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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. A collection of essays that explores the self-expression of travel writers like Isabella Bird by giving geographic context to their work. It examines relationships among nineteenth-century American expansionism, discourses about gender, and writings of women who traveled and lived in the American West in the late nineteenth century. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 black-&-white illustrations, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631675
ISBN
9780815631675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

hardcover. This work explores challenges to male hegemony throughout continental Europe. It focuses especially on France, but it also offers comparative material on developments in the German-speaking countries and in the smaller European nations and aspiring nation-states. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734196
ISBN
9780804734196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.52

Paperback. Studies women who practice or interact with the gender norms and spaces of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. This book focuses on questions of how and why religious and secular authorities seek to regulate women's mobility and access to particular spaces, and how religious women negotiate their agency and mobility within traditional institutions. Editor(s): Morin, Karen M.; Guelke, Jeanne Kay. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black-&-white illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: HRCX6; HRH; HRJ; HRLP5; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631163
ISBN
9780815631163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.98

Paperback. Revision of the author's doctoral thesis. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781479858354
ISBN
9781479858354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. For centuries, the rite of the tarantula was the only cure for those 'bitten' or 'possessed' by the mythic Apulian spider. Its victims had to dance to the local tarantella or 'pizzica' for days on end. Today, the pizzica has returned to the limelight, bringing to the forefront issues of performance, gender, identity and well-being. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 19 ills. BIC Classification: 1DST; ASDX; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454456
ISBN
9781845454456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.12

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRL; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064333
ISBN
9780252064333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Hardback. By the turn of the twentieth century, Japan's military and economic successes made it the dominant power in East Asia. This book explores how colonial and semicolonial writers discussed, adapted, translated, and recast thousands of Japanese creative works, both affirming and challenging Japan's cultural authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 550 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSB; HBJF; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780674036253
ISBN
9780674036253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 54.32

Hardcover. The majority of research in the US public education system has been conducted in large urban areas that do not reflect the majority of urban systems. This edited collection explores the ways in which small to mid-sized school districts influence leadership preparation, leadership practice, and accountability and assessment. Editor(s): Sanzo, Karen L.; Sutherland, Ian E.; Scribner, Jay P. Series: Advances in Educational Administration. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784418182
ISBN
9781784418182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.87

Paperback. Often overlooked in the infamous history of US internment during World War II is the plight of internee children. Drawn from personal interviews and multiple primary source materials, "Schools behind Barbed Wire" uncovers this chapter in American history. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSL; JNK; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742501713
ISBN
9780742501713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.70

Paperback. A critical reader designed to accompany "Nineteenth-century American Women Writers: An Anthology". It contains twelve essays exploring the matters of history, canonicity, and criticism, highlighting the collective importance of nineteenth-century women's writing, and illuminating the hybrid texts and shorter genres that women produced. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200543
ISBN
9780631200543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.14

Hardback. A critical reader designed to accompany "Nineteenth-century American Women Writers: An Anthology". It contains twelve essays exploring the matters of history, canonicity, and criticism, highlighting the collective importance of nineteenth-century women's writing, and illuminating the hybrid texts and shorter genres that women produced. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200536
ISBN
9780631200536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.10

Paperback. Nineteenth--Century American Women Writers: An Anthology is a multicultural, multigenre collection celebrating the quality and diversity of nineteenth century American womena s expression. Editor(s): Kilcup, Karen L. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 656 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DNF; DQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199861
ISBN
9780631199861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.65

Paperback. A stirring examination of how Cold War repression and persecution extended to gay and lesbian teachers in Florida Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFSK; JNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252076398
ISBN
9780252076398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRQA5; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634310826
ISBN
9781634310826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.70

Hardback. Editor(s): Fresco, Karen L. Series: MIP Studies in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 250 pages, 8 full color. BIC Classification: ACK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 41.
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442206
ISBN
9781580442206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.33

Paperback. How race, gender, and sexuality were re-imagined in the interwar encounters of Asians and Americans Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; DSBH; JFSJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439905876
ISBN
9781439905876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

paperback. Shows how female cosmopolitanism re-contextualises the well-known Western male romance with the Orient: Japanese women are now the agents, narrating their own desires for the "modern" West in ways that seem to defy Japanese nationalism as well as long-standing relations of power not only between men and women but between Japan and the West. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 b&w photos, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5588 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822328162
ISBN
9780822328162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.84

Paperback. A fresh, revealing look at the artist who continues to inspire new generations of women. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; JFSJ1; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762781294
ISBN
9780762781294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.20

Hardcover. A fresh, revealing look at the artist who continues to inspire new generations of women. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; JFSJ1; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762771318
ISBN
9780762771318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060686611
ISBN
9780060686611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.54

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