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hardcover. Drawing on interviews and analysis of primary documents, including two Royal Commissions, this work demonstrates how Canadian women's calls for family-friendly employment policies have translated into inaction or inappropriate action on the part of successive federal governments. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- UBC Press Canada
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808200
- ISBN
- 9780774808200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.05
€ 113.05
Paperback. Includes documents that proves that we've been duped into wars we shouldn't be fighting, lied to about intelligence, fed hogwash about terrorism, and tricked into losing more and more of our civil liberties. Today, pretty much everything the government does is presumed secret. This title reveals the truth to: The CIA's guide to assassination. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616085711
- ISBN
- 9781616085711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.84
€ 20.99
€ 18.84
North Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times (Southern Women: Their Liv...
Michele . Ed(S): Gillespie
hardcover. This collection of essays examines the lives and times of pathbreaking North Carolina women from the late eighteenth century into the early twentieth century, offering important new insights into the variety of North Carolina women s experiences across time, place, race, and class." Editor(s): Gillespie, Michele. Series: Southern Women : Their Lives and Times. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820339993
- ISBN
- 9780820339993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.32
€ 156.32
Hardcover. Examining late 20th-century autobiographical writing by Arab women novelists, poets, and artists, this work explores the ways in which Arab women have portrayed and created their identities within differing social environments. It explores the many routes Arab women writers have taken to speak to each other, to their readers, and to the world. Editor(s): Golley, Nawar Al-Hassan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631224
- ISBN
- 9780815631224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.40
€ 62.40
Hardcover. Shows how the issues confronted America in the late twentieth century have roots in the fifties, some apparent at the time, others only in retrospect: civil rights, environmentalism, the counterculture, and "movements" on behalf of women, Chicanos, and Native Americans. This book is useful for instructors of American history survey courses. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 black-&-white photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631033
- ISBN
- 9780815631033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.91
€ 62.91
hardcover. Based on fieldwork in Calcutta, this book provides the ethnography of how middle-class women in India understand and experience economic change through transformations of family life. It explores their ideas, practices and experiences of marriage, childbirth, reproductive change and their children's education. Series Editor(s): Pardo, Italo; Prato, Dr. Giuliana B. Series: Urban Anthropology. Num Pages: 230 pages, includes 1 map & 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754649427
- ISBN
- 9780754649427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.30
€ 186.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Mirza, Heidi Safia; Joseph, Cynthia. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 177 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415633956
- ISBN
- 9780415633956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.72
€ 58.72
paperback. "Hunger and Work in a Savage Tribe" examines the cultural aspects of food and eating among the Southern Bantu, taking as its starting point the bold statement "nutrition is a biological process more fundamental than sex". Series: Routledge Classic Ethnographies. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFC; JHBT; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415320115
- ISBN
- 9780415320115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.66
€ 65.66
paperback. Como hombres vivimos tiempos complicados. Donde la autenticidad de nuestro cristianismo esta siendo diluida entre la confusion de genero y el virus de la pasividad. La lectura de este libro contribuye a comprender y eliminar los falsos estereotipos. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSJ2. Dimension: 213 x 140. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Printed in USA US
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788482678757
- ISBN
- 9788482678757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.04
€ 17.99
€ 16.04
hardcover. Terrorist organizations have been able to market mass murder under hysteria's banner of alleged martyrdom. But when it comes to understanding Islamic suicide terrorism in particular, there is much more to it than martyrdom. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 b&w photos, figures. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JM; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975049
- ISBN
- 9781597975049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.40
€ 28.40
Paperback. Its mysterious symbols and rituals had been used in secret for centuries before Freemasonry revealed itself in 1717. But where had this powerful organization come from and why had Freemasonry been attacked by the Roman Catholic Church? Robinson answers those questions and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590771488
- ISBN
- 9781590771488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.38
€ 24.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. Provides an irreverent but fact-filled look at Ireland and the Irish, leaving no stone - Blarney or otherwise - unturned in bringing her gifts to you. With a bushel full of top-ten lists on all things Irish, Thomsen takes you on a journey through the greenest of lands and provides tales and anecdotes on everything. Series: Most Wanted. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Brassey's US
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887273
- ISBN
- 9781574887273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.20
€ 14.20
paperback. Anthologizes the author's movie reviews, cultural criticism, and political essays, published in "The Village Voice", "Artforum", and elsewhere during the period bracketed by the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the World Trade Towers. Series: Culture & the Moving Image. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; APFA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399968
- ISBN
- 9781566399968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.42
€ 41.99
€ 37.42
paperback. In Taiwan, small-scale subcontracting factories are found in rice fields and urban areas, front yards and living rooms, mostly employing married women in line with the government slogan that promotes work in the home "Living Rooms as Factories". The author studies the experiences of the married women who work in this satellite system of factories. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSJ; JHM; KCF; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393904
- ISBN
- 9781566393904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.19
€ 38.99
€ 35.19
hardcover. Series: Exploring Jewish Arts and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477307342
- ISBN
- 9781477307342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.40
€ 28.40
paperback. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305948082
- ISBN
- 9781305948082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 228.86
€ 228.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, 95 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; APF; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138815780
- ISBN
- 9781138815780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
paperback. Editor(s): Bayer, Gerd. Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVGT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138249387
- ISBN
- 9781138249387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.83
€ 68.83
Paperback. Like it or not, all of us who live in modern society are organization men and women. We tend to be caught in the traditional patterns of dominance and subordination. This book shows how pervasive patterns of relationship are in our work lives and personal lives, and how deep they run - into the language of the organization and of ordinary life. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877224006
- ISBN
- 9780877224006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.84
€ 46.99
€ 41.84
paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Russell Sage Foundation United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871546678
- ISBN
- 9780871546678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.20
€ 49.20
hardcover. "The Book of Sports" was the royal declaration which sanctioned popular participation in traditional pastimes after church attendance on Sunday. This book takes a fresh look at the events surrounding the re-publication of the "Book of Sports" in 1633 and reassesses the role of Charles I himself in the controversy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HBWE; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898560
- ISBN
- 9780859898560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.46
€ 141.46
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Reeves, Jeni. Series: On My Own Folklore. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 211 x 145 x 5. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- National Geographic School Pub United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822567455
- ISBN
- 9780822567455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.55
€ 10.55
Paperback. Argues that sixteenth century Nahua sexuality cannot be fully understood only through colonial sensibilities and sources. This book examines legal documents, clerical texts, pictorial manuscripts, images and glyphs of Nahua gods and goddesses and descriptions of fertility rituals to show the complexity of Nahua sexuality. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHBK5; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351511
- ISBN
- 9780822351511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. During the tumultuous 1990s, as Russia struggled to shed the trappings of the Soviet empire, television viewing emerged as an enormous influence on Russian life. This title describes the knowing ways in which ordinary Russians watch the news, sceptically analyse information, and develop strategies for dealing with news bias. Num Pages: 408 pages, 33 b&w photographs, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324638
- ISBN
- 9780822324638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67