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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This book illustrates why both academic research and policy thinking need to factor-in gender hierarchies and structures if they are to address some of the key challenges of contemporary societies: the widespread informality and insecurity of paid work and the crisis of care. Editor(s): Razavi, Shahra. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPQB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349545346
ISBN
9781349545346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.77

Paperback. James R Walker was a physician to the Pine Ridge Sioux from 1896 to 1914. This volume of material from the Walker collection presents his work on Lakota myth and legend. It is useful for students of comparative literature, religion, and mythology, as well as those interested in Lakota culture. Editor(s): Jahner, Elaine A. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
Edition
Second
SKU
V9780803298606
ISBN
9780803298606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.04

Hardcover. A study of the politics of representation which explores the construction of a city of intensities. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781856494076
ISBN
9781856494076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.91
€ 90.93

Paperback. Identifies the existence of a practice that lies at the core of the western security regime - the projection of the worst-case scenario. This title demonstrates that, unlike the openly 'totalitarian' states of the past, bureaucratic rule is favoured over charismatic leadership. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFC; JPV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781848135307
ISBN
9781848135307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.99

Paperback. Explains how internal displacement and efforts to engineer resettlement are conceived and practiced by policy makers and practitioners. This book considers the origins and parameters of internal displacement and resettlement policy and practice and proposes an explanation for why it often fails. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTF; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781848130463
ISBN
9781848130463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.28

Paperback. Includes chapters that address the diversity and variety of everyday sexual lives and sexual politics in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. This book highlights the gendered and sexual consequences of globalization and rapid social change. It describes the local situations in which women's sexual lives are lived. Editor(s): Jackson, Stevi; Liu, Jieyu; Woo, Ms Juhyun. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 102 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842778890
ISBN
9781842778890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. From cleaning to construction, from agriculture to domestic work, every day migrant labourers are exploited and enslaved. The author argues that even governments, keen to protect big business, are complicit in this exploitation; their 'law and order' approach on immigration being part of this complicity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842778524
ISBN
9781842778524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. This title concerns the lessons learned from international campaigns on human rights and justice issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd London
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842771396
ISBN
9781842771396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.38

Paperback. A global, cross-cultural survey of the transformations in women's lives over the last century. Editor(s): Billson, Janet Mancini; Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781842770092
ISBN
9781842770092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Paperback. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time Magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780321288
ISBN
9781780321288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.72

Paperback. In the much-anticipated follow-up to Sunday Times bestseller Trapped, foster carer Rosie Lewis tells the heartbreaking true story of 13-year-old Zadie. When the young teenage girl runs away from home and is discovered hiding on the city streets by the police, it is clear that all is not as it should be. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0007597
ISBN
9780007541805
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Barbara Taylor's classic book, reissued with a new introduction. Num Pages: 432 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCX; JFFK; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 305. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0007286
ISBN
9780860682585
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Why do many women still get married? Why do others not? Why do couples still marry in church in an age of unbelief? Taking up where "Hidden Lives" left off, these are some of the questions the author addresses, through the stories of three women who have long fascinated her. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0007219
ISBN
9780099283775
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. New book by Theodore Dalrymple Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gibson Square Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008937
ISBN
9781783341184
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Based on her bestselling range of greetings cards, Cath Tate bring you her unique take on the subject of men, with vintage illustrations accompanied by witty and insightful text. Num Pages: 112 pages, 56 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKL; JFSJ2; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Portico
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008859
ISBN
9781909396395
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Luven, Lynne Van. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894898409
ISBN
9781894898409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. Looks at how the commercial movie industry has altered conceptions of movie going both within the industry and among audiences. This title shows how studios, in their increasing reliance on revenues from audiences around the world, have cultivated a global understanding of their products over the years. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations, 34 tables. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331636
ISBN
9780822331636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Television shows, comic strips, video games, and other forms of media directed at children are the subject of frequent and rancorous debate. This volume examines the rise of mass media in postwar America. It focuses on television in schools and the ways that mass media convey messages about gender and socialisation. Editor(s): Kinder, Marsha. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 b&w photographs, 8 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323716
ISBN
9780822323716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. 20 years after "Paris Is Burning," a rare look at Ballroom culture from the inside" Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDR; JFCA; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472051960
ISBN
9780472051960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
BenBella Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939529190
ISBN
9781939529190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.85

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