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Paperback. The meanings and pracices of racial identity are continually reshaped as a result of the interplay of actions taken at the individual and institutional levels. This text is a study of black women as symbols, and as participants, in the reshaping of the meaning of black racial identity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195152623
ISBN
9780195152623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.41

Paperback. Explores issues of trust and distrust among low-income women in the US - at work, around childcare, in their relationships, and with caseworkers - and presents richly detailed evidence from interviews about our welfare system and why it's failing the very people it is designed to help. Num Pages: 314 pages, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274723
ISBN
9780520274723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Baker, Aleisha. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: JFSF; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633215719
ISBN
9781633215719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.99
€ 70.85

Paperback. Airports are central to the life of cities but have remained relatively peripheral in design discourse. In "Airport Landscape, " case study projects for the ecological enhancement of operating airports and the conversion of abandoned airports demonstrate, through a range of practices, the significance of airports as sites of design. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; KNGV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934510476
ISBN
9781934510476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816696109
ISBN
9780816696109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, he argues that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought in diverse areas such as optics, alchemy, dreaming, vehicle decoration, Sufi metaphysics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058064
ISBN
9780674058064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Burton, Stanley; Lynch, Dean L. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622576067
ISBN
9781622576067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.86
€ 66.06

Paperback. This is the authoritative guide on Muslims in Spain and Portugal, both historically and in the modern world. It offers a comprehensive account on the recent transformation of Iberia into an immigrant receiving society, especially Muslims. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041614
ISBN
9781849041614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
The Light Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932099188
ISBN
9781932099188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Paperback. An indispensable resource for understanding the evolution of Al-Qaeda since the death of Osama bin Laden Editor(s): Holbrook, Donald. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048101
ISBN
9781849048101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.03

Hardback. Osama bin Laden's words carry a great deal of weight in the West. When he speaks, or allegedly speaks, we listen. But what about the words of other key leaders in the Al-Qa'ida terrorist network? We can learn how to conduct the war on terrorism more successfully when we study their own manuals, written for their followers. Num Pages: 210 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972529
ISBN
9781597972529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Hardback.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042505
ISBN
9781849042505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 64.47

Hardcover. Written in the second Islamic century by al-Imam al-Shafi'i (d. 204AH/ 820AD), the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law, this important work gives the fundamental principles of Islamic jurisprudence, and its influence continues to the present day. Translator(s): Khadduri, Majid. Num Pages: 380 pages, bibliography, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 39. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Islamic Texts Society
Number of pages
380
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621156
ISBN
9780946621156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.53

Paperback. Reveals the breadth of working-class black experiences and activities in Cleveland and the extent to which these were shaped by traditions and values brought from the South. The author shows how migrants' moves north established complex networks of kin and friends and infused the city with a highly visible southern African-American culture. Editor(s): Brody, David; Kessler-Harris, Alice; Montgomery, David; Wilentz, Sean. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252067938
ISBN
9780252067938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. Alain L Locke, in his famous 1925 anthology "The New Negro", declared that 'the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem'. This biography of this extraordinarily gifted philosopher and writer, narrates the untold story of Locke's profound impact on twentieth-century America's cultural and intellectual life. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HPCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317762
ISBN
9780226317762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

paperback. Alan Hollinghurst and the Vitality of Influence proposes a striking approach for reading the influences that interlace twentieth-century gay British writers. Focusing on the role of the textual image in literary influence, this book moves toward a new understanding of the interpenetration of literary and visual culture in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349472505
ISBN
9781349472505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.62

Hardcover. Alan Hollinghurst and the Vitality of Influence proposes a striking approach for reading the influences that interlace twentieth-century gay British writers. Focusing on the role of the textual image in literary influence, this book moves toward a new understanding of the interpenetration of literary and visual culture in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSA; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137362025
ISBN
9781137362025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Hardcover. Editor(s): Trevino, Russell M. Num Pages: 156 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JFSL9; RBGD; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608768905
ISBN
9781608768905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.09
€ 117.83

Paperback. This book, by a lawyer and professor of commercial law who is the great-great-granddaughter of a slave and a white southern lawyer, is both an argument for affirming group claims in the legal vocabulary and a description of the seemingly ineluctable status of black people in the US. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014718
ISBN
9780674014718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Hardback. Focusing on works by Rene Crevel, Jean-Paul Sartre, Roland Barthes, and Herve Guibert, this book studies how the figures of homosexuality function at the limits of narrative, as part of the deep structure of narrative, and at the border between public and private discourse. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724678
ISBN
9780804724678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

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