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Society & culture: general

Paperback. First published in 1999, Worlds Apart examined the nature of poverty through the stories of real people in three remote rural areas of the United States: New England, Appalachia, and the Mississippi Delta. This edition provides fresh insights into the dynamics of poverty, politics and community change. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196597
ISBN
9780300196597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. This book presents a series of pioneering studies which together constitute a reappraisal of our understanding of the relationship between gender and history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609843
ISBN
9780745609843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Paperback. Addresses questions central to the study of women's history. This book focuses on organizations that were open to women: the International Council of Women, founded in 1888; the International Alliance of Women, founded in 1904; and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, which grew out of the International Congress of Women. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 halftones 2 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016757
ISBN
9780691016757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 51.02

Paperback. Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, rates of widowhood have been remarkably high in Kenya. This book explores how the challenges and frustrations of both colonial rule and independence shaped the lives of Maragoli widows and their complex relations with each other, their families, and the larger community. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226554204
ISBN
9780226554204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Annotated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441151292
ISBN
9781441151292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Identifies the existence of a practice that lies at the core of the western security regime - the projection of the worst-case scenario. This title demonstrates that, unlike the openly 'totalitarian' states of the past, bureaucratic rule is favoured over charismatic leadership. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781848135307
ISBN
9781848135307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.83

Paperback. Nuclear bombs in suitcases, anthrax bacilli in ventilators, tsunamis, avian flu: nightmares that were once the plot of Hollywood movies are now frighteningly real possibilities. How can we steer a path between willful inaction and reckless overreaction? This work explores how we might prevent these and other worst-case scenarios. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 202 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032514
ISBN
9780674032514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.10

Hardback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JNMN; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040016
ISBN
9780252040016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53

Paperback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JMG; JFFE2; WSBT; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081491
ISBN
9780252081491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. Using first-person accounts, this book describes a historical legacy of violence against black women in the United States. The author places spiritual matters within a discussion of the psycho-social impact of intimate assault. Num Pages: 249 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793350
ISBN
9780814793350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardcover. The finest examples of Native basketry art from 1870-1930. Num Pages: 219 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AGC; JFSL9; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135846
ISBN
9780890135846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.15

Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018996
ISBN
9781903018996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752476896
ISBN
9780752476896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. A collection of wit and wisdom courtesy of the senior members of society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; VSR; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 119 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266. Clean copy, some shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Prion Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KST0025171
ISBN
9781853755705
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An enlivening exploration of the links between literature, popular culture and theories of gender in African literature. Editor(s): Newell, Stephanie. Series: African Culture Archive. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786990105
ISBN
9781786990105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.84

Hardback. This collection of essays offers a wide-ranging examination of the place of AIDS in gay activism, literature, film, news reporting and gay culture. The contributors stress the connection between language and moral responsibility. Editor(s): Murphy, Timothy F.; Poirier, Suzanne. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078641
ISBN
9780231078641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.94
€ 83.22

Hardcover. Anais Nin, the diarist, novelist, and provocateur, occupied a singular space in twentieth-century culture, not only as a literary figure and voice of female sexual liberation but as a celebrity and symbol of shifting social mores in postwar America. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804011754
ISBN
9780804011754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback. Anais Nin, the diarist, novelist, and provocateur, occupied a singular space in twentieth-century culture, not only as a literary figure and voice of female sexual liberation but as a celebrity and symbol of shifting social mores in postwar America. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Swallow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011761
ISBN
9780804011761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardcover. Inquires into modes of manuscript production, the purposes for which texts were produced, and the ways in which they were actually used Editor(s): Li, Feng; Branner, David Prager. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; CFC; GTC; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991528
ISBN
9780295991528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback. Presents a critical model for students of Holocaust literature and historiography. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780253206138
ISBN
9780253206138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

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