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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Examines the female-dominated practice of herbalism in the seminomadic Muslim communities of Tuareg. This book takes the reader into this world of medicine women through interviews, guided conversations, life histories, illustrative case studies, and the words of the healers and their patients. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; 1HFDR; JFSL9; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806105
- ISBN
- 9780875806105
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446287378
- ISBN
- 9781446287378
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 47.75
€ 49.99
€ 47.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC; JFD; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813561776
- ISBN
- 9780813561776
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.60
€ 42.99
€ 38.60
Paperback. Gone are the days when feminism translated simply into the advocacy of equality for women. Women's interests are not always aligned; race, class, and sexuality complicate the equation. This book examines the social, political, and psychological ramifications of this phenomenon, as evidenced in a range of texts. Editor(s): Fleischner, Jennifer B. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726204
- ISBN
- 9780814726204
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Hardback. How community influences contribute to civic and political engagement in a city undergoing rapid change Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFFN; JFSG; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439910122
- ISBN
- 9781439910122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.25
€ 88.25
Paperback. How community influences contribute to civic and political engagement in a city undergoing rapid change Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFFN; JFSG; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439910139
- ISBN
- 9781439910139
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Tells the stories of people who have lived in several countries in order to reveal how mobility shapes subjectivity, social life, and politics. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770293
- ISBN
- 9780804770293
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
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€ 27.48
Paperback. A trans-national study of female beauty based in an ethnographic study of beauty salons in Cairo, Casablanca, and Paris. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBM; JFCA; JFFS; JHMP; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328964
- ISBN
- 9780822328964
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. A new approach to ethnic mobilization that considers the interplay between global forces, national-level variation in inequality and repression, and the political mobilization of ethnicity. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778626
- ISBN
- 9780804778626
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. This analysis of the causes of racial and ethnic conflict in American cities between 1877-1914 presents evidence that suggests that the explanation for ethnic unrest is to be found in competition processes. Editor(s): Olzak, Susan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723374
- ISBN
- 9780804723374
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. "In the first feminist critique of modern political theory, Okin shows how the failure to apply theories of justice to the family not only undermines our most cherished democratic values but has led to" Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 50843rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465037032
- ISBN
- 9780465037032
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.95
€ 23.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New introduction by Debra Satz
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158341
- ISBN
- 9780691158341
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.89
€ 33.99
€ 24.89
hardcover. Women are twice as likely as men to experience protracted sadness, self-esteem, and other symptoms of depression. What accounts for this sex difference? This book examines the evidence for each explanation in an attempt to discover what we do and do not know about sex differences in depression. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804716406
- ISBN
- 9780804716406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.58
€ 76.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252068836
- ISBN
- 9780252068836
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
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Paperback. Do demands for multiculturalism make them more likely to continue and to spread to liberal democracies? Are there fundamental conflicts between our commitment to gender equity and our increasing desire to respect the customs of minority cultures or religions? This book explores these unsettling questions. Editor(s): Cohen, Joshua Arthur; Sloan, Ruth; Howard, Matthew; Nussbaum, Martha C. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004327
- ISBN
- 9780691004327
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.47
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€ 27.47
Hardback. "Packaging Terrorism is the account of a very simple idea. The idea is this: that it's not the acts of terrorism that most matter in the post 9/11 world, it's what we are told to think about the acts of terrorism. Politicians tell us what to think. The media tell us what to think. Even terrorists tell us what to think. Series: Communication in the Public Interest. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405173667
- ISBN
- 9781405173667
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Condition: New
€ 112.03
€ 112.03
Paperback. Over 1200 collectible T-shirts presented for casual wearers and serious collectors of these icons of international culture. Grouped by popular categories, such as colleges, sports, and surfing. Includes price guide. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1,247 color photos. BIC Classification: AJC; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325892
- ISBN
- 9780764325892
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.30
€ 37.99
€ 25.30
Paperback. Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 figures, 22 b&w plates, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ACBK; JFHF; JHMC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292752269
- ISBN
- 9780292752269
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; HP; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670338
- ISBN
- 9780816670338
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Exploring the ways that shared musical practices transmit social knowledge, this book offers an account of our own cultural moment in terms of two dominant traditions: tonality and blues. It tackles big issues concerning classical, popular, and postmodern repertoires and their relations to the broader musical worlds that create and enjoy them. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 219 pages, 16 music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232082
- ISBN
- 9780520232082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92