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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Analyzes the relationship between language, women and culture in both Western and non-Western contexts. Developing an integration of ontemporary methodologies - deconstruction, Marxism and feminism, this work turns explains major debates in the study of literature and culture. It is a useful tool for studying our own and other worlds of culture. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415389563
- ISBN
- 9780415389563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason: Toward a History of the Vanishing P...
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Paperback. Are the "culture wars" over? What is their relationship to gender struggle and the dynamics of class? Gayatari Spivak poses these questions and attempts to understand and describe a more responsible role for the postcolonial critic, tracking the figure of the "native informant". Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674177642
- ISBN
- 9780674177642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.47
€ 50.47
Paperback. A collection of essays on works of literature, such as Salman Rushdie's controversial "Satanic Verses", and twentieth century thinkers, such as Jacques Derrida and Karl Marx. It questions and deconstructs power structures where ever they operate. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415964821
- ISBN
- 9780415964821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. A seminal text from one of the leading cultural and literary theorists. This selection of interviews and discussions articulates some of the most compelling politico-theoretical issues of the present day. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; DNF; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415901703
- ISBN
- 9780415901703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Paperback. Features the world's most renowned critical theorist - who defined the field of postcolonial studies - and has radically reoriented her thinking. In this title, the author argues that aesthetic education is the last available instrument for implementing global justice and democracy. Num Pages: 624 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072381
- ISBN
- 9780674072381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.59
€ 30.99
€ 26.59
Hardback. The African American at the end of the nineteenth century was described by W E B Du Bois as "two souls in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder." In the United States today, the hyphen between these two souls-African and American, African-American-is still being negotiated. This book deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Attie, Alice. Num Pages: 80 pages, 24 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJ; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857420848
- ISBN
- 9780857420848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.49
€ 19.99
€ 17.49
Hardback. Throughout her distinguished career, the author has sought to locate and confront shifting forms of social and cultural oppression. In this book, she elaborates a utopian vision for the kind of deep and investigative reading that can develop a will for peaceful social justice in coming generations. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857422088
- ISBN
- 9780857422088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.75
€ 27.99
€ 22.75
Hardback. In this major intervention into the 'Asian Century', Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak challenges the reader to re-think Asia, in its political and cultural complexity, in the global South and in the metropole. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102063
- ISBN
- 9781405102063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.50
€ 116.50
Paperback. In this major intervention into the 'Asian Century', Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak challenges the reader to re-think Asia, in its political and cultural complexity, in the global South and in the metropole. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102070
- ISBN
- 9781405102070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.14
€ 45.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ5; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226707563
- ISBN
- 9780226707563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.84
€ 38.84
Paperback. More than Petticoats: Remarkable Oregon Women, 2nd Edition celebrates the women who shaped the Beaver State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 12.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762758661
- ISBN
- 9780762758661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.40
€ 16.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. Provides an overview of an emerging trend in fatherhood and the policy solutions that may help support its growth Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814749166
- ISBN
- 9780814749166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810849617
- ISBN
- 9780810849617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.26
€ 91.26
Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; DSB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 272 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178563
- ISBN
- 9780231178563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.34
€ 65.40
€ 51.34
Paperback. This volume collects Gayle Rubin's essays covering topics ranging from BDSM to feminist debates on pornography and sex to lesbian and gay history. Rubin's introduction gives a history and context to this pioneering and much anticipated work. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 4 drawings. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBK5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 370 x 30. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349860
- ISBN
- 9780822349860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Hardback. This volume collects Gayle Rubin's essays covering topics ranging from BDSM to feminist debates on pornography and sex to lesbian and gay history. Rubin's introduction gives a history and context to this pioneering and much anticipated work. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 498 pages, 4 drawings. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBK5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822349716
- ISBN
- 9780822349716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.40
€ 134.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334. Transgender and Rhetorics of Materiality. 208 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFSK. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 15. Weight: 328.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149594
- ISBN
- 9780231149594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149587
- ISBN
- 9780231149587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.64€ 80.25
€ 104.64
€ 80.25
Paperback. This title is collection of 12 essays by black intellectuals and scholars on varied dimensions of black conservative thought and activism. The contributors have provided an historical context for the reader, with several articles examining the origins and development of black conservatism. Editor(s): Tate, Gayle T.; Randolph, Lewis A. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293703
- ISBN
- 9780312293703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.38
€ 64.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BGH; HBWS4; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062333827
- ISBN
- 9780062333827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.72
€ 21.99
€ 18.72
The Perversion of Autonomy: Coercion and Constraints in a Liberal Soci...
Gaylin, Willard; Jennings, Bruce
paperback. Investigate the contentious intersections of interdependence and autonomy, rights and public responsibility. This title examines the abrasion occurring between America's tradition of personal freedom and privacy, as it rubs against the still valuable if almost vanishing ideals of sacrifice and social order. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPFK; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878409068
- ISBN
- 9780878409068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.15
€ 75.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; 3JJPK; BTP; JFFC; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Y Lolfa
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784612757
- ISBN
- 9781784612757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.27
€ 14.27
Hardcover. Considers Bilbao's social history and the complex relationships between local and global entities. This book argues that globalization processes in Bilbao are as old as the city itself and that the role of the State must be taken into account in order to explain the city's changing fortunes. Series Editor(s): Tiesdell, Steven. Series: Current Research in Urban & Regional Studies. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780080453248
- ISBN
- 9780080453248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.42
€ 158.42
Paperback. This book identifies chances and barriers women face in their transition to adulthood in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and Syria. Adopting a life course perspective, it provides a new integrative micro-macro-theoretical framework and innovative analyses of individual life courses based on longitudinal data. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSJ; JPQB; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349470181
- ISBN
- 9781349470181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18