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Paperback. The story of a successful professional woman and a reflection on the meaning of existentialism, this autobiography is an account of a woman's psychological liberation and the development of a personal philosophy. A translator of Sartre, Barnes recounts her battles with publishers and critics. Num Pages: 350 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226037332
ISBN
9780226037332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.92

Paperback. How did Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and Cubans become known as "Hispanics" and "Latinos" in the United States? How did several distinct cultures and nationalities become portrayed as one? The author answers both these questions and details the scope of this phenomenon. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone, 5 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226033839
ISBN
9780226033839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. This title confronts questions of racial and gender discrimination. In a series of studies, Ian Ayres finds overwhelming evidence that in a variety of markets - retail car sales, bail bonding, kidney transplantation, and FCC licensing - blacks and females are consistently at a disadvantage. Series: Studies in Law & Economics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 line drawings, 35 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226033532
ISBN
9780226033532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

paperback. In this text, the author show how debilitating "protectionist" stances can be and how much might be gained by crossing cultural boundaries. In pursuing a black male/feminist criticism, the study acknowledges the complexities of sexual, gender and racial interpretations. Series: Black Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226033013
ISBN
9780226033013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, 4 maps, 8 figures, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226023434
ISBN
9780226023434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardcover. How did Bill Clinton's clever dexterity help him recover from the Monica Lewinsky scandal? How did Barack Obama draw on his experience as a talented community activist to overcome his inexperience as a national leader? This title provides insights into American politics. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 53 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226023014
ISBN
9780226023014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.17

Hardcover. In the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, Democrats and Republicans were locked in a fierce battle for the female vote. This book offers an exploration of how women are influencing policy and politics in this erstwhile male bastion of power. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 line drawings, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226022796
ISBN
9780226022796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 88.67

Hardcover. This volume tackles the issues of globalization and sexuality. Looking at how pleasures of the body are framed, shaped and commercialized in the new global economy, the book explores the impact on gender relations, politics, the ways in which we imagine our own sense of self, and other issues. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFFS; JFSJ; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226016061
ISBN
9780226016061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.04

hardcover. Offers a comprehensive assessment of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's complicated feminism by exploring the renowned writer's theories of sexuality and evolutionary analyses of androcentric, or male-dominated, culture. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226014623
ISBN
9780226014623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.14
€ 88.84

Paperback. In 1955, Maxine Kumin submitted a poem to the Saturday Evening Post. This book brings together Kumin, Julia Alvarez, Jane Smiley, Erica Jong, and fifteen other accomplished women of this generation to reflect on their writing lives. Editor(s): Burroway, Janet. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014104
ISBN
9780226014104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.23

Hardcover. This book provides methods, guidelines and examples to guide researchers and students through a research project, and reviewing a considerable body of previous work. It contains a complete link analysis methodology for information science and social science research. Case studies include academic, business and commercial search engine applications. Editor(s): Thelwall, Mike. Series: Library and Information Science Series. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBC; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780120885534
ISBN
9780120885534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.52

Hardcover. Considers Bilbao's social history and the complex relationships between local and global entities. This book argues that globalization processes in Bilbao are as old as the city itself and that the role of the State must be taken into account in order to explain the city's changing fortunes. Series Editor(s): Tiesdell, Steven. Series: Current Research in Urban & Regional Studies. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780080453248
ISBN
9780080453248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.92

Hardcover. Examines the cultural and organizational complexities which arise during mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances. This book explains the strategic relationship between national cultural differences, execution and the performance of global and corporate alliances. Editor(s): Morosini, Piero. Series: International Business & Management. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KJM; KJVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780080427621
ISBN
9780080427621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.85

Hardcover. Provides an interdisciplinary projection of the factors affecting the lives of Europe's children. This book brings together professionals and researchers from a range of disciplines, to present challenges, for the healthy development of Europe's children and their passage into a satisfying and productive adulthood. Editor(s): Nakou, Sheena; Pantelakis, Stefanos. Num Pages: 420 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780080425689
ISBN
9780080425689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.96

Paperback. A collection of individual profiles featuring successful black women in Britain. Entries include the famous and not-so-famous. Illustrated. Num Pages: 96 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DB; BG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Hansib Publications
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0014791
ISBN
9781870518345
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Covering a diverse range of figures and issues from Jonathan Swift's pornographic poetry to Oscar Wilde's famous cello-shaped coat this book collapses Irish studies into the critical perspective of disability studies: linking 'Irishness' and 'disability' together allows the emergence of a new critical perspective, an Irish disability studies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy in illustrated covers with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004414
ISBN
9780230574656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An exploration of the relationship between US political and social thought and literary consciousness in the early post-war years in which the author analyzes the efforts by writers to reshape their "old" liberalism into a "new" sceptical liberalism that recognized the persistence of human evil. Series: History of American Thought & Culture S. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JPFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004273
ISBN
9780299128449
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Coughlan, Patricia; O'Toole, Tina. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Carysfort Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KAC0004252
ISBN
9781904505358
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores the works of leading black and Jewish writers from the 1950s to the 1980s. Series Editor(s): Gelpi, Albert (Stanford University, California); Posnock, Ross. Series: Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004244
ISBN
9780521635752
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Creates a resource where women can find a role model, someone with whom they can relate. Profiling women with a wide diversity of experiences and career opportunities allows the reader to find a common connection. This series of book highlights both the pleasant and unpleasant career experiences which these women underwent. Editor(s): Hinkle, Amber S.; Kocsis, Jody A. Series: ACS Symposium Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 28 halftones, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; KNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
OUP USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004189
ISBN
9780841239128
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Reflections on science, culture, and society, by the acclaimed author of The Woods Hole Cantata and The Doctor with Two Heads Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004154
ISBN
9780738205977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511640
ISBN
9789749511640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFE2; JKVP; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9789384757786
ISBN
9789384757786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. Even in a realm that would seem to be as far removed from issues of gender as natural resource management, gender bias is pernicious and persistent, in India. This book looks at the reasons for this bias, including the socialization of attitudes, the shaping of community ideologies, and the construction of disciplines and research methodologies. Editor(s): Krishna, Sumi. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zubaan Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789383074754
ISBN
9789383074754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.22

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