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Paperback. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 199.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812210354
- ISBN
- 9780812210354
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
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Paperback. Presents seven edited and translated primary texts that shed light on the subject of "civic humanism" in the Renaissance. This work includes a treatise of Francesco Petrarca on government, two representative letters from Coluccio Salutati, Leonardo Bruni's panegyric to Florence and Francesco Barbaro's letter on "wifely" duty. Editor(s): Kohl, Benjamin G.; Witt, Ronald G. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HPCB; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812210972
- ISBN
- 9780812210972
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
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Paperback. "Kapchan's splendid enthnographic study of women's performance genres in Beni Mellal, Morocco, is an outstanding contribution to gender studies and to the understanding of Middle Eastern society."-Choice Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812214260
- ISBN
- 9780812214260
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
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Paperback. The fourteen essays in this collection explore the place of women in archaeology in the twentieth century, arguing that they have largely been excluded from "an essentially all-male establishment." Editor(s): Claassen, Cheryl. Num Pages: 264 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: HD; JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215090
- ISBN
- 9780812215090
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
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Paperback. "Well researched and written with passion and elegance."-International Journal of Middle East Studies Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFC; JFSG; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215250
- ISBN
- 9780812215250
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
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Paperback. "In the restrained prose of Torture lies a passionate message about the intentional violation of the bodies of human beings, in our time and in the past."-New York Times Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFE; JKVP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215991
- ISBN
- 9780812215991
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.37
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Paperback. "Beautifully crafted, powerfully illustrated with conversation, theoretically important, and almost unique as an ethnography."-Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216226
- ISBN
- 9780812216226
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
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Paperback. "A lucid and riveting account of the recent violent upheaval in Algeria."-Publishers Weekly Translator(s): Vila, Anne C. Series: Critical Authors and Issues. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216578
- ISBN
- 9780812216578
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
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Paperback. Editor(s): Constable, Liz; Denisoff, Dennis; Potolsky, Matthew. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216783
- ISBN
- 9780812216783
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
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Paperback. "An ambitious and impressive undertaking that makes a significant contribution to the understanding of how international regimes function and how China interacts with the international order."--R. Randle Edwards, Columbia University Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSN1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216813
- ISBN
- 9780812216813
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.59
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Paperback. Female saints, mystics, and visionaries have been much studied. What strategies can be employed to discern and distinguish the voices of these late medieval women from those of their scribes and confessors? This title explores these and other issues as they relate to seven holy women and their male interpreters. Editor(s): Mooney, Catherine M. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HRC; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216875
- ISBN
- 9780812216875
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
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Paperback. "A stunning, emotionally charged, intellectually stimulating, and aesthetically crafted fieldwork memoir. This is a book I will teach often, recommend to colleagues, and share with family and friends for its multifaceted delights."-Kirin Narayan, University of Wisconsin, Madison Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217599
- ISBN
- 9780812217599
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
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Paperback. Investigates the cultural politics of immigration and citizenship, education and identity-formation among Sikh youth whose parents migrated to England from India and East Africa. This work chronicles the stories of Sikh youth, the cultural dilemmas they face, and the identities they perform as they navigate their own journeys to citizenship. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218114
- ISBN
- 9780812218114
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
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Paperback. "Hosay Trinidad contributes substantially to the anthropology of contemporary identity politics as well as to the study of 'boundaries' which has come to play a key role in important new lines of scholarship across the social sciences."-Anthropos Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJW; GT; JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218251
- ISBN
- 9780812218251
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.27
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Paperback. Uses the bra to gauge the social history of women and to understand the business history of fashion. This book illuminate the effect the brassiere has had on women's lives - their style, health, and economic opportunity. It also contains examples from advertising, movies, and other areas of popular culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 51 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AK; GT; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 461.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218350
- ISBN
- 9780812218350
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
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Paperback. Discusses the background of the World War I Middle East conflict and relates the final, critical campaign through Palestine, along with its notable personalities, including T E Lawrence, Emir Feisal, Kress von Kressenstein, and Edmund Allenby. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; HBG; HBJF1; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 122.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218619
- ISBN
- 9780812218619
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
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Paperback. Female Circumcision brings together African activists to examine the issue within its various cultural and historical contexts, the debates on circumcision regarding African refugee and immigrant populations in the U.S. and the human rights efforts to eradicate the practice. Editor(s): Abusharaf, Rogaia Mustafa. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219418
- ISBN
- 9780812219418
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
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Paperback. Crossovers brings together four decades of popular and academic writings by folklorist, anthropologist, and jazz scholar John Szwed. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219722
- ISBN
- 9780812219722
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
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Paperback. The Witnesses presents findings from the first study of victim-witnesses who have testified before an international war crimes tribunal. Witnesses describe their family tragedies, their moral duty to testify on behalf of the dead, their courtroom encounters with the accused, their aspirations for justice, and their disappointments. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219944
- ISBN
- 9780812219944
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
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Paperback. Feminist Anthropology probes critical issues in the study of gender, sex, and sexuality. While feminist anthropology is often perceived as fragmented, this vital new work establishes common ground and situates feminist inquiries within the larger context of social theory and anthropological practice. Editor(s): Geller, Pamela L.; Stockett, Miranda K. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220056
- ISBN
- 9780812220056
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87