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Paperback. This handbook summarizes the research on communicative processes as they relate to health and health care, and provides directions for future research. Editor(s): Thompson, Teresa L.; Parrott, Roxanne; Nussbaum, Jon F. Series: Routledge Communication Series. Num Pages: 704 pages, 19 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; MBDP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415883153
- ISBN
- 9780415883153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.93
€ 134.93
Paperback. Names We Call Home includes autobiographical essays, poetry and interviews to highlight the historical, social and cultural influences that inform racial identity. Editor(s): Thompson, Becky; Tyagi, Sangeeta. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415911627
- ISBN
- 9780415911627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.58
€ 84.58
paperback. A collection of interviews with 17 of the foremost African-American philosophers cover issues such as Black existentialism, racism, Black women philosophers within the academy, affirmative action and the conceptual parameters of African-American philosophy. Editor(s): Yancy, George. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415921008
- ISBN
- 9780415921008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.88
€ 72.88
The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans as Told by Themselves: E...
. Ed(S): Sollors, Werner; Holt, Hamilton
paperback. Contains autobiographies of ordinary people - new immigrants and sharecroppers, cooks and fishermen, women and men working in sweatshops, in the city, and on the land. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner; Holt, Hamilton. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GBCB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415925105
- ISBN
- 9780415925105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.27
€ 62.27
Paperback. 'The Black Studies Reader' takes on the history and future of this multi-faceted academic field. Editor(s): Bobo, Jacqueline; Michel, Claudine; Hudley, Cynthia (University of California, Santa Barbara). Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415945547
- ISBN
- 9780415945547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.89
€ 88.89
paperback. A history of the welfare rights programme of the 1960s which sought to organize the poor to make demands upon the system and in the process create a more humane welfare program. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415945790
- ISBN
- 9780415945790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.54
€ 72.54
paperback. Probes the implications of the emergence of the leaders for the future of African American politics. This title presents a theoretical framework based on the interaction of three factors: black leaders' crossover appeal, their political ambition, and connections to the black establishment. Editor(s): Gillespie, Andra. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415992169
- ISBN
- 9780415992169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.33
€ 75.33
Paperback. Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. Over the years, however, huge strides have been made in the study of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic world. This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship. Editor(s): Dubois, Laurent; Scott, Julius S. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415994460
- ISBN
- 9780415994460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.56
€ 73.56
Paperback. Ranging across American culture of the middle 20th century this study depicts the shifting characterizations of teens from invisible young adults to young soldiers in training, to bobby soxers and zoot suiters, to rock'n'rollers and juvenile delinquents, from hippies to savvy consumers. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465007660
- ISBN
- 9780465007660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.87
€ 29.87
Paperback. Winner examines the latest scientific evidence about the biological basis of giftedness as well as the role played by parents and schools in fostering exceptional abilities. In this fascinating book, she uncovers and explores nine myths about giftedness, and shows us what gifted children are really like. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC; JNSP; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 203 x 29. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465017591
- ISBN
- 9780465017591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12
Paperback. Turning on its head that familiar 'woman question,' this work poses masculinity as a problem that requires explanation. It rebukes the sense of coherence contained in patriarchal theory in the name of a voice that both calls upon and challenges the category woman. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Text is Free of Markings
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520079915
- ISBN
- 9780520079915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
This text offers both first-hand witness to women's resistance to state violence, and insights into the formation of women's community. It describes how political prisoners forged alliances to demand better conditions and to maintain their sanity in the confines of their cramped cell. Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Series: Literature of the Middle East S. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; BG; JFSJ1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520088887
- ISBN
- 9780520088887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.82
€ 37.82
paperback. An analysis of how women in the United States perceive the threat of crime in their everyday lives and how that perception controls their behavior. It shows that race and class position play a role in a woman's sense of vulnerability. It argues that fear itself is a strong element in keeping women in subservient and self-limiting social positions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208551
- ISBN
- 9780520208551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.33
€ 40.33
Paperback. Including over 60 short stories, poems, speeches, and articles, this anthology collects together Mexican American writings about the US war in Southeast Asia. It analyzes the antiwar movement, the Catholic Church, traditional Mexican American groups, and a feminist consciousness among Chicanas. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 337 pages, 1 b/w photo, 3 line figures. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KLS; 2ABM; DQ; JFSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214057
- ISBN
- 9780520214057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.43
€ 40.43
Paperback. An account of family and community life that describes the moral imagination with which Flathead Indian people weave together historical and personal loss, American Indian identity, and social responsibility. It locates Flathead depression in the culturally organized experiences of an oppressed people. Num Pages: 265 pages, 3 line drawings, 3 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM; JMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214460
- ISBN
- 9780520214460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.93
€ 40.93
Paperback. The US has experienced a dramatic increase in births to unmarried women - from 4 per cent of births in 1950, with most of the babies then adopted, to more than 30 per cent. This book analyses this radical change in family formation to compare and contrast the lives of these mothers of varying ages and economic circumstances. Num Pages: 483 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218307
- ISBN
- 9780520218307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.54
€ 45.54
Paperback. Approximately thirteen million people around the world define themselves as Jews, with the majority residing in the United States and Israel. This collection portrays the diversity of Jewish experience as it is practiced and lived in contemporary societies. Editor(s): Goldberg, Harvey E. Series: The Life of Religion S. Num Pages: 267 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227538
- ISBN
- 9780520227538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.54
€ 41.54
Paperback. Based on in-depth reporting from five major cities, this book looks backward at the historical context of family homelessness, as well as forward at what needs to be done to alleviate this widespread, although often hidden, poverty. It is suitable for anyone who wants to know what is happening to the millions of families living in poverty. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292673
- ISBN
- 9780520292673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.12
€ 38.12
Paperback. This is the first book to draw together the rich and growing literature on the life cycle in Western Europe, c.1300-c.1500. In discussing life's stages, from birth to death, the study explores attitudes towards ageing, rites of passage, and the influence played by gender, class and regional location. Series Editor(s): Rigby, Steve. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; JFSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719059162
- ISBN
- 9780719059162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.33
€ 38.33
paperback. Most people writing about "the tyranny of the majority" in American political life have failed to articulate a clear conception of what it is and how it can be prevented. Num Pages: 119 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739106594
- ISBN
- 9780739106594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.40
€ 56.40
paperback. Highlighting well-known Jewish thinkers from a very wide spectrum of opinion the author addresses a range of issues including: What makes a thinker Jewish? What makes modern Jewish thought modern? How have secular Jews integrated Jewish traditional thought with agnosticism? What do Orthodox thinkers have to teach non-Orthodox Jews and vice versa? Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742546073
- ISBN
- 9780742546073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.21
€ 53.21
paperback. Provides an overview of the myths and stereotypes that surround Black sexuality and an analysis of how Euro-Americans developed these myths as part of a strategy to enslave and exploit Afro-Americans in the world. This book explores various dimensions of Black sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742546592
- ISBN
- 9780742546592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.58
€ 58.58
Paperback. Series: American Controversies. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742551978
- ISBN
- 9780742551978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.88
€ 62.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Mohl, Raymond A.; Biles, Roger. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 967.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742552357
- ISBN
- 9780742552357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.29
€ 101.29