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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Through a rich ethnography of street and working children in Calcutta, India, this book offers the first sustained enquiry into postcolonial childhoods, arguing that the lingering effects of colonialism are central to comprehending why these children struggle to inhabit the transition from labour to schooling. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSP1; JHBL; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296428
- ISBN
- 9780230296428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP; JHB; JHMC; JNB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349333561
- ISBN
- 9781349333561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The first comprehensive ethnography of the Thangmi, a marginalized community who migrate between Himalayan border zones, Rituals of Ethnicity explores Thangmi cultural worlds and regional political histories to offer a new explanation for the persistence of enduring ethnic identities despite the realities of mobile, hybrid lives. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKN; JFSL; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812246834
- ISBN
- 9780812246834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.11
€ 92.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415215190
- ISBN
- 9780415215190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. Arriving in ancient Rome over 2,000 years ago, the Jewish communities of Italy have retained their identity throughout the millennia. This book traces their recreation of community, focusing on their economic, intellectual, and social lives, as they moved from south to north. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618112446
- ISBN
- 9781618112446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.37
€ 133.37
Hardback. Sara R. Farris examines the calls for gender equality from an unlikely collection of European right-wing nationalist political parties, neoliberals, and some feminist theorists and policymakers, showing how their exploitation of feminist ideals justifies anti-Islam and anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822369608
- ISBN
- 9780822369608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
Paperback. Sara R. Farris examines the calls for gender equality from an unlikely collection of European right-wing nationalist political parties, neoliberals, and some feminist theorists and policymakers, showing how their exploitation of feminist ideals justifies anti-Islam and anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822369745
- ISBN
- 9780822369745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. What are the underlying causes and consequences of gender-based violence in public spaces? This book explores the causes, nature, and consequences of gender-based violence. It also offers suggestions for policy changes that can help address the pervasive problem of gender-based violence, and make our societies safe for men and women alike. Editor(s): Pilot, Sara; Prabhu, Lora. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9789383074723
- ISBN
- 9789383074723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.75
€ 27.99
€ 22.75
Paperback. Sometimes I confuse myself. I get wildly and pointlessly jealous. I spend too much time hating my bum. And you know what I hate more than my bum? My preoccupation with my bum. I've had sexual experiences with boys I wasn't really in to, but I got a post-coital crush on them. This book is about the female body. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; PDZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571325245
- ISBN
- 9780571325245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mitchell, Sara. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560728290
- ISBN
- 9781560728290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.40€ 69.55
€ 90.40
€ 69.55
Hardback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFFS; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312162801
- ISBN
- 9780312162801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback. A history of Riot Grrrl, a group of extraordinary young women coming of age angrily, collectively, and publicly. It tells the story of a time when America thought feminism was dead, and feminism seemed to buy into the slacker myths of Generation X, but a generation of noisy girls rose up to prove everybody wrong. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 Halftones. BIC Classification: AVGU; JFCA; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061806360
- ISBN
- 9780061806360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. A magical exploration of the ancient landscape of forests and the ancient genre of fairytales, drawing fascinating and surprising connections between the two, by the author of the bestselling A Book Of Silence Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084309
- ISBN
- 9781847084309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
paperback. This book puts spirit back at the heart of spirituality. By exploring the everyday impacts of alternative spiritual beliefs and practices, the book examines contemporary spirituality and how critical social science can map and understand it. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRLK; JFC; JHB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349304905
- ISBN
- 9781349304905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The first scholarly biography of Harry S. Truman's wife and "full partner" in the presidency. A traditional first lady who was repelled by personal publicity, Bess is revealed in this book as a shrewd political operator who knew how to achieve her own goals without fanfare and who influenced many of her husband's decisions. Series: Modern First Ladies. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617418
- ISBN
- 9780700617418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.44
€ 63.44
Hardback. Series: Feminist Media Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPHC; JPV; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040450
- ISBN
- 9780252040450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286238
- ISBN
- 9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Series: Feminist Media Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPHC; JPV; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081910
- ISBN
- 9780252081910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Presents an ethnographic study of China/US adoption, the largest contemporary intercountry adoption program. This book also follows the path of the adoption process: the institutions in both China and the US that prepare children and parents for each other; the practices that legitimate them coming together as transnational families; and more. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 331 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780814719725
- ISBN
- 9780814719725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardcover. The Media of Testimony explores testimony relating to the Stasi in different cultural forms: autobiographical writing, memorial museums and documentary film. Combining theoretical models from diverse disciplines, it presents a new approach to the study of testimony, memory and mediation. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; APFR; HBTW; JFD; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364036
- ISBN
- 9781137364036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95