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Paperback. Islam is stereotypically presented as a monolithic civilisation that has stifled the emergence of cultural pluralism and individual freedom. In contrast, this volume showcases the diversity and plurality of Muslim societies. It includes case studies on rituals and symbols in Syria, Tunisia, Damascus, Algeria, Britain, Pakistan, Brazil and Lebanon. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin; Pierret, Thomas; Pinto, Paulo G.; Spellman-Poots, Kathryn. Series: Exploring Muslim Contexts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748689842
- ISBN
- 9780748689842
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€ 38.99€ 35.11
€ 38.99
€ 35.11
Paperback. Addresses fundamental questions about the social and political purposes of performance through an investigation of post-war alternative and community theatre. A detailed analysis of oppositional theatre as radical cultural practice. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 123 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415057639
- ISBN
- 9780415057639
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Condition: New
€ 55.74
€ 55.74
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSG; JFSJ; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Publishing Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837635478
- ISBN
- 9783837635478
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Condition: New
€ 53.22€ 42.12
€ 53.22
€ 42.12
paperback. Marks a new era of feminist film scholarship. This title collects twenty essays that demonstrate how feminist historiographies at once alter and enrich ongoing debates over visuality and identification, authorship, stardom, and nationalist ideologies in cinema and media studies. Editor(s): Bean, Jennifer M.; Negra, Diane. Series: A Camera Obscura Book. Num Pages: 592 pages, 62 illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822329992
- ISBN
- 9780822329992
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€ 37.99€ 34.21
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€ 34.21
paperback. Begins in Ireland during the Second World War where O'Riain tells a tale of a family at war with one another and the violence that lurks behind their love. O'Riain forbidden by his mother to join the Boy Scouts or the reserve national army eventually puts on a uniform - the irregular uniform of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jacana Media South Africa
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770090781
- ISBN
- 9781770090781
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.60
€ 20.99
€ 19.60
Paperback. Provides detailed and powerful descriptions of popular religious beliefs and practices in late imperial China Translator(s): Grant, Beata; Idema, Wilt L. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991207
- ISBN
- 9780295991207
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. This interdisciplinary collection responds to intellectual debates concerning the value and limits of privacy. Ever since the beginning of modernity, the line of demarcation between private and public spaces, and the distinction between them, have continually been challenged and redrawn. Editor(s): Rossler, Beate. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFD; JHBA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745642
- ISBN
- 9780804745642
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
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Paperback. This volume surveys the role women have played in various types of business as owners and managers in Europe and North America since the sixteenth century. Drawing on the most recent scholarship, and paying particular attention to the influence of gender norms, Craig identifies the factors that have facilitated or restricted women's participation. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white tables, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3J; HBTB; JFSJ1; KJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033222
- ISBN
- 9781137033222
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.19
€ 44.99
€ 37.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Dawson, Beatrice. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; TDCT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634848398
- ISBN
- 9781634848398
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Condition: New
€ 167.98€ 127.14
€ 167.98
€ 127.14
Paperback. Series: Library of Yiddish classics. Num Pages: 410 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805210903
- ISBN
- 9780805210903
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.18
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€ 22.18
Paperback. Among liberal thinkers, there is an optimistic belief that men and women are on a cultural journey toward equality - in the workplace, on the street, and in the home. But observation and evidence both tell us that in many ways this progress has stopped - and in some cases even reversed. This title deals with gender equality. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 117 x 12. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857421135
- ISBN
- 9780857421135
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.78
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€ 9.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- English-Language Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558618374
- ISBN
- 9781558618374
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.10
€ 30.99
€ 25.10
Paperback. Translator(s): Beasley-Murray, Jon. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630097
- ISBN
- 9780816630097
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346113
- ISBN
- 9781612346113
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.43
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€ 28.43
Paperback. Demonstrates that women have long played important roles in different facets of Iranian society. This volume includes essays from various disciplines by scholars who examine women's roles in politics, society, and culture and the rise and development of the women's movement before and during the Islamic Republic. Editor(s): Beck, Lois; Nashat, Guity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071898
- ISBN
- 9780252071898
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.10
€ 24.99
€ 23.10
Paperback. In the 1920s thousands of migrants settled in the Los Angeles suburb of South Gate. Blue collar workers built the suburb literally from the ground up. 'My blue heaven' demonstrates the ethic of self-reliance and homeownership which formed the core of South Gate's identity. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 colour plates, 11 halftones, 9 maps, 5 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226583013
- ISBN
- 9780226583013
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. Written for health and social care professionals wanting to set up or currently leading a network, this book by two leading experts is practical, informative, but theoretically grounded. Also useful for academics teaching health care leadership, it includes practical diagnostic materials and up to date examples from care sectors world-wide. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBN; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786352842
- ISBN
- 9781786352842
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Condition: New
€ 53.77
€ 53.77
Hardback. From the spirit's most recognized examples to often overlooked varieties such as Armagnac, this book delves into the fascinating history of this globally consumed beverage. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 40 colour, 20 black & white. BIC Classification: JFCV; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233482
- ISBN
- 9781780233482
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Hardback. Another Darkness, Another Dawn is a new study into some of the most marginalised and villified members of society - Gypsies, Roma and Travellers - and how their treatment throughout history explains mainstream society's attitude toward outsiders. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSL1; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232577
- ISBN
- 9781780232577
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.79
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€ 28.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBNH3; MMZD; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816624355
- ISBN
- 9780816624355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.07
€ 24.99
€ 23.07