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Paperback. Offers an interpretation of care labor in the United States by tracing the roots of inequity along two interconnected strands: unpaid caring within the family; and slavery, indenture, and other forms of coerced labor. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064157
ISBN
9780674064157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.99

Paperback. The authorsprobe the reasons and circumstances surrounding the death and torture of African American female victims, relying on such methodological approaches as comparative historical work, content and media analysis, as well as literary criticism." Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349294633
ISBN
9781349294633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. The authors probe the reasons and circumstances surrounding the death and torture of African American female victims, relying on such methodological approaches as comparative historical work, content and media analysis, as well as literary criticism. Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230112704
ISBN
9780230112704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.48

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
€ 17.97

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
€ 25.06

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

€ 97.20

Paperback. This text continues the author's study of how "scientific technique is both contributor to and product of discourse". It focuses on gender, and in particular, analyzes how the metaphors of information and communication technology affect biological research, especially in the field of genetics. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDA; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 125 x 185 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102056
ISBN
9780231102056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

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
€ 24.33

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
€ 15.86

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
€ 29.36

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

€ 92.36

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
€ 29.90

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

€ 129.31

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

€ 68.09

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

€ 162.56

Paperback. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; JFSJ; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349295463
ISBN
9781349295463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Stoddard uses the Anglophone Caribbean and Ireland to examine the complex inflections of women and race as articulated in-between the colonial discursive and material formations of the eighteenth century and those of the (post)colonial twentieth century, as structured by the defined spaces of the colonizers' estates. Series: Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KJ; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230113725
ISBN
9780230113725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Paperback. A book about some of the postcultural theories such as poststructuralism, deconstruction, political critique and materialist historicism and about the ways in which they challenge current thinking and open other, positive and constructive, possibilities for thought and research in the Nineties. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st US Edition
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333584569
ISBN
9780333584569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

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
€ 26.49

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
€ 25.44

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