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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 144 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFD; APTD; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816619979
ISBN
9780816619979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.29

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323433
ISBN
9780822323433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Kina, Laura. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, 47 illus., 36 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBS; HBTB; JFSJ5; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741376
ISBN
9780295741376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.10

Paperback. * Explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in the classical period. * Accessible to general readers whilst encouraging them to confront new theories and methodologies, and contemporary assumptions about gender and sexuality. Editor(s): McClure, Laura K. Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225898
ISBN
9780631225898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 52.61

Hardback. This is the first book to compare the experiences of displaced Chagos islanders in Mauritius with the experiences of those Chagossians who have moved to the UK since 2002. It provides a unique ethnographic comparative study of forced displacement and onward migration within the living memory of one community. Series Editor(s): Smith, Alexander. Series: New Ethnographies. Num Pages: 176 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HS; JFFN; JHM. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719084300
ISBN
9780719084300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.37

Paperback. Drawing on new Arabic material, "Nasser at War" analyzes a critical turning point for the Middle East and casts a fresh light on Nasser's era and legacy of conflict. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349282241
ISBN
9781349282241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBJD1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456817
ISBN
9780801456817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.86

Paperback. Bookselling has evolved from an arena dominated by independent bookstores to one in which chain stores have significant market share. Yet unlike other retail industries, bookselling should be "above" questions of profit. This work investigates what drives this belief and how it is affected by the changing retail environment. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KCCD; KNPR; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226525914
ISBN
9780226525914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.45

Hardcover. A unique study of how syphilis, better known as the French disease in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, became so widespread and embedded in the society, culture and institutions of early modern Venice due to the pattern of sexual relations that developed from restrictive marital customs, widespread migration and male privilege. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBTB; JFSJ; MBNS; MBX; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230252929
ISBN
9780230252929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.26

Hardback. In the 1920s, as American films came to dominate the country's cinemas, many of Mexico's cultural and political elites feared that this "Yanqui Invasion" would turn Mexico into a cultural vassal of the United States. In this book, the author contends that Hollywood films were not simply tools of cultural imperialism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 46 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356417
ISBN
9780822356417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.23

Hardcover. Happiness, rather than being a private and subjective experience, is shaped, interpreted and articulated via culturally specific ways of thinking, being and acting. This highly original and timely book offers an empirical exploration of the ways in which being 'happy' is understood and articulated in contemporary society. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137321527
ISBN
9781137321527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBA; JHBK; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349458066
ISBN
9781349458066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.79

Hardback. Series: Diversity and Aging. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442207592
ISBN
9781442207592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.02

Paperback. Invisible Victims presents the first comprehensive, integrated study of the risks faced by homeless people and their attempts to find safety and security in often dangerous environments. Num Pages: 192 pages, 9. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442611764
ISBN
9781442611764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.77

Hardback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643284
ISBN
9781442643284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.83

Paperback. Laura Hubner is one of the first critics to analyse the elements of 'illusion' in key films by Bergman and relate theseto cultural and artistic influences on his creative output, the phenomenon of Bergman as 'art film' director, and debates about modernism, postmodernism and emerging feminist discourses on gender and multiplicity." Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349283200
ISBN
9781349283200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813574820
ISBN
9780813574820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.43

Paperback. By examining policy, meanings of 'home' and potential barriers to housing options, this book provides a comprehensive overview and investigation of housing issues for disabled people from a social model perspective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428059
ISBN
9781847428059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.95

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813570372
ISBN
9780813570372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.87

Paperback. This collection of essays by leading academics offers an alternative approach to the study of today's Arab states by focusing on their participation in neo-liberal globalization rather than on authoritarianism or Islam. Editor(s): Guazzone, Laura; Pioppi, Daniela. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JM; JFFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Ithaca Press
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863723896
ISBN
9780863723896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.95

Paperback. Providing a re-assessement of the cause of Bolivia's 1952 revolution, this book argues that the revolution had deeper roots in the indigenous struggles for land and justice that swept through Bolivia during the first half of the twentieth century. It demonstrates that rural indigenous activists helped shape populist projects of 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 416 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; HBTV; JFC; JFSL9; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340676
ISBN
9780822340676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Historians, anthropologists, and sociologists examine how race and racism have mattered in Andean and Mesoamerican societies from the early colonial era to the present day. Editor(s): Gotkowitz, Laura. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 photographs, 1 table, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350439
ISBN
9780822350439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.49

Hardcover. Focusing on womanist and mestiza feminist thought, literary writings, and cultural representations, Unassimilable Feminisms offers a comparative theoretical model of identity formation. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230623163
ISBN
9780230623163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. An original ethnography looking at childhood socialisation in schools and in families, under the Welfare State Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780745336046
ISBN
9780745336046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 6.23

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