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Hardback. Provides theoretical perspectives on systemic discrimination in employment and an overview of policy and institutional responses in eight countries, focusing on affirmative action and employment equity policies. Editor(s): Agocs, Carol. Series: Library of Public Policy & Public Administration. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DDN; 1FKA; 1FMM; 1HFMS; 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; LNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789041118431
- ISBN
- 9789041118431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.42
€ 124.42
hardcover. Explores the many facets of what constitutes a moral life within the Terapanthi Svetambar Jain ascetic community, and examines the central role ascetics play in upholding the Jain moral order. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRKJ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802035455
- ISBN
- 9780802035455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.96
€ 96.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Doniger, Wendy. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBB; HBJF; HRG; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190628802
- ISBN
- 9780190628802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.65
€ 72.65
Paperback. Playing God discusses the genre of rituals known as 'Teyyam' extant in the North Malabar region of Kerala State, India. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781790373
- ISBN
- 9781781790373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.21
€ 41.21
Hardcover. There is an increasing number of middle- and upper-class urban Pakistani women turning toward Islam via Al-Huda, an Islamic school for women aiming to transform the women who absorb its message into 'pious' subjects. This title explores how Al-Huda is fostering a new generation of educated, urban, middle-class women to become veiled conservatives. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 table, glossary, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632092
- ISBN
- 9780815632092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.98
€ 48.98
Hardcover. Collects essays that examine issues of gender, family, and law in the Middle East and South Asia. This title addresses the role of religious politics in writing family law and the implications for gender relations, and the tension between international standards emerging from UN conferences and conventions and various nationalist projects. Editor(s): Cuno, Kenneth M.; Desai, Manisha, PhD. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FK; JFSJ; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632351
- ISBN
- 9780815632351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.96
€ 61.96
Paperback. Six candid interviews introduce readers to a class of Muslim women rarely acknowledged in the West. The book aims to shed light on the status, conflicts and social realities of educated Muslim women in Pakistan. They tell of the conflicts and compromises with family and community. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629795
- ISBN
- 9780815629795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.63
€ 35.63
Hardcover. Miss India competition has become a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing, over time, the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, the author examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by political, economic, and cultural developments. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCA; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631767
- ISBN
- 9780815631767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.91
€ 39.91
Hardcover. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634133
- ISBN
- 9780815634133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415544467
- ISBN
- 9780415544467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.30
€ 52.30
paperback. Queering India provides an understanding of same-sex love and eroticism in Indian culture and society. The essays focus on gay and lesbian life in India to provide a comprehensive look at a much neglected area. Editor(s): Vanita, Ruth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 photosgraphs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415929509
- ISBN
- 9780415929509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360. Politics and Ideas. 312 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPFN. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 16. Weight: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152235
- ISBN
- 9780231152235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
paperback. India is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints. This title brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary India. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141012117
- ISBN
- 9780141012117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. What makes someone willing to die, not for a nation, but for a language? In the 1950s and 1960s, southern India saw a wave of dramatic suicides in the name of the Telugu language. This title traces the colonial-era changes in knowledge and practice linked to language that lay behind these events. Series: Contemporary Indian Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; CFB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220691
- ISBN
- 9780253220691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Hardback. The history of a city and the evolution of a nation Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HBJF; JHBL; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253355874
- ISBN
- 9780253355874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Paperback. A study of the emergence, development and significance of contemporary South Asian diasporic cinema, this text approaches the topic from a feminist and queer perspective to explore the hybrid cinema of the "Brown Atlantic". Num Pages: 290 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APFA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415966856
- ISBN
- 9780415966856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.60
€ 55.60
paperback. The bestselling memoir of NOBEL PRIZE winner, Malala Yousafzai, the school girl who stood up to the Taliban. I AM MALALA inspired the BAFTA-nominated film HE NAMED ME MALALA, directed by Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JM; BGHA; JFSJ1; JN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0018607
- ISBN
- 9781474602112
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This work follows the continuum of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages, from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. The author uses the comparative method to reconstruct traditional poetic formulae of considerable complexity that stretch as far back as the original common language. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; CFF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195144130
- ISBN
- 9780195144130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.90
€ 96.90
Paperback. Based on extensive and critical use of sources, this collection covers a wide range of themes concerned with Mughal history - administration, society, religion, and culture. Num Pages: 436 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195696615
- ISBN
- 9780195696615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.07
€ 41.07
Paperback. This volume brings together original documents, memorandums, and writings of B.R. Ambedkar to highlight his contribution to the development of exclusion and inclusive policies. Editor(s): Thorat, Sukhadeo; Kumar, Narender. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; HBTR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198063506
- ISBN
- 9780198063506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.46
€ 42.46