wyszukanych pozycji: 140
Things Change: Black Material Culture and the Development of a Consumer Society in South Africa, 1800-2020
ISBN: 9789004543744 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Since the early nineteenth century, the things which Black South Africans have had in their homes have changed completely. They have adopted things like tables, chairs, knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups and saucers, iron pots, beds, blankets, European clothing, and later electronic apparatus. Thus they claimed modernity, respectability and political inclusion. This book is the first systematic analysis of this development. It argues that the desire to possess such goods formed a major part of the drive behind the anti-apartheid struggle, and that the demand to consume has significantly...
Since the early nineteenth century, the things which Black South Africans have had in their homes have changed completely. They have adopted things li...
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239,75 zł |
Colonial and Postcolonial Fiction in English: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780815314318 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 468 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Colonial and Postcolonial Fiction in English draws on the wealth of writing from the old British Commonwealth, including work from African, Canadian, Australian, Pakistani and New Zealand writers. The anthology comprises 35 selections by major writers from both indigenous and settler cultures, from the nineteenth century to the present day and is organized into sets of short stories and stand-alone selections from significant novels. Colonial, postcolonial, immigrant, and personal encounters are represented. Each section includes a general introduction placing the works in historical and...
Colonial and Postcolonial Fiction in English draws on the wealth of writing from the old British Commonwealth, including work from African, Canadian, ...
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671,72 zł |
Aubrey Beardsley
ISBN: 9781500435721 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, af...
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31,36 zł |
The Player: Life is a Gamble
ISBN: 9780595666621 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "I never discuss money with my clothes on. But I don't think he'll miss $3,000 and I'm worth every penny." She says defensively. "What's the matter, you don't like professional girls?"
"On the contrary," The Player replies. "I've always admired someone who can charge so much when so many are giving it away for free." ***** "All of it?" The dealer asks with apprehension. The Player nods. A crowd gathers. The wheel spins. The dealer fidgets. The pit boss yanks at his shirt collar and moves in for a closer look. An entire mountain range of chips lay on a single number that will pay... "I never discuss money with my clothes on. But I don't think he'll miss $3,000 and I'm worth every penny." She says defensively. "What's the matter, y...
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93,81 zł |
The Carry On Girls
ISBN: 9781803993409 / Twarda / 2024 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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129,06 zł |
Colonial and Postcolonial Fiction in English: An Anthology
ISBN: 9780815333203 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 468 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This work draws from the great common wealth of writing of over 35 selections by major writers from both indigenous and settler cultures, from the nineteenth century through to the contemporary era.
This work draws from the great common wealth of writing of over 35 selections by major writers from both indigenous and settler cultures, from the nin...
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222,13 zł |
Masques & Phases
ISBN: 9781511576246 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable p...
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31,36 zł |
The Player: Life is a Gamble
ISBN: 9780595326532 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "I never discuss money with my clothes on. But I don't think he'll miss $3,000 and I'm worth every penny." She says defensively. "What's the matter, you don't like professional girls?"
"On the contrary," The Player replies. "I've always admired someone who can charge so much when so many are giving it away for free." ***** "All of it?" The dealer asks with apprehension. The Player nods. A crowd gathers. The wheel spins. The dealer fidgets. The pit boss yanks at his shirt collar and moves in for a closer look. An entire mountain range of chips lay on a single number that will pay... "I never discuss money with my clothes on. But I don't think he'll miss $3,000 and I'm worth every penny." She says defensively. "What's the matter, y...
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51,07 zł |
Thoughts on a Rainy Day
ISBN: 9781425770013 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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134,57 zł |
From the Isle of Serendip: Essays by Columnist & Writer Robert Ross
ISBN: 9781795834315 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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62,60 zł |
Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870: A Tragedy of Manners
ISBN: 9780521121255 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This compelling example of the new cultural history of South Africa is a subtle and wide-ranging study of status and respectability in the colonial Cape. Focusing on domestic relationships, gender, education, and religion, it analyzes values and modes of thinking current in different social strata, arguing that these cultural factors were related to high political developments. The result is a rich account of changes in social identity that accompanied the transition from Dutch to British overrule, and the development of white racism and ideologies of resistance to white domination.
This compelling example of the new cultural history of South Africa is a subtle and wide-ranging study of status and respectability in the colonial Ca...
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213,54 zł |
Reliability Analysis for Asset Management of Electric Power Grids
ISBN: 9781119125174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. A practical guide to facilitate statistically well-founded decisions in the management of assets of an electricity grid Effective and economic electric grid asset management involves many complex decisions on repair, replacement and maintenance.
A practical guide to facilitate statistically well-founded decisions in the management of assets of an electricity grid Effective and economic elec...
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429,41 zł |
The Borders of Race in Colonial South Africa: The Kat River Settlement, 1829-1856
ISBN: 9781107616578 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book provides a detailed narrative of the Kat River Settlement in the Eastern Cape of South Africa during the nineteenth century.
This book provides a detailed narrative of the Kat River Settlement in the Eastern Cape of South Africa during the nineteenth century.
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238,97 zł |
Hohe Gewinne erzielen - Risiko unter Kontrolle behalten
ISBN: 9783959726726 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Das Internet ist voll von Geschichten über Menschen, die mit den neuesten Anlagetrends in kürzester Zeit ein Vermögen gemacht haben. Doch wie funktioniert das und wie verhindert man, dass man am Ende mit leeren Händen dasteht? Das Internet ist voll von Geschichten über Menschen, die mit den neuesten Anlagetrends in kürzester Zeit ein Vermögen gemacht haben. Doch wie fu... |
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100,95 zł |
Chinese Security Policy: Structure, Power and Politics
ISBN: 9780415777865 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume provides a coherent and comprehensive understanding of Chinese security policy, comprising essays written by one of America's leading scholars. Chinese Security Policy covers such fundamental areas as the role of international structure in state behavior, the use of force in international politics (including deterrence, coercive diplomacy, and war), and the sources of great-power conflict and cooperation and balance of power politics, with a recent focus on international power transitions. The research integrates the realist literature with key issues in Chinese... This volume provides a coherent and comprehensive understanding of Chinese security policy, comprising essays written by one of America's leading s... |
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247,97 zł |
The Indochina Trangle: China's Vietnam Policy, 1975-1979
ISBN: 9780231065641 / Angielski / Twarda / 1988 / 361 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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694,33 zł |
Cape of Torments: Slavery and Resistance in South Africa
ISBN: 9781032309514 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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475,31 zł |
Mission Possible: The Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation
ISBN: 9780765800350 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation (LAAD) was one of many initiatives taken at the height of the Cold War to alleviate poverty in countries threatened by communist insurgencies. Its mission was to promote rural development by funding local agribusiness enterprises to create new permanent jobs and new economic activity. In Mission Possible, Ross, president of LAAD from 1972 to 1998, gives a richly detailed insider's account of the company's first three decades. Originally capitalized with a little over $2 million, and beginning with the small economies of Central... The Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation (LAAD) was one of many initiatives taken at the height of the Cold War to alleviate povert... |
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697,56 zł |
The Easter Holiday
ISBN: 9781800740167 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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49,32 zł |
Clothing: A Global History: Or, the Imperialists' New Clothes
ISBN: 9780745631868 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. In virtually all the countries of the world, men, and to a lesser extent women, are today dressed in very similar clothing. This book gives a compelling account and analysis of the process by which this has come about. At the same time it takes seriously those places where, for whatever reason, this process has not occurred, or has been reversed, and provides explanations for these developments.
The first part of this story recounts how the cultural, political and economic power of Europe and, from the later nineteenth century North America, has provided an impetus for the... In virtually all the countries of the world, men, and to a lesser extent women, are today dressed in very similar clothing. This book gives a compelli...
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299,15 zł |