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Paperback. Examines social representations of the fat body. This work questions discursive constructions of fatness while analyzing the politics and power of corpulence and addressing the absence of fat people in media representations of the body. Editor(s): Braziel, Jana Evans; LeBesco, Kathleen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 black-and-white photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520225855
ISBN
9780520225855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Hardback. Probes the ideological assumptions underlying the transfer of body parts, the social significance of donors' deaths, and the medico-scientific desires surrounding complex forms of body repair. This book considers the experimental realm, in which nonhuman species and artificial devices present further opportunities for recovery and for controversy. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBZ; JHMC; MNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138383
ISBN
9780231138383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 72.77

Hardback. Through a series of careful, historicized readings of works by a range of authors, this book relates both the what and the how of representation to specific theories of embodiment emerging during the early period of medical history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737739
ISBN
9780804737739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JHBS; JHMP; WSTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195305623
ISBN
9780195305623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.91

Paperback. Features how the "dark continent" of blues and jazz provided Hollywood with a resonant resource to construct and negotiate the boundaries of American cultural identity. This book contains new work on blackface minstrelsy in early sound movies, racial representation and censorship, torch singers and torch songs, burlesque and strippers, and more. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; APFA; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252072352
ISBN
9780252072352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614314
ISBN
9781442614314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

Paperback. Cartography of high literary order, plotting routes, real and imagined, and putting an alternate landscape on the map Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
0th edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803239852
ISBN
9780803239852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Enright, Robert. Num Pages: 367 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 209 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Blueimprint
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897476017
ISBN
9781897476017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.03

Paperback. How Black women's engagement in improving health and fitness raises questions about feminism and the construction of black female identity Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439903094
ISBN
9781439903094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.71

Paperback. Examines ten years worth of men's and women's health and fitness magazines to determine the ways in which bodies are "made" in today's culture Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719688
ISBN
9780814719688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Presents a feminist study that argues against the idea that the popularity of body work means that women are enslaved to a male-fashioned 'beauty myth'. This title demonstrates that women actually use body work to escape that beauty myth. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
181
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228566
ISBN
9780520228566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, over 850 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1698.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302725
ISBN
9780764302725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694063
ISBN
9781894694063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. The word is spreading among outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers that bogs and fens (peatlands) are among the most fascinating and beautiful places to visit. This book covers 155 of the species most likely to be discovered alongside the boardwalks and presents stunning photographs of 98 of them. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBC; PSAF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611687934
ISBN
9781611687934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. Explores the construction and emergence of 'Bohemia' in American literature and culture. This title presents a study that follows la vie boheme from its earliest expressions in the US until its explosion in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760836
ISBN
9780804760836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.32

Hardback. Boilerplate - the fine-print terms and conditions that we become subject to when we click "I agree" online or enter an employment contract - pervades all aspects of our modern lives. The author argues that our courts, legislatures, and regulatory agencies have fallen short in their evaluation and oversight of the use of boilerplate clauses. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155333
ISBN
9780691155333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPQB; KCN; RNFD; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ECW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770413559
ISBN
9781770413559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.79

Hardback. After the Apollo program put twelve men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spirit, the team at NASA set about developing the Space Shuttle, arguably the most complex piece of machinery ever created. This book tells the story of the Space Shuttle. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 photographs, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; KNGV; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226487
ISBN
9780803226487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.85

Hardback. Illuminates patterns among eight prominent US innovations: California's science education reform, ChemCom, Contemporary Precalculus, Kids Network, Project 2061, NCTM Standards, Urban Mathematics Collaboratives, and Voyage of the Mimi. The patterns included changing conceptions of school science , strategies for effecting reform, and more. Editor(s): Raizen, Senta A.; Britton, Edward D. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792342311
ISBN
9780792342311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.87

Hardback. Talks about five US innovations in science education: California's systemic reform of science education; Project 2061's development of its seminal publications; elementary and middle school teachers' adoption and implementation of Kids Network or Voyage of the Mimi; and Chemistry in the Community's development and uses in high school curricula. Editor(s): Raizen, Senta A.; Britton, Edward D. Num Pages: 594 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
594
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792342328
ISBN
9780792342328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 241.90

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