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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Examines a range of texts commemorating European holy women from the ninth through fifteenth centuries. Explores the relationship between memorial practices and identity formation. Draws upon much of the recent scholarly interest in the nature and uses of memory. Editor(s): Cotter-Lynch, Margaret; Herzog, Brad. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619869
- ISBN
- 9780230619869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84
Hardcover. This book examines the evolution of Black Power activism at the local level. Comprised of essays that examine Black Power's impact at the grassroots level in cities in the North, South, Mid-West and West, this anthology expands on the profusion of new scholarship that is taking a second look at Black Power. Editor(s): Joseph, Peniel E. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620766
- ISBN
- 9780230620766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66
Paperback. This book examines the evolution of Black Power activism at the local level. Comprised of essays that examine Black Power's impact at the grassroots level in cities in the North, South, Mid-West and West, this anthology expands on the profusion of new scholarship that is taking a second look at Black Power. Editor(s): Joseph, Peniel E. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620773
- ISBN
- 9780230620773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.13
€ 129.13
Hardcover. In the last few decades the people of the African diaspora have intensified their struggles against racial discrimination and for equality. This account of these social movements include action in Latin America, the Indian Ocean World, Europe, Canada and the United States. Editor(s): Mullings, Leith. Series: Critical Black Studies. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621398
- ISBN
- 9780230621398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.30
€ 120.30
Hardcover. This book offers a new generation of feminist readings of Hegel from leading scholars in the field. Editor(s): Hutchings, Kimberly; Pulkkinen, Tuija. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621459
- ISBN
- 9780230621459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.90
€ 62.90
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621787
- ISBN
- 9780230621787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.96
€ 139.96
Paperback. Addressing values and politics in the Muslim world, this pioneering volume examines attitudes towards democracy and politics, between the elite and the publics of Islamic and European countries. It also examines the political and economic consequences of religious beliefs; the perceptions of outsiders; family and health. Editor(s): Moaddel, Mansoor. Num Pages: 375 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621985
- ISBN
- 9780230621985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. This edited collection about migration in Nigeria reflects on the state's use of power in society, particularly in Africa. Editor(s): Adebanwi, Wale; Obadare, Ebenezer. Series: Africa Connects. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB; JFFN; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622340
- ISBN
- 9780230622340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Hardcover. This volume addresses questions such as: How do the unique experiences of Blacks in America influence their political psychology? What are the psychological mechanisms underlying Blacks' orientation toward politics and can these mechanisms help account for observed differences in Black political attitudes and behavior? Editor(s): Philpot, Tasha S.; White, Ismail K. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390. Identity, Opinion, and Action in the Post-Civil Rights Era. 264 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Philpot, Tasha S.; White, Ismail K. This volume addresses questions such as: How do the unique experiences of Blacks in America influence their political psychology? What are the psychological mechanisms underlying Blacks' orientation toward politics and can these mechanisms help account for observed differences in Black political attitudes and behavior?. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPA; JPV. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 20. Weight: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623552
- ISBN
- 9780230623552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312227203
- ISBN
- 9780312227203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.46
€ 59.46
Hardcover. After examining the global system's political volatility at the dawn of the new millennium, this book looks at how some of the identifiable system-wide trends (for example, globalization, democratization and fragmentation) may find repercussions in the Asia Pacific. Editor(s): Hsiung, James C. Num Pages: 390 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312238797
- ISBN
- 9780312238797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.25
€ 120.25
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary anthology takes as its starting point the belief that, as the material grounds of lived experience, material culture provides an avenue of historical access to women's lives, extending beyond the reaches of textual evidence. Editor(s): McClanan, Anne L.; Encarnacion, Karen Rosoff. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312240011
- ISBN
- 9780312240011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.43
€ 119.43
Paperback. Investigating the social, political, cultural and literary climate of Los Angeles, this interdisciplinary collection of essays, dialogues and photographs excavates the third-world geographies, cultures and populations of Los Angeles. Editor(s): Sawhney, Deepak Narang. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPR; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312292898
- ISBN
- 9780312292898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
Hardcover. Very few people know that there has been a steady increase in the population of Jews in Germany since 1945 and that there is a flourishing "Jewish" culture in Germany today. Does this mean that the great German-Jewish relationship has re-emerged despite the odds against it? Editor(s): Zipes, Jack David; Morris, Leslie. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293895
- ISBN
- 9780312293895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.85
€ 119.85
Paperback. Very few people know that there has been a steady increase in the population of Jews in Germany since 1945 and that there is a flourishing "Jewish" culture in Germany today. Does this mean that the great German-Jewish relationship has re-emerged despite the odds against it? Editor(s): Zipes, Jack David; Morris, Leslie. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293901
- ISBN
- 9780312293901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.15
€ 119.15
Hardcover. The essays in this volume exploring the construction of gender ideology in early modern England, focus attention on the implications of the gender debate for women writers and their literary relations, cultural ideology and the family, and political discourse and ideas of nationhood. Editor(s): Malcolmson, Cristina; Suzuki, Mihoko. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3J; DSBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294571
- ISBN
- 9780312294571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84
Hardcover. This title on black social movements outside the South reveals distinctive forms of US racism according to place, the varieties of tactics that community members used to attack these inequalities, and the prevalence of integrationist and nationalist thinking between the 1940s and the 1970s. Editor(s): Theoharis, Jeanne; Woodard, Komozi; Countryman, Matthew J. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294670
- ISBN
- 9780312294670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Paperback. Discussing intersecting discourses of race, gender and empire in literature, history and contemporary culture, the book begins with the metaphor of 'the other woman' as a repository for the 'otherness' of all women in a masculinist-racist society and shows how discourses of race and sexuality thwart the realization of true inter-racial sisterhood. Editor(s): Daileader, Celia R.; Johnson, Rhoda E.; Shabazz, Amilcar; Beidler, Philip D.; Taylor, Gary. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312296025
- ISBN
- 9780312296025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.19
€ 49.19
Hardcover. The Funk Era and Beyond is the first scholarly collection to discuss the significance of funk music in America. Contributors employ a multitude of methodologies to examine this unique musical genre's relationship to African American culture and to music, literature, and visual art as a whole. Editor(s): Bolden, Tony. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312296070
- ISBN
- 9780312296070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Paperback. Part of a series which looks at contemporary criticism on neglected literary and cultural areas, this book examines the conventional academic view of lesbian/gay writing and has essays on lesbian writers as well as a section on gay men's writing. All the critical essays are by lesbians or gay men. Editor(s): Lilly, Mark. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333475010
- ISBN
- 9780333475010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.64
€ 61.64
Paperback. The second part of a set of four volumes seeking to provide an historical and theoretical perspective for consideration of theory and practice in conflict resolution and prevention. The other volumes cover resolution and prevention, and readings and practices in management and resolution. Editor(s): Burton, John W. Series: Conflict S. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMAL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333521489
- ISBN
- 9780333521489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.35
€ 119.35
Hardcover. Selected papers from the 4th World Congress for Soviet and East European Studies, Harrogate, 1990. This is a study of the more intractable problems of Soviet society. Editor(s): Joyce, Walter. Series: Harrowgate. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333553282
- ISBN
- 9780333553282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.79
€ 118.79
Hardcover. The condition of borders has been crucial in exhibitions, conferences and publications. This text aims to offer a frame for the discussion of border discourses. It develops important contexts in art and architectural theory, contemporary film-making, criticism and cultural politics. Editor(s): Welchman, Professor John C. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333565803
- ISBN
- 9780333565803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.33
€ 119.33
Hardcover. What are the causes and effects, in both the sending and receiving countries, of East-West migration? What are the policy reactions in the East and the West, and how is this phenomenon likely to develop and to be regulated in the near future? This book addresses these and other questions. Editor(s): Ardittis, Solon. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333592373
- ISBN
- 9780333592373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.58
€ 119.58