Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Using a race, gender and social-class context, this volume challenges the traditional notions of mental health and mental illness as they apply to African American women, focusing on the contradictions between the strengths and vulnerabilities of this population. Editor(s): Brown, Diane; Keith, Verna M. Num Pages: 396 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JMM; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113786
- ISBN
- 9780231113786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.54€ 90.75
€ 117.54
€ 90.75
Paperback. Shares the life accounts of the growing-up years of a woman from Michigan of mixed blood, both Indian and white. These stories shed light on the living conditions of Native Americans in Michigan in the early 1900s. The stories are gathered from journals, papers for college, transcribed materials, and oral chronicles collected over decades. Editor(s): Lee, Boisvert. Num Pages: 168 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; BGA; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472069200
- ISBN
- 9780472069200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.66
€ 25.99
€ 22.66
Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486445588
- ISBN
- 9780486445588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.09
€ 12.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Daley, James. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486447612
- ISBN
- 9780486447612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.41
€ 9.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Blaisdell, Bob. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486489025
- ISBN
- 9780486489025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.08
€ 12.08
Paperback. Now in paperback, with a new Afterword by the author, the groundbreaking book that every parent and teacher must read - offering the first hard research data on the consequences of turning young children into consumers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Charts throughout. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684870564
- ISBN
- 9780684870564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.49
€ 21.99
€ 20.49
Hardcover. Suitable for businessmen, travelers, and men ready to develop the discipline of prayer, this book encourages men to: define success on God's terms; acknowledge their talents and strengths; seek God's leading for all relationships; achieve a life of integrity and fulfillment; and, witness God's purpose in every situation. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRCR1; HRCV; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 101 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvest House Publishers
- Edition
- Gift
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736928212
- ISBN
- 9780736928212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Paperback. Filled with practical ideas and short Bible studies, this title helps moms to realize that - with God's wisdom and mercy - they can experience peace and satisfaction while raising their kids. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvest House Publishers,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736928663
- ISBN
- 9780736928663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.17
€ 17.99
€ 17.17
Paperback. Presents research on the educational experiences and achievement of Asian American youth. This book reveals the ways in which larger structures of race and class play out in the lives of Asian American high school students, especially regarding presumptions that the educational experiences of Koreans, Chinese, and Hmong youth are all the same. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807749739
- ISBN
- 9780807749739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.11
€ 36.11
Paperback. This revised and updated edition of 'The Anguish of the Jews' - a classic history of anti-Semitism written by a Roman Catholic priest and now with a foreword by Philip Cunningham is as relevant today as when it was first published in 1964. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Paulist Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809143245
- ISBN
- 9780809143245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.48
€ 31.99
€ 28.48
Hardcover. Alexis de Tocqueville is a widely-shared icon of Franco-American political culture. This study seeks to allow for a clearer understanding of Tocqueville's writings by supplying their missing French context for English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917788
- ISBN
- 9780813917788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.27
€ 78.27
Paperback. This text stresses the relationship between gender and politics by illuminating the daily experiences of women in Israel and in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Issues covered include: the violence against women; the link between militarism and sexism; and the role of nationalism. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFK; JPFN; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815602996
- ISBN
- 9780815602996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.59
€ 21.99
€ 20.59
Hardcover. Kate Field was among the first celebrity journalists. She wrote for several newspapers, such as the "Boston Post", "Chicago Tribune", and "New York Herald", as well her own "Kate Field's Washington". This biography offers a portrait of an intelligent and independent woman who contributed significantly to America's intellectual and social life. Series: Writing American Women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608745
- ISBN
- 9780815608745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.68
€ 31.99
€ 28.68
Hardcover. Abel Kiviat (1892-1991) was one of track and field's legendary personalities, a world record-holder and Olympic medalist in the metric mile. This book brings Kiviat's story to life and re-creates a lost world, when track and field was at the height of its popularity and occupying a central place in America's sporting world. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSL1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609391
- ISBN
- 9780815609391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.79
€ 37.99
€ 34.79
Paperback. Explores the rapid expansion of identity at the cusp of a new, American life. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 321.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609971
- ISBN
- 9780815609971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.68
€ 21.99
€ 20.68
Hardcover. Lederman tells her story of survival during the Holocaust in Poland starting in 1941. She relates life in a Nazi ghetto with her mother and sister as she tries to obtain a false birth certificate to escape with. After finding work in a German hospital under an assumed identity she manages to elude capture with the help of a few brave individuals. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610182
- ISBN
- 9780815610182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.82
€ 27.99
€ 25.82
Hardcover. Examines the lives of five women writers, all upper-class British women, who rebelled against the conventions of their own societies and lived, travelled and explored the Middle East. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ1; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610236
- ISBN
- 9780815610236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.58
€ 33.99
€ 30.58
Paperback. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJG; JFSL3; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610397
- ISBN
- 9780815610397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.23
€ 37.99
€ 35.23
Paperback. This text focuses on the role of the Roosevelt administration and American reaction to the Holocaust in the domestic environment of the Depression to the international scene. The constraints of the American political system in the 1930s and 1940s is also included here. Num Pages: 300 pages, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815626701
- ISBN
- 9780815626701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.76
€ 21.99
€ 21.76
Paperback. This volume is about the ways of promoting women's participation in the affairs of Muslim societies: from raising conciousness and changing codes of law, to penetrating the economic markets and influencing national and international policies. Editor(s): Afkhami, Mahnaz; Friedl, Erika. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627609
- ISBN
- 9780815627609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.28
€ 28.28
Paperback. A new edition of Katz's study of European Jewish society at end of the Middle Ages. It taps into a rich source, the "responsa" literature of the Rabbinic establishment of the time, a time when self-governing communities of Jews dealt with their own civil and religious issues. Translator(s): Cooperman, Bernard Dov. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628279
- ISBN
- 9780815628279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.13
€ 27.99
€ 26.13
Paperback. A compilation of essays by authorities on Black Elk. The introduction explores his life and texts, and the essays demonstrate Black Elk's relevance to today's scholarly discussions, and consider his work from postcolonial, anthropological and cultural perspectives. Editor(s): Holler, Clyde. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSK; HRKT; HRQ; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628361
- ISBN
- 9780815628361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.72
€ 35.72
Paperback. These essays by Islamic women scholars in the USA give voice to and are evidence of the growing network of Muslim women involved with the issues of women's human rights through "scholarship activism". It brings together critical arguments for the fair treatment of women. Editor(s): Webb, Gisela M. Series: Women & gender in Northern American religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628521
- ISBN
- 9780815628521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.15
€ 29.15
Hardcover. The essays in this work illustrate the various ways in which women in the Middle East fall short of being vested with the rights and privileges that would define them as fully enfranchised citizens. They offer an examination of national legislation on personal status, penal law and labour law. Editor(s): Joseph, Suad. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ1; JPHC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628644
- ISBN
- 9780815628644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.83
€ 71.83