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paperback. An analysis of how women in the United States perceive the threat of crime in their everyday lives and how that perception controls their behavior. It shows that race and class position play a role in a woman's sense of vulnerability. It argues that fear itself is a strong element in keeping women in subservient and self-limiting social positions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208551
- ISBN
- 9780520208551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.65
€ 38.65
This text offers both first-hand witness to women's resistance to state violence, and insights into the formation of women's community. It describes how political prisoners forged alliances to demand better conditions and to maintain their sanity in the confines of their cramped cell. Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Series: Literature of the Middle East S. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; BG; JFSJ1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520088887
- ISBN
- 9780520088887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.26
€ 36.26
Paperback. Turning on its head that familiar 'woman question,' this work poses masculinity as a problem that requires explanation. It rebukes the sense of coherence contained in patriarchal theory in the name of a voice that both calls upon and challenges the category woman. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Text is Free of Markings
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079915
- ISBN
- 9780520079915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. Winner examines the latest scientific evidence about the biological basis of giftedness as well as the role played by parents and schools in fostering exceptional abilities. In this fascinating book, she uncovers and explores nine myths about giftedness, and shows us what gifted children are really like. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC; JNSP; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 203 x 29. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465017591
- ISBN
- 9780465017591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32
Paperback. Ranging across American culture of the middle 20th century this study depicts the shifting characterizations of teens from invisible young adults to young soldiers in training, to bobby soxers and zoot suiters, to rock'n'rollers and juvenile delinquents, from hippies to savvy consumers. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465007660
- ISBN
- 9780465007660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.67
€ 28.67
Paperback. Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. Over the years, however, huge strides have been made in the study of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic world. This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship. Editor(s): Dubois, Laurent; Scott, Julius S. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415994460
- ISBN
- 9780415994460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.39
€ 70.39
paperback. Probes the implications of the emergence of the leaders for the future of African American politics. This title presents a theoretical framework based on the interaction of three factors: black leaders' crossover appeal, their political ambition, and connections to the black establishment. Editor(s): Gillespie, Andra. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415992169
- ISBN
- 9780415992169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.09
€ 72.09
Paperback. 'The Black Studies Reader' takes on the history and future of this multi-faceted academic field. Editor(s): Bobo, Jacqueline; Michel, Claudine; Hudley, Cynthia (University of California, Santa Barbara). Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415945547
- ISBN
- 9780415945547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.03
€ 85.03
The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans as Told by Themselves: E...
. Ed(S): Sollors, Werner; Holt, Hamilton
paperback. Contains autobiographies of ordinary people - new immigrants and sharecroppers, cooks and fishermen, women and men working in sweatshops, in the city, and on the land. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner; Holt, Hamilton. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GBCB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415925105
- ISBN
- 9780415925105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.61
€ 59.61
paperback. A collection of interviews with 17 of the foremost African-American philosophers cover issues such as Black existentialism, racism, Black women philosophers within the academy, affirmative action and the conceptual parameters of African-American philosophy. Editor(s): Yancy, George. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415921008
- ISBN
- 9780415921008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.74
€ 69.74
Paperback. Names We Call Home includes autobiographical essays, poetry and interviews to highlight the historical, social and cultural influences that inform racial identity. Editor(s): Thompson, Becky; Tyagi, Sangeeta. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415911627
- ISBN
- 9780415911627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.92
€ 80.92
paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; KCN; RGC; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415785440
- ISBN
- 9780415785440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.36
€ 81.36
paperback. Responding to growing interest in the presence and image of blacks and blackness in classical antiquity, this examines the blacks as seen by early Christian writers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415243698
- ISBN
- 9780415243698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.85
€ 60.85
Paperback. This new edition of Genevieve Lloyd's classic study of the maleness of reason in philosophy contains a new introduction and bibliographical essay assessing the book's place in the explosion of writing and gender since 1984. Series: Ideas S. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415096812
- ISBN
- 9780415096812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.02
€ 60.02
Focused on the importance of play in evaluating and treating children with disabilities, this title presents play theories and assessments along with the theories and assessments reached from research conducted by occupational therapists and occupational scientists. Num Pages: 480 pages, Approx. 220 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; MQT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Elsevier - Health Sciences Division United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780323029544
- ISBN
- 9780323029544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.20
€ 110.20
hardcover. Americans of Arab heritage have made major contributions to U.S. society. This book provides an overview for a general audience of their immigration patterns, settlement, adaptation, and assimilation. It discusses their history, and looks at the successive waves of immigrants. Series: The New Americans. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Greenwood United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313332197
- ISBN
- 9780313332197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
hardcover. This title presents an overview of black leadership in every aspect of American life, including movements for social justice, education, business, and politics. The book also suggests a theoretical framework for future research on the impact of black leadership in America. Num Pages: 264 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313313967
- ISBN
- 9780313313967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.88
€ 106.88
Hardcover. A stunning survey of the indigenous art, architecture, and spiritual beliefs of the Americas, from the Precolumbian era to the 20th century Num Pages: 368 pages, 500 color illus. BIC Classification: 1K; ACBK; AGC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 229. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300214833
- ISBN
- 9780300214833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.40
€ 88.40
Hardcover. George I. Sanchez was a reformer, activist and intellectual, and one of the most influential members of the "Mexican American Generation" (1930-1960). The author honours Sanchez's efforts, hitherto mostly unrecognized, in the struggle for equal opportunity, while not shying away from his subject's personal faults and foibles. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190328
- ISBN
- 9780300190328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.96
€ 54.96
Hardcover. Blind since the age of 11, Georgina Kleege draws on her own experiences to provide this account of visual impairment - both her own view of the world and the world's view of the blind. She addresses topics such as the negative status of the blind and how blindness is portrayed in literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFS; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300076806
- ISBN
- 9780300076806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.46
€ 73.46
Felix Longoria's Wake: Bereavement, Racism, and the Rise of Mexican Am...
Carroll, Patrick; Carroll, P.
paperback. Private First Class Felix Longoria earned a Bronze Service Star, a Purple Heart, a Good Conduct Medal, and a Combat Infantryman's badge for service in the Philippines during World War II. Yet the only funeral parlor in his hometown of Three Rivers, Texas, refused to hold a wake for the slain soldier because "the whites would not like it." Series: CMAS History, Culture, and Society Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b&w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 709.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292712492
- ISBN
- 9780292712492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.30
€ 36.30
Hardback. This book examines the critical and often undervalued contributions of women to the culture, well-being, and subsistence of their communities as active, powerful, and wise ritual specialists. Editor(s): Marcos, Sylvia; Torjesen, Karen Jo; Ashcraft-Eason, Lillian; Kirk-Duggan, Cheryl A. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275991579
- ISBN
- 9780275991579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.74
€ 64.74
paperback. Editor(s): Martinez, Roy. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271036403
- ISBN
- 9780271036403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.91
€ 40.91
paperback. Series: American & European Philosophy S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780271020266
- ISBN
- 9780271020266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80