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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. This collection examines the diverse material cultures through which early modern women's writing was produced, transmitted, and received. It focuses on the ways it was originally packaged and promoted, how it circulated in its contemporary contexts, and how it was read and received in its original publication and in later revisions and redactions. Editor(s): Pender, Patricia; Smith, Rosalind. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137342423
ISBN
9781137342423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardcover. Focusing on the experiences of Russian migrants to the United Kingdom, this book explores the connection between migrations, homes and identities. It evaluates several approaches to studying them, and is structured around a series of case studies on attitudes to homemaking, food and cooking, and clothing. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; JFCD; JFFN; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137321770
ISBN
9781137321770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

Paperback. This study of East German fantasies of material abundance across the border, both before and after the fall of communism, shows the close and intricate relation between ideology and fantasy in upholding social life. In 1989, news broadcasts all over the world were dominated for weeks by images of East Germans crossing the Berlin Wall to West German Series: The Technology and European History Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; JFFT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9789089644008
ISBN
9789089644008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.74

Paperback. Offers a robust understanding of materiality from a feminist point of view Editor(s): Alaimo, Stacy; Hekman, Susan J. Num Pages: 448 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219466
ISBN
9780253219466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. This volume contributes towards to developments in the study of religion that illuminate the plural nature of religious change in modern Britain. It makes a critical intervention in British studies of religion by bringing the analytical insights of material culture, to bear on religion in the British World. Editor(s): Jones, Timothy Willem; Matthews-Jones, Lucinda. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137540553
ISBN
9781137540553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

Paperback. Material Strategies brings together scholars from different disciplines to explore what dress and textiles can tell us about gender history. * Broad in scope -- covers women, men, social groupings and nations from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Editor(s): Burman, Barbara; Turbin, Carole. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AKTA; HBTB; JFCK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405109062
ISBN
9781405109062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.73

Paperback. Series: Sierra Club Books Publication. Num Pages: 255 pages, 380 colour illustrations, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: AJCP; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Sierra Club Books
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871564306
ISBN
9780871564306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.76

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Gesellschaft Sozialwissenschaftlicher in. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810021526
ISBN
9783810021526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.98

Hardback. This volume brings together nine essays by established and new scholars from Russia, Britain and North America to explore the historical contexts and current relevance of the work of the Bakhtin Circle for social theory, philosophy, history and linguistics. Editor(s): Brandist, Craig; Tihanov, Galin; Tihanov, Galin. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333746646
ISBN
9780333746646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Hardcover. Through an exploration of contemporary Chinese popular religion from its cultural, social, and material perspectives, Wei-Ping Lin paints a broad picture of the dynamics of popular religion in Taiwan. Analyzing these aspects of religious practice in a unified framework, she traces their transformation as adherents move from villages to cities. Num Pages: 217 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504363
ISBN
9780674504363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. A significant contribution to investigations of the social and cultural impact of new media and digital technologies Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Dartmouth College Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584655589
ISBN
9781584655589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759124219
ISBN
9780759124219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.13
€ 39.69

Paperback. Many women find mothering a shocking experience in terms of the extremity of feelings it provokes, and the profound changes it seems to prompt in identity, relationship and sense of self. This book discusses the possibility for a specific feminine-maternal subjectivity, relationality and reciprocity, ethics and otherness. Series Editor(s): Ussher, Jane. Series: Women and Psychology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415455015
ISBN
9780415455015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.43

Hardcover. Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood examines the function of the mother figure in horror film. Using psychoanalytic film theory as well as comparisons with the melodrama film, Arnold investigates the polarized images of monstrous and sacrificing mother. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137014115
ISBN
9781137014115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.77

Hardcover. This volume reassesses maternalism by providing critical reflections on prior usages of the concept, and by expanding its meaning to encompass geographical areas, political regimes, and cultural concerns that scholars have rarely addressed. Editor(s): Klein, Marian van der; Plant, Rebecca Jo; Sanders, Nichole; Weintrob, Lori. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454669
ISBN
9780857454669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 500 color illus. BIC Classification: 1H; AC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 299 x 241. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300229158
ISBN
9780300229158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.28
€ 64.47

Hardback. Series: Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 24 black & white tables, 64 colou. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MJCJ2; PBWH; PDE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9789812878519
ISBN
9789812878519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.63

Paperback. Aneji Eko was technically illiterate, but she represents a resource for understanding the complexities of African and Nigerian cultures. This is an account of matriarchy and the complex ties of kinship, their influences in shaping childhood culture, and how they determined cultural expectations across ethnic groups. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349480142
ISBN
9781349480142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Pitts-Taylor, Victoria. Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479845439
ISBN
9781479845439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. Editor(s): Pitts-Taylor, Victoria. Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479833498
ISBN
9781479833498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

paperback. Presents a comprehensive analysis of the dichotomous views that have portrayed sterilization either as part of a coercive program of population control or as a means of voluntary, even liberating, fertility control by individual women. Num Pages: 208 pages, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813543734
ISBN
9780813543734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.95

Hardcover. An effective new therapeutic model that integrates the client's and therapist's values This groundbreaking book offers therapists and counselors an effective new therapeutic model based on hermeneutics----the art and science of interpretation. Series: Jossey-Bass Psychology S. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSN2; JM; MJW; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787909574
ISBN
9780787909574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.31

paperback. This text offers a reappraisal of the Irish Revival by focusing on the progressive energies of self-help movements such as the Abbey Theatre, Sinn Fein and the Co-operative Movement. Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781859183656
ISBN
9781859183656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 79 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871232
ISBN
9780807871232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.63

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