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Paperback. Algeria Cuts discusses the figure of woman under colonial rule in Algeria as well as within the postcolonial independent nation-state through an interdisciplinary framework that spans fine art, film, colonial and legal policy, manifestoes, prose fiction, and theoretical and philosophical texts concerning the relationship between France and Algeria. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752626
- ISBN
- 9780804752626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardback. Algeria Cuts discusses the figure of woman under colonial rule in Algeria as well as within the postcolonial independent nation-state through an interdisciplinary framework that spans fine art, film, colonial and legal policy, manifestoes, prose fiction, and theoretical and philosophical texts concerning the relationship between France and Algeria. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752619
- ISBN
- 9780804752619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.03
€ 150.03
Paperback. Most Americans see the American Dream lying not in wealth and riches, but rather in economic security, pursuing one's passions, and looking forward to the future. Yet nearly 80 percent of the population will experience significant economic insecurity at some point between the ages of 25 and 60. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190467029
- ISBN
- 9780190467029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.54
€ 26.99
€ 23.54
Hardback. Editor(s): Parekh, Ranna; Childs, Edmund. Series: Current Clinical Psychiatry. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; MBPK; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319275789
- ISBN
- 9783319275789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.27
€ 158.27
Paperback. This is the history of the black British women's movement of the 1980s (comprising women of African-Caribbean and South Asian origin), and its place in postwar British politics, racism, and feminism. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFK; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804743211
- ISBN
- 9780804743211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. This is the history of the black British women's movement of the 1980s (comprising women of African-Caribbean and South Asian origin), and its place in postwar British politics, racism, and feminism. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JFFK; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743204
- ISBN
- 9780804743204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.51
€ 138.51
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322925688
- ISBN
- 9783322925688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.20
€ 79.20
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813529868
- ISBN
- 9780813529868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.74
€ 49.74
hardcover. A book about the courageous decision taken by the Government of a Ceara, Brazil, to tackle the painful economic and social conflict caused by the enormous gap between rich and poor. It tells how the Governor of the State, Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati, decided to develop an understanding of the conflict between growth and distribution. Editor(s): Bar-El, Raphael. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; GTJ; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781848551909
- ISBN
- 9781848551909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.01
€ 190.01
Paperback. BIC Classification: JFSP. Dimension: 244 x 170. Weight in Grams: 447.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531153995
- ISBN
- 9783531153995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.97
€ 101.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403947093
- ISBN
- 9781403947093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.36
€ 123.36
Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of how the nation's second-largest city completed a major reform of its government in the face of a deeply threatening movement for secession by the San Fernando Valley. The afterword by the author analyzes the 2005 election of Los Angeles's first modern Latino mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. 23 tables. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126036
- ISBN
- 9780691126036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. Tracing the evolution of an extraordinary biracial coalition in Los Angeles behind Mayor Tom Bradley, this book shows how 'crossover' politics and racial violence coexist in urban America. Challenging the pessimism about biracial coalitions in general, it compares their relative successes in Los Angeles to their disheartening failures in New York. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780691025483
- ISBN
- 9780691025483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.82
€ 65.36
€ 50.82
Hardback. Globalization is characterised by persistent poverty and growing inequality. Conventional wisdom has it that this global poverty is residual - as globalization deepens, the poor will be lifted out of destitution. The policies of the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO echo this belief and push developing countries ever deeper into the global economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635538
- ISBN
- 9780745635538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.04
€ 79.04
Paperback. Globalization is characterised by persistent poverty and growing inequality. Conventional wisdom has it that this global poverty is residual - as globalization deepens, the poor will be lifted out of destitution. The policies of the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO echo this belief and push developing countries ever deeper into the global economy. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635545
- ISBN
- 9780745635545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardback. An insight into Syria's most influential Islamist movement and how its rebirth from the ashes of history is shaping the conflict in Syria. The author draws on previously untapped sources, including interviews with the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042857
- ISBN
- 9781849042857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 53.08
€ 53.48
€ 53.08
Hardback. This book addresses the issue of music consumption in the digital era of technologies. It explores how individuals use music in the context of their everyday lives and how, in return, music acquires certain roles within everyday contexts and more broadly in their life narratives. Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JFCA; UGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492555
- ISBN
- 9781137492555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.56
€ 123.56
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 634 pages, 12 halftones, 16 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRJX; HRQX2; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 634
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691603124
- ISBN
- 9780691603124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 83.14
€ 109.33
€ 83.14
Hardcover. Raphael Shuchat presents the reader with some main and timeless issues of Jewish philosophy over the ages and updates them to twenty-first century thinking, making each issue relevant for the modern reader. He offers a fresh intellectual outlook on the Jewish faith and a timely message for all religionists and thinkers in the twenty-first century. Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235681
- ISBN
- 9781936235681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.67
€ 137.67
Paperback. Looks at the mutual influence of and relationships between members of the African and Asian diasporas in the Americas. From the history of Japanese jazz composers to the popularity of black/Asian "buddy films" like "Rush Hour", this work talks about the shifting meaning of race in America in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Raphael-Hernandez, Heike; Steen, Shannon. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775813
- ISBN
- 9780814775813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611481112
- ISBN
- 9781611481112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.02
€ 104.02
Paperback. Offers recommendations for collaborative US-Mexico border policies that support families. This volume focuses on women and changes within families on the border. It provides demographic analyses of population changes in immigrant areas, and the work patterns of border families and women entrepreneurs. Editor(s): Marquez, Raquel R.; Romo, Harriett D. Series: Latino Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSJ; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035099
- ISBN
- 9780268035099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Paperback. Presents a history and ethnography of Puerto Rican brujeria (witch-healing). This book explores how brujeria emerged from a blending of Catholicism, Afro-Latin religions, French Spiritism, and folk Protestantism and also looks at how it has adapted to changes in state policies and responded to global flows of ideas and commodities. Num Pages: 335 pages, 50 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292771260
- ISBN
- 9780292771260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.82
€ 34.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover. This illustrated encyclopedia of Hinduism provides a highly readable and comprehensive introduction to Hinduism. Num Pages: 256 pages, Over 470 photographs. BIC Classification: GBC; HRG; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1620. A Comprehensive Guide to Hindu History and Philosophy, Its Traditions and Practices, Rituals and Beliefs. 256 pages, Over 470 photographs. This illustrated encyclopedia of Hinduism provides a highly readable and comprehensive introduction to Hinduism. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: GBC; HRG; JFSR. Dimension: 303 x 237 x 24. Weight: 1610.
- Publisher
- Lorenz Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754820567
- ISBN
- 9780754820567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.46
€ 24.99
€ 18.46