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Hardcover. Explores the role played by the Female Section of the Spanish Fascist Party (Seccion Femenina de la Falange - SF) in promoting women's political and professional rights within the authoritarian Franco regime in Spain. This title demonstrates how the SF's national leadership promoted an autonomous social and political agenda. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFSJ1; JPFQ; JPL; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193140
- ISBN
- 9781845193140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Hardcover. Many philosophers, including Aquinas, Locke, Schopenhauer and Kant, have assumed that there is a link between cruelty to animals and violence to people. This title examines the relationships between animal abuse and child abuse, the emotional development of the child, family violence, and serial murder. Editor(s): Linzey, Andrew. Num Pages: 346 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193249
- ISBN
- 9781845193249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Paperback. A book about reading women's poems, rather than forming theories about them. Beginning with Katherine Philips, the first Englishwoman to achieve fame as a poet, it covers three centuries to the work of Marianne Moore and Stevie Smith, but does not include the many living women poets who deserve a volume to themselves. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193348
- ISBN
- 9781845193348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.55
€ 32.99
€ 29.55
Hardcover. Throughout history Jerusalem and its Holy Places have witnessed fierce religious controversy and political dispute. This study analyses an international and diplomatic perspective which highlights the state/national (territorial) versus global/transnational approach to Jerusalem with respect to possession and the right to worship. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193355
- ISBN
- 9781845193355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Hardcover. What is the source of a book's perceived greatness and why do certain books become part of the accepted canon? This book presents a fresh perspective on these questions: against prevalent approaches, it explains a work's reputation in terms of its aesthetic qualities or as the result of dictates by social hegemonies (the power view). Num Pages: 219 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193683
- ISBN
- 9781845193683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Hardcover. Offers an analysis on how Great Britain and the United States confronted the initial emergence of fundamentalist Islam with the occupation of the Holy Mosque in Mecca and Khomenei's revolution in Iran. Despite the loss of Iran, the United States and Britain managed to secure the Arab side of the Persian Gulf in the Western camp. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBX; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193713
- ISBN
- 9781845193713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Hardcover. Examines the different aspects that characterise a war, from the centre of gravity to be attacked to the elements constituting military decision, as they are manifested in 'simple' symmetrical wars; asymmetrical wars versus a state opponent; guerrilla warfare; parallel warfare; and next generation warfare. Num Pages: 146 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193782
- ISBN
- 9781845193782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193867
- ISBN
- 9781845193867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.18
€ 53.18
Paperback. Throughout history Jerusalem and its Holy Places have witnessed fierce religious controversy and political dispute. This study analyses an international and diplomatic perspective which highlights the state/national (territorial) versus global/transnational approach to Jerusalem with respect to possession and the right to worship. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194048
- ISBN
- 9781845194048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.45
€ 36.99
€ 33.45
Hardcover. Drawing on sociolinguistics and cultural studies, this book examines transnational debates about teaching Yiddish over the years. It looks at the ways a contested pedagogical terrain comes to define a minority language's on-going resources of cultural and ideological resilience. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CFB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194062
- ISBN
- 9781845194062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.24
€ 130.24
Hardcover. Presents a history of the struggle for independence after East Timor was invaded by Indonesia in 1975. This book addresses such multi-dimensional perspectives as: Indonesian, US and Australian diplomacy; Indonesian military operations and activities against the populace; East Timorese resistance at various social levels; and, human rights abuses. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194284
- ISBN
- 9781845194284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Paperback. Examines the nexus between religion and politics. This title investigates the way in which fundamental Christian concepts are distorted and corrupted in the process, and points to the inherent dangers of this form of political self-glorification. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 123
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194468
- ISBN
- 9781845194468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.59
€ 33.99
€ 30.59
Hardcover. Contributes to the interdisciplinary theory of 'word and image', and the history of the relationships between 'sister arts'. This title offers a fresh perspective of traditional Western art form as reflected in the eyes of a Hebrew survivor of twentieth-century Holocaust atrocities. Num Pages: 197 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194505
- ISBN
- 9781845194505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Hardcover. Sudan could soon witness one of the first partitions of an African state since the colonial era. The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement guarantees a referendum on self determination for Southern Sudan, which is scheduled for January 2011 that ended a 20-year old civil war. This book shows how that war was finally brought to an end. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBLX; HBW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194536
- ISBN
- 9781845194536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Hardcover. China is an emerging superpower with growing economic and political interests worldwide that need to be preserved and enhanced. This book focuses on this evolving global profile of China. It examines the growing role of China in various parts of the world - Asia-Pacific, South Asia, Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean and Europe. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSL; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194574
- ISBN
- 9781845194574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.38
€ 72.38
Hardcover. Drawing on a range of previously underused primary sources, this title shows that not only was Valencia a hugely important source of anarchist support, but that the local movement was far more radical than has previously been thought. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194611
- ISBN
- 9781845194611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Paperback. When the British Labour party announced the withdrawal of British forces from the Persian Gulf in January 1968, the United States faced a potential power vacuum in the area. The incoming Nixon administration, preoccupied with the Soviet Union and China, and the war in Vietnam, had no intention of replacing the British in the Gulf. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194666
- ISBN
- 9781845194666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.45
€ 36.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. The Spaniards typically portrayed the conquest and fall of Mexico Tenochtitlan as Armageddon, while native people in colonial Mesoamerica continued to write and paint their histories and lives often without any mention of the foreigners in their midst. This title addresses key aspects of indigenous perspectives of the conquest. Editor(s): Schroeder, Susan. Num Pages: 273 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194758
- ISBN
- 9781845194758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.20
€ 40.99
€ 36.20
Paperback. Examines the growing role of China in various parts of the world - Asia-Pacific, South Asia, Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean and Europe - and the tough diplomatic choices that it is having to make as it goes about asserting its interests. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195175
- ISBN
- 9781845195175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.75
€ 31.99
€ 28.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMN; JFMX; JFSJ1; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195502
- ISBN
- 9781845195502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85