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Paperback. Widespread conversations and criticisms continue about the ways in which Doctor Who represents gender. Dancing with the Doctor, the first book on the Doctor Who universe to take gender as its focus, examines both the successful revival of the series since 2005 and its spin-off series, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Series: Who Watching. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APT; FLS; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784533748
- ISBN
- 9781784533748
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.22
€ 24.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. Richly illustrated with thirty original drawings, these enchanting tales will appeal to everyone interested in nature and in environmental conservation and will be enjoyed by readers, storytellers and listeners time and again. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; JFHF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750978873
- ISBN
- 9780750978873
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.83
€ 16.99
€ 13.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 315 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930323592
- ISBN
- 9780930323592
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.21
€ 20.99
€ 18.21
Paperback. This work considers the visual languages, politics and poetics of personal appearance. "Dandyism" has been most closely associated with the 19th-century style of men such as Oscar Wilde. This book examines the wider influence of dandyism and considers its destablizing aesthetic effect. Editor(s): Fillin-Yeh, Susan. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFCA; JFCK; WJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726969
- ISBN
- 9780814726969
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Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482083
- ISBN
- 9780801482083
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.07
€ 36.99
€ 35.07
Hardcover. Danger! Women Artists at Work is a provocative exploration of the way in which art is transformed through a woman's point of view and includes a captivating selection of groundbreaking female artists throughout history, from Artemisia Gentileschi and Rosa Bonheur to Cindy Sherman and Tracey Emin. Num Pages: 160 pages, 110 illustrations, 90 in colour. BIC Classification: AC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Publisher
- Merrell Publishers
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858945644
- ISBN
- 9781858945644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Addresses the conflicted meanings associated with the figure of the action heroine as she has evolved in various media forms since the late 1980s. Jeffrey A. Brown discusses this immensely popular character type, the action heroine, as an example of, and challenge to, existing theories about gender as a performance identity. Num Pages: 278 pages, 13|13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APT; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617039409
- ISBN
- 9781617039409
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Condition: New
€ 50.74
€ 50.74
paperback. Traces the visibility of the Latina body in the media and popular culture by analyzing a broad range of popular media including news, media gossip, movies, television news, and online audience discussions. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814757369
- ISBN
- 9780814757369
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Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Paperback. Drawing on social and political history as well as the history of science and popular culture, this book examines how American ideas about dietary reform mirror broader thinking about social reform. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; MBNH3; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287488
- ISBN
- 9780520287488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Hardback. Drawing on social and political history as well as the history of science and popular culture, this book examines how American ideas about dietary reform mirror broader thinking about social reform. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; MBNH3; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275478
- ISBN
- 9780520275478
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Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Hardback. This work examines violence in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, looking at two conceptually linked forms of perilous face-to-fact encounters: Carnival, a bacchanalian festival, and briga, a potentially lethal street confrontation. Num Pages: 308 pages, 21 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLSB; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804719261
- ISBN
- 9780804719261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.79
€ 184.79
Paperback. In addition to their obvious roles in American politics, race and gender also work in hidden ways to profoundly influence the way we think - and vote - about an array of issues that don't seem related to either category. This title illuminates the emotional underpinnings of American politics. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 halftone, 16 line drawings, 24 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226902371
- ISBN
- 9780226902371
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Condition: New
€ 41.08
€ 41.08
Paperback. The 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. This book explores both the history and the sociological significance of this panic. It is suitable for those with an interest in religion, popular culture, and social behavior, both in the classroom and beyond. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFCA; JMH; WDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284920
- ISBN
- 9780520284920
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Condition: New
€ 41.17
€ 41.17
paperback. Refuting commonly held beliefs within women's and lesbian history, feminist theory, and histories of the novel, this book challenges the idea that sex between women was unimaginable in British culture before the late nineteenth century. It is of interest to readers engaged in literary and queer theory. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320494
- ISBN
- 9780822320494
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.55
€ 31.99
€ 29.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439910443
- ISBN
- 9781439910443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.55
€ 31.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSJ; JHMP; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 253 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626496
- ISBN
- 9780816626496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. In the tumultuous decades after the Civil War, as the southern white elite reclaimed power, "racial mixing" was the central concern of segregationists who strove to maintain "racial purity." This book aims to challenge conventional wisdom, and examines how white southerners enforced anti-miscegenation laws. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288332
- ISBN
- 9781557288332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.74
€ 29.74
Paperback. Romance readers and writers will find this collection of essays by some of the most popular romance novelists writing today unique and fascinating. For the first time, these authors explain why romance is so popular, reveal why they write in this genre, explore the unheralded benefits of reading and writing romances and much more. Editor(s): Krentz, Jayne Ann. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812214116
- ISBN
- 9780812214116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.16
€ 25.99
€ 25.16
Paperback. Explores the complex racial, class, and gender divides in contemporary American cities Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JFSP2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814783122
- ISBN
- 9780814783122
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Condition: New
€ 52.01
€ 52.01
Paperback. Drawn from the daughters and wives of the working poor and declasse elites, prostitutes in Shanghai were near the bottom of class and gender hierarchies. This title examines prostitution in Shanghai from the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 603 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFMX; JFSG; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 603
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204393
- ISBN
- 9780520204393
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Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 222 pages, 12. BIC Classification: JFFD; JWKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473418
- ISBN
- 9780801473418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.84
€ 34.99
€ 32.84
Hardcover. This expose reveals the horrors of corporal punishment, strip searches, sexual harassment and many other offences perpetuated by school officials in both inner-city and suburban schools. The book explains how to tell when your child is being treated unfairly, and how to document abuse. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE1; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787943639
- ISBN
- 9780787943639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.80
€ 51.80
Paperback. Popular representations of third-world sex workers as sex slaves and vectors of HIV have spawned abolitionist legal reforms that are harmful and ineffective, and public health initiatives that provide only marginal protection of sex workers' rights. This book asks how we might understand sex workers' demands that they be treated as workers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 line illus. 1 table. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFMX; JFSJ1; LAQG; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142517
- ISBN
- 9780691142517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Hardcover. Daniel Corkery was the most influential and provocative cultural critic of the early Irish Free State. Since the 1960s, Corkery's name, however, has become increasingly synonymous with a narrow-gauge nationalism that, in the eyes of many, has sought to stifle an emerging 'modern' Ireland. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184554
- ISBN
- 9781859184554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26