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Social groups
Bodies, Sex and Desire from the Renaissance to the Present (Genders an...
Fisher, Kate, Toulalan, Sarah
Hardcover. An examination of how bodies and sexualities have been constructed, categorised, represented, diagnosed, experienced and subverted from the fifteenth to the early twenty-first century. It draws attention to continuities in thinking about bodies and sex: concept may have changed, but hey nevertheless draw on older ideas and language. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283688
- ISBN
- 9780230283688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283190
- ISBN
- 9780230283190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.34
€ 116.34
Hardcover. Women have engaged in healing from the beginning of history, often within the context of the home. This book studies the role, contributions and challenges faced by women healers in France, Spain, Italy and England, including medical practice among women in the Jewish and Muslim communities, from the later Middle Ages to approximately 1800. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282919
- ISBN
- 9780230282919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.40
€ 150.40
Hardcover. Much has been written about equal opportunity issues but little has been published about how organisations might provide more structure and support to ensure women's progress to the most senior business levels. This book looks at the career experiences of a group of women managers and consider what helps, and what still hinders their progress. Num Pages: 208 pages, 49 black & white tables, 30 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJMB; KJMV2; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282803
- ISBN
- 9780230282803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This book utilises the growing phenomenon of British soldier narratives from Iraq and Afghanistan to explore how British soldiers make sense of their role on these complex, multi-dimensional operations. It aims to intervene in the debates within critical feminist scholarship over whether soldiers can ever be agents of peace. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; JFSJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282261
- ISBN
- 9780230282261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. The book explores the intersection of emotions and migration in a number of case studies from across the USA, Europe and Southeast Asia, including the transmigration of female domestic workers, transmigrant marriages, transmigrant workers in the entertainment industry and asylum seekers and refugees who are the victims of domestic violence. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280564
- ISBN
- 9780230280564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This collection on researching later life and ageing critically reflects upon the qualitative methods used in gaining knowledge of under-researched groups of older people and sets out future research agendas. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBC; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280472
- ISBN
- 9780230280472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Ethnicity and the Persistence of Inequality: The Case of Peru (Conflic...
Thorp, Rosemary, Paredes, Maritza
Hardcover. Understanding why inequality is so great and has persevered for centuries in a number of Latin American countries requires tools that go beyond economics. Investigating the case of Peru, this book explores how inequality is embedded in institutions that constitute the interface between the economy, the polity and geography of the country. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; GTF; JFF; JFSL; KCB; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280007
- ISBN
- 9780230280007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Paperback. Despite the inroads made by women in the professions, the glass ceiling remains a persistent barrier to their career progression. Using a range of interactional sociolinguistic data this publication investigates the crucial role that gendered discourses play in perpetuating workplace gender inequalities. Series: Communicating in Professions and Organizations. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279681
- ISBN
- 9780230279681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. As leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron inherited a multi-faceted gender problem: only 17 women MPs; an unhappy women's organization; electorally uncompetitive policies 'for women'; and a party which was seemingly unattractive to women voters. This book is an account of the feminization of the party since 2005. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JFSJ1; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279001
- ISBN
- 9780230279001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Hardcover. This book sets out an original Youth Work-based SRE programme and explores how a range of socioeconomic, cultural and sexual norms, values and attitudes differently shape decision-making on sex, intimacy and future plans across different contexts. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBK5; JNF; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278868
- ISBN
- 9780230278868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. The politics of multiculturalism faces challenges in Western democratic states. Arguing that this setback is based on the notion of culture as separate and distinct, this book explores how to face current challenges to multiculturalism without reifying culture, group and identity. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484. Towards a Theory of Intercultural Justice. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. 288 pages, 0. The politics of multiculturalism faces challenges in Western democratic states. Arguing that this setback is based on the notion of culture as separate and distinct, this book explores how to face current challenges to multiculturalism without reifying culture, group and identity. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL1. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 24. Weight: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278516
- ISBN
- 9780230278516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.88
€ 67.88
Hardcover. Using a wide range of rich original sources, this unique reference guide provides a remarkable picture of England's medieval Jewry. Following an extensive introduction, the dictionary includes illustrations, maps, and over 40 topographic, 30 biographic and 80 general entries, including texts of key legislation. Num Pages: 466 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HBJD1; HBLC1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278165
- ISBN
- 9780230278165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.92
€ 163.92
Hardcover. This book offers an innovative way of doing critical discourse analysis that focuses on the performatively produced concepts and social structures that support oppressive attitudes in a community. It draws upon ethnographic data from a women's field hockey club to examine players' homophobic attitudes towards lesbians on the team. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276666
- ISBN
- 9780230276666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Hardcover. Film and Female Consciousness explores the representation of female consciousness on-screen and demonstrates the ways in which the thought of Luce Irigaray can be used to address the traditional problems of the objectification of women in cinema as outlined by feminist theory since the 1970s. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275690
- ISBN
- 9780230275690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. This book explores the ethnic and racial options exercised by young mixed race people in Britain. It reveals the diverse ways in which young people identify and experience their mixed status, the complex nature of such identities, and the rise of other identity strands which are now challenging race and ethnicity as dominant and salient identities. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275041
- ISBN
- 9780230275041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.31
€ 68.31
Hardcover. An exploration of the representations of the women's movement, its members, and their goals between 1968 and 2008 in the British and American press. Examining over 1100 news articles, the book analyses the nuanced ways feminism has historically been supported, marginalized and debated in the mainstream press. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274457
- ISBN
- 9780230274457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Mundane Heterosexualities is the first major empirical study of heterosexual relationships. Critiquing feminist debates, and examining heterosexual practices across the last century, this book argues that as a social, rather than sexual category, heterosexuality can be seen as the organizing principle of our everyday lives. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273474
- ISBN
- 9780230273474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardcover. What role does 'vanity' play in the lives of 21st century subjects? Exploring a range of fields including public health, information technology, media studies and feminist approaches to the body and beauty, this book offers a broad analysis of how 'vanity' shapes contemporary Western societies and its understandings of selfhood. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JFCK; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272187
- ISBN
- 9780230272187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This book explores the relationship between children and citizenship, analyzing international perspectives on citizenship and human rights and developing new methods for facilitating the recognition of children as participating agents within society. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JNAM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271876
- ISBN
- 9780230271876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36