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Paperback. A unique and richly textured look at global television through a cultural lens Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799420
ISBN
9780814799420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Takes the enslaved person's claims of human consumption seriously, focusing on both the literal starvation of the slave and the tropes of cannibalism on the part of the slaveholder, and further draws attention to the ways in which Blacks experienced their consumption as a fundamentally homoerotic occurrence. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794623
ISBN
9780814794623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. A collection of essays and documents chronicilizing the history of treatment, labeling, and understanding of mental retardating in the U.S. NYUP is one the forefront of publishing in disability studies. Editor(s): Noll, Steven; Trent, James. Series: The History of Disability. Num Pages: 513 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
513
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814782484
ISBN
9780814782484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Contends that our notions of black American identity are not inevitable, nor have they simply been forced onto the black community. This work also argues that black American intellectuals have actively chosen the identity schemes that seem to us so natural. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775844
ISBN
9780814775844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Womanist approaches to the study of religion and society have contributed much to our understanding of Black religious life, activism, and women's liberation. This volume explores the achievements of this movement, and evaluates some of the leading voices and different perspectives within this field. Editor(s): Floyd-Thomas, Stacey M. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727539
ISBN
9780814727539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. The Internet and social media are pervasive and transformative forces in contemporary China. The Internet, Social Media, and a Changing China explores the changing relationship between China's Internet and social media and its society, politics, legal system, and foreign relations. Editor(s): DeLisle, Jacques; Goldstein, Avery; Yang, Guobin. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223514
ISBN
9780812223514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.48
€ 63.02

Paperback. Translator(s): Becker, G. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Schocken
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210477
ISBN
9780805210477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.32

Hardback. This book traces the emergence and evolution of a discourse of minority identity within Japan's Korean community through its examination of their literary narratives and political struggles over the past three decades. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Twenty-Third and ed.
SKU
V9780804750400
ISBN
9780804750400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.97
€ 114.60

Paperback. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social status. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745598
ISBN
9780804745598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Stories of homosexual love affairs between samurai men and boys and between young kabuki actors and their patrons held broad appeal in pre-modern Japanese culture. An independent popular writer, Saikaku wrote "Nanshoku Okagami" in 1687 with the intention of extending his readership. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; 3JD; FA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718950
ISBN
9780804718950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. A memoir of life, experience, and education of a Lakota child in the late 1800s. The author describes the home life and education of Indian children. Like other boys, he played with toy bows and arrows in the tipi before learning to make and use them and became schooled in the ways of animals and in the properties of plants and herbs. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; 3JH; BG; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293342
ISBN
9780803293342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.31

Hardback. Series: Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JFS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803285552
ISBN
9780803285552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.06

Paperback. This study traces the American tradition of the suspicion of immigrant populations spreading disease. From the cholera outbreak of the 1930s to the associations of Haitians and AIDS, the author shows how immigrant groups have been regularly slandered as carriers of particular diseases. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801850967
ISBN
9780801850967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. The New Silk Road Diplomacy traces how China, faced with internal and external challenges to its authority following the collapse of the Soviet Union, constructed a gradualist approach to Central Asia that prioritized multilateral diplomacy. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSL3; JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816939
ISBN
9780774816939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Exploring life s character, sex, and meaning, while calling attention to the most precarious among us." Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773547452
ISBN
9780773547452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardcover. A fresh, revealing look at the artist who continues to inspire new generations of women. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; BGF; JFSJ1; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762771318
ISBN
9780762771318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. This is a tale of soul-destroying abuse - but it is also an unflinching look at a little girl let down by the welfare system designed to protect children from evil Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Headline Review
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755318827
ISBN
9780755318827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. A collection of the most important essays on past and current history by the Western world's foremost Islamic scholar Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753818718
ISBN
9780753818718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The inside story of the Rolling Stones according to the Rolling Stones themselves. Num Pages: 368 pages, 120. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9780753818442
ISBN
9780753818442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance is a series of short guides to key areas in Islamic finance, offering an independent academic perspective and a critical treatment. Series Editor(s): Wilson, Rodney. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFF; LAFS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. 232 pages, illustrations. Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance is a series of short guides to key areas in Islamic finance, offering an independent academic perspective and a critical treatment. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFF; LAFS. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 18. Weight: 410. Series Editor(s) :Wilson, Rodney.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645572
ISBN
9780748645572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

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