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Paperback. Middle Eastern Muslim men have been widely vilified as terrorists, religious zealots, and brutal oppressors of women. This book challenges these stereotypes with the stories of ordinary Middle Eastern men as they struggle to overcome infertility and childlessness through assisted reproduction. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 halftones. 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JFSJ2; JHMC; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148892
ISBN
9780691148892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Hardcover. This path-breaking volume explores the influence of Islamic attitudes on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and reveals the variations in both the Islamic jurisprudence and the cultural responses to ARTs. Editor(s): Inhorn, Marcia C.; Tremayne, Soraya. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 tables and figs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; JFSR2; MFKC; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616. Sunni and Shia Perspectives. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. 304 pages, 4 tables and figs. Editor(s): Inhorn, Marcia C.; Tremayne, Soraya. This path-breaking volume explores the influence of Islamic attitudes on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and reveals the variations in both the Islamic jurisprudence and the cultural responses to ARTs. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; JFSR2; MFKC; PSXM. Dimension: 152 x 236 x 23. Weight: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454904
ISBN
9780857454904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.94

Hardback. Using an entirely new conceptual vocabulary through which to understand men's experiences and expectations at the dawn of the 21st century, this path-breaking volume focuses on fatherhood around the globe, including transformations in fathering, fatherhood, and family life. Editor(s): Inhorn, Marcia C.; Chavkin, Wendy; Navarro, Jose-Alberto. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782384373
ISBN
9781782384373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.74

Paperback. Hypnosis, Dissociation and Survivors of Child Abuse: Understanding and Treatment re-introduces the importance of hypnosis in the field of trauma, with particular reference to survivors of child abuse. It covers theories of traumatic stress, theories of hypnosis, and theories related to the long-term effects of child abuse. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470019450
ISBN
9780470019450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.32

paperback. Rancheros hold a distinct place in the culture and social hierarchy of Mexico. This work provides insight into the lives of rancheros, as seen from their own perspectives. It focuses on three culturally salient styles of speaking that characterize rancheros: franqueza; respeto; and relajo. Num Pages: 342 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 maps, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 663.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714830
ISBN
9780292714830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.96

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780785229711
ISBN
9780785229711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.21

Hardback. Highlights the large array of Indigenous linguistic and cultural groups of the US Southeast. The traditional and modern Native literature genres showcased include stories that speakers perceive to be in the past, genres that have developed alongside these stories, and modern story types that have sometimes supplanted traditional tales. Editor(s): Haag, Marcia. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 366 pages, 1 map, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 2JN; CF; DQ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803262874
ISBN
9780803262874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 70 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 257 x 10. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Edition
40 Enl Anv
Number of pages
70
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574160994
ISBN
9781574160994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. A study of the social and political significance of having sexual relationships with more than one partner. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSK1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560231202
ISBN
9781560231202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781305628052
ISBN
9781305628052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 240.99

Hardback. Considers how femininities are produced, performed, and consumed in the mass-media spectacles of international beauty pageants, on the runways of the Miss Venezuela contest, on the well-traveled Caracas avenue where transgender women project themselves into the urban imaginary, and on the bodies of transformistas and beauty pageant contestants. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 293 pages, 20 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356110
ISBN
9780822356110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.16

Hardback. The Jacquinot Zone, in Shanghai, is the first example in history of a successful safe zone that provided protection and security to half a million Chinese refugees living in a battle zone during wartime. Num Pages: 224 pages, 29 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; HBWQ; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804757935
ISBN
9780804757935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 32.73

Hardcover. This two-part volume offers understandings of the relationship between violence and gender from the global to the domestic level. Part A focuses on international cases of gendered violence and their legal standing while authors in Part B show how violence might be re-conceptualized in comparative and intersectional perspectives. Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 650 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 38. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784411183
ISBN
9781784411183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 264.93

Hardback. Offers feminist perspectives on the social, cultural and medical aspects of women as sexual beings and of their fertility, pregnancy and child bearing. The seven essays included here, raise questions about control and agency asking who decides if, when and how fertility should be controlled and the circumstances under which birth takes place. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762310883
ISBN
9780762310883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.81

Hardback. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Chow, Professor Esther Ngan-ling; Demos, Vasilikie P. Series Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780528748
ISBN
9781780528748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.03

Hardback. Includes articles that examine the intersection of gender with other characteristics in a variety of settings including factory floors and corporate offices, welfare offices, state legislatures, the armed forces, universities, social clubs and playing fields. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler. Series Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Demos, Vasilike; Demos, Vasilikie P. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849509442
ISBN
9781849509442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.20

Hardback. Offers a critique of biomedical approaches to personal and public health, and calls for more sociological input, qualitative research and an intersectional approach to help us understand various aspects of health and illness. This volume is about gender, health and medicine broadly defined. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Demos, Vasilikie P.; Kronenfeld, Jennie. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762310586
ISBN
9780762310586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.69

Hardback. Volume 22 explores the complex relationships between gender and food in a variety of locations and time periods using a range of research methods. Gender inequality as it affects the struggle for access to land, the affordability of food, and its nutritional value is identified as a major social policy issue. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Demos, Vasilikie P. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 175 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786350541
ISBN
9781786350541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.59

Hardback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMG; BGH; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040528
ISBN
9780252040528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMG; BGH; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252081996
ISBN
9780252081996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

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