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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Series: Diversity and Plurality in South Asia. Num Pages: 158 pages, 14+ b+w figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Anthem Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857281098
ISBN
9780857281098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.41

Paperback. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JPA; JPB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349451814
ISBN
9781349451814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 132.99

Paperback. In 2004, the French government instituted a ban on the wearing of 'conspicuous signs' of religious affiliation in public schools. Though the ban applies to everyone, it is aimed at Muslim girls wearing headscarves. This book argues that the law is symptomatic of France's failure to integrate its former colonial subjects as full citizens. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFFN; JFSL1; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147987
ISBN
9780691147987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

hardcover. DuBois traces how state repression and community militancy are remembered in a neighborhood in Buenos Aires and how the tangled and ambiguous legacies of the past continued to shape ordinary people's lives years after the collapse of the military regime. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 284 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802088444
ISBN
9780802088444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.39

Hardcover. Series: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820345291
ISBN
9780820345291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.50

Hardback. Winner of the 2015 FWSA Book Prize The body is a site of impassioned, fraught and complex debate in the West today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648873
ISBN
9780745648873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107177857
ISBN
9781107177857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.22

Paperback. Explores a range of cultural representations of incest, from the writings of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley to mother-daughter incest in contemporary true crime novels, to Oprah Winfrey's television special Scared Silent, in order to examine expressions of survivorship. Editor(s): Champagne, Rosaria. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814715437
ISBN
9780814715437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439912645
ISBN
9781439912645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.67

Hardback. Addressing essential questions of women's movement activism and political change in Western democracies Num Pages: 318 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781439902073
ISBN
9781439902073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.54

Hardback. After forced migration to a country where immigrants form an ethnic majority, why do some individuals support exclusivist and nationalist political parties while others do not? Based on extensive interviews and an original survey of 1200 local Serbs and ethnic Serbian refugees fleeing violent conflict in Bosnia and Croatia. Series Editor(s): Bieber, Professor Florian. Series: Southeast European Studies. Num Pages: 198 pages, Includes 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; JFFD; JFFN; JFSL; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472426925
ISBN
9781472426925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.20

Hardback. A collection of research that serves as an example of aspects of social status, social class, and ideology connected to contemporary questions about who wins in struggles for civic, economic, and individual citizenship. It studies inequalities of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation at local, regional, national and transnational levels. Editor(s): Dobratz, Betty A.; Waldner, Lisa K.; Buzzell, Timothy. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; JHBA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762307562
ISBN
9780762307562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.30

Paperback. Why has sleep become increasingly politicized in contemporary society? This book provides an account of the politics of sleep in the late modern age. The future of sleep has become contested and uncertain: something to be defended, downsized or even perhaps (one day) done away with altogether. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMTD; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230223677
ISBN
9780230223677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.53

paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415544467
ISBN
9780415544467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.30

Paperback. Same-sex marriage emerged in 2004 as one of the hottest issues of the campaign season. This work explores various facets of this issue, including the ideologies and strategies on both sides of the argument, the public's response, and how same-sex marriage fits into the context of policy cycles and windows of political opportunity. Editor(s): Rimmerman, Craig A.; Wilcox, Clyde. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFSK; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226720012
ISBN
9780226720012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. A succinct and disturbing account of the role of the Spanish Right in the course of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 234 pages, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLW; JFCX; JPFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415120005
ISBN
9780415120005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.32

Paperback. Series: The Crossing Press feminist series. Num Pages: 176 pages, N. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 212 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Crossing Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895940995
ISBN
9780895940995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. As race and politics become increasingly intertwined in both academic and popular discourse, The Politics of Race aids readers in evaluating different approaches for promoting racial justice and transforming states. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442611313
ISBN
9781442611313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Paperback. Moving beyong traditional concern with pattern and process, this innovative text explores the political and legislative history of a raciala segregation in Britain. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745603599
ISBN
9780745603599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.00

Paperback. In this collective biography, Rhonda Y. Williams takes us behind, and beyond, politically expedient labels to provide an incisive and intimate portrait of poor black women in urban America. Series: Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195306514
ISBN
9780195306514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.69

Hardback. Demonstrates, with reference to ongoing debates, how hermeneutical theory provides the ultimate philosophical justification for democratic practice and universal human rights. This book is useful to those concerned with the fate of the core values traditionally defended by philosophy. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792368595
ISBN
9780792368595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.84

Paperback. Addresses fundamental questions about the social and political purposes of performance through an investigation of post-war alternative and community theatre. A detailed analysis of oppositional theatre as radical cultural practice. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 123 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415057639
ISBN
9780415057639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.74

Paperback. Centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Analyzing this phenomenon, known as mati work, this book describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450. Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro-Surinamese Diaspora. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. 336 pages, 3 illustrations. Centers on an old institution among the Afro-Surinamese working class in which women have multiple sexual relationships with both men and women. These women reject marriage, preferring to create their own families of kin, lovers, and children. Analyzing this phenomenon, known as mati work, this book describes the lives of Afro-Surinamese women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHBK5. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight: 452.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131636
ISBN
9780231131636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

paperback. The politics of parental leave policies addresses how and why, and by whom, particular policies are created and subsequently developed in particular countries. It examines the factors that bring about variations in leave policy, covering fifteen countries in Europe and beyond. Editor(s): Kamerman, Sheila B.; Moss, Peter. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHBL; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429032
ISBN
9781847429032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.54

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