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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Using the Hodeida Urban Primary Health Care Project as a case study, this book offers an analysis of how development policies of the state interconnect with agendas of global donor organizations and the employment of women in the face of social disapproval and barriers to advancement. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 358 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFSJ1; KCM; MBNH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631217
ISBN
9780815631217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.05

Paperback. Explores the literary and historical significance of women's writing for the most influential body of nationalist journalism during the Irish Revival. This work studies women's writings in the Irish nationalist tradition, focusing on leading female voices in the cultural and political movements that helped launch the Easter Rising of 1916. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631415
ISBN
9780815631415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.74

Hardcover. What is the relationship between US imperialism in Arab homelands and anti-Arab racism in the lives of Arab Americans? What is the significance of whiteness studies to Arab American studies? This book locates September 11 as a turning point in the history of Arab American engagements with race, multiculturalism, and Americanization. Editor(s): Jamal, Amaney A.; Naber, Nadine. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631521
ISBN
9780815631521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.92

Paperback. Centuries before W B Yeats wove Indian, Japanese, and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinship in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1F; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631644
ISBN
9780815631644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.36

Hardcover. Offers a reexamination of the Egyptian women's movement in light of class differences. This book describes the way in which elite feminism created a concept of womanhood that fed into the nationalist cultural ideal, one that was not necessarily progressive for all Egyptian women. Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 184 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631705
ISBN
9780815631705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.94

Hardcover. The hijab is the controversial item of women's clothing. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim identity for Muslims and non-Muslims alike. This title provides an account of the controversial 2003 French law to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631743
ISBN
9780815631743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.75

Hardcover. Miss India competition has become a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing, over time, the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, the author examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by political, economic, and cultural developments. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCA; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631767
ISBN
9780815631767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.91

Hardcover. Explores the central issues of vision and visibility in Iranian culture. This book focuses on historical and literary texts to understand the use of visual culture in the production of the contemporary nation. It examines various discourses that have constituted the image of the "Babi." Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; APFA; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631798
ISBN
9780815631798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.85

Hardcover. At the close of the nineteenth century, American women missionaries traveled far afield to spread Christianity across the globe. Their presence abroad played a significant role in shaping foreign perceptions of America. This work tells the history of women's foreign missions in Japan. Series: Women in Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JH; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631811
ISBN
9780815631811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.53

Paperback. A collection of essays examining contemporary global immigration trends and their profound effect on specific host cities. It provides a global portrait of accelerating, worldwide immigration driven by income differentials, social networks, and various state policies that recruit skilled and unskilled laborers. Editor(s): Price, Marie; Benton-Short, Lisa. Num Pages: 424 pages, 11 illustrations, 22 figures, 17 maps, 38 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631866
ISBN
9780815631866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.17

Hardcover. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yiddish was widely viewed as a corrupt form of German that Jews had to abandon if they hoped to engage in intellectual, cultural, or political work. Yet, by 1917 it was the dominant language of the Russian Jewish press. This title investigates how this change in status occurred. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CBX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631903
ISBN
9780815631903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.30

Hardcover. Examines the 1907 Yiddish play "God of Vengeance" by Sholem Asch, the cross-dressing films of Yiddish actress Molly Picon, and several short stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer. This book analyzes the English-language novels "The Rise of David Levinsky", "Wasteland", and Portnoy's "Complaint". Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632023
ISBN
9780815632023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Hardcover. A collection of essays that seeks to present Ireland's relationship to visual culture as a whole. It examines the politics of visual representation from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Editor(s): Flannery, Eoin; Griffin, Michael. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632030
ISBN
9780815632030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.30

Hardcover. Takes a gendered approach to labor conflicts, anticolonial struggles, and citizenship in modern Lebanon. Challenging the assumptions about culturally inscribed roles for Middle Eastern women, this book highlights traditions of public activism and militancy among rural women that are in turn adapted to the spaces of the French Tobacco Monopoly. Series: Beyond Dominant Paradigms in the Middle East. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632122
ISBN
9780815632122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.00

Hardcover. women's employment and issues related to poverty in Iran Editor(s): Bahramitash, Roksana; Esfahani, Hadi Salehi. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 360 pages, 63 tables, 16 figures, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSR2; KCFM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632139
ISBN
9780815632139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.61

Hardcover. Since the mid-1990s Ireland has experienced an extraordinary phase of economic and social development. Seeking to understand the impact of these developments, Corcoran, Gray, and Peillon initiated the New Urban Living study, a detailed research project focused on four suburbs of Dublin. This title represents the culmination of that research. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 black-&-white illustrations, 26 figures, 1 map, 10 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632146
ISBN
9780815632146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.90

Hardcover. Bringing together seventeen original essays by scholars from around the world, this title offers a variety of international perspectives on Gilmore Girls (WB/CW, 2000-2007). Editor(s): Diffrient, David Scott. Series: Television and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 372 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632399
ISBN
9780815632399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.31

Hardcover. Series: Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM2; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632474
ISBN
9780815632474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.52

Hardcover. A study of ethnic violence between two Palestinians communities in Israel Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632566
ISBN
9780815632566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.44

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lewiekci-Wilson, Cynthia; Cellio, Jen. Series: Critical Perspectives on Disability. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Ed, 1st Pr 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632849
ISBN
9780815632849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.94

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