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Hardback. Much has been written on homosexuality and the Gay Liberation Movement, but much of the focus has been on male homosexuals. This reference focuses on the youngest of the liberation movements, the lesbian movement, covering its successes, problems, and controversies, and its future directions. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSK1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845060
- ISBN
- 9780810845060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.23
€ 170.23
Paperback. An examination of the practical issues that should be considered by anyone building a Web site aimed at a multinational audience. It covers: writing systems, character sets and encoding; XHTML and CSS style sheets; the sensible use of graphics; and the possible uses of Javascript, XML and XSLT. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSL1; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845039
- ISBN
- 9780810845039
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Condition: New
€ 87.43
€ 87.43
Hardback. This work not only discusses Blanchard's music and movies, but also provides an overview of the society in which Blanchard was raised, including the influence of slain civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr, and the prejudices he faced growing up with segregation. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810843233
- ISBN
- 9780810843233
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Condition: New
€ 90.35
€ 90.35
Paperback. Sampson's study of 12 poor Black families in a Chicago suburb focuses on the potential of families to do what generations of reform could not. Should appeal to anyone involved with public policy, racial, or social issues. Num Pages: 248 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842953
- ISBN
- 9780810842953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.46
€ 75.46
Hardback. Storytellers have long been agents of socialization. This text traces the evolution of female characters in young adult fiction from their passive role in books published prior to the 20th century to their increasingly assertive role in books published in the latter part of the 20th century. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842908
- ISBN
- 9780810842908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.86
€ 91.86
Paperback. Violence in schools, random shootings, acts of intimidation, and senseless hate crimes are behaviour with serious and sometimes deadly consequences. This work provides alternatives and options to aid students and professionals to deal with conflicts, difference, and diversity in schools peacefully. Num Pages: 152 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFE; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842649
- ISBN
- 9780810842649
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Condition: New
€ 62.47
€ 62.47
Hardback. The third edition of Women and Medicine provides a comprehensive and definitive history, from early riots in medical schools when women tried to enroll, to women finally overcoming obstacles, making medical breakthroughs and enjoying brilliant medical careers. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842380
- ISBN
- 9780810842380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.24
€ 108.24
Hardback. Including 410 entries-drawn from over 100 years of novels, short stories, plays, and children's and young adult literature-this bibliography demonstrates both the extent and the richness of the fiction which has been written about Black-Jewish relations in America, thus enhancing our view of American ethnic literature as a whole. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; DSK; GBCR; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842182
- ISBN
- 9780810842182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.41
€ 112.41
Hardback. This book, in light of recent feminist theology on the doctrine of sin, attempts to provide historical support for such feminist considerations. It examines fourth-century church fathers, John Wesley, and Phoebe Palmer as places where an alternative of traditional definitional definition, pride, can be found. Series: Pietist & Wesleyan Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRCC95; HRCM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810841505
- ISBN
- 9780810841505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.74
€ 130.74
Hardback. Reasoned arguments support the teaching of books that are challenged by would-be censors. This work covers literature from the Harry Potter books to Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying". Some books are challenged in the name of political correctness, others over concern over violent or sexual content. Num Pages: 496 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810841475
- ISBN
- 9780810841475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.18
€ 114.18
hardcover. A theory is outlined which distinguishes between the meanings of a music and some culture-insensitive element that interacts with context to produce the effect cultural relativists and postmodern ethnomusicologist cannot adequately explicate through their notion of an insider-outsider dichotomy. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index, chronology, footnotes. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810841222
- ISBN
- 9780810841222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.51
€ 76.51
Hardback. Investigates how postmodern techniques are used to create works that embody contemporary contradictions. The author proposes a poststructuralist/postmodern film theory which enhances the analysis of this type of film. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; APF; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840980
- ISBN
- 9780810840980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.82
€ 133.82
Hardback. This work outlines the duduk, a cylindrical double-reed aerophone made of apricot wood, and its relation to the American identity. It aims to deepen our understanding of musical instruments through an examination of musical features, and also through the application of a socio-cultural framework. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 1KBB; AVRN; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840751
- ISBN
- 9780810840751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.10
€ 92.10
Hardback. Peckinpah's Women examines the confluence of factors that worked with, and often against, Peckinpah's cinematic voice to divine a recurring positive theme regarding women in those films that form the heart of his body of work: his period Westerns. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840669
- ISBN
- 9780810840669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.79
€ 117.79
Hardback. Discusses the variable conceptions of art, culture and civilization, and their effects in the formation of library institutions and examines differences and tensions in art, culture and civilization discourses to build a picture of the moral narratives influencing library and cultural institutions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: GLM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840263
- ISBN
- 9780810840263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.17
€ 146.17
hardcover. This title treats the polysemy of science fiction film. It examines the science fiction genre and analyzes the nature of science and its representation in western culture, especially in the 50s when the film medium assumes significance for the genre. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; APF; JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840232
- ISBN
- 9780810840232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.46
€ 133.46
Hardback. This study of Music and Music Activities in Ibero-America to 1850 emphasizes historical data rather than musical analysis. Folk and popular music are mentioned only to the extent that they have affected the cultivated strains of Ibero-American music. Of interest to music historians and students of Ibero-American culture. Num Pages: 744 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; AV; GTB; HBT; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839977
- ISBN
- 9780810839977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.60
€ 241.60
Hardback. After decades of cultural warfare and political gridlock, the U.S. is beginning to find its balance thanks to a major cultural shift toward strengthening communities and other endangered social structures. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GLM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839052
- ISBN
- 9780810839052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.46
€ 117.46
hardcover. In a series of probing, innovative essays, Marc Aronson explores the true potential of Young Adult literature and revels in the passion of its readers he exposes the real problem with teenagers and reading: adult myths, projections and blind prejudices. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839045
- ISBN
- 9780810839045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.51
€ 91.51
The Native American in Short Fiction in the "Saturday Evening Post". A...
Beidler, Peter G.; Brown, Harry J.; Egge, Mar...
Hardback. Full of fiction, nonfiction, art, cartoons, poetry, and humour "The Saturday Evening Post" was a popular and influential American magazine. This text provides summaries of the short stories, which illustrate the changing perception of Native American society. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838796
- ISBN
- 9780810838796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.80
€ 146.80
Hardback. An overview of Russian history, literature, arts and the lives of many Russians who chose exile after the revolutions and civil war 0f 1917-1921. A brief historical outline introduces each topic which is then followed by a listing of contributors within the Russian diaspora. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AB; GBC; HBJD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810837867
- ISBN
- 9780810837867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.62
€ 124.62
Hardback. This work is committed to identify published materials on the status of women in the profession of librarianship and to compile, update and issue a bibliography of these materials. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; GL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810837256
- ISBN
- 9780810837256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.66
€ 178.66
Hardback. A guide to resources for use with K-12 students, this selective volume lists substantial, easily accessible resources on African American visual artists. In total, 639 resources, referencing 1,174 individual artists are annotated and include works about the artists as well as the contexts in which the African American artist is situated. Series: Global Art Resource Guides. Num Pages: 350 pages, Global art resource guides. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACB; GBCR; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810837225
- ISBN
- 9780810837225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.87
€ 118.87
Hardback. An exhaustive resource that effectively doubles the expanse of Navajo literature surveyed and indexed, Dine Bibliography to the 1990s is an invaluable tool that both highlights the literature already available and expands such data to include coverage of genres that have been previously underrepresented. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 776 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; GBCR; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836518
- ISBN
- 9780810836518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.06
€ 234.06