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Paperback. This text stresses the relationship between gender and politics by illuminating the daily experiences of women in Israel and in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Issues covered include: the violence against women; the link between militarism and sexism; and the role of nationalism. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFK; JPFN; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815602996
- ISBN
- 9780815602996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.55
€ 19.99
€ 19.55
Hardback. Public violence by the state in the MENA region often dominates headlines, but gender-based violence in both public and private forms is often ignored. This book is a wide range of examples of gender-based violence across the region, demonstrating that such violence is diverse in intensity and in the processes by which it is addressed. Editor(s): Salhi, Zahia Smail. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFFE; JFSJ; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 35. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780765303
- ISBN
- 9781780765303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 134.38
€ 152.89
€ 134.38
Paperback. Noted economist Bina Agarwal provides gender perspectives on a wide range of academic and policy issues of current importance in this three-volume set of essays written by her over the last three decades. Num Pages: 1496 pages, 10 maps and 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; KCN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Slp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199453658
- ISBN
- 9780199453658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 284.87
€ 284.87
Paperback. Gender in Chinese Music draws together contributions from ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, and literary scholars to explore how music is implicated in changing notions of masculinity, femininity, and genders "in between" in Chinese culture. Editor(s): Harris, Rachel; Pease, Rowan; Tan, Shzr Ee. Series: Eastman/Rochester Studies: Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 316 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AV; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465441
- ISBN
- 9781580465441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.58
€ 43.99
€ 41.58
Paperback. This study explores the role of politically active Palestinian women in the Lebanese Resistance Movement. The author describes the types of work involved, the organizations these women have founded, and the changing nature of gender roles set against an intense and sustained crisis. Num Pages: 245 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1FBP; JFSJ1; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231074476
- ISBN
- 9780231074476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. Through the lens of modern Chinese literature, this title explores the relationship between gender and modernity, notions of the feminine and masculine, and shifting arguments for gender equality in China. It also features historical accounts of gendered writing in Taiwan and semi-colonial China. Editor(s): Barlow, Tani E. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822313892
- ISBN
- 9780822313892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22
paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; JFFA; KCB; KCP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- International Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789062249848
- ISBN
- 9789062249848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.30
€ 26.99
€ 23.30
Paperback. This study attempts to cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore and history in order to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia. Editor(s): Appadurai, Arjun; etc.; Korom, Frank J. (Department of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Mills, Margaret A. (Associate Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA). Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFHF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213379
- ISBN
- 9780812213379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.44
€ 46.99
€ 41.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ; JHBK; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816522385
- ISBN
- 9780816522385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.16
€ 41.16
Paperback. Presents a dialogue between Western and Middle Eastern women. This collection provides substantial extracts from Ottoman, Egyptian and British and American writers - each with a biographical and literary introduction - that trace the development of an intellectual, personal and critical dialogue between women. Num Pages: 296 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DNF; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649578
- ISBN
- 9781860649578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57
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
€ 92.29
€ 92.29
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
€ 127.24
€ 127.24
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
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
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
€ 81.04
€ 81.04
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
€ 141.13€ 124.28
€ 141.13
€ 124.28
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
€ 40.99€ 33.40
€ 40.99
€ 33.40
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
€ 59.92€ 54.67
€ 59.92
€ 54.67
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
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
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
€ 35.99€ 27.88
€ 35.99
€ 27.88
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€ 22.50
€ 33.99
€ 22.50
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€ 16.26
€ 21.99
€ 16.26
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
€ 42.40
€ 42.40
Paperback. Spawning an empire ranging from Persia to China, Genghis Khan united a nomadic warrior culture that had lived with their agrarian neighbors through controlled and limited extortion. This book provides an introduction to the history and culture of the Steppe people from which Genghis Khan emerged. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209695
- ISBN
- 9780872209695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.69
€ 21.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire, the largest continuous land empire ever. On his death in 1227, this extended from the Near East to the Yellow Sea, and was expanded by his successors to include what is now Iran, Iraq and southern Russia. He then launched his assault on Northern China. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; BGH; HBJF; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631189497
- ISBN
- 9780631189497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18