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hardcover. Five Faces of Exile is the first transnational history of Asian American intellectuals. Espiritu explores five Filipino American writers whose travels, literary works, and political reflections transcend the boundaries of nations and the categories of "Asia" and "America." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751209
ISBN
9780804751209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.74

Paperback. Five Faces of Exile is the first transnational history of Asian American intellectuals. Espiritu explores five Filipino American writers whose travels, literary works, and political reflections transcend the boundaries of nations and the categories of "Asia" and "America." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751216
ISBN
9780804751216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. This collection of essays features important Roman women who were active in politics, theatre, cultural life and religion from the 1st through the 4th centuries. The contributors draw on rare documents in an attempt to reconstruct the lives and accomplishments of these exceptional women. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226260945
ISBN
9780226260945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.25

Hardback. Contributions from scholars in anthropology, religion, and area studies--stemming from research in East and Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas collected to represent a form of historically grounded, ethnographically driven social science that seeks to understand social phenomena by dialogically engaging global and local perspectives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823241897
ISBN
9780823241897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.25

paperback. Contributions from scholars in anthropology, religion, and area studies--stemming from research in East and Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas collected to represent a form of historically grounded, ethnographically driven social science that seeks to understand social phenomena by dialogically engaging global and local perspectives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823241903
ISBN
9780823241903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

paperback. Collects writings from the Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Bringing together her powerful speeches, letters and interviews, this collection gives a voice to Burma's 'woman of destiny', whose fate remains in the hands of her enemies. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 81. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039497
ISBN
9780141039497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Hardback. How can we explain this striking paradox? Why do we often underestimate the virtue of moderation? Seeking to answer these questions, this book examines moderation in modern French political thought and focuses on the French Revolution and its legacy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HPS; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146768
ISBN
9780691146768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 54.16

Paperback. Addresses the tension between expectations for the traditional woman, whose primary value to the state was reproductive, and those for the modern consumer-housewife ideal that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. This book offers insights to the gender dynamics of authoritarian states. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; HRCC7; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875809977
ISBN
9780875809977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.78

paperback. Explores diverse culture practices such as Chicano rock-and-roll dancing; the Boy Scouts and heroism; 'zines and community; Native American boxing; African American hip-hop; fan clubs and femininity; Malcolm X's zoot suit; Filipino Mcintosh suits; lesbian, bisexual, and gay Internet culture; Chicano lowriding; and graffiti and spatial mobility. Editor(s): Willard, Michael; Austin, Joe Alan. Num Pages: 488 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 31. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814706466
ISBN
9780814706466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Banks, Austin. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826778
ISBN
9781634826778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.86
€ 143.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; HBTS; JFMX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231181822
ISBN
9780231181822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.82

Hardback. This volume carefully examines the relationship between gender, equality, and power across an array of realms: sex, reproduction, pleasure, work, money. It identifies social, political, economic, developmental, and psychological and somatic forces, operating both internally and externally, that complicate the expression and constraint of power. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; LAQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Special
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785607837
ISBN
9781785607837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.83

Hardback. The scholars who contribute to this issue utilize diverse research methods to examine the lived experiences of people engaged in prostitution and the people and institutions that process them. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX; JPV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786350404
ISBN
9781786350404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.00

Paperback. Uncovers the ways that race influences capital punishment, and attempts to situate the linkage between race and the death penalty in the history of America, in particular the history of lynching. This book looks at how the death penalty gives meaning to race, as well as why the racialization of the death penalty is uniquely American. Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr. Series: From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740224
ISBN
9780814740224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.44

Hardback. This special issue of SLPS examines the relationship between law and disasters. The papers come from members of the Collaborative Research Network on the Jurisprudence of Disasters within the Law and Society Association. The volume addresses the 'myths' of contemporary disaster law and policy, such as that of society's "invincibility". Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Edition
Special
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785602993
ISBN
9781785602993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.90

Paperback. Short, accessibly written essays make the case for cities, arguing that the metropolitan mindset is essential to the struggle for human liberation. Editor(s): Williams, Austin; Donald, Alastair. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331775
ISBN
9780745331775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.02

Paperback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361626
ISBN
9780822361626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.30

Hardback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361435
ISBN
9780822361435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800726379
ISBN
9780800726379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, 25 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Viva Editions United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573443562
ISBN
9781573443562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.79

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