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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Challenges the limitations of thinking about nineteenth-century American culture within the narrow rubric of "male public" and "female private" spheres. This title examines the ways that the separate spheres binary has malingered in unexamined ways in feminist criticism, American literary studies, and debates on the public sphere. Editor(s): Davidson, Cathy N.; Hatcher, Jessamyn. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328933
ISBN
9780822328933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Hardback. A nuanced account of Ottawa's failed attempt to replace Mi'kmaw political culture with Euro-Canadian political values and structures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774817899
ISBN
9780774817899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.94

Hardback. Editor(s): Jackson, Milton L.; White, Gene A. Num Pages: 125 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFB; LNSH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619428294
ISBN
9781619428294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.82
€ 113.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Between the Lines United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897071069
ISBN
9781897071069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

Hardback. The inequalities that structure relationships in Delhi's urban slums have left the health of women living there chronically vulnerable. The author argues that women rely on moral strategies to confront the poverty and unstable relationships that threaten their well-being. She breaks new ground by delineating the ways in which women set boundaries. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 b/w, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284807
ISBN
9780520284807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.55
€ 71.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Edition
Edition Unstated
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855752873
ISBN
9780855752873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.96

Paperback. This portrait captures the experiences of creating and maintaining a home and a "chosen" family. Observing lesbians and gay men as they go about their daily routines, it unveils the complex and sometimes artful ways that gay people make a family and home for themselves. Series: Worlds of desire. Num Pages: 274 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226094861
ISBN
9780226094861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.35

Paperback. In No Place Like Home, Brian McCabe challenges the ideology of homeownership as a tool for building stronger communities and crafting better citizens. McCabe argues that homeowners often engage in their communities as a way to protect their property values, and this participation leads to the politics of exclusion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 (bw line art). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190270469
ISBN
9780190270469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.55

Hardback. No Place of Rest pursues the literary traces of the traumatic expulsion of Jews from France in 1306. Through careful readings of liturgical, philosophical, memorial, and medical texts, Susan Einbinder reveals how medieval Jews asserted their identity in exile. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812241150
ISBN
9780812241150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.43

Paperback. The shocking, poignant story of rejection, eviction and the fight for a home Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JMG; JFSL1; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689491
ISBN
9781851689491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

paperback. The first history of the battered women's shelter movement in Canada, this book traces the development of transition houses and services for abused women and the campaign that made wife battering a political issue. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFFE3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814225
ISBN
9780774814225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Hardback. A memoir of a life in exile. Anca Vlasopolos recounts her life's journey from Romania to Paris and Brussels, then on to the United States. She writes about the peculiar attributes of displacement in the comtemporary world; the ambiguous identities, and the nostalgia for places dimly recalled. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121309
ISBN
9780231121309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.09
€ 45.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; JFFN; JPS; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638. Rites and Rights in Minority Repatriation. 336 pages, 5 line drawings, 1 table. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; JFFN; JPS; LNDA1. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153362
ISBN
9780231153362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.28
€ 55.92

Paperback. Unlike the literary traditions of the United States, England, and France, the first century of Hebrew literature was lacking in women novelists; women tended to write poetry, while prose fiction was mainly the domain of male writers. This book presents a comparative analysis of Israeli fiction by women and some of its Western models. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111478
ISBN
9780231111478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 26.95

Paperback. Including real-life cases, this book reveals the dynamics of the corporate governance process and the double standards that often characterize it. It suggests that women have been ill-advised by experts, who tend to teach females how to act like their male, executive counterparts. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 239 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; KJB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791059
ISBN
9780814791059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Six candid interviews introduce readers to a class of Muslim women rarely acknowledged in the West. The book aims to shed light on the status, conflicts and social realities of educated Muslim women in Pakistan. They tell of the conflicts and compromises with family and community. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629795
ISBN
9780815629795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.72

Paperback. Boasting 100 illustrations, lively anecdotes, and skillfully written narratives by leading experts, "No Small Courage" captures the variety and importance of American women's experience, demonstrating that the history of our nation cannot be fully understood without focusing on changes in women's lives. Editor(s): Cott, Nancy F. Num Pages: 656 pages, 115 halftones, line illus. & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 277 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195173239
ISBN
9780195173239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.37

Paperback. No Tea, No Shade brings together nineteen essays from the next generation of black queer studies scholars, activists, and community leaders who build on the foundational work of black queer studies, pushing the field in new and exciting directions. Editor(s): Johnson, E. Patrick. Num Pages: 440 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SG; 5SL; HBTB; JFSK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362425
ISBN
9780822362425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.43

Hardback. No Tea, No Shade brings together nineteen essays from the next generation of black queer studies scholars, activists, and community leaders who build on the foundational work of black queer studies, pushing the field in new and exciting directions. Editor(s): Johnson, E. Patrick. Num Pages: 440 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SG; 5SL; HBTB; JFSK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362227
ISBN
9780822362227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.74

paperback. No Trespassing is essential reading for all who care about culture and the future regulatory structures of access to it. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802086082
ISBN
9780802086082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.41

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