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Paperback. Nirmala S. Salgado offers a groundbreaking study of the politics of representation of Buddhist nuns. Challenging assumptions about writing on gender and Buddhism, Salgado raises important theoretical questions about the applicability of liberal feminist concepts and language to the practices of Buddhist nuns. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HREP; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199760015
ISBN
9780199760015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.15

Hardcover. Series: Psycheanalysis and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235889
ISBN
9781936235889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803986640
ISBN
9780803986640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

Paperback. Details the culinary life of a Vietnamese town Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFCV; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223708
ISBN
9780253223708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Hardback. Deeply researched and eloquently written, Settlers on the Edge .. makes an important and long-overdue contribution to our understanding of who belongs in the North. -- Farley Mowat Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFFN; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814676
ISBN
9780774814676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.46

Paperback. These essays deal with the origins and historical development of Helotry, with its sociological, economic and demographic aspects, and with its ideological construction and negotiation. Editor(s): Luraghi, Nino (Assistant Professor of the Classics, Harvard University, USA); Alcock, Susan. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBTS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012233
ISBN
9780674012233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Grantley, Darryll (University of Kent, Canterbury). BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138263352
ISBN
9781138263352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Paperback. Paperback collection of inspiring reflections from notable, highly accomplished women in politics, academia, athletics, the arts, and business. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSJ1; VFVX; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476734682
ISBN
9781476734682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Deals with the apparent abdication of those systematic political thought on the part of positive, up-beat feminists. This title suggests alternative ways of thinking about transformations in work, sexuality and culture that, while seemingly far-fetched in the ideological climate, may provide more serious material for future feminism. Series: Zero Books. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
O Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846942419
ISBN
9781846942419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.26

Paperback. "Reading Hammer Head, like consuming Cheryl Strayed's Wild, feels like a crucial education."-Isabella Biedenharn, Entertainment Weekly Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; WKDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352320
ISBN
9780393352320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Paperback. Who, or what, is the Green Man, and why is this medieval image so present in our precarious modern times? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRKP; JFHF; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 241.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571318025
ISBN
9780571318025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.85

Paperback. This text highlights current issues in feminist theory, epistemology and methodology. It focuses on analytical approaches to gendered power differentials intersecting with other processes of social in/exclusion based on race, class and sexuality. Num Pages: 258 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415516587
ISBN
9780415516587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501705700
ISBN
9781501705700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.85

paperback. This is an examination of the paintings, books, poetry and theoretical work of Russian avant-garde artist, Olga Rozanova. The text assesses Rozanova's life and work, aiming to recreate the spirit of the counterculture milieu that contributed to the transformation of 20th-century art. Translator(s): Rougle, Charles. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 colour & 59 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; ACX; AGB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9789057012020
ISBN
9789057012020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.42

Paperback. Combining history, autobiography, and ethnography, this title provides a portrait of the Haitian experience of migration to the United States in order to illuminate the phenomenon of long-distance nationalism in an increasingly globalised world. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJH; JFFN; JFSL1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327912
ISBN
9780822327912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Investigates the social history of skin color from prehistory to the present, showing how our body's most visible feature influences our social interactions in profound and complex ways. This book explains why skin color has become a biological trait with great social meaning - a product of evolution perceived differently by different cultures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 color illustrations, 49 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283862
ISBN
9780520283862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. A graphic history that uses a theological disputation to explore interfaith relations, the complicated dynamics between Christians and Jews in medieval Spain, and the nature of truth. Illustrator(s): Clarke, Liz. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190226367
ISBN
9780190226367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. Uncovering a substantial variety of books by women about the diverse West Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5SL; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078842
ISBN
9780252078842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.84

Hardback. Economic sociology is a vibrant area of research investigating how social structures, power allocations and cultural understandings shape the production, consumption, distribution and exchange of goods and services. This title intends to apply the economic sociology perspective to issues of work broadly defined. Series: Research in the Sociology of Work. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 40. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848553682
ISBN
9781848553682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.54

Paperback. Working with a wide range of texts, as well as movies and television, Nina Auerbach locates vampires at the heart of national experience and uses them as a lens for viewing the last 200 hundred years of Anglo-American cultural history. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298. 240 pages, notes, index. Working with a wide range of texts, as well as movies and television, Nina Auerbach locates vampires at the heart of national experience and uses them as a lens for viewing the last 200 hundred years of Anglo-American cultural history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; DSB; JFC. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 13. Weight: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226032023
ISBN
9780226032023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.46

hardcover. This anthology gathers the great 20th-century myth-inspired poems from around the world, by the likes of Valery, Yeats, Lawrence, Rilke, Akhmatova, and Auden writing in the first half of the century to contemporary poets such as Lucille Clifton, Derek Walcott, Rita Dove and Wislawa Szymborska. Editor(s): Kossman, Nina. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; DCQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780195133417
ISBN
9780195133417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226397221
ISBN
9780226397221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Num Pages: 120 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597842754
ISBN
9781597842754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816647606
ISBN
9780816647606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

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