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Paperback. A revealing study of the giant squatter settlements of Rio de Janeiro and of the vibrant communities of migrants who have risked everything to come to the city to provide more opportunities for their children, Favela offers a powerful look at one of the great challenges facing the modern world. Num Pages: 448 pages, 5 b/w illus., 92 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: JFFA; JHB; JHMC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199836833
ISBN
9780199836833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.84

A learned study of a mother and daughter, both the wives of emperors, and their importance in the golden age of the Roman Empire Series: Women in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBLA1; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195379419
ISBN
9780195379419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.54

Paperback. Reviews the history of the fatwa since its origins and its evolution. This work looks at the general use of fatwa in relation to Islamic rules and traces the evolution of shi'ite Islam from a pacifist and quietist movement into a militant force. Num Pages: 213 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772887760
ISBN
9788772887760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.80

Hardcover. Focusing specifically on the maternal body, contributors to the volume examine how the language and notions of obesity connect with, or stand apart from, wider societal values and moralities to do with the body, fatness, reproduction, and what is considered natural.A" Editor(s): Unnithan-Kumar, Maya; Tremayne, Soraya. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MMZF; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451224
ISBN
9780857451224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.20

Paperback. Looks at the legal and cultural implications of bequests that crossed the color line. This book examines high-court decisions in the antebellum South that involved wills in which white male planters bequeathed property, freedom, or both to women of color and their mixed-race children. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3; LNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820332512
ISBN
9780820332512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.25

Paperback. This book is dedicated to the role of work organizations when it comes to the realization of an active fatherhood. Firstly, it deals with barriers for active fatherhood and its correlating mechanisms of inequality: Which aspects of discrimination and social closure do fathers face today if they assert a claim for active fatherhood, and with what Editor(s): Liebig, Brigitte; Oechsle, Mechtild. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 147. .
Publisher
Verlag Barbara Budrich
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783847407034
ISBN
9783847407034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24
€ 47.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 163.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310328605
ISBN
9780310328605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. Looking at every kind of fatherhood - being a father in and out of marriage, fathering from a distance, stepfathering, and parenting by gay males, this book presents a picture of how being a parent fits with men's broader social and work lives, how fatherhood evolved, and how it differs across cultures and through time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK; JHM; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064188
ISBN
9780674064188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.74

Hardback. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, the UK and the US demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in Nordic countries through family and social policies, and how these shape and influence the images, roles and practices of fathers in a diversity of family settings and variations of fatherhoods. Editor(s): Eydal, Gudny Bjork; Rostgaard, Tine. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447310471
ISBN
9781447310471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.37

Paperback. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, the UK and the US demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in Nordic countries through family and social policies, and how these shape and influence the images, roles and practices of fathers in a diversity of family settings and variations of fatherhoods. Editor(s): Eydal, Gudny Bjork; Rostgaard, Tine. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFSJ2; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. .
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447310488
ISBN
9781447310488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.89

Paperback. Fathered by God maps out the path of manhood?not more rules, not another list of principles, not formulas, but a sure path men have followed for centuries before us. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400280278
ISBN
9781400280278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.88

Paperback. An exploration the phenomena of contemporary fatherhood, this book presents the current state of knowledge on father involvement with young children in six countries: Finland, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, the UK and the USA. Editor(s): Adler, Marina A.; Lenz, Karl. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 19 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 2. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447319009
ISBN
9781447319009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.70

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JHBD; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631806
ISBN
9780691631806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724125
ISBN
9780814724125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardcover. To be fat in a thin-obsessed gay culture can be difficult. Despite affectionate in-group monikers for big gay men-chubs, bears, cubs - the anti-fat stigma that persists in American culture at large still haunts these individuals who often exist at the margins of gay communities. This book delves into the world of Girth & Mirth. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814708385
ISBN
9780814708385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.09

Paperback. Provides a glimpse into modern-day American families. This title focuses on a variety of issues that face American families: the differing stress levels among parents; the problem of excessive clutter in the American home; the importance (and decline) of the family meal; the vanishing boundaries that once separated work and home life; and more. Editor(s): Ochs, Elinor; Kremer-Sadlik, Tamar. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273986
ISBN
9780520273986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardback. Provides a glimpse into modern-day American families. This title focuses on a variety of issues that face American families: the differing stress levels among parents; the problem of excessive clutter in the American home; the importance (and decline) of the family meal; the vanishing boundaries that once separated work and home life; and more. Editor(s): Ochs, Elinor; Kremer-Sadlik, Tamar. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273979
ISBN
9780520273979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.13
€ 54.55

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with over 100 young men and women, and five years of research, the author explores the fast-paced world of kids and their cars. She reveals a world where cars have incredible significance for kids, as a means of transportation and thereby freedom to come and go, as status symbols and as a means to express their identities. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSP2; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799314
ISBN
9780814799314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

paperback. An in-depth study of early 20th century social conditions and cultural trends in Britain that constructed the popular image of the "modern lesbian" Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9780231110075
ISBN
9780231110075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.83

Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226577098
ISBN
9780226577098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

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