Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Examines contemporary categories of difference - sexuality, race, gender, class, and nationality - and how they operate within the politics of domination. Drawing on the work of Georges Bataille, Michel Foucault, and others, the author engages feminist theory, race theory, and queer theory. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218308
- ISBN
- 9780253218308
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
Paperback. Offers an analysis of the development of gay and lesbian studies alongside the development of queer theory, the disputes between them, and criticism of their activities from both in and outside of the gay academic community. Num Pages: 136 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072802
- ISBN
- 9780252072802
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.03
€ 24.99
€ 23.03
paperback. Queering India provides an understanding of same-sex love and eroticism in Indian culture and society. The essays focus on gay and lesbian life in India to provide a comprehensive look at a much neglected area. Editor(s): Vanita, Ruth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 photosgraphs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415929509
- ISBN
- 9780415929509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Paperback. Presents a sociological analysis of lesbians' use of medical fertility treatments. This book describes how reproduction is an intensely medicalized process for lesbians, transforming them into patients more often due to their sexual identities than because of their physical conditions. It explores questions about the legal rights of co-parents. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 illustrations, 5 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340782
- ISBN
- 9780822340782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.67
€ 31.99
€ 28.67
Paperback. A groundbreaking comparative analysis of the historical development and contemporary dynamics of LGBT activism in Mexico and Brazil. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSB; JFSK; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347248
- ISBN
- 9780822347248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Goldberg, Jonathan. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822313854
- ISBN
- 9780822313854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Hagen, Darrin. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897142585
- ISBN
- 9781897142585
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.69
€ 27.99
€ 19.69
Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive exposition of the work of one of the most important intellectual historians and political theorists writing today. Quentin Skinnera s treatment of political theory as a dimension of political life marks a revolutionary move in the historical as well as the philosophical study of political thought. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628561
- ISBN
- 9780745628561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardcover. A highly influential Sudanese reformist thinker, Mahmud Muhammad Taha is regarded as a product of a dual legacy rooted in mystical Islam on the one hand and in the tradition of modernity on the other. This work presents a treatment of Taha's controversial yet significant thought. It explores Taha's theories of human freedom and his social message. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631002
- ISBN
- 9780815631002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.58
€ 43.58
Paperback. Provides a basic introduction to the cultures and spiritual teachings of four Native American nations: Delaware, Cherokee, Sioux, Navajo; and also discusses such critical issues as the pan-national spiritual movements and the environment. Num Pages: 432 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208612
- ISBN
- 9780872208612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
€ 28.28
Provides a basic introduction to the cultures and spiritual teachings of four Native American nations: Delaware, Cherokee, Sioux, Navajo; and also discusses such critical issues as the pan-national spiritual movements and the environment. Num Pages: 432 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208629
- ISBN
- 9780872208629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.65€ 43.00
€ 54.65
€ 43.00
Hardback. A synthetic treatment of Jewish liberalism and US public policy from the 1930s to the mid-1970s, this work identifies the drive for a more tolerant, pluralistic, and egalitarian nation with Jewish desires for inclusion in the larger non-Jewish society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691005096
- ISBN
- 9780691005096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 72.21
€ 95.07
€ 72.21
Hardcover. This work chronicles intentional communities in the 20th century. The chronological account first studies the older groups that were operating until 1900, it then explores the impact of the early 19th-century art colonies, before discussing decade-by-decade the new groups formed up to 1960. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627753
- ISBN
- 9780815627753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.17
€ 46.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 204 illustrations, 4 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Aperture
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597113359
- ISBN
- 9781597113359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.16
€ 32.99
€ 28.16
Paperback. Across much of the world today, Muslim women of all ages are increasingly choosing to wear the veil. Is this trend a sign of rising piety or a way of asserting Muslim pride? And does the veil really provide women freedom from sexual harassment? This title examines the inconsistent and inadequate reasons given for the veil. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150086
- ISBN
- 9780691150086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.95
€ 19.00
€ 16.95
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501314773
- ISBN
- 9781501314773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. An exploration of the issues surrounding cultural identity. It outlines the reasons why the question of identity is so compelling and yet so problematic. It interrogates different dimensions of the crisis of identity providing both theoretical and substantive insights into different approaches to understanding identity. Editor(s): Hall, Stuart; Du Gay, Paul. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803978836
- ISBN
- 9780803978836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.65
€ 60.65
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195156980
- ISBN
- 9780195156980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.74
€ 191.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Mitchell, Timothy. Series: Contradictions of modernity series. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HBM; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631346
- ISBN
- 9780816631346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Combining discussions of the idea of tradition by major scholars from a variety of disciplines with synoptic, synthesizing essays, Questions of Tradition will initiate a renewal of interest in this vital subject. Editor(s): Phillips, Mark Salber; Schochet, Gordon. Num Pages: 340 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802082725
- ISBN
- 9780802082725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.84
€ 46.99
€ 41.84