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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This volume explores African American historical fiction written by women in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Nunes' approach to the texts aims at emphasizing the narrative and thematic achievements of individual novels set in the context of the main trends and developments of the contemporary African American historical novel. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294497
- ISBN
- 9781349294497
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813569765
- ISBN
- 9780813569765
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Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813569758
- ISBN
- 9780813569758
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Hardcover. This volume presents an extended reflection on human dependency and the need to 'care' and be 'cared for'. Philosophers, theologians, social theorists, economists, and professional caregivers to discuss the challenges of professional caregiving, analyzing how societies can promote relationships in which individuals can give and receive 'care'. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Ana Martha; Iffland, Craig. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381163
- ISBN
- 9781137381163
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Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. A groundbreaking examination of Chile's Mapuche shamans and their use of a unique tree in ritual transvestitism and political defiance. Num Pages: 335 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HRKT; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292716599
- ISBN
- 9780292716599
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.06
€ 34.99
€ 32.06
Paperback. A quick fix of fiction in this age of speed and technology. Translator(s): Dahl Buchanan, Rhona. Series: Secret Weavers Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CJB; DCF; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893996915
- ISBN
- 9781893996915
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.16
€ 18.99
€ 18.16
paperback. Panama is an ethnically diverse country with a recent history of political conflict which makes the representation of historical memory an especially complex and important task for the country's museums. This book studies new museum projects in Panama with the aim of identifying the dominant narratives that are being formed.. Series: Museums and Diversity. Num Pages: 192 pages, 52 ills. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; GM; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 584.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452405
- ISBN
- 9780857452405
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Condition: New
€ 76.88
€ 76.88
Drawing on a decade of fieldwork in these communities, Isla exposes the duplicity of a neoliberal model in which the environment is converted into commercial assets, few of whose benefits flow to the local population. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; GTF; JFSJ; JHB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649361
- ISBN
- 9781442649361
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Condition: New
€ 70.69
€ 70.69
Hardcover. This book explores the relationship between social movements, sexual citizenship and change in Southern Europe. Providing a comparative analysis about LGBT issues in Italy, Spain and Portugal, it discusses how activism can generate legal, political and cultural impact in post-dictatorial, Catholic and EU-focused countries. Series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DS; JFSK; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289581
- ISBN
- 9780230289581
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Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Hardback. The intersections between culture and human rights have engaged some of the most heated and controversial debates across international law and theory. To what extent should the law permit cultural defences to general rules? What role does human rights law have in the protection of minority cultures? This volume examines such pivotal questions. Editor(s): Vrdoljak, Ana. Series: Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199642120
- ISBN
- 9780199642120
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Condition: New
€ 198.78
€ 198.78
Hardback. Culture shapes every aspect of the relationship between God and the believer in Islam - as well as among believers, and with those beyond the fold. Editor(s): Sajoo, Amyn B. Series: Muslim Heritage Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 colour images in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 182 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780761275
- ISBN
- 9781780761275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.46
€ 52.99
€ 44.46
Hardcover. This ethnography of the Moroccan womens rights movement describes the history and activists of the Moroccan womens rights movement through the development and use of three frames: equality, womens human rights, and the harmonious family. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633501
- ISBN
- 9780815633501
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Condition: New
€ 53.12
€ 53.12
Paperback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; JFFS; JPSN2; KCBM; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403900593
- ISBN
- 9781403900593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Hardback. Investigating the perceptions of political actors towards EMU in Europe, this research is based on personal interviews in key organizations in Britain, France and Germany. It examines why actors perceived EMU to serve or frustrate their interests. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; JFFS; JPSN2; KCBM; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333712009
- ISBN
- 9780333712009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.41
€ 194.41
Hardback. Drawing on interviews with parents and teens, this title offers an intimate account of the different ways that girls and boys in the United States and the Netherlands negotiate love, lust, and growing up. It provides a probing analysis of the way family culture shapes not just sex but also alcohol consumption and parent-teen relationships. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; JFC; JFSP2; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736181
- ISBN
- 9780226736181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.17€ 90.12
€ 107.17
€ 90.12
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with parents and teens, this title offers an intimate account of the different ways that girls and boys in the United States and the Netherlands negotiate love, lust, and growing up. It provides a probing analysis of the way family culture shapes not just sex but also alcohol consumption and parent-teen relationships. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; JFC; JFSP2; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736198
- ISBN
- 9780226736198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. A historical account of the Women Strike for Peace movement. Amy Swerdlow, a founding member of WSP, restores to the record a chapter on American politics and women's studies. She traces WSP's triumphs, its problems, and its legacy for the women's movement and American society. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; HBTB; JFFK; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226786360
- ISBN
- 9780226786360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.01
€ 36.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226399942
- ISBN
- 9780226399942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardback. Traces the social history of early modern Japan's sex trade, from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes, diaries, town registers, petitions, and criminal records, this title describes how the work of selling women transformed communities across the archipelago. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 282 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534. Prostitution, Markets, and the Household in Early Modern Japan. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 282 pages, Illustrations. Traces the social history of early modern Japan's sex trade, from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes, diaries, town registers, petitions, and criminal records, this title describes how the work of selling women transformed communities across the archipelago. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFMX. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270909
- ISBN
- 9780520270909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.62€ 65.54
€ 83.62
€ 65.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHMC; MFKC1; MJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479827664
- ISBN
- 9781479827664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45