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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Presents an analysis of the career of Ana Mendieta, a Cuban-American feminist artist who came to prominence in the late 70s and early 80s, in terms of gender and performance theory. This work is useful for those involved with the production, criticism, theory, and history of contemporary art. Num Pages: 184 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323242
ISBN
9780822323242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KRF0037639
ISBN
9781846552212
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 14.99
€ 5.28

Paperback. Series: The King Legacy. Num Pages: 256 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807000670
ISBN
9780807000670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.80

Hardcover. Series: King Legacy (Hardcover). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780807000762
ISBN
9780807000762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.06

Hardback. Collects twenty essays that explore how the frontier experience has helped create Latin American national identities and institutions. Using 'frontier' to mean more than 'border,' this work regards frontiers as the geographic zones of interaction between distinct cultures. Editor(s): Rausch, Jane M.; Weber, David J. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 222 pages, suggested readings, suggested films. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024778
ISBN
9780842024778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.87

Paperback. Chris Kraus examines artistic enterprises of the past decade that reclaim the use of lived time as a material in the creation of visual art. Series: Semiotext(e) / Intervention Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Autonomedia United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Semiotext
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350989
ISBN
9781584350989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. An analysis of the history and social role of mobile phones today (with an enhancement of their primary writing function) is followed by a proposal of a philosophical theory of objects, which is meant to be complementary to Searle's 'collective intentionality', that places writing at the basis of social reality. Translator(s): De Sanctis, Sarah. Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256167
ISBN
9780823256167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Series: Places Books. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: AMD; AMX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170138
ISBN
9780691170138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.56

Hardback. Many urban residents, especially persons of colour, are or have been involved in the juvenile and/or criminal justice system. This volume discusses correctional supervision and the needs of individuals. It aims to address the strengths of individuals and how can they can be capitalized on. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKSN; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120401
ISBN
9780231120401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.89
€ 90.75

Paperback. Includes research and information on the nature and effects of molestation on boys and girls, as well as proven techniques for therapy, healing, and recovery. This book provides information, comfort, and advice on how to put the pieces back together again after a child has been sexually molested. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; VFJ; VFXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787971038
ISBN
9780787971038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.44

Paperback. In fifty-four short chapters, the author recounts memories of her mother, ponders her own Mormon faith, and contemplates the notion of absence in art and in our world. She deals with the question: What does it mean to have a voice? Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 117 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Picador USA United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250024114
ISBN
9781250024114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Helps understand the intricate interplay of gender, race, and class. This book examines an immigration pattern to analyze what happens when women who migrate before men become the breadwinners in the family. It focuses on a group of female nurses who moved from India to the United States before their husbands. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 line illustrations, 2 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243194
ISBN
9780520243194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. In an analysis that deftly unites feminist criticism, psychoanalysis, and Catholic theology, Kelley Raab explores the symbolic implications of women at the altar, providing rich insight into issues of gender, symbolism, and power. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113342
ISBN
9780231113342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.89
€ 90.75

Paperback. A personal memoir from a leading figure in the gay rights movement, and partial inspiration for the forthcoming television mini-series When We Rise from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, executive producer Gus Van Sant, and starring Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, Carrie Preston, and Rachel Griffiths. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 273 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472126658
ISBN
9781472126658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226363974
ISBN
9780226363974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226363837
ISBN
9780226363837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.19
€ 90.12

Paperback. The Dutch government had funded separate schools, housing projects and community organizations for Muslim immigrants, all under the umbrella of multiculturalism. But the reality of terrorism and radicalization of Muslim immigrants has shattered that dream. This work demonstrates that there are deep conflicts of values in the Netherlands. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141015
ISBN
9780691141015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. A guide to the world of the Freak. It features blogs, conversations, wisecracks and advice from the last decade to reveal the outlandish truth about everything from lying to bank robbing, fast food to sex taxes. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141980980
ISBN
9780141980980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? This book shows that myths originally transmitted real information about real events and observations, preserving the information sometimes for millennia within nonliterate societies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 line illus. 27 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127743
ISBN
9780691127743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Argues that within the festival of the goddess Gangamma ultimate reality is imagined as female Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGC; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009562
ISBN
9780253009562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

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