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Paperback. A critique of how New Deal laws (and later policies in their spirit) ostensibly written to protect women, actually subjegated them financially in the following generations. Num Pages: 384 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195158021
ISBN
9780195158021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.70

Paperback. Series: Cornerstone Editions. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 50. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tarcher
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399169229
ISBN
9780399169229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.47

Paperback. 'Out of the Cage' brings vividly to life the experiences of working women from all social groups in the two World Wars. Telling a fascinating story, the authors emphasise what the women themselves have had to say, in diaries, memoirs, letters and recorded interviews about the call up and their personal reactions to war. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415752459
ISBN
9780415752459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.02

Paperback. Tales of adventure and courage among the peoples of Eastern Siberia Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JH; CF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
International Polar Institute Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint of 1918 ed.
SKU
V9780982170342
ISBN
9780982170342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.02

Paperback. Offers a collection of essays that offers a guide around the cultural maze, mapping a route through the worlds of literature, art, photography and music. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: DNF; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781782115113
ISBN
9781782115113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. The first narrative history in 25 years of the landmark Supreme Court case that outlawed school segregation in America and its aftermath. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, numerous halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables and 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFJ; JFSL; JN; JPVH1; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195156324
ISBN
9780195156324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.11

Paperback. Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick is one of the most significant literary theorists and a key figure in contemporary queer theory. This book indicates the impact that Sedgwick's work has on writers, readers, and literary and cultural theory. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415358453
ISBN
9780415358453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.07

Paperback. * Danny Miller is one of the leading anthropologists in the world today and is a key figure in the study of material culture. * This book is unique: it is the first attempt to analyse in detail the life of the au pair and the families for whom they work. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650128
ISBN
9780745650128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.68

Paperback. Features 15 essays which explore the resources that continental philosophy brings to debates about contemporary race theory and investigate the racism of some of Europe's most important thinkers. This volume provides a critical introduction to various perspectives on thinking about race and racism. Editor(s): Bernasconi, Robert; Cook, Sybol. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215901
ISBN
9780253215901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. The book is the English edition of a collection of essays by Jacob Taubes, one of the most creative and idiosyncratic philosophers of religion in Germany of the second half of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Fonrobert, Charlotte Elisheva; Engel, Amir. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739849
ISBN
9780804739849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. This explores key groups, leaders and events in the civil rights movement to understand how activists used race and manhood to articulate their visions of what American society should be. He demonstrates that both segregationists and civil rights activists harnessed masculinist rhetoric, tapping into assumptions about race, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807855935
ISBN
9780807855935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.72

Paperback. Presents an account of gays in Cuba. This book links the treatment of male homosexuality under Castro with prejudices and preconceptions prevalent in Cuban society before the Revolution. It locates the issues surrounding homosexual identity within the broad context of Cuban culture, history, and social policy. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393713
ISBN
9781566393713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. Millions of Americans, diagnosed mentally ill, are drugged and confined by doctors for non-criminal conduct, go unpunished for crimes they commit, and are supported by the state - not because they are sick but because they are unproductive and unwanted. This study re-examines such interventions Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; MBDC; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815605119
ISBN
9780815605119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. * Integrates urban sociology and film studies literature to show what can be learnt about cities from film. * Provides an innovative and instructive contribution to urban studies. * Includes a wide range of case studies from around the world. . Editor(s): Shiel, Mark; Fitzmaurice, Tony. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631222446
ISBN
9780631222446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.80

Paperback. The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision, yet, at the same time, they were not viewed like other condemned groups. This text examines these conflicting images from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733731
ISBN
9780804733731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.45

Hardback. Simone Browne shows how racial ideologies and the long history of policing black bodies under transatlantic slavery structure contemporary surveillance technologies and practices. Analyzing a wide array of archival and contemporary texts, she demonstrates how surveillance reifies boundaries, borders, and bodies around racial lines. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359197
ISBN
9780822359197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.26

Paperback. Leading authorities write on the complex--and sometimes controversial--history, politics, and culture of rap and hip hop Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393621
ISBN
9781566393621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Passage to Manhood is a groundbreaking and beautifully written ethnography that addresses the intersection of modernity, heroin use, and AIDS as they intersect in a new "rite-of-passage" among young ethnic-minority males in contemporary China. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 table, 3 figures, 3 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFH2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770255
ISBN
9780804770255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679287
ISBN
9780816679287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. This title takes the formation of UN Women as an opportunity to reflect on issues, providing a broad overview on diverse feminist strategies in international governance. Editor(s): Caglar, Gulay; Prugl, Elisabeth; Zwingel, Susanne. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138022706
ISBN
9781138022706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

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