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Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wings Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609402440
ISBN
9781609402440
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.88

Paperback. Tells the remarkable story of the bagel's journey from the tables of seventeenth-century Poland to the freezers of middle America, a story of often surprising connections between a cheap market-day snack and centuries of Polish, Jewish, and American history. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158205
ISBN
9780300158205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana. My Havana is a lyrical exploration of Varela's life and work, and of the vibrant musical, literary, and cinematic culture of his generation. Editor(s): Cumana, Maria Caridad; Dubinsky, Karen; De La Cruz, Xenia Reloba. Num Pages: 324 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVG; DSB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615786
ISBN
9781442615786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.16

paperback. Brings together theories of passing across a host of disciplines from critical race theory and lesbian and gay studies, to literary theory and religious studies Editor(s): Sanchez, Maria C.; Schlossberg, Linda. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 283 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: HR; JFC; JFSK; JFSL; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780814781234
ISBN
9780814781234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.53

Paperback. This book answers the important questions: Why has such extreme segregation persisted even as other types of gender inequality have lessened? Why is segregation especially extreme in precisely those countries that appear most committed to egalitarian reform and family-friendly policies? Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 tables, 17 figures. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753296
ISBN
9780804753296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. Taking up the challenge of redefining modernity from a Caribbean perspective instead of assuming that the North Atlantic view of modernity is universal, this book shows how the Caribbean's contributions to the modern world not only provide an accurate account of the past but also have the potential to change the way in which we imagine the future. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; AB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928579
ISBN
9780813928579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.51

Paperback. The political upheaval in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala had a devastating human toll at the end of the twentieth century. Many of those who survived the wars chose temporary refuge in neighboring countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica. This book tells the story of that migration. Num Pages: 289 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247017
ISBN
9780520247017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Series: American Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816619870
ISBN
9780816619870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.95

Paperback. Guevara's writings call on Spanish women to bear responsibility equally with men for restoring Spain's power in Europe. This collection includes examples of Guevara's shorter writings on matters of state, network with dignitaries, and govern family affairs. It provides a perspective on the possibilities for women in the public sphere in Spain. Editor(s): Romero-Diaz, Nieves. Translator(s): Romero-Diaz, Nieves. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Bilingual edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226140810
ISBN
9780226140810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.23

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079207
ISBN
9780252079207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.04

Paperback. Maria de San Jose Salazar took the veil as a discalced (barefoot) Carmelite nun in 1571, becoming one of Teresa de Avila's most important collaborators in religious reform. This work is a defense of the practice of setting aside hours of the day for conversation, music and plays. Translator(s): Powell, Amanda. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRCX8; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734552
ISBN
9780226734552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 18 halftones, 9 line art. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816645282
ISBN
9780816645282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.18

paperback. Explores night and darkness in Latina /o art and literature Num Pages: 326 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; GTB; JFC; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253001894
ISBN
9780253001894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.23

Paperback. Thady Quirk, steward to the decaying estate of the Rackrent family, narrates a story of four generations of a dying dynasty in Castle Rackrent. This volume also includes Ennui, the entertaining confessions of the Earl of Glenthorn, a bored aristocrat. Both novels offer a darkly comic and satirical expose of the Irish class system. Editor(s): Butler, Marilyn. Num Pages: 361 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; FC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433203
ISBN
9780140433203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.05

Paperback. This richly illustrated history of the pin-up since its birth more than 150 years ago reveals how the development of the pin-up is intimately connected to the history of feminism Num Pages: 464 pages, 103 photographs (incl. 9 in color). BIC Classification: AC; JFFK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337461
ISBN
9780822337461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Provides an overview of the ongoing Colombian political and economic crisis and the dynamics of Colombian immigration to metropolitan Miami Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KLSC; AVG; JFC; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716922
ISBN
9780814716922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. Provides an overview of the ongoing Colombian political and economic crisis and the dynamics of Colombian immigration to metropolitan Miami Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KLSC; AVG; JFC; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716915
ISBN
9780814716915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.23

Hardback. Taking on existing interpretations of "Peruvian exceptionalism," this book presents a multi-sited ethnographic exploration of the local and transnational articulations of indigenous movements, multicultural development policies, and indigenous citizenship in Peru. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750141
ISBN
9780804750141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.62

Paperback. Genealogical Fictions examines how the state, church, Inquisition, and other institutions in colonial Mexico used the Spanish notion of limpieza de sangre (purity of blood) over time and how the concept's enduring religious, genealogical, and gendered meanings came to shape the region's patriotic and racial ideologies. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776615
ISBN
9780804776615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.59

hardcover. Genealogical Fictions examines how the state, church, Inquisition, and other institutions in colonial Mexico used the Spanish notion of limpieza de sangre (purity of blood) over time and how the concept's enduring religious, genealogical, and gendered meanings came to shape the region's patriotic and racial ideologies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756488
ISBN
9780804756488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.96

Paperback. BIC Classification: JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Familius LLC
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942934561
ISBN
9781942934561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. At a time when women were generally excluded from scholarly discourse in the intellectual centers of Europe, four extraordinary female letterate proved their parity as they lectured in prominent scientific and literary academies and published in respected journals. Editor(s): Messbarger, Rebecca; Findlen, Paula. Translator(s): Messbarger, Rebecca; Findlen, Paula. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010557
ISBN
9780226010557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861891877
ISBN
9781861891877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.10

Paperback. First complete study of the1898 Dutch National Exhibition of Women's Labor, its international relevance, and how the Exhibition's representations of the colonies, gender, class, and ethnicity influenced political culture in the Netherlands Translator(s): Hoyinck, Mischa F. C.; Chesal, Robert E. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 color illus., 31 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822332961
ISBN
9780822332961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

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