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Hardback. Captures the language that explains culinary practices. To prove its case, this book draws on a range of cultural documents from interviews, cookbooks, and novels to comic strips, essays, and films. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273924
- ISBN
- 9780520273924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. Consigned to illiteracy, American slaves left little record of their thoughts and feelings or so we have believed. But a few learned to use pen and paper to make sense of their experiences, despite prohibitions. These authors perspectives rewrite the history of emancipation and force us to rethink the relationship between literacy and freedom." Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: D; HBTS; HBWJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780674088061
- ISBN
- 9780674088061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.97
€ 35.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. Worcestershire is a county of contrasts, with one face turned to the buzz of Birmingham and the other turned towards the quiet of the West Country. Its folk tales reflect that dichotomy, with stories based in the fears and superstitions of village life and others evolving from the strains and pressures of a new industrial reality. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMT; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752485805
- ISBN
- 9780752485805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Hardback. A critical assessment of Jewishness in Woody Allen's films and plays Editor(s): Brook, Vincent; Grinberg, Marat. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611684797
- ISBN
- 9781611684797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.52€ 67.71
€ 80.52
€ 67.71
Paperback. aeo This is new in paperback. aeo This book is the first comprehensive discussion of the life and work of Americaa s finest comedian. aeo The hardback sold extremely well, and was widely and favourably reviewed. Num Pages: 230 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608907
- ISBN
- 9780745608907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.93
€ 25.93
Paperback. Woods Cree Stories includes nine stories--including Boys Get Lost, Foolishness, and Animals Become Friends--and a Woods Cree-to-English glossary. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889773455
- ISBN
- 9780889773455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 25.99
€ 22.75
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282889
- ISBN
- 9780803282889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.90
€ 23.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. Wonders and the Order of Nature is about the ways in which European naturalists from the High Middle Ages through the Enlightenment used wonder and wonders, the passion and its objects, to envision themselves and the natural world. Num Pages: 512 pages, 114 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HPC; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 184 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299915
- ISBN
- 9780942299915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. Short, fun, and thoroughly-researched profiles of amazing women who followed their passions in science, medicine, engineering, espionage, and exploration Num Pages: 240 pages, Spot black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Quirk Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594749254
- ISBN
- 9781594749254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.86
€ 20.99
€ 16.86
Paperback. Wonder Woman and Philosophy: The Amazonian Mystique explores a wide range of philosophical questions surrounding the most popular female superhero of all time, from her creation as feminist propaganda during World War II up to the first female lead in the blockbuster DC movie-franchise. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119280750
- ISBN
- 9781119280750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.50
€ 17.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. One of the most dramatic economic changes of the past century has been the increase in married women's work outside the home. This volume examines the nature of married women's participation in the economies of three East Asian countries: Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. Editor(s): Brinton, Mary C. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPJ; 1FPKS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743549
- ISBN
- 9780804743549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.22
€ 40.99
€ 36.22
Paperback. Catharine MacKinnon has been very instrumental in making equal rights real for women. As Peter Jennings once put it, more than anyone else in legal studies, she "has made it easier for other women to seek justice". This collection talks about her clear and consistent approach to reframing the law of men on the basis of the lives of women. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024069
- ISBN
- 9780674024069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.85
€ 34.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. The nineteenth century, a time of cultural, political, and socio-economic transformation in Europe, brought about fundamental changes in the role of women. Women achieved this by fighting for their rights in the legal, economic, and political spheres. This volume provides a context to the movement by including countries from all regions of Europe. Editor(s): Paletschek, Sylvia; Pietrow-Ennker, Bianka. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBTB; JFFK; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754941
- ISBN
- 9780804754941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Hardback. This multi-genre anthology brings together a wide selection of women's published writing from the Early Modern period. Editor(s): Hodgson-Wright, Stephanie. Series: Women's Writing Anthologies. Num Pages: 352 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DQ; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748610969
- ISBN
- 9780748610969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.78€ 158.44
€ 165.78
€ 158.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 327 pages, Includes 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSJ1; LAQG; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 364 x 29. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472453822
- ISBN
- 9781472453822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.25
€ 173.25
Hardback. Written for those coming to women's studies for the first time, this text explores and examines women's lives and women's experiences. It engages the reader in reflecting on their own history and those of other women, providing a conceptual language and theoretical framework with which to do so. Editor(s): Coates, Jennifer; Madoc-Jones, Beryl. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631192541
- ISBN
- 9780631192541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.46
€ 136.46
Paperback. Tackles the political and institutional challenges that women's studies has faced since its integration into university curricula. This book embraces feminism not as a set of prescriptions, but as a critical stance, one that seeks to interrogate and disrupt prevailing systems of gender. Editor(s): Scott, Joan Wallach. Series: A Differences Book. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342748
- ISBN
- 9780822342748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
paperback. Since the 1970s, Womens Studies has grown from a volunteerist political project to a full scale academic enterprise. This book assesses the present and future of the field, demonstrating how institutionalization has extended a vital, ongoing intellectual project for a generation of scholars and students. Editor(s): Wiegman, Robyn. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822329862
- ISBN
- 9780822329862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.05
€ 35.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138833036
- ISBN
- 9781138833036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Hardcover. Examines the role of women in Egyptian society, looking both at the legal system and how they themselves understand their rights. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784532451
- ISBN
- 9781784532451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.10€ 126.57
€ 142.10
€ 126.57