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Hardcover. Although living conditions have improved throughout history, protest seems to have increased to the point of becoming a normal phenomenon in modern societies. This volume examines how and why this is the case. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; JKSW2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847698561
ISBN
9780847698561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.06

Hardback. Examining theatre economics, rhetorical acting, cross-dressing, the staging of 'self', and the alignment of motherhood and work, this book reveals how actresses drew on changing models of gender to achieve phenomenal levels of success over the eighteenth-century. By doing so it sheds new light on the cultural significance of female performance. Num Pages: 201 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; AN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230298330
ISBN
9780230298330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardback. Editor(s): Giroux, Jean Baptiste; Vallee, Charlotte. Num Pages: 197 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
197
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624179570
ISBN
9781624179570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.26
€ 172.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312235048
ISBN
9780312235048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.20

Hardback. Examining how nineteenth-century Black women writers engaged radical reform, sentiment and their various readerships Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252034749
ISBN
9780252034749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardback. Activist Citizenship and the LGBT Movement in Serbia explores ways of understanding activist movements through an exploration of the theoretical concept of "activist citizenship" which draws attention to critical engagements with, and reclamations of, citizenship. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137494269
ISBN
9781137494269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. The liberal political origins of work-welfare programmes and issues of conflicting goals is documented in this text. With examples derived from Great Britain and America, the incorporation of liberal requirements and private market forces in providing opportunities for the unemployed is discussed. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFA; JKSB; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780226436227
ISBN
9780226436227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Active Support is a proven model of care that enables and empowers people with intellectual disabilities to participate in all aspects of their lives. This evidence-based approach is particularly effective for working with people with more severe disabilities, and is of growing interest to those responsible for providing support and services. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849051118
ISBN
9781849051118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. A comprehensive social worker's guide to working with children with disabilities. Series: Critical Skills for Social Work. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFG; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Critical Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910391945
ISBN
9781910391945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.20

Hardback. Editor(s): Matthews, Clark. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634849142
ISBN
9781634849142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.54
€ 135.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837618969
ISBN
9783837618969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hamada, Mohamed. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629480664
ISBN
9781629480664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.85
€ 158.44

Hardcover. This book explores the adoption of 'active ageing' policies by EU15 nations and the impact on older peoples' work and retirement policy options. Policies examined include unemployment benefits, active labour market policies, partial pension receipt, pension principles, early retirement and incentives for deferral. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFSP31; JHB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230353701
ISBN
9780230353701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Paperback. This book explores the adoption of 'active ageing' policies by EU15 nations and the impact on older peoples' work and retirement policy options. Policies examined include unemployment benefits, active labour market policies, partial pension receipt, pension principles, early retirement and incentives for deferral. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JFSP31; JHB; JHBK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346066
ISBN
9781349346066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

Paperback. This book uses feminist and cultural-studies analysis to understand the global resonance of contemporary action cinema and its counterparts in popular literature. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; JFC; JFSJ; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349531691
ISBN
9781349531691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403963963
ISBN
9781403963963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Hardback. A study of the word pair "action and reaction" embracing philosophy, semantics, literature, and science. Translator(s): Hawkes, Sophie. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951207
ISBN
9781890951207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. In Acting White, two of America's leading scholars of race and the law, Devon Carbado and Mitu Gulati, argue that that racial judgments are based not just on phenotypic skin color differences but on performative differences-how a person conforms to behavior stereotypically associated with a certain race. Num Pages: 212 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JFSL1; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Canada Canada
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190229214
ISBN
9780190229214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 199 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSN; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319178813
ISBN
9783319178813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Rickels, Laurence A. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816633210
ISBN
9780816633210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Weaving together careful readings of plays and reviews, memoirs and interviews, biographies and critical essays, this text traces the emergence of the first generation of modern actresses in Japan, a nation in which male actors had long dominated the public stage. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312292911
ISBN
9780312292911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.56

Hardcover. Weaving together careful readings of plays and reviews, memoirs and interviews, biographies and critical essays, this text traces the emergence of the first generation of modern actresses in Japan, a nation in which male actors had long dominated the public stage. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239978
ISBN
9780312239978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 48.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Schoffer, I. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; GBC; HB; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400996793
ISBN
9789400996793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

Paperback. Taking as his starting point African-American autobiography, Crispin Sartwell argues that there is a fundamental elusiveness to white identity. This theory is based on the concept that whiteness defines itself as normative, marking "other" identity as "racial" or "ethnic" deviations. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735276
ISBN
9780226735276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

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