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Society & culture: general
Hardback. The topic of battered women in the Jewish tradition has just begun to be properly explored. The purpose of this book is to present the attitudes on wifebeating that can be found in Jewish texts. As Naomi Graetz shows, rabbinic responses to wifebeating in the Jewish community are not monolithic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765760135
- ISBN
- 9780765760135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.84
€ 129.84
Paperback. An interrogation of the often-unexamined assumption that silence is oppressive, to consider the multiple possibilities silence enables. The volume features diverse feminist reflections on the nuanced relationship between silence and voice to foreground the creative, meditative, generative and resistive power our silences engender. Editor(s): Malhotra, S.; Carillo Rowe, Aimee. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFD; JFSJ; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349433735
- ISBN
- 9781349433735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardcover. An interrogation of the often-unexamined assumption that silence is oppressive, to consider the multiple possibilities silence enables. The volume features diverse feminist reflections on the nuanced relationship between silence and voice to foreground the creative, meditative, generative and resistive power our silences engender. Editor(s): Malhotra, Sheena; Carillo Rowe, Aimee. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137002365
- ISBN
- 9781137002365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.54
€ 119.54
Hardcover. In an age of information and new media the relationships between remembering and forgetting have changed. This volume addresses the tension between loud and often spectacular histories and those forgotten pasts we strain to hear. Employing social and cultural analysis, the essays within examine mnemonic technologies both new and old. Editor(s): Freeman, Lindsey A.; Nienass, Benjamin; Daniell, Rachel. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 254 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382805
- ISBN
- 9781782382805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.34
€ 152.34
Paperback. Oppression by censorship affects the film industry far more frequently than any other mass media. Including essays by leading film historians, the book offers groundbreaking historical research on film censorship in major film production countries and explore such innovative themes as film censorship and authorship, religion, and colonialism. Editor(s): Biltereyst, Daniel; Winkel, Roel Vande. Series: Global Cinema. Num Pages: 332 pages, 11 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 3 black & white tables, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340817
- ISBN
- 9780230340817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
paperback. Silencing Race provides a historical analysis of the construction of silences surrounding issues of racial inequality, violence, and discrimination in Puerto Rico. Examining the ongoing racialization of Puerto Rican workers, it explores the 'class-making' of race. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JFSL; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349442478
- ISBN
- 9781349442478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.34
€ 150.34
Hardcover. Silencing Race provides a historical analysis of the construction of silences surrounding issues of racial inequality, violence, and discrimination in Puerto Rico. Examining the ongoing racialization of Puerto Rican workers, it explores the 'class-making' of race. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263216
- ISBN
- 9781137263216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.23
€ 151.23
Paperback. This absorbing study of early 20th Century American Culture interprets the anarchic absurdity of slapstick movies as a form of collective anxiety dream, their fantastical images and illogical gags expressing the unconscious wishes and fears of the modern age, in a way that foreshadows the concerns of our own celebrity-obsessed consumer culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; AS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349437474
- ISBN
- 9781349437474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Hardcover. Offers a fresh look at the Russian/Soviet Jewish emigration phenomenon. Although the author credits Israel with initiating the struggle for Soviet Jewry and fostering it within American Jewry, he maintains that it was the actions of a secure and confident American Jewry that finally delivered the Jews from the Soviet Union. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631019
- ISBN
- 9780815631019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.24
€ 63.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934759059
- ISBN
- 9781934759059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.42
€ 16.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. The harrowing sequel to number-one-bestselling BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. A top 10 bestseller in hardback, Jenny and her sister Kim tell the shocking story of an abusive relationship, teenage pregnancy, and their brother's early death. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 x 8pp of colour photos. BIC Classification: BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340898857
- ISBN
- 9780340898857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. This study traces the American tradition of the suspicion of immigrant populations spreading disease. From the cholera outbreak of the 1930s to the associations of Haitians and AIDS, the author shows how immigrant groups have been regularly slandered as carriers of particular diseases. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801850967
- ISBN
- 9780801850967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.78
€ 36.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. The first book to give overview of early women film-makers in the USA. Essential reading for students of film studies, media, culture and gender/women's studies. With many b/w photos, this book will appeal to all lovers of the cinema and the early days of the movies. Editor(s): Bridges, Melody; Robson, Cheryl. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Supernova Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956632999
- ISBN
- 9780956632999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.36
€ 19.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Health Communications United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Rev Upd An
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780757315879
- ISBN
- 9780757315879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Hardcover. Offering the author's own twist on the Victorian art of silhouette portraits, this gift volume might look as if it's from the 1890s, its pages contain many favourite cult characters from movies, TV, comics and videogames. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Titan Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781164129
- ISBN
- 9781781164129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. Our gadgets are getting smarter. Technology can log what we buy, customize what we consume and enable us to save and share every aspect of our existence. In the future, we're told, it will even make public life - from how we're governed to how we record crime - better. But can the digital age fix everything? Should it? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957707
- ISBN
- 9780241957707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
hardcover. What accounts for the growing income inequalities in Silicon Valley, despite huge technological and economic strides? Why have the once-powerful labor unions declined in their influence? This book examines these questions from a fresh perspective: that provided by the history of women in Silicon Valley in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741545
- ISBN
- 9780804741545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.43
€ 136.43
Paperback. What accounts for the growing income inequalities in Silicon Valley, despite huge technological and economic strides? Why have the once-powerful labor unions declined in their influence? This book examines these questions from a fresh perspective: that provided by the history of women in Silicon Valley in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804747967
- ISBN
- 9780804747967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.57
€ 32.99
€ 31.57
Paperback. In the aftermath of the early 1990's controversy over the use of silicone breast implants, how do women decide to undergo surgery to enhance or reconstruct their bodies? How does surgery alter a woman's self-image? How did they face the possibility of debilitating autoimmune disease from rupturing? This title discusses these questions. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396127
- ISBN
- 9781566396127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.86
€ 38.99
€ 34.86
Paperback. Donna Haraway analyses accounts, narratives, and stories of the creation of nature, living organisms, and cyborgs (cybernetic components); showing how deeply cultural assumptions penetrate into allegedly value-neutral medical research. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Free Association Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853431395
- ISBN
- 9781853431395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.87
€ 29.87
Paperback. This book argues for the centrality of Georg Simmel's social theory to the relational and processual emphases that are often considered as much more recent developments in social theory. Situating Simmel's work in particular with respect to New Vitalism and Bruno Latour's work, the book shows that Simmel has still an enormous amount to contribute. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFF; JHB; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314317
- ISBN
- 9781349314317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. In the introduction to "The Second Sex", Simone de Beauvoir notes that "a man never begins by establishing himself as an individual of a certain sex: his being a man poses no problem." This book shows that Beauvoir's magnum opus constitutes a meditation on the relationship between women and philosophy that remains profoundly undervalued. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116657
- ISBN
- 9780231116657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.86
€ 40.99
€ 28.86
Hardback. aeo This is a very accessible introduction to one of the key figures in contemporary feminist thought. aeo The approach to Simone de Beauvoir is distinctive because it examines her work as a philosopher -- this book is the first full--length assessment of Simone de Beauvoira s philosophy. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612027
- ISBN
- 9780745612027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. Series: The World in a Life Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; HPCF; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 303 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780190278090
- ISBN
- 9780190278090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.05
€ 50.05