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Hardback. Asks why women's progress towards equality remains slow. Neither male conspiracies nor women's psychology is at fault, but social structures which fail to accommodate people who both need to earn a living and who are obliged to care for their families underlie persistent inequalities. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333593448
ISBN
9780333593448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.54

Paperback. This volume raises some questions about the major problem of racist violence. All over Europe, asylum-seekers, immigrants and minorities are increasingly finding themselves under violent attack. Who are the perpetrators? What are their motives? How do authorities and the police respond? Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JKV; JPVH; LAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333601020
ISBN
9780333601020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Hardback. Draws connections between the works of authors such as Elizabeth Bowen, Dorothy L. Sayers, Olivia Manning, Iris Murdoch and A.S. Byatt, who dramatize darkness in wartime, gothic terror, madness and romantic betrayal, yet celebrate the triumph of rationality and "the higher common sense". Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333614204
ISBN
9780333614204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.26

Hardback. Argues that just beneath and in the interstices of the formal city, there exists an informal city. The metaphor is not geographical, but structural and hermeneutical. This is the city where manoeuvres that cannot be done publicly, legally, ethically or otherwise, are performed. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333617670
ISBN
9780333617670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.82

Paperback. Explores the interconnection between women's domestic lives and their paid employment in order to demonstrate how male definitions of work need to be reformulated. Women's continued disadvantage in the labour market is examined through contemporary, cross-national and historical studies. Editor(s): Arber, Sara; Gilbert, Nigel. Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333618141
ISBN
9780333618141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.68

Paperback. Gendered distinctions and differences in working life are produced by often hidden practices. What are they like? How do they work? This book creates, through its multidisciplinary approach and empirical data, a wide perspective on gendered practices in working life. Editor(s): Rantalaiho, Liisa; Heiskanen, Tuula. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333618547
ISBN
9780333618547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Hardback. The biblical prohibition of images sets Judaism apart, together with Islam, from all other religious systems. This book attempts to explain the reasons for the prohibition - as well as its limits - and then shows how influential it has been in determining aspects of Jewish thinking. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333625958
ISBN
9780333625958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.07

Hardback. The idea that American historical development is different from that of other nations - "exceptionalism" - is an old one. The essays in this volume explore the ways in which the process of class formation in the United States can be said to be distinctive. Editor(s): Halpern, Rick; Morris, Jonathan. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333628102
ISBN
9780333628102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333629659
ISBN
9780333629659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.68

hardcover. This is a collection of papers from the 1993 BSA "Research Imaginations" conference, which explore the inter-penetration of the public and private spheres. The book comprises two sections, one dealing with aspects of employment and finance, and the other with domesticity and intimacy. Editor(s): Morris, Lydia; Lyon, E. Stina. Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSJ1; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Edition
1996th Edition
SKU
V9780333630877
ISBN
9780333630877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.20

Hardback. Considering patterns of women's employment from 1700 to 1850, this text focuses on Essex to examine contemporary debates such as the sexual division of labour, continuity or change in women's employment, "separate spheres", "domestic ideology", and the effects of capitalism on women's employment. Series: Studies in Gender History. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JF; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333633915
ISBN
9780333633915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.86

Paperback. Explores and exposes the roots of philosophical misogyny, with lesser known authors such as Otto Weininger placed alongside pieces from Plato and Nietzsche. This anthology should be interesting to those exploring the relationship between women and society, women and the academy. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333634240
ISBN
9780333634240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.97

Hardcover. Drawing on a range of material from archives in the US and from a variety of primary historical sources, this study places Cather's major fiction in its cultural context. It explores "progressivism", "primitivism" and "Americanization" in such novels as "My Antonia" and "O Pioneers!". Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333634516
ISBN
9780333634516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.33

Hardback. Concentrating on the period after World War I, when many Arab intellectuals became disillusioned with Britain and France due to the occupation of their countries, this work on Arab nationalism examines the connection between this modern trend and 19th-century German Romantic nationalism. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBG; HBLW; JFSR2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333636466
ISBN
9780333636466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.25

Hardback. Why have settler societies moved from a traditional position of ethnic insularity to being at the forefront of multicultural change? This book addresses the question through comparative study of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, set against the USA and UK experience. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333636879
ISBN
9780333636879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardback. Violence is a more and more ubiquitous phenomenon. Studying it as a political phenomenon in and of itself, this text explores various types of violence, from ideological to fundamentalist movements, within a framework of comparative theory. Editor(s): Apter, David E. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFS; JPA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
423
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333637449
ISBN
9780333637449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.56

paperback. Violence is a more and more ubiquitous phenomenon. Studying it as a political phenomenon in and of itself, this text explores various types of violence, from ideological to fundamentalist movements, within a framework of comparative theory. Editor(s): Apter, David E. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFS; JPA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
423
Condition
New
Edition
1997th Edition
SKU
V9780333637456
ISBN
9780333637456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.64

Paperback. A collection of papers, written specially for this volume, which explores aspects of the ways in which dance and gender intersect in a variety of cultural contexts, from social and disco dance, to the Hollywood musical and dances from different cultures. Editor(s): Thomas, Helen. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333637593
ISBN
9780333637593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.25

Hardback. Both theoretically and in detail, this text investigates the teachings of Islam vis-a-vis politics. It defines the essence of Islamic civilization and highlights aspects of the colonial encounter as a background for understanding contemporary dynamics of the Muslim world. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333643112
ISBN
9780333643112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.15

Paperback. This work provides an in-depth analysis of how lone mothers negotiate the relationship between motherhood and paid work. Combining qualitative and quantitative data, it focuses on social capital in different neighbourhoods, local labour markets and welfare states. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333644539
ISBN
9780333644539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Hardback. Uniquely, Metin Heper suggests a theory of acculturation (rather than assimilation) captures the nature of State-Kurd interaction in Turkey, by not leaving any part of that interaction unaccounted for. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; JFSL; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333646281
ISBN
9780333646281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.13

Hardcover. Work on the medieval English peasant has tended to stress the degree of interaction between the village and the world beyond its bounds. This book not only provides an overview of research, but also develops this approach. Series: Medieval Culture & Society. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333647103
ISBN
9780333647103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.52

Paperback. Work on the medieval English peasant has tended to stress the degree of interaction between the village and the world beyond its bounds. This book not only provides an overview of research, but also develops this approach. Series: Medieval Culture & Society. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333647110
ISBN
9780333647110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.85

Hardback. This text deals with the problem in political theory of how modern nation states must be structured in order to realize the two separate goals of equality of opportunity and the recognition of cultural diversity between groups. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333650196
ISBN
9780333650196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.38

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