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Paperback. The legacy of the massacre of civilians at My Lai reverberates throughout Vietnam. This study considers how Vietnamese villagers in My Lai and Ha My - a village where South Korean troops committed an equally appalling massacre of unarmed civilians - assimilate the catastrophe of these mass deaths into their everyday ritual life. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 231 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFE; JHM; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330. Commemoration and Consolation in Ha My and My Lai. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 231 pages, 1 map. The legacy of the massacre of civilians at My Lai reverberates throughout Vietnam. This study considers how Vietnamese villagers in My Lai and Ha My - a village where South Korean troops committed an equally appalling massacre of unarmed civilians - assimilate the catastrophe of these mass deaths into their everyday ritual life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFE; JHM; JWXK. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 16. Weight: 330.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
231
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247970
ISBN
9780520247970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453880
ISBN
9780752453880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752481463
ISBN
9780752481463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Ask most women whether they have the right to equality at work and the answer will be a resounding yes, but ask the same women whether they'd feel confident asking for a raise, or a promotion, and some reticence creeps in. This book tells how women can help themselves, and make changes in their life that can effect change on a universal scale. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
WH Allen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753541647
ISBN
9780753541647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. These two lectures by Jacques Derrida, "Foreigner Question" and "Step of Hospitality/No Hospitality", derive from a series of seminars on hospitality conducted by Derrida in Paris, January 1996. They examine "hospitality" and its implications on political and ethical debate. Translator(s): Bowlby, Rachel. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 112 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734066
ISBN
9780804734066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Explains why the working class was largely missing from the 1989-90 revolution which led to the fall of socialism in Germany. This book documents workers' day-to-day experience of the labor process, workplace union politics, and class. It shows how three factors led most workers to withdraw from politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBTV; JFSC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067518
ISBN
9780252067518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.60
€ 55.39

Paperback. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144575
ISBN
9780231144575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. This collection of 11 provocative essays examines the complex psychological and political choices made by Captain America and Iron Man in the wake of a civil war. This book analyzes the polar sides of this debate - national security vs. individual freedoms. Editor(s): Langley, Travis. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FZG; JFCA; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781454917120
ISBN
9781454917120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Chow, Professor Esther Ngan-ling; Demos, Vasilikie P. Series Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780528748
ISBN
9781780528748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.03

Hardback. The papers in Measurement of Poverty, Deprivation, and Social Exclusion represent the most current research on poverty, deprivation, and income mobility. They illustrate the multidimensionality of poverty that is difficult to capture in any one measure. The volume presents state-of-the-art research that is relevant to poverty academics globally. Series: Research on Economic Inequality. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
354
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785603877
ISBN
9781785603877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.87

Paperback. 'I'm human, full of contradictions, and a feminist.' Bad Feminist is collection of frank, funny, whip-smart and spot-on essays from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay (@rgay). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472119735
ISBN
9781472119735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. With topics ranging from food to sex education, and from the experiences of British mothers who have adopted Chinese daughters, to whether Chinese people do Christmas shopping or have swimming pools, this book offers a Chinese woman's perspective on the connections and differences between the lives of British and Chinese people. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 122 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Editiion First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099501527
ISBN
9780099501527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. * As is an anthropologist, Barfield succeeds in testing abstract models of society against the detailed historical record* The author has an accessible, narrative style. . Series: Studies in Social Discontinuity. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Number of pages
342
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557863249
ISBN
9781557863249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674768680
ISBN
9780674768680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.01

Paperback. Joanna Russ's classic essays on science fiction and feminism. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209832
ISBN
9780253209832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967273
ISBN
9780750967273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Series: A yearling special. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publisher
Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780440406945
ISBN
9780440406945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 10 colour plates. BIC Classification: AC; AK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 205 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816687244
ISBN
9780816687244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Written in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole travelled widely before eventually arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war met with racism and refusal. Editor(s): Salih, Sara. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBWL; JFSL3; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140439021
ISBN
9780140439021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. An eloquent ethnographic account of the beliefs and experiences of young, middle-class, urban Iranians who have grown up in the period since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337218
ISBN
9780822337218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.70

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