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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Looks at the sources of gendered violence and conflict in women's prisons. The authors examine how intersectional inequalities and cumulative disadvantage are at the root of prison conflict and violence, reflecting the women's pathways to prison. Series: Gender and Justice. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JKVP1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288720
ISBN
9780520288720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Tells of a quest to the ends of the earth, of the villainous usurper King Pelias, of dragons' teeth, of the doom of Hylas, ravished to his end by nymphs who greatly desired him for his beauty, and of Jason's lust for the witch Medea, it speaks to us of more: of sex and gender; of identity and race; and, of colonisation and conquest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 bw illustrations in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848857148
ISBN
9781848857148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 92.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835607414
ISBN
9780835607414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.88

Hardcover.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780500051849
ISBN
9780500051849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872866478
ISBN
9780872866478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Examining how the shared interests of state elites and the middle classes rationalize mistreatment of domestic workers, the author argues that the "premodern" exploitation of migrant domestic workers is at odds with the global expansion of open markets and free trade. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMM; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL; JPA; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109871
ISBN
9780231109871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Eschia Books Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926696133
ISBN
9781926696133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. An account of the author's growing up as the hearing daughter of deaf Jewish parents during the 1930s and 1940s, revealing the challenges deaf people faced during the Depression and afterward. She portrays her family with honesty, and her account provides a living narrative of the Deaf experience in pre- and post-World War II America. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563682872
ISBN
9781563682872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. The tale of Paul Stoller's sojourn among sorcerors in the Republic of Niger is a story of growth and change, of mutual respect and understanding that will challenge all who read it to plunge deeply into an alien world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
CA res. please inc. 7.25% tax
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775432
ISBN
9780226775432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1F; HBG; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888183
ISBN
9781845888183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardback. Challenging the widespread 'separatist imagination' behind partition, this book demonstrates the ways in which works of Jewish and Arab literature reject simple notions of separatism and instead display configurations of identity that emphasize the presence of alterity within the self - the Jew within the Arab, and the Arab within the Jew. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128757
ISBN
9780691128757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.49

Paperback. A timely book which makes an important intervention in contemporary feminist theory. It uses an original methodology in "stealing" four figures from ancient Greek texts and reinterpreting them using theories of sexual difference. It will be welcomed by students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines. Translator(s): Anderlini-D'Onofrio, Serena; O'Healy, Aine; D'Onofrio, S.A-.; Onofrio, Serena Anderlini-D'. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745615721
ISBN
9780745615721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Paperback. * The bestselling book on modern India by the ex-South Asia correspondent for the Financial Times, reissued with new material Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 16, colour phoos. BIC Classification: JF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123462
ISBN
9780349123462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozam-bique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masquerading tradition throughout the twentieth century. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420881
ISBN
9780821420881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165976
ISBN
9780231165976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165969
ISBN
9780231165969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTV; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JHBD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674447271
ISBN
9780674447271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Multiple-component retail product. Seeks to help preserve the religion, culture, and history of the Cheyenne People for the generations ahead Editor(s): Powell, Father Peter J. Num Pages: 1320 pages, 198 illustrations (144 colour plates, 54 b&w photographs), 82 symbols, index. BIC Classification: ACBK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 274 x 71. Weight in Grams: 3808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
0th edition
Number of pages
1320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803238220
ISBN
9780803238220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 276.15

Hardback. Examines the possible effects of adolescent preferences on problem behavior in different contexts. This volume presents a way of looking at morningness-eveningness in relation to adolescent development in general and on problem behavior in particular. It is a useful resource for clinical child and school psychologists, medical staff, and teachers. Series: Longitudinal Research in the Social & Behavioral Sciences: an Interdisciplinary S. Num Pages: 184 pages, 56 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387224176
ISBN
9780387224176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Paperback. Drawing on the resources of a DVD version of Lincoln's legal papers, this work scans a range of family woes that antebellum Americans took to the law. It also highlights the legal status of women and children in Illinois and their experiences with the law in action. Editor(s): Stowell, Daniel W. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 photographs; 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073397
ISBN
9780252073397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

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