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The Americas

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The Americas

Hardback. As the first full-bodied treatment of the American counterculture of the 1960s, Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll traces its origins, discusses its most important figures, delves into iconic works, relates its ebb and flow, dissects the intersection of culture and politics, highlights millennial and apocalyptic sensibilities, and traces legacies. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 817.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442246065
ISBN
9781442246065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.37

paperback. Since pre-colonial days, America has been both torn apart and united by love, sex, and marriage across racial boundaries. This title provides a historical foundation for contemporary discussions of sex across racial lines, which, despite the numbers of interracial marriages and multiracial children, remains a controversial issue. Editor(s): Hodes, Martha. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFCX; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814735572
ISBN
9780814735572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Hardcover. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403979902
ISBN
9781403979902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Chaney, Quinton; Merrill, Karen. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619425095
ISBN
9781619425095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.83
€ 116.23

Paperback. African American men who have sex with men while maintaining a heterosexual lifestyle in public are commonly referred to as "down low" or "DL" men. This book explores the DL phenomenon, offering an innovative analysis of the significance of media, space, and ideals of black masculinity in understanding down low communities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JFSL3; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096537
ISBN
9780226096537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 6. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594547850
ISBN
9781594547850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.52
€ 81.20

Hardback. Argues that the achievement of equality for lesbian and gay citizens is part of the unfinished business of modern democracy. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-269) and index. Commissioning organisation: Morris B. Kaplan. xix, 281 p. 24 cm. Paperback. Good clean copy with tight binding." Keywords: "Gay & Lesbian - General,Gay & Lesbian - Political & Social Issues,Subjects - Education & Languages - New & Used Textbooks - Social Scien"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0069446
ISBN
9780415905145
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 84.39
€ 4.99

Hardback. In this interdisciplinary study of Asian-white miscegenation from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century, Koshy traces the shifting gender and racial hierarchies produced by antimiscegenation laws and their role in shaping cultural norms. These laws thus turned sex acts into race acts and engendered new meanings for both. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747288
ISBN
9780804747288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.12

Paperback. In this interdisciplinary study of Asian-white miscegenation from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century, Koshy traces the shifting gender and racial hierarchies produced by antimiscegenation laws and their role in shaping cultural norms. These laws thus turned sex acts into race acts and engendered new meanings for both. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747295
ISBN
9780804747295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Nelson, Professor Claudia; Martin, Michelle H. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JMU; JNKC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403963505
ISBN
9781403963505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.45

Paperback. Including documentation of the oppression of homosexuals and biographical sketches of the lesbian and gay heroes who helped the late-20th-century gay culture to emerge, this text aims to provide a definitive analysis of the homophile movement in the USA from 1940 to 1970. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFJ; JFSG; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142678
ISBN
9780226142678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Today's moral critics, in their attempts to convince Americans of the social and spiritual consequences of unregulated sexual behavior, often harken back to a more innocent age; as this groundbreaking work makes clear, America's sexual culture has always been rich, vibrant, and contentious. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 448 pages, 5, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801878916
ISBN
9780801878916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.56

Hardcover. Sexual Revolutions explores the sexual revolution of the late twentieth century in several European countries and the USA by engaging with themes from sexual freedom and abortion to pornography and sexual variation. This work discusses the involvement of youth, feminism, left, liberalism, arts, science and religion in the process of sexual change. Editor(s): Hekma, Gert; Giami, Alain. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137321459
ISBN
9781137321459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Hardback. Focuses on the interplay between sexual science and legal decision-making, giving insights into such controversial social and sexual topics as rape, pornography, lesbian motherhood, and sex discrimination. Green examines how the law weighs the desires of the individual against social standards. Num Pages: 336 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; JMU; LN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674802681
ISBN
9780674802681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.56

Hardcover. In studying the treatment of battered, raped and sexually-harassed women in the two countries, she has found that, contrary to conventional expectation, the ability of the decentralized American state to innovate effectively has been consistently underestimated, whereas Sweden's ability to do the same has often been exaggerated. Num Pages: 160 pages, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 1KBB; JFFE3; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810717
ISBN
9781571810717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.77

Hardcover. Taking up topics as diverse and timely as the work of the FBI profilers, the pornography debates, and the ritual meanings of fraternity gang rape, this text illuminates the chronic masculine anxieties that seek compensation in fantasies of sexual coercion and in sexual offences against women. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009172
ISBN
9780674009172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 91.38

Hardback.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137383440
ISBN
9781137383440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.42

Paperback. A collection of 14 essays on sexual behaviour, from adolescence to old age, and covering such groups as singles, married couples, homosexuals and African-American men and women. This volume also looks at topics such as the effects of chronic disease and medication on sexual functioning. Editor(s): Rossi, Alice S. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 435 pages, 11 line drawings, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226728704
ISBN
9780226728704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Brings together a broad community of scholars to explore the history of illicit and alternative sexualities in Latin America's colonial and early national periods. This title examines how "the unnatural" came to inscribe certain sexual acts and desires as criminal and sinful, including acts officially deemed to be "against nature" and more. Editor(s): Tortorici, Zeb. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288157
ISBN
9780520288157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

hardcover. Brings together a broad community of scholars to explore the history of illicit and alternative sexualities in Latin America's colonial and early national periods. This title examines how "the unnatural" came to inscribe certain sexual acts and desires as criminal and sinful, and more. Editor(s): Tortorici, Zeb. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
California University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288140
ISBN
9780520288140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.15
€ 54.84

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