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Hardcover. This new illustrated edition of Evelyn Rose's classic book has been completely revised and updated by Evelyn's daughter Judi, ensuring it continues to be the culinary bible of Jewish cuisine. Num Pages: 560 pages, 72 colour photographs. BIC Classification: JFSR1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 199 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1888. 560 pages, 72 colour photographs. This new illustrated edition of Evelyn Rose's classic book has been completely revised and updated by Evelyn's daughter Judi, ensuring it continues to be the culinary bible of Jewish cuisine. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSR1; WBN. Dimension: 280 x 199 x 46. Weight: 1906.
Publisher
Pavilion
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862059085
ISBN
9781862059085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.21

Paperback. This book explores the complexity of urban Indigeneity in Canada and internationally and positions urban areas as places of Indigenous resilience and cultural innovation. Editor(s): Peters, Evelyn J.; Andersen, Chris. Num Pages: 428 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 621.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824651
ISBN
9780774824651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Addresses the phenomenon of colorism - the preference for lighter skin and the ranking of individual worth according to skin tone. Examining the social and cultural significance of skin color in a range of societies and periods, this work looks at how skin color affects people's opportunities in Latin America, Asia, Africa and North America. Editor(s): Glenn, Evelyn Nakano. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 tables, 15 figures, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759991
ISBN
9780804759991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. The inequalities that persist in America have deep historical roots. Evelyn Nakano Glenn untangles this complex history in a comparative regional study from the end of Reconstruction to the eve of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013728
ISBN
9780674013728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.69

Paperback. The Hell-Fire Clubs scandalized eighteenth-century English society. This book explores the social and economic context in which the clubs emerged and flourished; their various phases, which first involved violence as an assertion of masculinity, then religious blasphemy, and later sexual indulgence. Num Pages: 250 pages, black-&-white plate section. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164022
ISBN
9780300164022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. Presenting a history of the Bronx, this book describes how the once-infamous New York City borough underwent one of the most successful and inspiring community revivals in American history. It shows how the Bronx interacted with and was affected by the rest of New York City as it grew from a small colony in Manhattan into a sprawling metropolis. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 69 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121156
ISBN
9780231121156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. The esteemed historian and philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller addresses the nature-nurture debate, arguing that it is riddled by conceptual incoherence. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5499 x 3971 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347149
ISBN
9780822347149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Paperback. The esteemed historian and philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller addresses the nature-nurture debate, arguing that it is riddled by conceptual incoherence. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 158 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347316
ISBN
9780822347316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
African American Images United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913543238
ISBN
9780913543238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.32

paperback. Discusses same-sex desire among women in non-Western cultures. The book explores female eroticism in societies such as India and Polynesia, aiming to dispel ideas that non-Western women are victims of compulsory heterosexuality and that same-sex female desire is rooted in Western culture. Editor(s): Blackwood, Evelyn; Wieringa, Saskia. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231112611
ISBN
9780231112611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. Demonstrates how more diverse representations do not in themselves solve the problem of racial stereotyping Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSL1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814707319
ISBN
9780814707319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.38

Paperback. Demonstrates how more diverse representations do not in themselves solve the problem of racial stereotyping Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 239 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSL1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814707326
ISBN
9780814707326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Shades of Difference examines the significance of skin color in different societies around the world and its effects on relations between and within racial groups. Editor(s): Glenn, Evelyn. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 tables, 15 figures, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759984
ISBN
9780804759984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Hardback. This collection of essays by an international group of prominent scholars explores, for the first time, the implications of presentism for issues of sexual orientation and gender in Shakespeare's texts. It offers crucial insights into our present professional, theoretical, political, and social moment, as well as readings of particular texts. Editor(s): Gajowski, Evelyn. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230223837
ISBN
9780230223837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Hardcover. Re-examining Mary Douglas' work on pollution and concepts of purity, this volume explores modern expressions of these themes in urban areas, examining the intersections of material and cultural pollution. It presents ethnographic case studies from a range of cities affected by globalization processes such as neoliberal urban policies.. Editor(s): Durr, Eveline; Jaffe, Rivke. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 218 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHM; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456924
ISBN
9781845456924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.08

Paperback. At the time of her death in after a long battle with cancer, Eve Sedgwick had been working on a book on affect and Proust, and on the psychoanalyst Melanie Klein. This volume, edited by Jonathan Goldberg, brings together a collection of her last work. Editor(s): Goldberg, Jonathan; Moon, Michael. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 240 pages, 37 color illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351580
ISBN
9780822351580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. Brings together the author's explorations of emotion and expression. This work also offers "tools and techniques for nondualistic thought," and in the process touching and transforming such theoretical discourses as psychoanalysis, speech-act theory, Western Buddhism, and the Foucauldian "hermeneutics of suspicion." Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 figure, 1 photo. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330158
ISBN
9780822330158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

paperback. Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States. Working from texts of European and American writers, this work analyzes a turn-of-the-century historical moment in which sexual orientation became as important a demarcation of personhood as gender had been for centuries. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402. 280 pages. Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States. Working from texts of European and American writers, this work analyzes a turn-of-the-century historical moment in which sexual orientation became as important a demarcation of personhood as gender had been for centuries. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSK. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight: 388.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254060
ISBN
9780520254060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Thirtieth anniversary edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176293
ISBN
9780231176293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Examines men's relationships with one another in English literature and the ways those relationships affect women. Central to this study is Sedgwick's conception of "male homosocial desire". She argues that the power of male homophobia has radically shaped the ideologies of men and women. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366. English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire. Series: Gender and Culture Series. 244 pages, Ill. Examines men's relationships with one another in English literature and the ways those relationships affect women. Central to this study is Sedgwick's conception of "male homosocial desire". She argues that the power of male homophobia has radically shaped the ideologies of men and women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight: 378.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082730
ISBN
9780231082730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 251 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319450858
ISBN
9783319450858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.68

Board book. A fun, informative overview of cannabis via words, pictures, and smells Illustrator(s): Pickard, Anne. Num Pages: 22 pages, 50 black-and-white and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 177. .
Publisher
Abrams
Publication date
2017
Edition
Brdbk
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419724527
ISBN
9781419724527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.31

paperback. Establishing an imaginative space for blackness, four mid-century American writers resist literary segregation Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
American Literatures Initiative United States
Edition
American Literatures Initiative
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909430
ISBN
9781439909430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 line art, 4 b/w, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293021
ISBN
9780520293021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.48

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