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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. Exploring how men in service and caring occupations (cabin crew, primary school teachers, nurses and librarians) both 'do' and 'undo' gender as they manage the potential mismatch between gender and occupational identity, this book engages with the key theoretical concepts of identity, visibility and emotions to examine men's experiences. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230574069
ISBN
9780230574069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Paperback. Presents exciting new feminist research that challenges gender discrimination and male authority in Islamic legal tradition Editor(s): Mir-Hosseini, Ziba; Al-Sharmani, Mulki; Rumminger, Jana. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747163
ISBN
9781780747163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.58

Paperback. Provides a tantalizing new perspective on the Rocky Mountain fur trade and the role of homosexuality in shaping the American West Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 photographs, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: C; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803237780
ISBN
9780803237780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Arguing that the personally and culturally complex concepts of love and emotional intimacy offer a more useful perspective for understanding male-male relations of the eighteenth century than scholarship which focuses exclusively on sexual behavior, Haggerty examines several eighteenth -century archetypes of same-sex relations in which sensibility and sexuality emerge as interdependent. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; DSBD; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110426
ISBN
9780231110426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.94

Paperback. Fascination with little girls pervaded Victorian culture. For many, girls represented the true essence of childhood or bygone times of innocence; but for middle-class men, especially writers, the interest ran much deeper. This title explores the ways in which various nineteenth-century British male authors constructed girlhood. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691115269
ISBN
9780691115269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. This history of queer life in the South seeks to debunk the myth that same-sex desires can't find expression outside the big city. It shows that the nominally conservative institutions of small-town life - home, church, school and workplace - were the very sites where queer sexuality flourished. Num Pages: 398 pages, 22 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226354705
ISBN
9780226354705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Analysing texts by Sterne, Smollett, Brooke, and Mackenzie, this book offers a new perspective on a question that literary criticism has struggled with for years: why are many sentimental novels of the 1700s so pervasively and playfully self-conscious, and why is this self-consciousness so often directed toward the materiality of the printed word? Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349466887
ISBN
9781349466887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.65

Hardback. * A wide--ranging and engagingly written social history of the duel* Presents a new argument: that the duel didna t die out in the 19th century as was previously thought, but continued until the 1st World War and beyond* A topic of potential media interest; it should be widely reviewed. . Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745611976
ISBN
9780745611976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781418510008
ISBN
9781418510008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446207185
ISBN
9781446207185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.22

Hardcover. American society has become anti-male. Men are sensing the backlash and are consciously and unconsciously going on strike. This book looks at the topic from the viewpoint of men: Why should they participate in a system that seems to be increasingly stacked against them? Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Encounter Books
Edition
6.1.2013
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594036750
ISBN
9781594036750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.31

Paperback. "Men Talk" draws on rich conversational material from a wide range of contexts to illuminate our understanding of men and masculinities at the turn of the millennium. Coates examines spontaneous conversations involving all-male groups. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220466
ISBN
9780631220466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JNLB; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472534842
ISBN
9781472534842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.68
€ 74.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144308
ISBN
9780231144308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.19
€ 83.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFD; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144315
ISBN
9780231144315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918393975
ISBN
9780918393975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.93

paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JKV; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979
SKU
V9780306402685
ISBN
9780306402685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Hardcover. A study of masculinity and film style. It is about identification as well as analysis, about mise-en-scene alongside representation and narrative. It offers a theorisation of men in Hollywood cinema via close textual analysis. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748676156
ISBN
9780748676156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.11

Paperback. A study of masculinity and film style. It is about identification as well as analysis, about mise-en-scene alongside representation and narrative. It offers a theorisation of men in Hollywood cinema via close textual analysis. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748676163
ISBN
9780748676163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Here are color lithographs and line drawings of men dressed for work in the 1890s and hundreds of heavy woolen and cotton cloth swatches from their clothes of a century ago. Now they have become antiques themselves. Vintage clothing collectors and designers will marvel at their variety. Num Pages: 112 pages, 130 color plates. BIC Classification: 3JH; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764306167
ISBN
9780764306167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.97

Hardcover. An original and timely study of men's experiences of depression in which the author tackles the discursively constructed relationship between the self and depression showing its linguistic and social complexity and analyses the relationship between depression and masculinity. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSJ2; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230507524
ISBN
9780230507524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Paperback. An original and timely study of men's experiences of depression in which the author tackles the discursively constructed relationship between the self and depression showing its linguistic and social complexity and analyses the relationship between depression and masculinity. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349353521
ISBN
9781349353521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.62

Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JMG; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 264 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433818189
ISBN
9781433818189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.13
€ 93.46

Paperback. Examines and clarifies what is known about the socialisation of boys and men. This book shows how this influences the ways in which they maintain their health, how they respond to illness, and why they do or do not seek help. It also includes personal stories and poems by men. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632052882
ISBN
9780632052882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.84

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