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Paperback. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486. Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan. 320 pages, 29 b&w photographs. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211513
ISBN
9780520211513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Hardback. Sheila Ruth explores Paganism in order to show the possibilities, the pleasures, and the power of connecting the self with the cosmic. Series: New Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847678792
ISBN
9780847678792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.80

Paperback. The history of American gender and sexuality is examined here through a case study of the YMCA, the organization devoted to young men. After 1900 the YMCA seemed to grow hostile towards masculine love, reflecting the struggle and shifting societal mores about masculine friendship and intimacy. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907857
ISBN
9780226907857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Koepel, Brian L.; Marlkin, Jason P. Num Pages: 102 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621003342
ISBN
9781621003342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.19
€ 109.50

Paperback. This text examines the role played by the mass media and public opinion in the development of United States foreign policy in the Gulf War. It explores the prewar media debate, news coverage during and after the war, and the media's effect on public opinion and decision-makers. Editor(s): Bennett, W.Lance; Paletz, David L. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 341 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; JFD; JPQB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042596
ISBN
9780226042596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. Weaving case studies from the wars against AIDS and drugs with an empirical analysis of congressional action on these issues, this title shows how members of Congress balance problem solving with re-election concerns, paying particular attention to their need to craft compelling rationales for their actions. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1; JFFH2; JFS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408290
ISBN
9780878408290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.40

Hardback. Successor to the author's ground-breaking Feminist Drama (1979), this book describes the evolution of contemporary American feminist thought since that volume appeared and traces its themes in a cross-section of contemporary plays. Num Pages: 177 pages, Plans transparencies :Bibliography: p157-166. - Includes index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810824485
ISBN
9780810824485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.87

Hardcover. This study focuses upon how service in China changed Alabama missionaries, and the respect they gained for this ancient culture. The emphasis moves away from the failure of Christianity to change China and towards a new synthesis, neither entirely Southern nor Chinese, as the two cultures blended. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRCX7; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 921. Fine copy
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0010470
ISBN
9780817308339
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. A personal meditation on the meaning of Judaism, and a vision for revitalising Jewish community and tradition in America. Series: Helen & Martin Schwartz Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; HRLC1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213815
ISBN
9780253213815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. Taking Journalism Seriously provides a groundbreaking analysis of the adequacy of the standard of objectivity in journalism, using the journalistic principles of the Founding Fathers of America as the point of comparison. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761812760
ISBN
9780761812760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Varsanyi, Monica. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770262
ISBN
9780804770262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.08

Paperback. Taking Medicine challenges traditional understandings of colonial medicine by bringing to light the healing work of Aboriginal and settler women in southern Alberta. Series: Women and Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774818292
ISBN
9780774818292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

paperback. Series: Contemporary Social Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781444335378
ISBN
9781444335378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.95

hardcover. Responsibility is the queen of modern virtues, Winston Davis argues, even if there is no consensus as to what responsibility means. These essays, by scholars of philosophy, anthropology, history, religious studies, classics and law, encompass conceptions of responsibility around the globe. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920504
ISBN
9780813920504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JPFK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140. .
Publisher
AK Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352321
ISBN
9781849352321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.03

paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFF; JFSL1; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 180. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Cape Town Press South Africa
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780799216158
ISBN
9780799216158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.59

Paperback. Goes beyond the dichotomies of "pro" and "anti" environmentalism to tell the stories of the women who seek to maintain resource use in rural places. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSJ1; RNA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810180
ISBN
9780774810180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

Hardback. Editor(s): Kravel-Tovi, Michal; Moore, Deborah Dash. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 274 pages, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253020475
ISBN
9780253020475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.05

paperback. Editor(s): Kravel-Tovi, Michal; Moore, Deborah Dash. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 274 pages, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780253020543
ISBN
9780253020543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Hardback. This book examines the decriminalisation of all sectors of sex work in New Zealand. It provides first hand views and experience on this policy from the point of view of those involved in the sex industry, as well as people involved in developing, implementing, researching and reviewing the policies. Editor(s): Abel, Gillian; Fitzgerald, Lisa; Healy, Catherine; Taylor, Aline. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFMX; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847423344
ISBN
9781847423344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.37

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