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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Presents a study of women's letters. Organized by subject matter, and covering various topics from politics, work and war, to childhood, love and sexual passion, this title reveals the depth, breadth and diversity of women's lives through the ages. It provides an opportunity to read the real words of real women, in their own intimate language. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DQ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454795
ISBN
9780752454795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Hardcover. Public toilets provide an opportunity for interrogating how conventional assumptions about the body, sexuality, privacy, and technology are formed in public spaces and inscribed through design across cultures. This collection also explores the cultural meanings, histories, and ideologies of public toilets as gendered spaces. Editor(s): Gershenson, Olga; Penner, Barbara. Num Pages: 262 pages, 33 Halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592139392
ISBN
9781592139392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.82

Hardcover. Borders of states, borders of citizenship, borders of exclusion. As the lines drawn on international treaty maps become ditches in the ground and roaming barriers in the air, a complex state apparatus is set up to regulate the lives of those who cannot be expelled, yet those who have never been properly "rooted." Num Pages: 220 pages, 21 figs, 5 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; JFFN; JFSL1; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857458988
ISBN
9780857458988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.21

Hardcover. Explores the literary culture of the Ottoman Empire's Sephardic Jews Series: Indiana Series in Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 175 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356727
ISBN
9780253356727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.88

Hardcover. Editor(s): Oleskin, Alexander V. Num Pages: 255 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620810880
ISBN
9781620810880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 241.09
€ 161.77

paperback. Over the last twenty years, the feminist ethic of care has had a significant impact on the study of ethics and political philosophy. Hankivsky develops the concept of a publicly viable ethic of care, and applies it to several Canadian social policy issues. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
UBC Press Canada
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
New ed
SKU
V9780774810715
ISBN
9780774810715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Koefoed, Oleg; Kromann, Joakim; Paulsen, Michael B.; Ydesen, Christian. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NSU Press Denmark
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9788787564588
ISBN
9788787564588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.29

hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RNP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Wiley United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118640661
ISBN
9781118640661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.98

Hardcover. A survey by scholars, experts and politicians with knowledge of, and influence in, the Caucasus region that reflects its conflicting ethnic groups and nations. This work contains an introductory section that deals with the region from the historical perspective, drawing attention to its geographical importance. Editor(s): Hoiris, Ole; Yurukel, Sefa Martin. Num Pages: 491 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FC; JFSL; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
491
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772887081
ISBN
9788772887081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.95

Hardcover. Provides an interdisciplinary overview of the Middle East from age-old enmities to discussions of political concerns. This volume contains forty-four essays that address the problems of Palestine and Israel; Iran, Syria and Iraq; Turkey; and the Kurdish regions. It includes chapters that chart the politics, ethnicity, and history of Turkey. Editor(s): Hoiris, Ole; Yurukel, Sefa Martin. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; JFC; JM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1186.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772886916
ISBN
9788772886916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Mouritsen, Jonas Drotner. Translator(s): Johansen, Mariela. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 84 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; PN; TDCT; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 190. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168915
ISBN
9780231168915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. A collection of histories showing how women participated in Mexican revolutionary and postrevolutionary state formation by challenging conventions of sexuality, work, family life, and religious practice. Editor(s): Olcott, Jocelyn H.; Vaughan, Mary Kay; Cano, Gabriela. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822338994
ISBN
9780822338994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1DST; 2ACSD; DSBH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772899268
ISBN
9788772899268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.81
€ 39.93

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486406619
ISBN
9780486406619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.78

Hardback. Focusing on Irish speakers in Catholic West Belfast, this ethnography on Irish language and identity explores the complexities of changing, and contradictory, senses of Irishness and shifting practices of "Irish culture" in the domains of language, music, dance, and sports. Series: Integration and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, 7 figs & tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780857459138
ISBN
9780857459138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.00

Hardcover. Cities in Relations advances a novel way of thinking about urban transformation by focusing on transnational relations in the least developed countries. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118632819
ISBN
9781118632819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.33

Paperback. Cities in Relations advances a novel way of thinking about urban transformation by focusing on transnational relations in the least developed countries. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 226 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118632802
ISBN
9781118632802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.89

Paperback. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JKSB1; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309056
ISBN
9781477309056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. Combines Egyptology and Islamic Studies, seeking to overturn the conventional opinion of Western scholars that Moslems/Arabs had no interest in pre-Islamic cultures. This book examines a neglected period in the history of Egyptology, from the Moslem annexation of Egypt in the 7th century CE until the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HD; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598742800
ISBN
9781598742800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Paperback. Challenging the dominant view of Hawai'i as a "melting pot paradise" - a place of ethnic tolerance and equality - this title examines how ethnic inequality is structured and maintained in island society. It finds that ethnicity, not race or class, signifies difference for Hawai'i's people and therefore structures their social relations. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137565
ISBN
9781592137565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.67

Paperback. Recent years have seen an exchange between anthropology and history, each field taking on a new dimension in consequence. These papers demonstrate the vitality, growth and promise in new challenges to a discipline no longer satisfied with approaches epitomized in the ethnographic present. Editor(s): Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 411.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717915
ISBN
9780804717915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Paperback. Discusses how the death penalty might be abolished, with particular emphasis on the debate over lethal injection as a case study on why and how the elimination of certain forms of execution might provide a model for the larger abolition of the death penalty. Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr.; Sarat, Austin. Series: The Road to Abolition?. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814762189
ISBN
9780814762189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Hardcover. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235858
ISBN
9781936235858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.59

Paperback. Afghanistan and its people, whether in Afghanistan or in its global diaspora, have generated substantial interest and the desire to understand more about the country is widely felt. This title contains chapters on a wide range of issues, which contribute to our understandings of modern Afghanistan. Editor(s): Oeppen, Ceri; Schlenkhoff, Angela. Num Pages: 288 pages, map,. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JFSL; JHB; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040556
ISBN
9781849040556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.16

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