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Hardcover. Ursula King believes that women everywhere are seeking a life-affirming spirituality in response to the needs and opportunities of the age. Women and Spirituality gives a wide-ranging account of women's relations with the world's religions and the spiritual dimension of human life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941533539
ISBN
9780941533539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.36

Hardback. A legal analysis of child and family law of Ireland from a children's rights perspective. It outlines law, policy and practice as it relates to children in the various areas of their lives. It maps the legal landscape and highlights the key provisions and principles you need to navigate when handling cases involving children and families. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFSP1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1219.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
500
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845921576
ISBN
9781845921576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.00
€ 220.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583674635
ISBN
9781583674635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.69

Hardback. One of the first books in a new Food Histories series from Reaktion, Beyond Bratwurst takes a close look at food culture in Germany, illuminating the surprisingly exciting and diverse culinary history and contemporary appetite of the European Nation. Series: Foods and Nations. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 black & white, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232720
ISBN
9781780232720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. aeo Strong team of contributors with international reputations. aeo One of the first books in a rapidly expanding field, pulling together work from feminist theology and philosophy, and comparative religion. Editor(s): King, Ursula. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631193777
ISBN
9780631193777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.98

Hardcover. Num Pages: 209 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604565096
ISBN
9781604565096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.50
€ 81.20

Hardcover. Advanced media technologies have transformed immigrants' relations with their departure and arrival societies. This title explores how Muslim-Arab religious scholars have developed over the years a theory that tasks Muslims living in the West with specific duties within the framework of their anticipated global Muslim nation. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193287
ISBN
9781845193287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

Paperback. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 colour illustrations, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFK; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479852475
ISBN
9781479852475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 205 x 4. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Urban Land Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874202922
ISBN
9780874202922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.04

Hardback. An exploration of the multifaceted Mongol experience in China, past and present. Charting the interface between a state-centred multinational Chinese polity and a primordial nationalist multiculturalism, it explores Mongol ethnopolitical strategies to preserve their heritage. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511439
ISBN
9780742511439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.17

Paperback. Focuses on how workers and small enterprises in India fare when faced with the processes of globalization and liberalization. This work raises questions about the experience of Indian development since the onset of economic reforms in 1991. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFS; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Tulika
Condition
New
SKU
V9788189487393
ISBN
9788189487393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226896830
ISBN
9780226896830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226896809
ISBN
9780226896809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. Many immigrants in Europe find marginalization, discrimination, and increasing segregation. In this book, the author shows how an excessive respect for "their culture" has been part of the problem. Culture has become a concept of race, sustaining ethnic identity politics that subvert human rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226896854
ISBN
9780226896854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. An ethnography of Wall Street culture, this book offers a picture of how the market and its denizens work. Not merely masses of individuals striving independently, here, markets appear as socially constructed institutions in which the behaviour of traders is suspended in a web of customs. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006881
ISBN
9780674006881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.27

Paperback. Offers a different perspective by allowing twenty-three male writers the chance to explore their artistic and emotional relationship to their favorite fairy-tale stories. Editor(s): Bernheimer, Kate. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ; YFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814332672
ISBN
9780814332672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.22

Paperback. Bringing together scholarly insights and research by both Japanese and non-Japanese experts, Jessica Milner Davis bridges the differences between humor in Japan and the West and examines the spectrum of Japanese humor, from ancient traditions and surviving rituals of laughter to the norms of joke-telling in conversation in Japan and America. Editor(s): Davis, Jessica Milner. Series: Humor in Life & Letters S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814331651
ISBN
9780814331651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.03

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

€ 38.14

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

€ 43.50

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

€ 77.74

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