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A learned study of a mother and daughter, both the wives of emperors, and their importance in the golden age of the Roman Empire Series: Women in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBLA1; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195379419
- ISBN
- 9780195379419
Condition: New
€ 150.15
€ 150.15
Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational leaders and parishioners, as well as his experiences participating in worship services in a wide variety of Protestant, multiracial Southern Californian churches, to present this insightful study of the role of music in creating and sustaining congregational diversity. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCC9; JFSL; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195392975
- ISBN
- 9780195392975
Condition: New
€ 89.36
€ 89.36
paperback. This is the second edition of the original book published in 1998, and as an OIP in 1999, about Rukhmabai's defiant stand against Hindu orthodoxy as well as the colonial legal establishment in late 19th c. India. It includes a new Afterword in which the author examines the libel suit into which the protagonist was dragged, even as she was fighting a suit for 'restitution of conjugal rights'. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSJ1; LBBR; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press India
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195695731
- ISBN
- 9780195695731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.94
€ 43.94
paperback. This book offers an original account of the history of liberal thought, one grounded in an institutional history of medieval pluralism and the early modern rationalizing state, and explores the deep tensions that liberal political thought rests upon. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX; JPA. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198808916
- ISBN
- 9780198808916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.04
€ 53.04
Paperback. Nationalism has become the most prevalent source of political conflict and violence in the world. Departing from the usual practice of considering only a few examples of nationalism drawn from a limited geographical and historical canvas, this book is based on fundamental theoretical ideas about the formation and solidarity of groups. Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199247516
- ISBN
- 9780199247516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.16
€ 94.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor-Gooby, Peter; Zinn, Jens O. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFD; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199285969
- ISBN
- 9780199285969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.59
€ 82.59
Paperback. First published in 1903, this eloquent collection of essays exposed the magnitude of racism in our society. The book endures today as a classic document of American social and political history: a manifesto that has influenced generations with its transcendent vision for change. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 263 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199387434
- ISBN
- 9780199387434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.62
€ 35.62
hardcover. Familiar Strangers examines how the Soviet empire was built, and ultimately dismantled, by ethnic outsiders. Scott retells Soviet history from the perspective of the socialist state's internal Georgian diaspora. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; HBJD; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OUP USA United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199396375
- ISBN
- 9780199396375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.66
€ 167.66
Paperback. This volume presents both sides of the debate over whether same-sex marriage should be legalized. Series: Point/Counterpoint. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSK; JHBK; LNMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199756315
- ISBN
- 9780199756315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.12
€ 35.12
Editor(s): Rosenberg, Robin S. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCA; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199765812
- ISBN
- 9780199765812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.85
€ 33.85
Paperback. Series: Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 music examples, 42 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; ASD; AVGW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199965823
- ISBN
- 9780199965823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.60
€ 85.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205792412
- ISBN
- 9780205792412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.98
€ 82.98
Paperback. How can monkeys be both eaten as food and nurtured as children? Her research reveals that monkeys play a vital role in Guaja society, ecology, economy, and religion. In Guaja animistic beliefs, all forms of plant and animal life-especially monkeys-have souls and are woven into a comprehensive kinship system. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; JFSL9; JHMP; PSAF; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125253
- ISBN
- 9780231125253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24
€ 55.24
Women in the Middle East and North Africa: Restoring Women to History
Nashat, Guity; Tucker, Judith E.
paperback. Tracing the evolution of the role of women beginning with ancient Middle Eastern societies through the seventeenth century, this book examines the interplay between local practices and early Islamic beliefs and institutions. It also examines the development of the foundations of Islamic law and practice with regard to women. Series: Restoring Women to History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; HBJH; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212641
- ISBN
- 9780253212641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.20
€ 26.20
Paperback. Ethnographic study of a charismatic Muslim woman healer whose practice crosses gender and religious boundaries Num Pages: 22 b&w photos, 1 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218377
- ISBN
- 9780253218377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.92
€ 33.92
Paperback. Joyce Fletcher's research shows that emotional intelligence and relational behavior are often viewed as inappropriate because they collide with powerful, gender-linked images. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262561402
- ISBN
- 9780262561402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.76
€ 38.76
paperback. Series: American & European Philosophy S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780271020266
- ISBN
- 9780271020266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.80
€ 47.80
paperback. Editor(s): Martinez, Roy. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271036403
- ISBN
- 9780271036403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.68
€ 42.68
hardcover. This book examines the critical and often undervalued contributions of women to the culture, well-being, and subsistence of their communities as active, powerful, and wise ritual specialists. Editor(s): Marcos, Sylvia; Torjesen, Karen Jo; Ashcraft-Eason, Lillian; Kirk-Duggan, Cheryl A. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275991579
- ISBN
- 9780275991579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Felix Longoria's Wake: Bereavement, Racism, and the Rise of Mexican Am...
Carroll, Patrick; Carroll, P.
paperback. Private First Class Felix Longoria earned a Bronze Service Star, a Purple Heart, a Good Conduct Medal, and a Combat Infantryman's badge for service in the Philippines during World War II. Yet the only funeral parlor in his hometown of Three Rivers, Texas, refused to hold a wake for the slain soldier because "the whites would not like it." Series: CMAS History, Culture, and Society Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b&w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 709.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292712492
- ISBN
- 9780292712492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.85
€ 37.85