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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Draws on anthropological and feminist insights to construct a critical ethnography of a small Awlad 'Ali Bedouin community in Egypt. This work explores how the telling of stories of everyday life challenges the power of anthropological theory to render adequately the lives of others and the way feminist theory appropriates Third World women. Num Pages: 306 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256514
ISBN
9780520256514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardcover. This volume is a comprehensive history of women's historical writing since the 16th century. It traces recurrent themes and the development of feminist ideas as they emerge through women's historical writing. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBAH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333726679
ISBN
9780333726679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 135.76

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Melikoglu, Koray. Series: Studies in English Literatures. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838200750
ISBN
9783838200750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816669707
ISBN
9780816669707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

paperback. Trailblazing representations of black womanhood Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222466
ISBN
9780253222466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Examines the works of selected bilingual and bicultural writers of the United States (including Oscar Hijuelos, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Eva Hoffman) and Germany (Libuse Monikova, Rafik Schami, and E S Ozdamar, among others), developing a framework for understanding the relationship between displacement, memory, and language. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050997
ISBN
9780691050997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Rivers Oram Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863584329
ISBN
9780863584329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Exploring the tensions between women's lived bodily experiences and the cultural meanings inscribed on the female body, this volume--complete with editors' introduction--includes classic and contemporary essays on rape, pornography, eroticism, anorexia, body building, menstruation, and maternity, and challenges racial, class, and sexual categories. Editor(s): Conboy, Katie; Medina, Nadia; Stanbury, Sarah. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, ports. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
7th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105453
ISBN
9780231105453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Whitson, Dave; Epp, Roger. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643780
ISBN
9780888643780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. These essays provide insightful reflection on both the experience and the condition of experiencing another culture experiencing another culture. The author offers a palpable picture of a place little known to the West while raising questions about the stereotyping of people and places. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629573
ISBN
9780815629573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, B/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1M; 2AB; DSB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855755447
ISBN
9780855755447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. This book is a comparative study of African American and Asian American representations of masculinity and race, focusing primarily on the major works of two influential figures, Ralph Ellison and Frank Chin. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ2; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751094
ISBN
9780804751094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Hardback. This book is a comparative study of African American and Asian American representations of masculinity and race, focusing primarily on the major works of two influential figures, Ralph Ellison and Frank Chin. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ2; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751087
ISBN
9780804751087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.80

Paperback. Selected papers presented at a conference titled "Jewish ethnography between science and literature" held in Zurich (Switzerland) in September 2013. Editor(s): Safran, Gabriella; Kilcher, Andreas. Num Pages: 426 pages, 36 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DS; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019622
ISBN
9780253019622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

hardcover. Selected papers presented at a conference titled "Jewish ethnography between science and literature" held in Zurich (Switzerland) in September 2013. Editor(s): Safran, Gabriella; Kilcher, Andreas. Num Pages: 426 pages, 36 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DS; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019585
ISBN
9780253019585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.67

Paperback. This updated edition includes a substantive new preface that reconsiders some of the issues raised in the book. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSA; HBAH; HBTZ1; JFC; JM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414003
ISBN
9781421414003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJ; BM; HBJF; HBWS; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925377125
ISBN
9781925377125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Series: Media Skills. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 252 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138932104
ISBN
9781138932104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.30

Paperback. This book examines the contribution of food history to the development of food studies, exploring the ways multidisciplinary research has advanced food history. Written by prominent scholars, tackling ancient to modern food history writing across the globe, this is a unique addition to the growing literature on food history. Editor(s): Claflin, Kyri W.; Scholliers, Peter. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847888082
ISBN
9781847888082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.92

Paperback. A collection of essays critiquing ethnography as literature. It explores the ways in which writing culture has changed the face of ethnography over the years. Editor(s): Clifford, James; Marcus, George E. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470. The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography. 336 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Clifford, James; Marcus, George E. A collection of essays critiquing ethnography as literature. It explores the ways in which writing culture has changed the face of ethnography over the years. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JFSL. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 21. Weight: 458.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266025
ISBN
9780520266025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. An examination of what it means for various groups of Chinese to claim their "Chineseness." Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; DSA; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349532902
ISBN
9781349532902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Examines contemporary literary representations of Muslims by British writers of South Asian Muslim descent, including Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureishi, Monica Ali and Nadeem Aslam Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; HRH; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087400
ISBN
9780719087400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415539159
ISBN
9780415539159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APFD; CBV; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415570770
ISBN
9780415570770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

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