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Paperback. Centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Analyzing this phenomenon, known as mati work, this book describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450. Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro-Surinamese Diaspora. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. 336 pages, 3 illustrations. Centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Analyzing this phenomenon, known as mati work, this book describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBK5. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight: 452.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131636
ISBN
9780231131636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Paperback. In White Innocence Gloria Wekker explores a central paradox of Dutch life-the passionate denial of racial discrimination and colonial violence coexisting alongside aggressive racism and xenophobia-to show how the narrative of Dutch racial exceptionalism elides the Netherland's colonial past and safeguards white privilege. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DD; HBJD1; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360759
ISBN
9780822360759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Hull, Gloria T.; Scott, Patricia Bell. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558618985
ISBN
9781558618985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.25

Paperback. The first book chosen in Emma Watson's 'Our Shared Shelf Book Club' Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 43. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780749204
ISBN
9781780749204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 104 x 89 x 2. Weight in Grams: 88.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Kar-Ben Copies Ltd United States
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822570509
ISBN
9780822570509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; ASDX; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395207
ISBN
9780888395207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.57

Hardcover. This book details the struggles and triumphs of eight novice teachers in diverse classrooms, showing how good teachers can use innovation and "teachable moments" to turn cultural strengths into academic assets. Series: The Jossey-Bass education series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JNSV; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787950019
ISBN
9780787950019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.63

Hardcover. The world of Saul Bellow is peopled largely by men - often intellectuals - who manifest Bellow's unique conception of American masculinity. This work analyzes Bellow's oeuvre from a feminist perspective. It incorporates the insights of French feminist theory on Western male philosophers. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; HPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628620
ISBN
9780815628620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761814085
ISBN
9780761814085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.78

Paperback. Series: Criminology and Justice Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, 5 black & white tables, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JKV; LNDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415522144
ISBN
9780415522144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.84

Paperback. In many South Asian oral traditions, women are viewed as fragmented identities, dangerously split between virtue and virtuosity. This ethnographical study of women in certain North Indian villages criticizes local ideologies of gender and kinship that place women in subordinate positions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFK; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520083714
ISBN
9780520083714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Furman, Gloria; Nielson, Kathleen B. Series: The Gospel Coalition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 323.
Publisher
Crossway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433545238
ISBN
9781433545238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.51

paperback. Explores how youth identities have been constructed through dominant and often competing discourses about youth, sexuality, and gender, and how queer youth in Alberta negotiated the contradictions of these discourses. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774812467
ISBN
9780774812467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Hardback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509337
ISBN
9780742509337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.25

Paperback. Light in the Dark is the culmination of Gloria E. Anzaldua's mature thought and the most comprehensive presentation of her philosophy. Focusing on aesthetics, ontology, epistemology, and ethics, it contains several developments in her many important theoretical contributions. Editor(s): Keating, AnaLouise. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360094
ISBN
9780822360094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Hardback. Light in the Dark is the culmination of Gloria E. Anzaldua's mature thought and the most comprehensive presentation of her philosophy. Focusing on aesthetics, ontology, epistemology, and ethics, it contains several developments in her many important theoretical contributions. Editor(s): Keating, Analouise. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359777
ISBN
9780822359777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.89

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 127 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810009593
ISBN
9783810009593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.19

hardcover. What accounts for the growing income inequalities in Silicon Valley, despite huge technological and economic strides? Why have the once-powerful labor unions declined in their influence? This book examines these questions from a fresh perspective: that provided by the history of women in Silicon Valley in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741545
ISBN
9780804741545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Paperback. What accounts for the growing income inequalities in Silicon Valley, despite huge technological and economic strides? Why have the once-powerful labor unions declined in their influence? This book examines these questions from a fresh perspective: that provided by the history of women in Silicon Valley in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804747967
ISBN
9780804747967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Thinkers at the forefront in alternative theories on history, the origins of civilization, technology, and consciousness. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591431176
ISBN
9781591431176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.16

Paperback. This book is the essential introduction to postmodernism and offers an indispensible guide to this sometimes demanding terrain. It is aimed at readers encountering theories of postmodernism for the first time, and places the subject in a wide context. Series: Teach Yourself Philosophy. Num Pages: 320 pages, Black and white half-tone photographs. BIC Classification: HPX; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444104981
ISBN
9781444104981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780529189
ISBN
9781780529189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.20

Paperback. Helps you understand the true impact of media today. This book explains how the effects of mass media are measured and what the research has concluded about media's influence on our lives. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781305077478
ISBN
9781305077478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.66

Paperback. The Agenda for Social Justice: Solutions 2016 provides accessible insights into some of the most pressing social problems in the United States and proposes public policy responses to those problems. It offers recommendations for action around key issues for social justice. Editor(s): Muschert, Glenn; Perrucci, Robert; Shefner, Jon. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447332886
ISBN
9781447332886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.27

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