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Society & culture: general
Materials include newly commissioned articles along with essays drawn from The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism, known as the definitive resource for students and scholars of literary theory and for philosophical reflection on literature and culture. Editor(s): Groden, Michael; Kreiswirth, Martin; Szeman, Imre. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406381
- ISBN
- 9781421406381
Condition: New
€ 114.57
€ 114.57
Monstrous Motherhood will compel scholars in eighteenth-century studies, women's studies, family history, and cultural studies to reevaluate a foundational assumption that has driven much of the discourse in their fields. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407371
- ISBN
- 9781421407371
Condition: New
€ 70.53
€ 70.53
This index helps to illuminate why women's sexuality, dress, and image so compel militant Muslim outrage and sometimes violent action, revealing a deeper human story of how women's status defines competing moral visions of society and why this present clash is erupting with such ferocity. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407531
- ISBN
- 9781421407531
Condition: New
€ 61.88
€ 61.88
Paperback. It carries the legacy of the 1960s forward: from Tom Hayden's idealistic 1962 Port Huron Statement through Newt Gingrich's 1994 "Contract with America" and Grover Norquist's twenty-first century "Tax Payer's Protection Pledge." Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFJ; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408224
- ISBN
- 9781421408224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.42
€ 39.42
This is an amazing book, a major achievement in the field of women's studies."-Renaissance Quarterly, reviewing Women's Writing in Italy, 1400-1650 Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408873
- ISBN
- 9781421408873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.30
€ 79.30
By asking questions about authenticity, cultural appropriation, and commodification, Thrill of the Chaste considers Amish fiction's effects on Amish and non-Amish audiences alike. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408903
- ISBN
- 9781421408903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.49
€ 65.49
Paperback. By asking questions about authenticity, cultural appropriation, and commodification, Thrill of the Chaste considers Amish fiction's effects on Amish and non-Amish audiences alike. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408910
- ISBN
- 9781421408910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.09
€ 37.09
Hardcover. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409108
- ISBN
- 9781421409108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.30
€ 64.30
The capstone of Clifford's distinguished career and the definitive book on women teachers in America, Those Good Gertrudes will engage scholars in the history of education and women's history, teachers past, present, and future, and readers with vivid memories of their own teachers. Num Pages: 496 pages, 19, 18 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414331
- ISBN
- 9781421414331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.58
€ 58.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- SIMON & SCHUSTER EXPORT
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439197721
- ISBN
- 9781439197721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.81
€ 16.99
€ 16.81
Paperback. If your child is questioning their gender identity, you may have questions of your own. The Conscious Parent's Guide to Gender Identity helps answer those questions, providing a relationship-oriented approach to supporting your child's journey. Series: The Conscious Parent's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Adams Media
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440596308
- ISBN
- 9781440596308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.87
€ 16.99
€ 16.87
Hardcover. In light of a growing epidemic of teen gambling, this book provides a better understanding of the causes and extent of youth gambling problems, assessment tools to identify teens with gambling addictions and related issues, and strategies for the prevention and treatment of youth who gamble. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSP2; LNFQ; LNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442202269
- ISBN
- 9781442202269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.96
€ 69.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442206496
- ISBN
- 9781442206496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.75
€ 17.99
€ 17.75
Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLX; JFFS; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442211094
- ISBN
- 9781442211094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.04
€ 76.04
Naomi Zack brings us an indispensable work in the ethics of race through an inquiry into the history of moral philosophy. The Ethics and Mores of Race: Equality after the History of Philosophy enters into a web of ideas, ethics, and morals that untangle our evolving ideas of racial equality straight into the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442211254
- ISBN
- 9781442211254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.22
€ 114.22
Num Pages: 266 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; LNMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442212046
- ISBN
- 9781442212046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.48
€ 92.48
Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442218376
- ISBN
- 9781442218376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.44
€ 154.44
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442222380
- ISBN
- 9781442222380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.78
€ 100.78
This volume is the fourth and concluding part of a survey which brings to light the contributions of about 1000 nineteenth-century women whose published work appeared in journals listed in the London Royal Society's Catalogue of Scientific Papers 1800-1900. Volume IV concerns women authors from Imperial Russia. Num Pages: 188 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GBC; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442247413
- ISBN
- 9781442247413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.35
€ 192.35
With the continual growth of the world's urban population, biodiversity in towns and cities will play a critical role in global biodiversity. This is the first book to provide an overview of international developments in urban biodiversity and sustainable design. Editor(s): Muller, Norbert; Werner, Peter; Kelcey, J. G. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSG; PSAF; RNCB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332667
- ISBN
- 9781444332667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.13
€ 241.13