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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Exploring the rapidly increasing interest in obesity and fatness, this book engages with dominant ideas about 'fatness' and analyses the assumptions that inform anti-fat attitudes in the West, looking at the intersection of medicine and morality in pathologising 'fat' bodies. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JHMC; MBNH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137579706
- ISBN
- 9781137579706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Paperback. In two closing essays, the author considers how her experiences as a Latin American woman with ties to the United States has brought to her writing a dual cultural perspective. Her works include Sweet Diamond Dust and The House on the Lagoon. Translator(s): Ferre, Rosario. Series: Latin American woman writers. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803268746
- ISBN
- 9780803268746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World ...
Nicholas P. Klingaman William K. Klingaman
Paperback. In the tradition of "Krakatoa" and "Guns, Germs, and Steel" comes a sweeping history of the year 1816, when there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months and in the U.S., the extraordinary weather produced food shortages, religious revivals, and extensive migration. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250042750
- ISBN
- 9781250042750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.22
€ 20.99
€ 18.22
Paperback. A biography of Henry Roe Cloud (c. 1884-1950), a Winnebago educator, scholar, and minister who was one of the most renowned Native Americans of his time. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL1; JNM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822344216
- ISBN
- 9780822344216
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Paperback. Presents a cross-national, comparative study to examine a Mexican-origin community's experience with international migration and transnationalism. This book elaborates how various forms of colonialism, institutional biases, and emergent forms of domination have shaped Xaripu labor migration across the Mexican/U.S. border. Series: Latino Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022129
- ISBN
- 9780268022129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. A dissection of the language of the far right, showing the continued, although masked, biases inherent in their message. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFJ; JFSL1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781479826797
- ISBN
- 9781479826797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Hardcover. A provocative argument revealing the inherent racism in governmental responses Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799932
- ISBN
- 9780814799932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.14
€ 97.14
Hardcover. Containing three interconnected essays, this book sets Ha Jin's own work and life alongside those of other literary exiles, creating a conversation across cultures and between eras. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226399881
- ISBN
- 9780226399881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.46
€ 16.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. Drawing on the work of authors such as Oliver Sacks, Anatole Broyard, Norman Cousins, and Audre Lorde, as well as the people he met during the years he spent among different illness groups, the author recounts a collection of illness stories. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFH; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226004976
- ISBN
- 9780226004976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. In this work, originally published in 1600, the author creates a conversation among seven Venetain noblewomen. The dialogue explores women's experience in both theoretical and practical terms. The women take as their broad theme men's curious hostility towards women and the possible cures for it. Editor(s): Cox, Virginia (Lecturer in Italian, Christ's College, Cambridge University). Translator(s): Cox, Virginia (Lecturer in Italian, Christ's College, Cambridge University). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226256825
- ISBN
- 9780226256825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.67
€ 36.99
€ 28.67
Paperback. Now available in a fully revised and updated ninth edition, World News Prism provides in-depth analysis of the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFS; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 9th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118809044
- ISBN
- 9781118809044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444338584
- ISBN
- 9781444338584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.71
€ 61.71
Paperback. Explores both the benefits and disadvantages of the developments in global communication. The author discusses the annoyance and dangers of BlackBerrys in meeting rooms, hands-free kits in conversation, and using a phone or iPod whilst driving. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMC; HBG; HBLX; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141034898
- ISBN
- 9780141034898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 14.42
€ 21.99
€ 14.42
paperback. Toronto does not provide a level 'playing field' for its newly arrived inhabitants, and, in failing to recognize the particular needs of new communities, fails to ensure a growth that would be of immense benefit to the city as a whole. Editor(s): Anisef, Paul; Lanphier, Michael. Num Pages: 528 pages, 27 halftones, 30 graphs, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802084361
- ISBN
- 9780802084361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.53
€ 52.99
€ 47.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Shattuck, Roger. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590170670
- ISBN
- 9781590170670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.84
€ 17.99
€ 15.84
Hardback. Features the annual report of The World Geopolitics of Drugs. Editor(s): Labrousse, Alain; Laniel, Laurent; Block, Alan A. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001406
- ISBN
- 9781402001406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Paperback. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Second edition of a clasic text, completely revised and updated since first publication in 1985. The clearest and most up-to-date account of the supply of and demand for the world's food. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFC1; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631176336
- ISBN
- 9780631176336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
Paperback. Born in the first year of the 20th century, it is fitting that Margaret Mead should have been one of the first anthropologists to use anthropological analysis to study the future course of human civilization. This volume collects her writings on the future of humanity and how humans can shape that future through purposeful action. Series: Margaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 photos, index. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571818188
- ISBN
- 9781571818188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.58
€ 32.99
€ 30.58
Hardback. Born in the first year of the 20th century, it is fitting that Margaret Mead should have been one of the first anthropologists to use anthropological analysis to study the future course of human civilization. This volume collects her writings on the future of humanity and how humans can shape that future through purposeful action. Series: Margaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Cultures. Num Pages: 20 photos. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571818171
- ISBN
- 9781571818171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.42
€ 166.42
Paperback. Anne Bradstreet was one of our earliest feminists and the first true poet in the American colonies. This collection of her extant poetry and prose includes an introduction that sketches the poet's life. Editor(s): Hensley, Jeannine. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; DCF; DN; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050273
- ISBN
- 9780674050273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62