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Paperback. This is a study of Arab writers such as Ghada al-Samman, Hanan al-Shaikh, Emily Nasrallah and Etel Adnan. It presents a constructive literary approach to the ravages of the civil war in the Lebanon. The ways in which women's consciousness is awakened in terms of female liberation is a theme. Num Pages: 228 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; DSBH; HBJF1; HBW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603771
ISBN
9780815603771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Cooke, Miriam G.; Woollacott, Angela. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604206
ISBN
9780691604206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.34
€ 46.96

Hardback. When Alfred Kinsey's studies "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" appeared in 1948 and 1953, their data spurred an unprecedented public discussion of the nation's sexual practices and ideologies. This work examines national debates about sexuality, gender, and Americanness after World War II. Num Pages: 305 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520238350
ISBN
9780520238350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.26
€ 65.36

Paperback. Explores the unintended consequences of compassion in the world of immigration politics. This book focuses on France and its humanitarian immigration practices to argue that a politics based on care and protection can lead the state to view issues of immigration and asylum through a medical lens. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446. Immigration and the Politics of Humanitarianism in France. 312 pages, illustrations. Explores the unintended consequences of compassion in the world of immigration politics. This book focuses on France and its humanitarian immigration practices to argue that a politics based on care and protection can lead the state to view issues of immigration and asylum through a medical lens. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFFN; JHM; JPVH. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight: 522.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269057
ISBN
9780520269057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. A study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s, a decade that saw the consolidation of stardom as a potent cultural and industrial force. This title focuses on performers whose Hollywood film careers flourished during this period - Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Lincoln "Stepin Fetchit" Perry, and more. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279773
ISBN
9780520279773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Series: The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 360 pages, 44. BIC Classification: JF; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482793
ISBN
9780801482793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Hardback. A kaleidoscopic view of Black Latin@s in the United States, addressing history, music, gender, class, and media representations in more than sixty selections, including essays, memoirs, journalism, poetry, and interviews. Editor(s): Jimenez Roman, Miriam; Flores, Juan. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 584 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JFSL4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345589
ISBN
9780822345589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.86

Paperback. A kaleidoscopic view of Black Latin@s in the United States, addressing history, music, gender, class, and media representations in more than sixty selections, including essays, memoirs, journalism, poetry, and interviews. Editor(s): Jimenez Roman, Miriam; Flores, Juan. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 584 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822345725
ISBN
9780822345725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 1 map, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276734
ISBN
9780520276734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.34
€ 46.96

Paperback. Rather than focusing on specific groups, this book takes a "pancultural" perspective that focuses on the common experiences of refugees and immigrants. The author focuses on empirically-based practice approaches; assessment and intervention techniques that have been scientifically validated. Based on this approach the book presents the "best practice" for each problem area. Num Pages: 504 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115834
ISBN
9780231115834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Presents the history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor. This work argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self-consciously modern ethos that challenged state ideology and expansionism. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 390 pages, 33 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260085
ISBN
9780520260085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Africa World Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592219940
ISBN
9781592219940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.43

Hardback. Next Year in Marienbad draws an engaging portrait of Jewish presence and cultural production in the spa towns of Carlsbad, Marienbad, and Franzensbad, from the last decades of the nineteenth century through the late 1930s. Translator(s): Templer, William. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244663
ISBN
9780812244663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061927089
ISBN
9780061927089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 290 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896803107
ISBN
9780896803107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556438790
ISBN
9781556438790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. A collection of classic texts and new black feminist scholarship. Exploring postmodernist themes of gendered and racialized exclusion, "black" identity and social and cultural difference, this volume provides an overview of black feminism in Britain as it has developed since the mid 1970s. Editor(s): Mirza, Heidi Safia. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415152891
ISBN
9780415152891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Hardback. This volume presents intersections of Black and German history over eight centuries while mapping continuities and ruptures in Germans' perceptions of Blacks. Juxtaposing these intersections demonstrates that negative German perceptions of Blackness proceeded from nineteenth-century racial theories.. Editor(s): Honeck, Mischa; Klimke, Martin; Kuhlmann-Smirnov, Anne. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 ills, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459534
ISBN
9780857459534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.24

Paperback. This book is a study of the 'Reality TV' format which, in less than a decade, has transformed network programming schedules, branded satellite and digital stations, become a favourite target for anti-television campaigners, and turned viewers into savvy readers of (and participants in) the mechanics of television production. Series: TV Genres. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270. Series: TV Genres. 200 pages. This book is a study of the 'Reality TV' format which, in less than a decade, has transformed network programming schedules, branded satellite and digital stations, become a favourite target for anti-television campaigners, and turned viewers into savvy readers of (and participants in) the mechanics of television production. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFDT. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight: 270.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637232
ISBN
9780748637232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indegenous Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816677917
ISBN
9780816677917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

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