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Hardback. The population of the Indian subcontinent consists of an amalgamation of people. A significant proportion of health problem is linked to hereditary factors. This text includes an account of the social and cultural diversity, medical demography, genetic epidemiology, and common genetic disorders affecting people from the Indian subcontinent. Editor(s): Kumar, Dhavendra. Series: Endocrine Updates. Num Pages: 608 pages, 82 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402012150
ISBN
9781402012150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 243.81

Paperback. Series: The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487323
ISBN
9780801487323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 151 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 221 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137503404
ISBN
9781137503404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.92

Paperback. In 2003, the author arrived in Egypt as a 23-year-old trainee journalist. She found a country on the brink of change. In this book, she unravels the complex forces shaping the lives of four young Egyptians caught between tradition and modernity, and what their stories mean for the future of the Middle East. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846557637
ISBN
9781846557637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. Brings together Palestinian and international activists in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Editor(s): Wiles, Rich. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332437
ISBN
9780745332437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. Orientalism, as explored by Edward Said in 1978, was a far more complex phenomenon than many suspected, being homogenous along the lines of neither culture nor time. This title provides a genealogy for the critique of orientalism by examining the divergence of the British and French colonial experiences. Editor(s): Burke, Edmund, III; Prochaska, Assoc Professor David. Num Pages: 460 pages, 33 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803213425
ISBN
9780803213425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.48

Paperback. Even in a realm that would seem to be as far removed from issues of gender as natural resource management, gender bias is pernicious and persistent, in India. This book looks at the reasons for this bias, including the socialization of attitudes, the shaping of community ideologies, and the construction of disciplines and research methodologies. Editor(s): Krishna, Sumi. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zubaan Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789383074754
ISBN
9789383074754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. By questioning accounts of Thailand as a place where gender is fluid and sexuality is free, this book unravels the complex processes by which Thai men and women understand themselves, appealing to both general readers and scholars of Thai society. Editor(s): Jackson, Professor Peter; Cook, Nerida. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Condition
New
SKU
V9789747551075
ISBN
9789747551075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.51

Hardback. Editor(s): Walby, Sylvia; Gottfried, Heidi; Gottschall, Karin; Osawa, Mari. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403994578
ISBN
9781403994578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.42

Hardcover. Considers the cultural and structural limitations on the participation of women in politics Series: Interest, Identities & Institutions in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSJ1; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472109456
ISBN
9780472109456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.86
€ 90.28

hardcover. Editor(s): Molony, Barbara; Uno, Kathleen S. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674017801
ISBN
9780674017801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.16
€ 54.75

Paperback. Includes chapters which treat men as well as women, theories of sexuality as well as gender prescriptions, and same-sex as well as heterosexual relations. This book examines how Japanese have (en) gendered their ideas, institutions, and society. Editor(s): Molony, Barbara; Uno, Kathleen S. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 143 x 46. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674028166
ISBN
9780674028166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.49

hardcover. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2016
SKU
V9783319407265
ISBN
9783319407265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.19

Hardback. The lasting impact of the Nahda is given an innovative and thoroughly unique interpretation, providing an indispensable perspective to studying the nuanced roles of the construction and development of gender ideologies in the nineteenth century Middle East . Series: Library of Middle East History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black white integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769363
ISBN
9781780769363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.34
€ 123.84

Hardback. Through a detailed analysis of macroeconomic changes and individuals' lifetime employment trajectories, this book explains why Japan and Taiwan have experienced different levels of improvement in women's economic status over the last half century. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 tables, 51 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760096
ISBN
9780804760096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HRAM; HRH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319326429
ISBN
9783319326429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.21

Hardcover. In 2005 the World Bank released a gender assessment of the nation of Jordan, a country that, like many in the Middle East, has undergone dramatic social and gender transformations, in part by encouraging equal access to education for men and women. In this book, the author shows that assessment to be a fallacy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006901
ISBN
9780226006901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.92

Paperback. In 2005 the World Bank released a gender assessment of the nation of Jordan, a country that, like many in the Middle East, has undergone dramatic social and gender transformations, in part by encouraging equal access to education for men and women. In this book, the author shows that assessment to be a fallacy. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006918
ISBN
9780226006918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Editor(s): Cho, Joanne Miyang; McGetchin, Douglas T. Series: Palgrave Series in Asian German Studies. Num Pages: 299 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1F; HBJD; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319404387
ISBN
9783319404387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.65

Hardcover. Introduces readers to women's visual art in contemporary China by examining how the visual process of gendering reshapes understandings of historiography, sexuality, pain, and space. When artists take the body as the subject of female experience and the medium of aesthetic experiment, they reveal a wealth of non-canonical approaches to art. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACXJ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824840037
ISBN
9780824840037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.00
€ 53.91

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
243
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319166698
ISBN
9783319166698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.62

Hardback. Series: Gender, Development and Social Change. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; JFC; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137505743
ISBN
9781137505743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.84

Hardback. This is the first exploration of women's campaigns to gain equal rights to political participation in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; JFFK; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756884
ISBN
9780804756884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.25

Hardcover. This book examines the relationship between colonial anxieties about personal behavior, gender, morality, and colonial rule in India during the first century of British rule, when the East India Company governed India rather than the British State directly, focusing on the ideology of "The Empire of Opinion." Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116931
ISBN
9780230116931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.41

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