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Women and Religion in the African Diaspora: Knowledge, Power, and Perf...
. Ed(S): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara ...
hardcover. This volume's transnational mixture, along with its use of creative analytical approaches, challenges existing paradigms and summons new models for studying women, religions, and diasporic shiftings across time and space. Editor(s): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara Dianne. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; HRCV; HRLM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801883699
- ISBN
- 9780801883699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.27
€ 84.27
Paperback. Organized into three parts-creating awareness, increasing understanding, and taking action-this book will be a key resource for professionals involved in creating and maintaining effective adult day services centers. Num Pages: 216 pages, 67, 67 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP3; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884153
- ISBN
- 9780801884153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.52
€ 58.52
Hardback. Explores the economic, cultural, and political forces that make it difficult for sensible growth to gain a foothold in the United States. A journalist who covered planning, development, and housing for the Boston Globe, the author brings the land battle to life through the stories of its notorious soldiers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884191
- ISBN
- 9780801884191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.85
€ 40.85
Hardback. They compare post-World War II globalization with the great wave of economic integration that occurred in the late nineteenth century, analyze the rise of the political ideology of the "globalization project"-Reaganism-Thatcherism-and discuss issues of gender and global inequalities. Editor(s): Chase-Dunn, Christopher; Babones, Salvatore J. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884238
- ISBN
- 9780801884238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.59
€ 75.59
Hardback. Ruggiero's challenging reinterpretation of this canonical figure, as well as his unique treatment of other major works of the period, offer new approaches for reading Renaissance literature and new understandings of the way life was lived and perceived during this time. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSB; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885167
- ISBN
- 9780801885167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.83
€ 60.83
Paperback. Tracing the history of seismology and the rise of the regulatory state and of environmental awareness, California Earthquakes tells how earthquake-hazard management came about, why some groups assisted and others fought it, and how scientists and engineers helped shape it. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFC; RBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889769
- ISBN
- 9780801889769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.87
€ 42.87
hardcover. New Choices, New Families provides thoughtful insights into questions about sexual identity, social and cultural expectations, and what and who constitute a family. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSK1; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889998
- ISBN
- 9780801889998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.51
€ 70.51
Hardback. In demonstrating how women's activism is evolving with and shaping democratization across the region, Democracy and the Rise of Women's Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how women's social movements are challenging the barriers created by colonization and dictatorships in Africa and beyond. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFSJ1; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890086
- ISBN
- 9780801890086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardback. Based on years of fieldwork and empirical research, this study elucidates the tensions that globalization has created and shows why Latin America is a battleground for those seeking to shape the twenty-first century's world order. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization. Num Pages: 444 pages, 12, 11 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890390
- ISBN
- 9780801890390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.28
€ 72.28
Paperback. Marrying great storytelling to an exploration of the intersection of science, journalism, fame, and legend, this book is a groundbreaking contribution to our understanding of health and illness. Num Pages: 354 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; MB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892271
- ISBN
- 9780801892271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.36
€ 31.36
Hardback. Instructors in feminist, cultural, and media studies who are looking for global perspectives will find that this fresh and provocative volume encourages students to see new connections among a variety of trends in contemporary scholarship. Editor(s): Mesropova, Olga M.; Weber-Feve, Stacey. Series: A Feminist Formations Reader. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AN; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894947
- ISBN
- 9780801894947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.00
€ 90.00
Hardback. Favazza critically assesses new and significant biological, ethnological, social, and psychological findings regarding self-injury; presents current understandings of self-injurious acts from cultural and clinical perspectives; and places self-mutilation in historical and contemporary context. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHMC; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899652
- ISBN
- 9780801899652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.97
€ 84.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; WSBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802121370
- ISBN
- 9780802121370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.38
€ 18.99
€ 17.38
Hardback. This new edition encompasses the most complete explication of Montagu's theory. It takes on the issues of the Bell Curve, IQ Testing, ethnic cleansing and other contemporary race relations topics. Num Pages: 704 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 6 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803946477
- ISBN
- 9780803946477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.97
€ 117.97
Paperback. This work considers the interface between gender as a social institution and Western medicine as a social institution. Focusing on illness considered to be physical, the author analyzes issues of power and politics which have pervaded the study of both gender and medicine in recent times. Series: Gender Lens. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM; M. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803958142
- ISBN
- 9780803958142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.83
€ 61.83
The Pollen Path. A Collection of Navajo Myths Retold by Margaret Schev...
Link, Margaret; Henderson, Joseph L.
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1956
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804704731
- ISBN
- 9780804704731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardback. Offers an account of the interplay of politics and economics in Chile in three successive administrations ending with the 1973 coup suggests that social class plays a major role in determining the outcome of economic policies in Latin America. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; JFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 26. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804709781
- ISBN
- 9780804709781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.38
€ 89.38
Hardback. A book about aging in a wide variety of human societies in the hope of its making three contributions. It helps to remedy a massive neglect of old age by the discipline of anthropology. Editor(s): Amoss, Pamela T.; Harrell, Steven. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 tables 3 graphs. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804710725
- ISBN
- 9780804710725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.54
€ 160.54
Hardback. The Communist revolution promised Chinese women an end to thousands of years of subjugation, an equality with men in all matters legal, political, social, and economic. This book examines the extent to which this promise has been kept. Num Pages: 300 pages, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804712439
- ISBN
- 9780804712439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.69
€ 160.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 100 x 23. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804713795
- ISBN
- 9780804713795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.72
€ 88.72
Hardback. A study of three Argentine provincial capitals that introduces a new concept in Latin American urban studies: the historical role of secondary cities, settlements large enough to possess all the elements commonly associated with urban areas and yet too small to figure among a country's major cities. Editor(s): Baily, Samuel L. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714198
- ISBN
- 9780804714198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.73
€ 105.73
hardcover. Spanning the century from the Taiping Rebellion through the establishment of the People's Republic of China, this book is a comprehensive history of women in modern China. Its historical scope is broad, touching upon most aspects of life and drawing upon little known Chinese and Japanese sources. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, supplementary references, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714969
- ISBN
- 9780804714969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.45
€ 159.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804717892
- ISBN
- 9780804717892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.86
€ 99.86
Hardback. Anthropological literature has traditionally been static and synchronic, only occasionally contributing to historical processes, however this is slowly beginning to change. This collection introduces focus and direction to this developing interface between anthropology and history. Editor(s): Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. Num Pages: 344 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804717922
- ISBN
- 9780804717922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.19
€ 172.19