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Hardback. This new biography of American dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham draws upon a vast, never-utilized archival record to show how she was more than a dancer and anthropologist, but also an intellectual and activist. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDT; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190264871
- ISBN
- 9780190264871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 44.55
€ 45.99
€ 44.55
Paperback. Sex, Gender and the Sacred presents a multi-faith, multi-disciplinary collection of essays that explore the interlocking narratives of religion and gender encompassing 4,000 years of history. Editor(s): Groot, Joanna de; Morgan, Sue. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HBG; HRA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118833766
- ISBN
- 9781118833766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.23
€ 40.23
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385189491
- ISBN
- 9780385189491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.99
€ 24.99
€ 22.99
Hardcover. Luxurious Citizens traces the ways in which Americans tied consumer desire to the national interest between 1789 and 1865 and reveals how the nation transformed individual desires for goods into an index of civic worth, placing unbridled consumption at the heart of their modern political economy. Series: America in the Nineteenth Century. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFFT; KCP; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248920
- ISBN
- 9780812248920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.83
€ 60.83
Paperback. Fiercely intelligent, always provocative, Joanna Bourke turns to the subject of the human animal Num Pages: 480 pages, Integrated: 20, int photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844086450
- ISBN
- 9781844086450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. The story of pain and suffering since the eighteenth century. Prize-winning historian Joanna Bourke charts how our understanding of pain (and how to cope with it) has changed completely over the last three centuries. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFCX; MBX; MMBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199689439
- ISBN
- 9780199689439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Hardback. Cites writings about women in American music, covering the period from 1776-1976. A total of 1,305 books and articles are included. Num Pages: 191 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810811058
- ISBN
- 9780810811058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.48
€ 116.48
Paperback. Offers an alternative view of a world in which cultural mixing, not isolation, is the norm. This book contemplates how ethnic identity can be mobilized in the service of various kinds of goals - violent or nonviolent, laudable or despicable - and the unintended affects such mobilization invariably produces. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989501
- ISBN
- 9780295989501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. France is in the throes of a crisis defined by the rhetoric of a universalism that takes the abstract individual to be the representative not only of citizens but also of the nation. In this book, the author shows how the requirement for abstraction has led to the exclusion of women from French politics. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226741086
- ISBN
- 9780226741086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351252
- ISBN
- 9780822351252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. A study of the problem faced by feminists arguing for political rights in the context of liberal democracy. They argued that the differences between men and women were irrelevant for citizenship, yet by acting on behalf of women, they introduced the very idea of difference they sought to eliminate. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFN; JPA; JPFK; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674639317
- ISBN
- 9780674639317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.97
€ 43.99
€ 36.97
Paperback. In 2004, the French government instituted a ban on the wearing of 'conspicuous signs' of religious affiliation in public schools. Though the ban applies to everyone, it is aimed at Muslim girls wearing headscarves. This book argues that the law is symptomatic of France's failure to integrate its former colonial subjects as full citizens. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFFN; JFSL1; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147987
- ISBN
- 9780691147987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. This monographs brings together theory and research about atypical attachments in infants and young children at developmental risk, illustrating some of the key issues in cases that do not fit traditional attachment patterns. Conceptual issues for future research are also discussed. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JMAL; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215929
- ISBN
- 9780631215929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.28
€ 61.28
Paperback. This work contests the association of care with women alone as empirically and historically inaccurate, as well as politically unwise. It goes on to illustrate the ways in which society degrades the importance of caring in order to maintain the power of those who are privileged. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415906425
- ISBN
- 9780415906425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Hardcover. Shattering the tired old cliches about older people, Great Myths of Aging utilizes current research to explore the myths, generalizations, and anti-aging stereotypes associated with the elderly. Series: Great Myths of Psychology. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118521458
- ISBN
- 9781118521458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.76€ 73.64
€ 89.76
€ 73.64
Paperback. Shattering the tired old cliches about older people, Great Myths of Aging utilizes current research to explore the myths, generalizations, and anti-aging stereotypes associated with the elderly. Series: Great Myths of Psychology. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHB; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118521472
- ISBN
- 9781118521472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.17
€ 29.99
€ 23.17
Sisterhood in Sports takes a look at the unique needs of girls in sports and how to respond to and support those needs. Here, the author casts a light on the importance of friendships, relationships, and communication among girl athletes, and shows how parents and coaches can work with them to keep them engaged and progressing at every level. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442230330
- ISBN
- 9781442230330
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Condition: New
€ 63.32
€ 63.32
Paperback. Earning Respect examines the lives of white and blue-collar women workers in Peterborough between 1920 and 1960 and notes the emerging changes in their work lives, as working daughters gradually became working mothers. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802069535
- ISBN
- 9780802069535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.16
€ 40.99
€ 38.16
Paperback. Finalist for the 2013 National Jewish Book Award. This pioneering study analyzes Freehof's responsa on a select number of topics that illustrate the evolution of American Reform Judaism in the second half of the twentieth century and assesses his role in guiding and shaping the movement. Series: Monographs of the Hebrew Union College. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRJP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hebrew Union College Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822963219
- ISBN
- 9780822963219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Paperback. A collection of essays rethinking architecture, design, and technology from feminist perspectives. Each contributor asks how we might think differently and more inclusively about human needs in the environments in which we live and work. Editor(s): Rothschild, Joan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 71 illustrations. BIC Classification: AK; AMA; JFFK; TBDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813526676
- ISBN
- 9780813526676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.18
€ 43.18