 9781349343027
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€ 62.88
€ 62.88
Paperback. Provides an original and challenging contribution to contemporary debates on the civic purpose of higher education, exploring its manifestations through practices of teaching and research. Offers critical perspectives on the role of higher education institutions in terms of realizing civic missions, especially in current global market conditions. Editor(s): McIlrath, Lorraine; Lyons, A. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342945
- ISBN
- 9781349342945
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€ 50.82€ 45.12
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Paperback. Anthropological study of the social and cultural meanings of being a housewife and a woman in post-bubble Japan. Num Pages: 298 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342884
- ISBN
- 9781349342884
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€ 64.01
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The Long Shadow of the British Empire. The Ongoing Legacies of Race an...
Juliette Bridgette Milner-Thornton
Paperback. This book explores the lived experiences of formerly colonized people in the privacy of their homes, communities, workplaces, and classrooms, and the associations created from these social interactions. It examines the centrality of gender and social identity in the formation of non-western people in the British Empire. Num Pages: 315 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJH; HBTB; HBTQ; JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342846
- ISBN
- 9781349342846
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€ 121.99
€ 121.99
Paperback. "This book challenges the discourses, narrative frames, and systems of beliefs that support and promote violence and conflict, it defines new comprehensive approaches to human security as preventative and empowering to individuals, and it provides conceptual frameworks and methodological tools for enhancing the processes of communicating peace"-- Editor(s): Korostelina, Karina V. Num Pages: 295 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHB; JHBA; JHM; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342785
- ISBN
- 9781349342785
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€ 64.01
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Paperback. Chinese American authors often find it necessary to represent Asian history in their literary works. Tracing the development of the literary production of Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Lisa See, and Russell Leong, among others, this book captures the effects of international politics and globalization on Chinese American diasporic consciousness. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBG; HBJK; JF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342648
- ISBN
- 9781349342648
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€ 62.86
€ 62.86
Paperback. By analyzing the cases present in this volume, the editors develop important steps towards a theory of social change that can adequately address the complex realities and intersectionality of identity (race, gender, class, sexuality, nationality) within and among these new movements. Editor(s): Dellacioppa, Kara Z.; Weber, C. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342600
- ISBN
- 9781349342600
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€ 62.83
€ 62.83
Paperback. Argues that the examination of contemporary American war narratives can lead to newfound understandings of American literature, American history, and American national purpose. To prove such a contention, the book blends literary, rhetorical, and cultural methods of analysis. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342587
- ISBN
- 9781349342587
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€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. This book examines the iconography of the Virgin of Guadalupe as a force for social justice and feminist emancipation within Chicana cultural productions from 1975-2010. In these productions the Virgin serves as a paradigm to unlock the histories of conquest and colonization, racism, and sexual oppression in the US-Mexico borderland and beyond. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; JFC; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342563
- ISBN
- 9781349342563
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€ 62.99
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Paperback. This interdisciplinary anthology highlights exiled/alienated women in literature, history, and cinema. Contributors investigate when and how women from diverse backgrounds have been relegated to the margins in order to shed light on the state of alienhood that stems from gendered otherness. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342549
- ISBN
- 9781349342549
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€ 64.01
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Paperback. In small plural societies, cultural differences can be exaggerated, exploited and intensified during political contests. The survival of these societies as democracies - or even at all - hangs in the balance. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342426
- ISBN
- 9781349342426
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€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Paperback. Gives long overdue attention to O'Neill's one-acts, offering a variety of lenses through which to better understand his one-act plays and entire oeuvre. Editor(s): Carson, B. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFSR; JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342358
- ISBN
- 9781349342358
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€ 50.82€ 45.24
€ 50.82
€ 45.24
Paperback. Series: Elections, Voting, Technology. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JPA; JPHF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342303
- ISBN
- 9781349342303
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€ 62.88
€ 62.88
Paperback. Thousands of women are murdered every year by close relatives for allegedly violating an unwritten social code or rebelling against the patriarchal order. The book examines the roots and evolution of honor-based violence, as well as the ongoing struggle to eradicate it worldwide. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342280
- ISBN
- 9781349342280
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€ 64.01
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Paperback. This book uses human rights as part of a constructivist methodology designed to establish a causal relationship between human rights violations and different types of social and political conflict in Europe and North America. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JPA; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342228
- ISBN
- 9781349342228
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Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01