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Hardback. The question of individuality in non-European, and especially South Asian societies is a controversial one. Studies in anthropology and psychology undertaken in recent years onconcepts of person and self approach the problem by concentrating on ideologies; the question of practice remains largely neglected. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 halftones, 3 maps, 20 tables, 20 figs. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; GTF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 579.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819031
ISBN
9781571819031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.29

Paperback. Contemporary feminist critics have often described Surrealism as a misogynist movement. This work addresses this issue, confirming some feminist allegations while qualifying and overturning others. Through insightful analyses of works by a range of writers and artists, it develops a complex view of Surrealist portrayals of woman. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGH; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218420
ISBN
9780803218420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. They called him the 'angriest black man in America' ..Malcolm X inspired many people in the United States. This autobiography, tells of a young, disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was only reversed by his belief in the rights struggle for black America, and his conversion to the Nation of Islam. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141032726
ISBN
9780141032726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.29

Paperback. A history of the African-American experience in Chicago, as told through the perspectives of Dempsey Travis, his family, and members of the community past and present. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Agate Publishing United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932841671
ISBN
9781932841671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.66

Paperback. This is a series of dispatches from the frontline of childhood. The reader is given an insight into the world of a one year old, a world where you're left in the charge of totally inept parents, where everything is the wrong height and where nobody understands a word you say. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 124. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001725
ISBN
9780091880699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Chronicles a harsh world in which young women faced the realities of sex for sale and were deprived of their freedom and identity. This work also tells of the author's life after leaving the geisha house, painting a panorama of the grinding poverty of rural life in wartime Japan. Translator(s): Rowley, G. G. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KOC0012729
ISBN
9780099462040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. These essays set out to explore the connections between autobiography and postmodernism. They examine the response of various writers to the culturally specific pressures of genre; how these constraints are negotiated; and what self-representation reveals about the politics of identity. Editor(s): Ashley, Kathleen M.; Gilmore, Leigh; Peters, Gerald (all Professors of English, University of Southern Maine, USA). Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870239007
ISBN
9780870239007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Peterson, Linda (Yale University Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University, Connecticut Yale University Yale University Yale University, Connecticut). Series: Nineteenth-Century British Autobiographies. Num Pages: 744 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; BGHA; BGLA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 759.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
741
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115559
ISBN
9781551115559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.57

Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480614
ISBN
9780801480614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.70

Paperback. Examines the lives and selected writings of five major contemporary French women writers: Simone de Beauvoir, Nathalie Sarraute, Marguerite Duras, Monique Wittig, and Maryse Conde. Part literary criticism and part biography, this book seeks mainly to shed light on how these writers' works illustrate the fine line that separates fact from fiction. Num Pages: 259 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 341.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272583
ISBN
9780803272583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. A study of autobiographies as sources for Jewish history. Series: Samuel & Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984162
ISBN
9780295984162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146364
ISBN
9780231146364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

Paperback. Debbaudt explains how typical manifestations of autism spectrum disorders, such as running away, unsteadiness, impulsive behavior or failure to respond, may be misunderstood by law enforcement professionals, with serious consequences. For individuals with ASDs, he offers advice on how to behave in encounters with law enforcement professionals. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853029806
ISBN
9781853029806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849056786
ISBN
9781849056786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. The reasons behind the increase in autism diagnoses have become hotly contested in the media as well as within the medical, scholarly, and autistic communities. This book focuses on the ways gender influences popular discussion and understanding of autism's causes and effects. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 black and white photographs, 1 chart, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079894
ISBN
9780252079894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. Editor(s): Fresco, Karen L. Series: MIP Studies in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 250 pages, 8 full color. BIC Classification: ACK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 41.
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442206
ISBN
9781580442206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.49

Paperback. Examining texts ranging from the Homeric epics and the Platonic dialogues, to Virgils "Aeneid" and the Book of Revelation, this book reveals how certain strategic metaphors embedded in the early Western literacy canon have promoted (and continue to promote) systems of inequality and social control. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFCX; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 335.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847682393
ISBN
9780847682393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.20

Paperback. Argues that brands are about culture as much as they are about economics Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 279 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
279
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814787144
ISBN
9780814787144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.12

Hardcover. Argues that brands are about culture as much as they are about economics Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 279 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814787137
ISBN
9780814787137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. Explains how New Orleans became a tourist town, a locale known as much for its excesses as for its quirky Southern charm. This title examines various image-building campaigns and promotional strategies to disseminate a palatable image of New Orleans on a national scale. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; JFC; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814731864
ISBN
9780814731864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. Presents the Harlem Renaissance, exploring early challenges to the idea that race is a static category. Drawing on vernacular theories of African American literature from figures such as Henry Louis Gates Jr and Houston Baker, this book looks at the work of four fiction writers: James Johnson, Nella Larsen, George Schuyler, and Jean Toomer. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323457
ISBN
9780822323457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Blum, Mark E.; Smaldone, William. Series: Historical Materialism. Num Pages: 543 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFCD; JFSC; JPFC; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466993
ISBN
9781608466993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ASZP; HBJD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486920
ISBN
9780801486920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Kuperard
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857338676
ISBN
9781857338676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.45

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