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Hardback. How women's writings brought together female readers to fight for reproductive rights Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DDF; GTB; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252036194
ISBN
9780252036194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.15

Paperback. Drawing on Black feminist scholarship, cultural studies, and women's history, this work traces the historical and social influences of normative Black femininity, looking at how notions of self-image and strength create a distraction from broader forces of discrimination and power. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592136681
ISBN
9781592136681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

In Belongings, Sally Miller illustrates how food and farm crises result from adherence to the rules of private property. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB; JFCV; JPQB; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552668528
ISBN
9781552668528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Explores Berber cultural identity and performance in Algeria, France, and on the world music scene. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217844
ISBN
9780253217844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. This book examines how a community of urban Chinese Muslims-residents of the old Muslim district in the ancient Chinese capital of Xi'an-uses consumption to position its members more favorably within the Chinese government's official paradigm for development. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746854
ISBN
9780804746854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. A pioneering study of the Chinese cinemas in Shanghai and Hong Kong and the complex connections between them during the period of war, occupation, and civil war. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APF; GTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804745185
ISBN
9780804745185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Through an analysis of criminal case files, administrative records, and prisoner biographies, this book reconstructs life in the penal colonies and examines how the social sciences, tropical medicine, and sensational journalism evaluated and exploited the inmates' experiences. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803217980
ISBN
9780803217980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. A framework for stabilizing and strengthening inner-city neighbourhoods through the public interpretation of historic landscapes Series Editor(s): Miller, Zane L.; Stradling, David; Bennett, Larry. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902295
ISBN
9781439902295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.98

Paperback. In Beyond Shandri-La, a former CIA officer provides unique insight into the efforts of the U.S. government and committed U.S. citizens to support a free Tibet. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550. America and Tibet's Move into the Twenty-first Century. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. 384 pages, 22 illustrations, 1 map. Beyond Shangri-La provides unique insight into the efforts of the U.S. government and committed U.S. citizens to support a free Tibet. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352341
ISBN
9780822352341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTB; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784539733
ISBN
9781784539733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Celebrates the 40th anniversary of the journal "American Studies in Scandinavia", which began publication in 1967. This book is an invitation to develop a dialogue across the Atlantic. Editor(s): Nye, David E. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776742522
ISBN
9788776742522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. Focusing on the birth experiences of lower-class women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, this title reveals the complex ways in which modernity emerges in local contexts. Through vivid description and animated dialogue, it conveys the birth stories of the women of Tamil Nadu in their own voices. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFSJ; JHBF; JHMP; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223592
ISBN
9780520223592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Explores the writings of Marcus Garvey, Claude McKay and C.L.R. James and argues that these black transnationals articulated a novel conception of black identity that reconfigures the meaning of American nationality Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSJ; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335887
ISBN
9780822335887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. A complex and subtle portrait of a beautiful and fascinating region, blighted by historical prejudice and conflict Num Pages: 406 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 1DVUZ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
406
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Anniversary, Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814760321
ISBN
9780814760321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. A groundbreaking collection of sixteen essays that examines the productive intersection of the fields of black and queer studies Editor(s): Johnson, E. Patrick; Henderson, Mae G. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336181
ISBN
9780822336181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Analyzing contemporaneous and contemporary works that re-imagine the "Hottentot Venus"; reflections on the representation of a black female icon Editor(s): Willis, Deborah. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFM; 1K; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781439902059
ISBN
9781439902059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

paperback. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bayreuth African Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9783927510456
ISBN
9783927510456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. The remarkable story of the Lowndes County freedom struggle and its contribution to the larger civil rights movement Num Pages: 372 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814743317
ISBN
9780814743317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. In the 1950s Sinhalese linguistic nationalism precipitated a situation in which the movement to replace English as the main language and replace with it with Sihala and Tamil was abandoned and Sinhala alone became the official language. This work looks at the subsequent outcome this had. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749237
ISBN
9780804749237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.11

Paperback. The cultural and industrial reconstruction of the South, explored through a major figure in early black music Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGK; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252075452
ISBN
9780252075452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

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