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Paperback. This collection of essays on the sexual culture of the Sambia of Papua New Guinea examines: fetish and fantasy; ritual nose-bleeding; the role of homoerotic insemination; the role of the father and mother in the process of identity formation; and the creation of a "third sex" in nature and culture. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 334 pages, 21 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFC; JFSJ; JHM; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327525
ISBN
9780226327525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Focuses on case studies ranging from sex education to AIDS to race to illustrate how sexuality is at the heart of many political controversies. This book reveals how moral and sexual panics have become a mainstay of certain kinds of conservative efforts to win elections and gain power in moral, social, and political arenas. Editor(s): Herdt, Gilbert. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK5; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737231
ISBN
9780814737231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. This unique study of boy-inseminating rituals among the Sambia of New Guinea challenges our deepest assumptions about the role of culture in understanding homosexuality and gender-identity development. Num Pages: 401 pages, 2 halftones, 1 map, 2 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327495
ISBN
9780226327495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. A collection of essays by anthropologists on the subject of ritualized homosexuality. Their studies in cross-cultural variations in homosexual behaviour in a non-Western culture area indicate that contemporary theories of sex and gender development need revision. Editor(s): Herdt, Gilbert H. Series: Studies in Melanesian Anthropology. Num Pages: 476 pages, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1MKL; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520080966
ISBN
9780520080966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Pontell, Henry N. Series: Keynotes Criminology Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JKVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190219284
ISBN
9780190219284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.22

Hardcover. This reference guide documents white-collar crimes by individuals and businesses over the past 150 years, offering the most comprehensive array of documents and interpretations available. Series: Documentary and Reference Guides. Num Pages: 351 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JKVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780313380549
ISBN
9780313380549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 145 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMS; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
145
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855840256
ISBN
9781855840256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM1; HRCV4; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268100681
ISBN
9780268100681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. This text proposes different ways of thinking about work. It explores many of the ways in which human beings have thought about the place of work in life - its meanings, its limits, and its relation to other obligations, to the life cycle, to play and to rest. Editor(s): Meilaender, Gilbert C. Series: Ethics of Everyday Life S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268019624
ISBN
9780268019624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Paperback. * The first collection to explore the contribution that geographical thinking can make to our understanding of modern Britain. * Contains thirteen essays by leading scholars in the geography and history of twentieth--century Britain. * Focuses on how and why geographies of Britain have formed and changed over the past century. Editor(s): Gilbert, David; Matless, David; Short, Brian. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235019
ISBN
9780631235019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00

Hardcover. Queer Nostalgia in Cinema and Pop Culture is a fascinating study of queer nostalgia in films, animation and music videos as means of empowerment, re-evaluating and recreating lost gay youth, coming to terms with one's sexual otherness and homoerotic desires, and creatively challenging homophobia, chauvinism, ageism and racism. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFCA; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137266330
ISBN
9781137266330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.84

Hardcover. Explores the plight of gypsies in Germany before, during and since the era of the Third Reich. The book reveals the painful record of the official treatment of the German Gypsies, from the heightened racism of the 19th century, to the National Socialist genocidal policies and up to the present day. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 b&w photographs, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299176709
ISBN
9780299176709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.38

Paperback. An explosive unique crucial book tackling the issues of Jewish Identity Politics and ideology and their global influence. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
177
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846948756
ISBN
9781846948756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Hardback. This volume, part of the successful International Library of Policy Analysis series, brings together for the first time leading figures from both the Israeli public and academic spheres to provide a comprehensive study of policy analysis in Israel. Editor(s): Menahem, Gila; Zehavi, Amos. Series: Policy Press - International Library of Policy Analysis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447308041
ISBN
9781447308041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.94

Hardback. Consists of scholarly articles that develop further issues pertaining to gender equity in mathematics education. This book explores the attitudinal and societal/structural reasons for the gender imbalance in these fields and looks at foci for change, including curriculum and assessment practices, classroom and school cultures, and education. Editor(s): Hanna, Gila. Series: New ICMI Study Series. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792339212
ISBN
9780792339212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.26

Hardback. Challenging the widespread 'separatist imagination' behind partition, this book demonstrates the ways in which works of Jewish and Arab literature reject simple notions of separatism and instead display configurations of identity that emphasize the presence of alterity within the self - the Jew within the Arab, and the Arab within the Jew. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128757
ISBN
9780691128757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.65
€ 51.49

Paperback. Prev. title: Leading from the center, c2008. Num Pages: 360 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Second Edition with a new Afterword
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700618835
ISBN
9780700618835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.37

Paperback. Measures Hillary Clinton's historical footprint, tracing her activities during the turbulent decade that brought her to national prominence and examining her influence as a key player in her husband's administration. Series: Modern First Ladies. Num Pages: 278 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615858
ISBN
9780700615858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.79

Paperback. The emergence of the presidential couple is one of the most contentious developments in US post-war political history. Reaction to the First Couple reflects the country's changing morality and attitudes. This work traces these shifts through ten presidential marriages, including the Clintons. Num Pages: 472 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPA; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
2 Rev Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610341
ISBN
9780700610341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.27

Paperback. Did America's fortieth president lead a conservative counter revolution that left liberalism gasping for air? The answer, for both his admirers and his detractors, is often "yes." This work covers Ronald Reagan's legacy taking us through the 1980s in ten year-by-year chapters. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130606
ISBN
9780691130606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

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