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Regional studies
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
€ 33.99
€ 24.88
Paperback. This first examination of the trade in erotica during the 1920s and '30s provides an understanding of the evolution of both obscenity law and sexual explicitness in literature, and raises fascinating questions about moral control, idealism, and the marketplace in ways that continue to resonate today. Num Pages: 424 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; GTB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217988
- ISBN
- 9780812217988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.46
€ 41.99
€ 37.46
Hardback. Provides valuable ethnographic insights into life along some of the most contentious borders in the world. This book includes essays that portray existence at different points across India's northern frontiers and, in one instance, along borders within India. Editor(s): Gellner, David N. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 photographs, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822355427
- ISBN
- 9780822355427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.89
€ 114.89
Paperback. Provides valuable ethnographic insights into life along some of the most contentious borders in the world. This book includes essays that portray existence at different points across India's northern frontiers and, in one instance, along borders within India. Editor(s): Gellner, David N. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 photographs, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822355564
- ISBN
- 9780822355564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Highlighting race as both an overt and underlying force that shaped life in and beyond the Zone, this title details how local traditions and colonial policies interacted and frequently clashed. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 photographs, 1 table, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356783
- ISBN
- 9780822356783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardback. Highlighting race as both an overt and underlying force that shaped life in and beyond the Zone, this title details how local traditions and colonial policies interacted and frequently clashed. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 photographs, 1 table, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822356660
- ISBN
- 9780822356660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.33
€ 115.33
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Umland, Andreas. Num Pages: 334 pages, 26 B&W. BIC Classification: GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838200422
- ISBN
- 9783838200422
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.42
€ 45.99
€ 32.42
Paperback. Spawned in the ghettos of Kingston as mercenary street-fighters for the island's politicians, the posses began migrating to the United States in the early 1980's, just in time to catch and ride the crack wave as it engulfed the country. This title examines the issues from a British and Jamaican perspective. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFE; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212. A Journey Through the Yardie Underworld. 288 pages. Spawned in the ghettos of Kingston as mercenary street-fighters for the island's politicians, the posses began migrating to the United States in the early 1980's, just in time to catch and ride the crack wave as it engulfed the country. This title examines the issues from a British and Jamaican perspective. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFE; JKVM. Dimension: 179 x 114 x 22. Weight: 244.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841953861
- ISBN
- 9781841953861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Hardback. A systematic and in-depth analysis and explanation of China's rapid increase in inequality in the last two decades. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 264 pages, 26 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757942
- ISBN
- 9780804757942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Hardback. This title presents an anthropological study of coal mining communities with significant implications for how we understand the globalized world. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; GTB; GTF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042321
- ISBN
- 9781849042321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
Hardback. Traces Brazil's singular character, exploring both the remarkable richness and cohesion of the national culture, and the contradictions and tensions that have developed over time. This book includes several chapters that explore Brazilian identity through the interlinked concepts of texts, facts, sights, and sounds. Editor(s): Nava, Carmen; Lauerhass, Ludwig, Jr. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742537569
- ISBN
- 9780742537569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.78
€ 156.78
Paperback. Traces Brazil's singular character, exploring both the remarkable richness and cohesion of the national culture, and the contradictions and tensions that have developed over time. This book includes several chapters that explore Brazilian identity through the interlinked concepts of texts, facts, sights, and sounds. Editor(s): Nava, Carmen; Lauerhass, Ludwig, Jr. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742537576
- ISBN
- 9780742537576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.08
€ 60.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633212534
- ISBN
- 9781633212534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 70.11
€ 101.00
€ 70.11
Paperback. Brazil is one of the largest economies in the world. Brazil: What Everyone Needs to Know evaluates the progress that has been made to date in consolodating democracy and addressing the challenging institutional issues that are obstacles to a higher level of development. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; HBJK; HBL; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190224530
- ISBN
- 9780190224530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.51
€ 17.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Zine Magubane tracks colonial images of blackness from South Africa to England and back again to reveal the often overlooked links among ideologies of race, class, and gender. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; GTB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226501772
- ISBN
- 9780226501772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, fig. and tables. BIC Classification: CB; CFF; CFM; DSBH; EB; GTB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9783631502112
- ISBN
- 9783631502112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Hardback. A comparative assessment of Indian treaty negotiation and implementation focusing on the first decade following the United States-Lakota Treaty of 1868 and Treaty Six between Canada and the Plains Cree (1876). It restores Indian treaties to a central position in the investigation of Native-non-Native relations in the United States and Canada. Num Pages: 484 pages, 1 photogrpaph, maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803215894
- ISBN
- 9780803215894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. An account of the rise, fall, and persistence of the 20th century's Black Zionist dream -- the movement's creation of a homeland in Africa. Num Pages: 456 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; JFSL3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332473
- ISBN
- 9780822332473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. Bruno Walter, one of the twentieth century's greatest conductors, lived a fascinating life in difficult times. This book is a biography of Walter. It tells of Walter's close friendship with Gustav Mahler, his relations with Thomas Mann and his family, and his romantic involvement with the soprano Delia Reinhardt. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVGC4; BGF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803290082
- ISBN
- 9780803290082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
paperback. Explores night and darkness in Latina /o art and literature Num Pages: 326 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; GTB; JFC; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253001894
- ISBN
- 9780253001894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31