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Hardback. Written from a feminist perspective, this is a cultural and ideological study of modern China as seen in the writing of experimental fiction, one of the main attempts to subvert the conventions of socialist realism in contemporary Chinese literature. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724630
ISBN
9780804724630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.34

Paperback. Discusses how discrimination by default creates a situation in which disparate outcomes are expected, accepted, and taken for granted Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 187 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794470
ISBN
9780814794470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Examines the KGB at the pinnacle of its power during the anti-corruption campaigns of 1982-1987, when it sought to break the Communist Party's stranglehold on Moscow's two largest trade organizations, which were built on a foundation of bribery and favoritism. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JFFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822961086
ISBN
9780822961086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.44

Paperback. The essays in this volume illustrate the findings of a European project on homophobia and fundamental rights in which sociologists and lawyers have analysed the position in four Member States: Italy, Slovenia, Hungary and UK. Editor(s): Trappolin, Luca; Gasparini, Alessandro; Wintemute, Robert. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSK; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849462754
ISBN
9781849462754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.52

Paperback. Exploring women's experiences of motherhood, abortion, the AIDS crisis and the beauty industry, this book presents one of the most important thinkers of our day in her own words. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415771986
ISBN
9780415771986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF7; JFFK; PST; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173865
ISBN
9780231173865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 75.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HPCF7; JFFK; PST; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173872
ISBN
9780231173872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. A brilliant new work by Luce Irigaray, one of the greatest living French thinkers, in which she deepens her arguments in relation to sexuate difference.

Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441135070
ISBN
9781441135070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.86
€ 88.72

Paperback. The author, a leading feminist and psychoanalyst, holds an imaginary dialogue with Nietzsche designed to interrogate the philosopher on his views of the feminine. She links their dialogue with a pre-Socratic examination of the elements. Translator(s): Gill, Gillian C. Series: European Perspectives. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231070836
ISBN
9780231070836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine; Burke, Carolyn. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780801493317
ISBN
9780801493317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.51

Paperback. Stones of Hope shows how African human rights activists have opened new possibilities for justice in the everyday lives of the world's most impoverished peoples. Editor(s): White, Lucie E.; Perelman, Jeremy. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFA; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804769204
ISBN
9780804769204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Hughes, Lucille P. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633212374
ISBN
9781633212374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.02
€ 70.11

Hardback. This book analyzes the impact of migration on the lives of multiple generations of 2000 Turkish families. Exploring education, marriage, fertility, friends, attitudes and religiosity, it reveals transformations and continuities in the lives of migrants and their families in Europe when compared to their non-migrant counterparts in Turkey. Num Pages: 352 pages, 51 black & white tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFFN; JFSL1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137501417
ISBN
9781137501417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.89

Paperback. This book charts key British developments in child welfare, child poverty research and state support for children from 1800 to the present day. With direct quotations from key sources, it argues that even in the face of clear evidence of hardship the response of policy makers to child poverty has been ambivalent. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861345837
ISBN
9781861345837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.65

Paperback. A wide-ranging review of the literature relating to poverty and ethnicity has identified the stark differences in rates of poverty according to ethnic group. This review brings together the available evidence on different aspects of poverty and examines what has been studied in relation to its causes. A free pdf is available at www.jrf.org.uk Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349897
ISBN
9781861349897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.95

Paperback. An anthology of writing on asylum seekers from some of Britain and Ireland's most influential voices. It is a collection of short fiction, memoir, poetry and essays that explores what it really means to be a refugee: to flee from conflict, poverty and terror; to have to leave your home and family behind; and to undertake a perilous journey. Editor(s): Popescu, Lucy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Unbound
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783522682
ISBN
9781783522682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. 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: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137501400
ISBN
9781137501400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137580955
ISBN
9781137580955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.37

Paperback. Eye-opening, empowering and inspiring, All Change Please is a book about why change in theatre matters, its benefits - artistic, commercial, ethical and social - and how, with everyone's help, we can actually achieve it. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AN; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848426580
ISBN
9781848426580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. This book critiques existing literature on the response of Western states to asylum seeking 'others' and outlines an alternative perspective to acknowledge the colonial histories that have shaped the contemporary response of states to movements of refugees. Series: Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFFN; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783486168
ISBN
9781783486168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 43.51

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