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Paperback. Why is the colonial context absent from Michel Foucault's history of a European sexual discourse that for him defined the bourgeois self? This book challenges Foucault's tunnel vision of the West and his marginalization of empire. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFJ; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316909
ISBN
9780822316909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. In Duress Ann Laura Stoler traces how imperial formations and colonialism's presence shape current inequities around the globe by examining Israel's colonial practices, the United State's imperial practices, the recent rise of the French right wing, and affect's importance to governance. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362678
ISBN
9780822362678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Imperial Debris redirects critical focus from ruins as evidence of the past to "ruination" as the processes through which imperial power occupies the present. Editor(s): Stoler, Ann Laura. Num Pages: 384 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353614
ISBN
9780822353614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Peterson, University of Maryland; Francesca Sawaya, University of Oklahoma; Talia Schaffer, Queens College, CUNY; Alpana Sharma, Wright State University; Lynn Thiesmeyer, Keio University; Ana Parejo Vadillo, Birkbeck College, University of London; and Julian Yates, University of Delaware. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801869358
ISBN
9780801869358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.65

Hardcover. Recounts the Battle of Fort Dearborn while situating it within the context of several wider histories that span the nearly four decades between the 1795 Treaty of Greenville to the 1833 Treaty of Chicago. This title is published to commemorate the bicentennial of the Battle of Fort Dearborn. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 halftones, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226428963
ISBN
9780226428963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Hardback. Looks at portrayals of Havana in literature, music, and the visual arts in the post-Soviet era, as the city is reinvented as a destination for international tourists and business ventures. Editor(s): Birkenmaier, Anke; Whitfield, Esther Katheryn. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 photographs, 1 illustration, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBTV; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822350521
ISBN
9780822350521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.56

Paperback. Looks at portrayals of Havana in literature, music, and the visual arts in the post-Soviet era, as the city is reinvented as a destination for international tourists and business ventures. Editor(s): Birkenmaier, Anke; Whitfield, Esther Katheryn. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 photographs, 1 illustration, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBTV; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350705
ISBN
9780822350705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783487950
ISBN
9781783487950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.23
€ 50.54

Paperback. In the eyes of many, Magda Goebbels was the "First Lady" of the Reich. How did this devoted mother of six, the poster-child of family values during the Third Reich, turn into Medea and poison these same children? Anja Klabunde's biography examines her complex life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751534481
ISBN
9780751534481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 55 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331510
ISBN
9780764331510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. First book to present a broad account of the Mexican Revolution in its several different phases Series: Texas Pan American Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 184 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292790247
ISBN
9780292790247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. This book re-examines 'everyday resistance', gender and power through the lens of women's experiences in colonial South Asia. Moving away from educated and outstanding figures and drawing on a range of unconventional sources, it unearths a narrative of deep and enduring resistance offered by less extraordinary women in their daily lives." Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349363179
ISBN
9781349363179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

Hardcover. This book re-examines 'everyday resistance', gender and power through the lens of women's experiences in colonial South Asia. Moving away from educated and outstanding figures and drawing on a range of unconventional sources, it unearths a narrative of deep and enduring resistance offered by less extraordinary women in their daily lives. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230553446
ISBN
9780230553446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardcover. A cultural history of impotence that shows us that the failure of men to rise to the occasion has been a recurrent topic since the dawn of human culture. This work also explores the surprising political and social effects of impotence. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500768
ISBN
9780226500768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. Drawing on novels, plays, and films of the 1920s and '30s, as well as the work of biologists, psychiatrists, and sexologists, this title brings together the experience and perception of modernity with sexuality, technology, and ecological concerns into a cogent discussion of science's place in reproduction in British and American cultural history. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226560694
ISBN
9780226560694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.21
€ 60.49

Paperback. * Argues against those who see the history of modern sexuality as a tale of liberation* Contends that sexuality is socially constructed and is remade by each generation for its own social and cultural context* Draws on interdisciplinary research. . Series: Family, Sexuality & Social Relations in Past Times. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCX; JFSJ; JHBK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631208136
ISBN
9780631208136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.16

Paperback. In this history of manhood and masculinity, the author argues that modern formulations of masculinity, despite any sense of naturalness and constancy, are in fact, idealized cultural products of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 316 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500683
ISBN
9780226500683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wiley
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471758853
ISBN
9780471758853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. The first seagoing ironclad was the USS Monitor, first introduced during the American Civil War. Its profile has made it one of the most easily recognized warships of all time. This title covers the design, development and operational history of the Union's Monitor fleet. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, 47 b&w and colour illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; JWF; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 193 x 4. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841763064
ISBN
9781841763064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, naval ships of all sizes have revolutionized warfare. This guide provides essential information on 40 iconic ships, using detailed profile artwork to illustrate and aid recognition, as well as specification boxes to provide all the technical details. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTM; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 191 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472808691
ISBN
9781472808691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

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