Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Hardback. This is the first book to consider issues of gender and social identity across a broad temporal and geographical range of civilizations in the ancient Near East. Editor(s): Bolger, Diane. Series: Gender and Archaeology. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759110922
- ISBN
- 9780759110922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.10
€ 171.10
Hardcover. The forthcoming volume of Advances in Gender Research will focus on the transformation of gender in academic life. Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Berheide, Catherine White; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784410704
- ISBN
- 9781784410704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 264.76
€ 264.76
Paperback. An ethnography that examines the gendered nature of large corporate law firms. Although increasing numbers of women have become lawyers in the past decade, it discovers that the double standards and sexist attitudes of legal bureaucracies are a continuing problem for women lawyers and paralegals. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHM; LAT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201088
- ISBN
- 9780520201088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.80
€ 35.99
€ 26.80
paperback. Arguing that traditional feminism is wrong to look to a natural notion of the female, or indeed of sex or gender, this book questions the category 'woman' and continues in this vein with examinations of 'the masculine' and 'the feminine'. It considers gender as a reiterated social "performance" rather than the expression of a prior reality. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415389556
- ISBN
- 9780415389556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.49
€ 26.99
€ 25.49
hardcover. Reports from war zones often note the obscene victimization of women. Yet this reign of terror against women not only occurs during exceptional moments of social collapse, but during peacetime too. As this powerful book argues, violence against women should be understood as a systemic problem - one for which the state must be held accountable. Editor(s): Sanford, Victoria; Stefatos, Katerina; Salvi, Cecilia M. Series: Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 photographs, 7 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813576183
- ISBN
- 9780813576183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.16
€ 170.16
Paperback. From the murder of schoolgirls in a rural Amish community to the widespread rape of women in the Sudan to sexual predators on the Internet, this volume explores the persistent, pervasive phenomenon of gendered violence in the United States and around the world. It also includes articles on sex trafficking, and masculinity and terrorism. Editor(s): O'Toole, Laura L.; Schiffman, Jessica; Edwards, Margie L. Kiter. Num Pages: 529 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814762103
- ISBN
- 9780814762103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 24.37
€ 40.99
€ 24.37
Hardback. A challenge to the assumption that there is appropriate employment available for people who are expected to retire later and the gender-neutral way the expectation for extending working lives is presented in most policy-making circles. Editor(s): Ni Leime, Aine; Street, Debra; Vickerstaff, Sarah; Krekula, Clary. Series: Ageing in a Global Context. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447325116
- ISBN
- 9781447325116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.99
€ 178.99
Paperback. Janet Todd is one of the leading authorities on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century women writers. The author discusses women and issues of gender from the Restoration to Romanticism. She examines the complex connections between art and life as revealed by women authors. The author's previous books have sold well. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ1; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610559
- ISBN
- 9780745610559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.85
€ 24.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992941
- ISBN
- 9781784992941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.98
€ 33.99
€ 32.98
Hardback. Examines the authorial consciousness in the 15-year correspondence between Jean-Jacques Rousseau and his fan, Marie-Anne de La Tour. This book also looks at the issues raised by De La Tour's project of creating a publishable "private" correspondence with a famous author. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DSBD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838756522
- ISBN
- 9780838756522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.50
€ 123.50
Hardcover. This volume examines the complex nature and interplay of gender, careers and inequalities in the fields of medicine and medical education through interdisciplinary, comparative and critical perspectives. Scholars will bring insights from across disciplines of social sciences, including sociology, medical anthropology, psychology, and HRM. Series: International Perspectives on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; JMJ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 330 x 319. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784416904
- ISBN
- 9781784416904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.75
€ 204.75
Paperback. Demonstrates that modern theories of freedom are susceptible to gender and class analysis and they must be analyzed in terms of gender and class in order to be understood. Through readings of major and minor works of Hobbes, Locke, Kant, and Mill, this book examines the gender and class foundations of the modern understanding of freedom. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129891
- ISBN
- 9780691129891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.73
€ 52.99
€ 37.73
Hardback. Little attention has been paid to Merce Rodoreda (1908-1983) as a modernist writer. This study addresses the relationship of RodoredaOs production with Catalan, Spanish, and European modernism. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611481938
- ISBN
- 9781611481938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.74
€ 130.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415629614
- ISBN
- 9780415629614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFK; KCL; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415537490
- ISBN
- 9780415537490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.22
€ 64.22
paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; JFFA; KCB; KCP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- International Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789062249848
- ISBN
- 9789062249848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Hardback. Investigates the often controversial relationship between gender, equality and education from international and comparative perspectives. This volume also investigates whether gender equality in education is really being achieved in schools around the world or not. Editor(s): Baker, David; Wiseman, Alexander W. Series Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W. Series: International Perspectives on Education and Society. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 39. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848550940
- ISBN
- 9781848550940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.63
€ 158.63
Paperback. This examination of the relationship between families and the state uses child support policy as a lens of analysis. It presents the origins, evolution and organization of federal child support policies and shows how some policies expand government and social control over the beneficiaries. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JKSB1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683727
- ISBN
- 9780847683727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Paperback. An exploration of the lives and expectations of young women in the new Russia, looking at the enormous changes that the new social and economic order have brought. Editor(s): Pilkington, Hilary. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 422. Fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KST0009798
- ISBN
- 9780415135443
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. An exploration of the lives and expectations of young women in the new Russia, looking at the enormous changes that the new social and economic order have brought. Editor(s): Pilkington, Hilary. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 422. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KST0009799
- ISBN
- 9780415135443
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. This study attempts to cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore and history in order to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia. Editor(s): Appadurai, Arjun; etc.; Korom, Frank J. (Department of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Mills, Margaret A. (Associate Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA). Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFHF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213379
- ISBN
- 9780812213379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.04
€ 46.99
€ 42.04
Paperback. Though finely tuned to the particular local traditions that have defined the boundaries of globalization for Czech men and women, this text also offers a general thesis about the inextricable linkages between political and economic changes and gender identities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJP; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127158
- ISBN
- 9780231127158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Hardback. Though finely tuned to the particular local traditions that have defined the boundaries of globalization for Czech men and women, this text also offers a general thesis about the inextricable linkages between political and economic changes and gender identities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJP; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127141
- ISBN
- 9780231127141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.98
€ 145.98
Hardback. Analyses the experiences of exile and return of Nuer women and men of all ages and how they negotiate and reshape gender identities and relations in the context of prolonged war and violence. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBS; GTJ; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010995
- ISBN
- 9781847010995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.59
€ 98.59