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Paperback. A Companion to Gender Studies presents a unified and comprehensive vision of its field, and its new directions. It is designed to demonstrate in action the rich interplay between gender and other markers of social position and (dis)privilege, such as race, class, ethnicity, and nationality. Editor(s): Essed, Philomena; Goldberg, David Theo; Kobayashi, Audrey. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405188081
ISBN
9781405188081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.41

Paperback. * An extensive survey of the history of women around the world, their interaction with men, and the role of gender in shaping human behavior over thousands of years. * Discusses family history, the history of the body and sexuality, and cultural history alongside women's history and gender history. Series: Blackwell Companions to History. Num Pages: 688 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405149600
ISBN
9781405149600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.83

Hardback. This volume explores more than two centuries of literature on the First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, providing the first historiographical overview of these important women in U.S. history. Editor(s): Sibley, Katherine A. S. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 760 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1244.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
760
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118732229
ISBN
9781118732229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 235.65

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Policy Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447310334
ISBN
9781447310334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447310341
ISBN
9781447310341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 40.61

Hardcover. Companion to Celebrity presents a multi-disciplinary collection of original essays that explore myriad issues relating to the origins, evolution, and current trends in the field of celebrity studies. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118475010
ISBN
9781118475010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.27

Paperback. This international collection of eleven original essays on Australian Aboriginal literature provides a comprehensive critical companion that contextualizes the Aboriginal canon for scholars, researchers, students, and general readers. Editor(s): Wheeler, Belinda. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; DSBH5; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139382
ISBN
9781571139382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.47

Hardcover. Drawing on historical perspectives and data, this book examines the many years of change and continuity in the status of black Americans. By studying and comparing black and white age cohorts, it charts the status of blacks in areas, such as education, housing, employment, political participation and family life. Editor(s): Jaynes, Gerald David; Williams, Robin M., Jr. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 240 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1200. Clean copy fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0000410
ISBN
9780309039987
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A roller coaster ride through the ruins of modern America from the most influential journalist of his generation. Num Pages: 599 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 34. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Verso
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781682951
ISBN
9781781682951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. Investigates how childbirth became medicalized in Africa. Featuring stories about autopsies and bicycles, obstetric surgery and male initiation, this title reveals how concerns about strange objects and procedures fashioned the hybrid social world of colonialism and its aftermath in Mobutu's Zaire. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 496 pages, 47 b&w photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 238 x 38. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
62041st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323662
ISBN
9780822323662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.70

paperback. Considers how interdisciplinary collaboration between anthropology and queer studies might enrich both fields. This book provides several in-depth case studies, primarily concerning the lives of Indonesian men who term themselves gay (an Indonesian-language word that overlaps with, but does not correspond exactly to, English "gay"). Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822339915
ISBN
9780822339915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Written by civil rights historian Adam Fairclough, this book chronicles the odyssey of black teachers in the South from emancipation in 1865 to integration 100 years later. Built from stories of real men and women, it explores how teachers inspired generations of children, instilling values that nourished racial pride and a desire for equality. Num Pages: 422 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 43. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023079
ISBN
9780674023079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.36

Hardcover. Focuses on the use and adaptive reuse of everyday buildings in Oakland, California, to make the city a better place for children. She introduces us to the women who were determined to mitigate the burdens placed on working-class families by an indifferent industrial capitalist economy. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 448 pages, 120 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMVD; JFSJ1; JKSB1; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226311289
ISBN
9780226311289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.37

Paperback. Countless African Americans have passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and communities. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile. This history of passing explores the possibilities, challenges, and losses that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women living in a country obsessed with racial distinctions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659926
ISBN
9780674659926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. This photojournal looks at the traditional folkways and cultural heritage of one of the American South's most distinctive regions. It looks at the places and the people that perpetuate the music, the stories, and the crafts indigenous to the region. Num Pages: 150 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Alabama Press Alabama
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
150
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212530
ISBN
9780945477143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. This photojournal looks at the traditional folkways and cultural heritage of one of the American South's most distinctive regions. It looks at the places and the people that perpetuate the music, the stories, and the crafts indigenous to the region. Num Pages: 150 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
University Alabama Press Alabama
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KEX0212529
ISBN
9780945477143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Chronicles more than forty years of black music: from the hopeful, angry refrains of the Freedom movement to the slick pop of Motown; from Woodstock and the 'Summer of Love' to Vietnam and the race riots; from disco inferno to the Million Man March. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346. 448 pages. This volume chronicles more than 40 years of black music, from the refrains of the Freedom Movement to Motown. It looks at the place black music occupies in social history, its battle for the desegregation of popular music and its contribution to social change outside the recording studio. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight: 346.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952963
ISBN
9781841952963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. A practical guide to the charms of the Gallic people - from their daily routines to their peerless gesticulations, from their come-ons to their put-downs. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; CBX; JFCA; WTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041674
ISBN
9780141041674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. An unconventional, evocative work of history and a series of moving reflections on memory, modernity, space, and time, all based on the author s interviews with elderly Indonesian intellectuals. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBTB; HBTQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822346975
ISBN
9780822346975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360292
ISBN
9780822360292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.75

Paperback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360605
ISBN
9780822360605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.33

Hardback. Editor(s): Green, Nancy L.; Waldinger, Roger. Series: Studies of World Migrations. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040443
ISBN
9780252040443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Green, Nancy L.; Waldinger, Roger. Series: Studies of World Migrations. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081903
ISBN
9780252081903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. An illustrated survey of the lives and history of Jews in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the post-Soviet era. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214188
ISBN
9780253214188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.98

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