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Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; A; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816629251
- ISBN
- 9780816629251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.43
€ 29.43
Paperback. This text analyzes the notion of "honour". Drawing on information about Western ideas of honour from diverse sources and comparing the European ideas with the ideas of a non-Western society - the Bedouin - the author argues that honour must be understood as a right, basically a right to respect. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226774084
- ISBN
- 9780226774084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. This book examines violence against women in the name of honor in Iraqi Kurdistan, taking an intersectional perspective. It reveals the links between destructive, state-sanctioned honor discourse and notions of manhood as they are shaped by a resistance culture dedicated to the struggle against ethnic oppression. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474370
- ISBN
- 9781349474370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.38
€ 126.38
Hardcover. This book examines violence against women in the name of honor in Iraqi Kurdistan, taking an intersectional perspective. It reveals the links between destructive, state-sanctioned honor discourse and notions of manhood as they are shaped by a resistance culture dedicated to the struggle against ethnic oppression. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137367006
- ISBN
- 9781137367006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Paperback. Thousands of women are murdered every year by close relatives for allegedly violating an unwritten social code or rebelling against the patriarchal order. The book examines the roots and evolution of honor-based violence, as well as the ongoing struggle to eradicate it worldwide. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342280
- ISBN
- 9781349342280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Thousands of women are murdered every year by close relatives for allegedly violating an unwritten social code or rebelling against the patriarchal order. The book examines the roots and evolution of honor-based violence, as well as the ongoing struggle to eradicate it worldwide. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339781
- ISBN
- 9780230339781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. Thousands of women are murdered every year by close relatives for allegedly violating an unwritten social code or rebelling against the patriarchal order. The book examines the roots and evolution of honor-based violence, as well as the ongoing struggle to eradicate it worldwide. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371430
- ISBN
- 9781137371430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98
Hardback. This book discusses the impetus-based physics of the Jesuit natural philosopher and mathematician Honore Fabri (1608-1688), and shows how Fabri, contrary to popular conception, reinterpreted medieval concepts to adapt to emerging concepts of modern science. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HPC; JF; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400716049
- ISBN
- 9789400716049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRK; HRLP1; JF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145022
- ISBN
- 9780231145022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96€ 86.64
€ 112.96
€ 86.64
Hardback. This volume explores the implication of modern law in the seemingly ancient cultural practice of karo kari, which allows male family members to take the lives of female relatives accused of adultery. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 300 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JHMC; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785330810
- ISBN
- 9781785330810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.07
€ 163.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; JFSJ1; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846275951
- ISBN
- 9781846275951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFCK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501307409
- ISBN
- 9781501307409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.74
€ 16.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 489 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 489
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822307723
- ISBN
- 9780822307723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Ranging from black slaveholders and frontier outlaws to serial killers and gangsta rappers, this title examines the pivotal role of black villains in American society and popular culture. It offers the extensive treatment to date of the black badman and the challenges that this figure has posed for race relations in America. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226104638
- ISBN
- 9780226104638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.41
€ 23.99
€ 19.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226847191
- ISBN
- 9780226847191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310343431
- ISBN
- 9780310343431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 253.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310831457
- ISBN
- 9780310831457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.52
€ 14.99
€ 14.52
Paperback. Draws on the author's own experiences of cocaine addiction, alcoholism and prostitution in telling the story of a woman living on the edge. This book is a poignant reminder that things can always get better, as long as we remember that when it's time to leave the party, it's time. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: BM; JFMX; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 2. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845966034
- ISBN
- 9781845966034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.88
€ 15.99
€ 14.88
Paperback. The first book to understand the new sexual culture on its own terms, with vivid real-life stories of young men and women as they navigate the newest sexual revolution Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBK5; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 225
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799697
- ISBN
- 9780814799697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Examines various aspects of childhood delinquency, from hooliganism, teenage gangs and vandalism to juvenile crime and classroom anarchy. This book argues that far from being simply the product of society, the rebellion of under-privileged children and youth has a long and compelling history. It is intended for those interested in oral history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFF; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631199847
- ISBN
- 9780631199847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.93
€ 51.99
€ 50.93
Paperback. Suitable for those engaged in the study of popular culture, American studies, cultural studies, cinema and visual studies, as well as to the general educated reader, this book showcases the work of a generation of scholars - from fields such as media studies, literature, cinema, and cultural studies. Editor(s): Jenkins, Henry; McPherson, Tara; Shattuc, Jane. Num Pages: 760 pages, 63 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 259 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822327370
- ISBN
- 9780822327370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. Gives voice to HIV/AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan African, allowing them to tell their own stories. Moving insights from the heart of the global south. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 figures, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFFH2; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331539
- ISBN
- 9780745331539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.95
€ 36.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. A study of urban social policy that combines field research and historical narrative in lucid and engaging prose. It compares two cities - Syracuse, New York, and Raleigh, North Carolina - in order to examine the consequences of the nation's ongoing educational inequities. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNF; JNL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060265
- ISBN
- 9780674060265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. Hope and Glory Num Pages: 224 pages, 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; 1QFC; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750935401
- ISBN
- 9780750935401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61