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Paperback. Tells the stories of Mexican American women from two Los Angeles neighborhoods and how they transformed the everyday problems they confronted into political concerns. By placing these women's experiences at the center of her discussion of grassroots political activism, the author describes gender, race, and class character of community networking. Num Pages: 322 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JFSJ1; JFSL1; JHM; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566395731
- ISBN
- 9781566395731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
Hardback. Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) is considered one of the most influential ideologues of radical Islamism. This biography rescues Qutb from the label of 'terrorist' by offering a sophisticated analysis of his thought. It offers a view into the world of British colonialism, the birth of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and the growth of radical Islam. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSR2; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040068
- ISBN
- 9781849040068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.61
€ 36.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224. New.
- Publisher
- Veritas Publications
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853909849
- ISBN
- 9781853909849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.51
€ 11.51
Paperback. Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate critic of Victorian England condemned an industrial society in 'bondage to machinery' and argued instead that the wonder and joy of culture - in particular the 'sweetness and light' of classical civilization - were essential to human life. This book deals with his works. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396248
- ISBN
- 9780141396248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Anais Nin, the diarist, novelist, and provocateur, occupied a singular space in twentieth-century culture, not only as a literary figure and voice of female sexual liberation but as a celebrity and symbol of shifting social mores in postwar America. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Swallow Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804011761
- ISBN
- 9780804011761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardcover. Income inequality, displaced and imprisoned populations, destruction of land and water: today's dislocations cannot be understood in the usual terms of poverty and injustice, Saskia Sassen argues. They are more accurately understood as expulsions--from professional livelihood, from living space, from the very biosphere that makes life possible. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674599222
- ISBN
- 9780674599222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.92
€ 41.99
€ 34.92
Paperback. Brings together two often neglected topics in the study of American Jews the roles of women and of Jewish communities outside the Northeast. This book traces the history and contributions of Jewish women in the American West. It contains stories from the memoirs and records of Jewish pioneer women. Num Pages: 279 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814707203
- ISBN
- 9780814707203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. This text highlights current issues in feminist theory, epistemology and methodology. It focuses on analytical approaches to gendered power differentials intersecting with other processes of social in/exclusion based on race, class and sexuality. Num Pages: 258 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415516587
- ISBN
- 9780415516587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.90
€ 63.90
Paperback. The ageing of the population has enormous policy implications for health care. This important new textbook, written by a leader in the field, covers key questions such as the fitness of older people in the future, the widening inequalities in the health of older people and how health in old age reflects habits and behaviour in earlier life. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG; MBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420879
- ISBN
- 9781847420879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.03
€ 35.99
€ 35.03
Paperback. Asks why the boundaries of anti-discrimination laws rest where they do Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748138
- ISBN
- 9780814748138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623567453
- ISBN
- 9781623567453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816666683
- ISBN
- 9780816666683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632650580
- ISBN
- 9781632650580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.65
€ 18.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. This book is an accessible introductory to Women's Studies. It is divided into interdisciplinary sections covering key aspects and major debates, centering on four main areas: The Social Organization of Gender Relations; The Cultural Representation of Women; Gender and Social Identity; Women and Political Change. Num Pages: 320 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 548. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Open University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KOC0005652
- ISBN
- 9780335193905
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Through films that alternate between containment, order, and symmetry on the one hand, and obsession, explosiveness, and a lack of control on the other, Chantal Akerman has gained a reputation as one of the most significant filmmakers working today. This title presents the study of this influential avant-garde Belgian filmmaker. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317234
- ISBN
- 9780822317234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849056786
- ISBN
- 9781849056786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.02
€ 23.02
Paperback. Suitable for those who are interested in herbal medicine, this book provides an insight into Prophetic phytotherapy, a branch of herbal medicine which relies exclusively on the herbal prescriptions of the prophet Muhammad. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 255 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786447077
- ISBN
- 9780786447077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.68
€ 53.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935408352
- ISBN
- 9781935408352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Over the years, governments have delegated extensive regulatory authority to international private-sector organizations. This book examines who writes the rules in international private organizations, as well as who wins, who loses - and why. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 halftones. 9 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; LNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157979
- ISBN
- 9780691157979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. In the UK, as in other rich countries, the 'playing-field' is anything but level and the family plays a surprisingly crucial part in maintaining inequality. This book explores how seemingly mundane aspects of family life raise fundamental questions of social justice and calls for a rethink of what equality of opportunity means. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447331537
- ISBN
- 9781447331537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.72
€ 13.00
€ 12.72