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Hardcover. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 231 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The New Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595587909
ISBN
9781595587909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.35

paperback. Comparing across two generations of Portuguese Canadian women, the book delves into issues such as cultural heterogeneity among Portuguese immigrants, the ambiguity of work and gender politics, and the concept of 'home' versus nationalism. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614956
ISBN
9781442614956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785921032
ISBN
9781785921032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

paperback. Following her successful book "A New Modernity?", in this volume Wendy Wheeler gathers together essays which explore the complex nature of the contemporary "self", which - as she argues - is the starting point for politics. Editor(s): Wheeler, Wendy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JMS; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lawrence And Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853159148
ISBN
9780853159148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.48

Paperback. Arguing that humans are, in a fundamental sense, social beings, this book articulates that this can be grasped from understanding the complex social processes of evolution. It shows that through looking at the complex emergence of human society and culture, we can get a better understanding of how 'the whole creature' operates. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238. Complexity, Biosemiotics and the Evolution of Culture. 174 pages, black & white illustrations. Arguing that humans are, in a fundamental sense, social beings, this book articulates that this can be grasped from understanding the complex social processes of evolution. It shows that through looking at the complex emergence of human society and culture, we can get a better understanding of how 'the whole creature' operates. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight: 238.
Publisher
Lawrence And Wishart Ltd
Number of pages
174
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905007301
ISBN
9781905007301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.66

Paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816644926
ISBN
9780816644926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardcover. This work highlights the high rates of delinquency and academic failure among new Asian Americans, and reveals shortcomings in the way schools educate "language minority" students. The author offers suggestions for ways in which schools might do a better job of educating all students. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNA; JNK; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787901226
ISBN
9780787901226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCV; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781587433559
ISBN
9781587433559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. * A highly accessible introductory textbook which provides the most up to date and comprehensive analysis of women in contemporary politics available today. * Examines women as participants in the political process as members of parliament, leaders, Cabinet members, electoral candidates and political activists. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745624990
ISBN
9780745624990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Hardback. * A highly accessible introductory textbook which provides the most up to date and comprehensive analysis of women in contemporary politics available today. * Examines women as participants in the political process as members of parliament, leaders, Cabinet members, electoral candidates and political activists. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745624983
ISBN
9780745624983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Paperback. Surveys a wide range of cultural controversies, from the Mapplethorpe affair to Salman Rushdie's death sentence. This book seeks to show that the fear and outrage these events inspired were the result of dangerous misunderstandings about the relationship between art and life. Num Pages: 258 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226772240
ISBN
9780226772240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Revised and updated, this fifteenth anniversary edition reignites Shalit's claim that we have lost our respect for an essential virtue: modesty. Num Pages: 368 pages, index, notes. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFSJ1; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Anniversary Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476756653
ISBN
9781476756653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.30

This insightful study of traditional Mexican clothing is based on authentic dolls made by folk artists in Mexico. With over 550 color photographs, it is a beautiful and comprehensive review that relates customs, language, music, and folk arts to a blendin Num Pages: 224 pages, 370 color photos. BIC Classification: AC; JFCA; WFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1348.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764328879
ISBN
9780764328879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.78

Hardback. This groundbreaking book brings the study of whiteness and postcolonial perspectives to bear on debates about urban change. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFSG; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129138
ISBN
9781405129138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
World Council of Churches (WCC Publications)
Number of pages
145
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
KNW0010741
ISBN
9782825411391
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This book explores how the arrival of Latin American immigrants in the United States shifts racial classifications for newcomers, for the society receiving them, and for the people they leave behind. Num Pages: 268 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804777964
ISBN
9780804777964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Drawing on extensive archival research as well as the biographical and literary tradition surrounding William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, this book argues that Jane Morris is a figure who complicates current understandings of Victorian female subjectivity because she does not fit neatly into Victorian categories of feminine identity. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641277
ISBN
9780748641277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.80
€ 102.03

Paperback. The story of the proposed - and ultimately thwarted - building of a dam, nearly 50 years ago in Arizona, which would have destroyed wildlife, flooded archaeological sites and forced the Havapai Indians off their ancestral home. It is also a study of rationality as a cultural, organisational and political construct. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH3; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226217949
ISBN
9780226217949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614314
ISBN
9781442614314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

paperback. In her analysis, McKeen underscores this persistent familialism that has been written and rewritten into Canadian social policy thereby denying women's autonomy as independent claims-makers on the state. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JFFA; JFFK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802085443
ISBN
9780802085443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.70

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