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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Examining the powerful drive that leads men and women literally to shed their skins gubarand--in mind and body--to cross the boundary of sex, Prosser argues that sex change is, at best, a narrative--thus transsexuals make for adept and absorbing authors. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109352
- ISBN
- 9780231109352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.61
€ 36.99
€ 27.61
Hardback. Deconstructs earthen mounds and myths in examining their importance in contemporary Native communities. Drawing on ethnographic and archaeological studies, Jay Miller explores the wide-ranging themes and variations of mounds, from those built thousands of years ago to contemporary mounds, focusing on Native southeastern and Oklahoma towns. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 diagram. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803278660
- ISBN
- 9780803278660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.41
€ 60.41
Hardback. In 1764 a peasant girl was killed and partially eaten while tending sheep. Eventually, over a hundred victims fell prey to a mysterious creature whose deadly efficiency mesmerized Europe. Monsters of the Gevaudan revisits this spellbinding tale and offers the definitive explanation for its mythic status in French folklore. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047167
- ISBN
- 9780674047167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.33
€ 47.99
€ 40.33
Hardcover. Jacob Katz was one of the greatest Jewish historians of the 20th century. In this volume, ten scholars critically discuss Katz's work with an appreciation for Katz's importance in reshaping the way Jewish history is studied. Series: Harvard Center for Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008465
- ISBN
- 9780674008465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.12
€ 40.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. Countering the popular misconception that racial discrimination has largely not existed in Puerto Rico, this book shows that racial prejudice has long had an insidious effect on Puerto Rican society. It is of interest to specialists in Caribbean studies, Puerto Rican history, and Latin America studies, and also to scholars in a variety of fields. Num Pages: 192 pages, 34 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBJK; HBLL; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318422
- ISBN
- 9780822318422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Seeks to discover why we deny our children the freedoms of space, time and the natural world. Visiting communities as far apart as West Papua and the Arctic, as well as the UK, and delving into history, philosophy, language and literature, this book explores how children's affinity for nature is an essential and universal element of childhood. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039459
- ISBN
- 9780141039459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.78
€ 21.99
€ 17.78
Hardback. Maps the dissemination of and possible interrelationships among these corporeal signifiers in Germanophone cultures between the Enlightenment and the Shoah. This book appeals to readers interested in psychoanalysis, in Jewish studies, in cultural studies, and in the whole question of "the body," which has been discussed in present years. Num Pages: 530 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 33. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823233618
- ISBN
- 9780823233618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.72
€ 140.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 530 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823233625
- ISBN
- 9780823233625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.59
€ 50.99
€ 46.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 720 pages, 325 colour illus. BIC Classification: AKTH; JFCK; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 274 x 213 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2576.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609015275
- ISBN
- 9781609015275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 204.79
€ 204.79
Hardback. An ethnography that describes life in the Uyghur suburbs of Yining, a city near the border with Kazakhstan, and situates that account in a broader examination of Uyghur culture. This book explores topics ranging from family life to market trading, from informal socializing to forms of religious devotion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 12 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032828
- ISBN
- 9780674032828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.21
€ 44.99
€ 38.21
Paperback. Addresses the field of film sound theory and its significance in rethinking historical models of film analysis. This book also analyzes how shifting modulation of the spoken word in cinema results in variations in audience interpretation. Editor(s): Beck, Jay; Grajeda, Tony. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075322
- ISBN
- 9780252075322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.64
€ 29.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. This first examination of the trade in erotica during the 1920s and '30s provides an understanding of the evolution of both obscenity law and sexual explicitness in literature, and raises fascinating questions about moral control, idealism, and the marketplace in ways that continue to resonate today. Num Pages: 424 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; GTB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217988
- ISBN
- 9780812217988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Series: Richard Lectures. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813932460
- ISBN
- 9780813932460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.68
€ 26.99
€ 24.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 78 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 65
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543429
- ISBN
- 9780913543429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.43
€ 15.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- African American Images
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155707
- ISBN
- 9781934155707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.94
€ 17.99
€ 16.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 4 charts & 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 4. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155608
- ISBN
- 9781934155608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.99
€ 16.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155493
- ISBN
- 9781934155493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.23
€ 16.99
€ 16.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155196
- ISBN
- 9781934155196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.71
€ 15.99
€ 15.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155004
- ISBN
- 9781934155004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.45
€ 16.99
€ 16.45
Hardback. This volume examines the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. Although set in Buenos Aires, Auyero describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums. Num Pages: 216 pages, 17 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFC; JFFH; JPQB; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822352594
- ISBN
- 9780822352594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.84
€ 106.84