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Hardcover. This collection attends to western women's struggles within Roman Catholicism by examining how women throughout the centuries have attempted to reconcile their unruliness with their Catholic backgrounds or conversions. Editor(s): DelRosso, Jeana; Eicke, Leigh; Kothe, Ana. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600256
- ISBN
- 9780230600256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.68
€ 62.68
Hardcover. This book addresses the Lusophone Black Atlantic as a space of historical and cultural production between Portugal, Brazil, and Africa. The authors demonstrate how it has been shaped by diverse colonial cultures including the Portuguese imperial project. The Lusophone context offers a unique perspective on the history of the Atlantic. Editor(s): Naro, Nancy Priscilla; Sansi Roca, Roger; Treece, David H. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADPB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600478
- ISBN
- 9780230600478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.64
€ 119.64
Hardcover. This is a lyrical and timely collection that explores the meaning of home and identity for Cubans living on the island, as well as for those in far-flung locations around the globe. Editor(s): Behar, Ruth; Suarez, Lucia M. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 258 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600768
- ISBN
- 9780230600768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Hardcover. This timely collection provides high-quality interdisciplinary essays which address lesbian and bisexual representation in popular television shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, E.R., Queer as Folk, Sex and the City, The L Word and The O.C. Editor(s): Beirne, Rebecca. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; JFSK1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600805
- ISBN
- 9780230600805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Hardcover. Black intellectuals in the US have long thought of racism as a global phenomenon.This book presents, for the first time, a full overview of the history, critical analysis and theoretical perspectives of key black scholars and activists on the transnational dynamics of modern race and racism throughout the world. Editor(s): Marable, Manning; Agard-Jones, Vanessa. Series: Critical Black Studies. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602670
- ISBN
- 9780230602670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardcover. This book introduces Africana Cultures and Policy Studies as an interdisciplinary field of study, rooted in the historical experience of people of African descent and focusing on policy development, anlaysis, and practical application. Editor(s): Williams, Zachery. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602809
- ISBN
- 9780230602809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
Hardcover. This book traces representations of "Gypsies" that have become prevalent in the European imagination and culture and influenced the perceptions of Roma in Eastern and Western European societies. Editor(s): Glajar, Valentina; Radulescu, Domnica. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 269 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603240
- ISBN
- 9780230603240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.38
€ 119.38
Hardcover. This book tells the stories of eleven remarkable people in the Islamic world, from a religious musician in Pakistan who sings the sufferings of the saints and hopes to bring reconciliation to his country, to the son of one of the greatest Shi'ite scholars of Iraq who was murdered trying to restore peace in his city. Editor(s): Trix, Frances; Walbridge, John; Walbridge, Linda. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605367
- ISBN
- 9780230605367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.07
€ 62.07
Hardcover. With its focus on Latina/o communities in the United States, this collection of essays identifies and investigates the salient narrative and aesthetic strategies with which an individual or a collective represents transnational experiences and identities in literary and cultural texts. Editor(s): Concannon, Kevin; Lomeli, Francisco A.; Priewe, Marc. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606326
- ISBN
- 9780230606326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.29
€ 54.99
€ 44.29
Hardcover. This collection examines Cuban cultural production during the Special Period of the 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet Bloc. Contributors address the cultural forms; and the associated ethics and practices of labour, leisure, and bureaucratic organization that arose in the transformation of the socialist cultural infrastructure. Editor(s): Hernandez-Reguant, Ariana. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPR; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606548
- ISBN
- 9780230606548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.01
€ 54.99
€ 44.01
Hardcover. This is the first anthology designed to enhance the reader's understanding of the multiple dimensions of Islamic terrorism by presenting a cross-section of recent articles and selections from cutting-edge books on the subject. Editor(s): Perry, Marvin; Negrin, Howard E. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606623
- ISBN
- 9780230606623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.30
€ 63.30
Hardcover. A timely examination of the plight of children and youths in developing nations. The chapters strike a balance between diagnostic analysis of the conditions of risk, with prescriptive ideas for approaching and intervening with marginalized children. Editor(s): Denov, Myriam; Maclure, Richard Alexander; Campbell, Kathryn. Num Pages: 319 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSP1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606821
- ISBN
- 9780230606821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.10
€ 63.10
Hardcover. This collection brings together pedagogical memoirs on significant topics regarding teaching race in college, including student resistance, whiteness, professor identity, and curricula. Linking theory to practice, the essays create an accessible and useful way to look at teaching race for wide audiences interested in issues within education. Editor(s): Guerrero, Lisa. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608009
- ISBN
- 9780230608009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.15
€ 54.99
€ 44.15
Hardcover. Taking the Jewish community as a focal point, this book thoroughly explores the various 'borders' - geographical divides, religious affiliations, gender boundaries, genre divisions - that ruled the lives and intellectual production of late medieval Jews. Editor(s): Alfonso, Maria Esperanza; Caballero-Navas, Carmen. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608337
- ISBN
- 9780230608337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Hardcover. The Impact of 9-11 on the Media, Arts, and Entertainment is the fourth volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? This volume's contributors include P.J. Crowley, Mel Dubnick, Nancy Snow, Michele Cloonan, and other leading scholars. Editor(s): Morgan, Matthew J. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; AB; JFD; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608412
- ISBN
- 9780230608412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.63
€ 129.63
Hardcover. This collection of essays explores the phenomenon of antiurbanism: the antipathy and fear of the city. Editor(s): Thompson, Michael J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230610590
- ISBN
- 9780230610590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.35
€ 119.35
Hardcover. This book analyzes the evolution and cultivation of modern Palestinian collective memory and its role in shaping Palestinian national identity from its inception in the 1920s to the 2006 Palestinian elections. Editor(s): Litvak, Meir. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613065
- ISBN
- 9780230613065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardcover. This book offers the first comparative critical appraisal of how women live in the US and in France and suggests paths of reflection on what women can do to improve their lives in the 21st century. Editor(s): Mousli, Beatrice; Roustang-Stoller, Eve-Alice. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613263
- ISBN
- 9780230613263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.21
€ 119.21
Hardcover. In this book, an international team of scholars explores not only the politics of xiagang, but also the effect on Chinese workers and their families, and the variety of their responses to this unprecedented dislocation in their lives. Editor(s): Gold, Thomas B.; Hurst, William; Won, Jaeyoun; Qiang, Li. Num Pages: 270 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPV; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613706
- ISBN
- 9780230613706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Hardcover. This unique volume brings together literary critics, historians, and anthropologists from around the world to offer new understandings of gender and sexuality as they were redefined during the upheaval of 1968. Editor(s): Frazier, Lessie Jo; Cohen, Deborah. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618718
- ISBN
- 9780230618718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.74
€ 62.74
Hardcover. This book will provide the first collection of original research and scholarship on uniquely Western Hemispheric rhetorics. Editor(s): Baca, Damian; Villanueva, Victor. Num Pages: 270 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBW; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619036
- ISBN
- 9780230619036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.75
€ 129.75
Hardcover. The product of years of cross-border and cross-disciplinary collaboration, this is an innovative volume of essays situated at the intersection of multi-disciplinary fields: postcolonial/subaltern theory; comparative literary analysis, especially with a South Asian and transnational focus; the study of 'alternative' and 'indigenous' modernities Editor(s): Mohanty, Satya P. Series: Future of Minority Studies. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619043
- ISBN
- 9780230619043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Hardcover. This book addresses the complex issue of incarceration of Latino/as and offers a comprehensive overview of such topics as deportations in historical context, a case study of latino/a resistance to prisons in the 70s, the issues of youth and and girls prisons, and the post incarceration experience. Editor(s): Oboler, Professor Suzanne. Num Pages: 308 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JKVP1; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619241
- ISBN
- 9780230619241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.20
€ 120.20
Hardcover. In the face of high unemployment in Europe for the past thirty years, the unemployed have organized themselves and mobilized at levels ranging from the local to the transnational. This work explores why, when, and how the unemployed move from acquiescence to protest. Editor(s): Chabanet, Didier; Faniel, Jean. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619395
- ISBN
- 9780230619395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.38
€ 63.38