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Paperback. Focuses on a little-known aspect of the Great Patriotic War: its cultural and emotional impact on the Russian people. This title offers scholarship on the Russian cultural offerings of the wartime period - in the rear areas, on the homefront, on the battlefield, and over the airwaves. Editor(s): Stites, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209498
- ISBN
- 9780253209498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.66
€ 29.66
Women in the Middle East and North Africa: Restoring Women to History
Nashat, Guity; Tucker, Judith E.
paperback. Tracing the evolution of the role of women beginning with ancient Middle Eastern societies through the seventeenth century, this book examines the interplay between local practices and early Islamic beliefs and institutions. It also examines the development of the foundations of Islamic law and practice with regard to women. Series: Restoring Women to History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; HBJH; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212641
- ISBN
- 9780253212641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.02
€ 26.02
Paperback. Ethnographic study of a charismatic Muslim woman healer whose practice crosses gender and religious boundaries Num Pages: 22 b&w photos, 1 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218377
- ISBN
- 9780253218377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.97
€ 33.97
Paperback. Joyce Fletcher's research shows that emotional intelligence and relational behavior are often viewed as inappropriate because they collide with powerful, gender-linked images. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262561402
- ISBN
- 9780262561402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.81
€ 38.81
paperback. Series: American & European Philosophy S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780271020266
- ISBN
- 9780271020266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.88
€ 47.88
paperback. Editor(s): Martinez, Roy. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271036403
- ISBN
- 9780271036403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.76
€ 42.76
paperback. A collection of 71 documents which have either defined America's place in the world, or reflected a significant episode in the history of US foreign affairs. Originally designed to supplement a course covering US diplomatic history, it can also be used as a resource book for history undergraduates. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliographies, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275953256
- ISBN
- 9780275953256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.94
€ 44.94
hardcover. Davison (a teacher-researcher for the Academic Education Division of the Minneapolis Urban League) begins his narrative with Dutch rule of the island in the 17th century. He describes how the years of Qing dynasty rule (1684-1895) were marked by rebellion and discontent and argues that the Qings han Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBG; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275981310
- ISBN
- 9780275981310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.81
€ 77.81
hardcover. An engaging treatise on the state of our children's mental health system, explaining why needed improvements are non-existent or inconsistent, and describing two strategies to fuel evolution of the system for better service to our youngsters. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSM; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780275981433
- ISBN
- 9780275981433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.99
€ 89.99
hardcover. The symbiotic relationship between the US and Latin America has been filled with bitterness and anguish at its worst, and hope and cooperation at its best. This book offers an introduction to the important events in the diplomatic, military, social, and economic history of the relationship between the United States and countries of Latin America. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275982041
- ISBN
- 9780275982041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.89
€ 73.89
hardcover. Chronicles the story of the evolution of relationship between presidential press secretaries and reporters who covered White House news during the terms of presidents from Franklin D Roosevelt to George W Bush. This book reveals how the tension between government and media has resulted in the manipulation of facts and release of "official" news. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275990985
- ISBN
- 9780275990985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.06
€ 79.06
hardcover. This book examines the critical and often undervalued contributions of women to the culture, well-being, and subsistence of their communities as active, powerful, and wise ritual specialists. Editor(s): Marcos, Sylvia; Torjesen, Karen Jo; Ashcraft-Eason, Lillian; Kirk-Duggan, Cheryl A. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275991579
- ISBN
- 9780275991579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.76
€ 67.76
hardcover. Public, press, and academic interest in the military judicial system has increased over the years. This volume sets out to accomplish two main aims to provide comprehensive, accurate information about the US military justice system and related disciplinary features. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275993665
- ISBN
- 9780275993665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Felix Longoria's Wake: Bereavement, Racism, and the Rise of Mexican Am...
Carroll, Patrick; Carroll, P.
paperback. Private First Class Felix Longoria earned a Bronze Service Star, a Purple Heart, a Good Conduct Medal, and a Combat Infantryman's badge for service in the Philippines during World War II. Yet the only funeral parlor in his hometown of Three Rivers, Texas, refused to hold a wake for the slain soldier because "the whites would not like it." Series: CMAS History, Culture, and Society Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b&w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 709.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292712492
- ISBN
- 9780292712492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.91
€ 37.91
Paperback. This is an account of the complex political, legal and social history of the Chippewa's struggle for justice, which should appeal to both the general public and serious scholars. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 line illustrations, 26 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299930226
- ISBN
- 9780299930226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.45
€ 38.45
Hardcover. Blind since the age of 11, Georgina Kleege draws on her own experiences to provide this account of visual impairment - both her own view of the world and the world's view of the blind. She addresses topics such as the negative status of the blind and how blindness is portrayed in literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFS; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300076806
- ISBN
- 9780300076806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.61
€ 112.61
Paperback. When is the use of military force by a nation justified? In this study, James Turner Johnson refocuses the moral analysis of war on the real problems of contemporary armed conflict and explores the specific problems posed by warfare today. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press New Haven, CT
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300091045
- ISBN
- 9780300091045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12
Paperback. Since 1973, America's imprisonment rate has multiplied over five times to become the highest in the world. More than two million inmates reside in state and federal prisons. What does this say about our attitudes toward criminals and punishment? What does it say about us? This book explores the cultural evolution of punishment practices in the US. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300168013
- ISBN
- 9780300168013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.53
€ 39.53
Paperback. Superman has represented the essence of American heroism. 'Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound', the Man of Steel has thrilled audiences across the globe, yet as life-long Superman Guy, this title argues in his story is uniquely American. Series: Icons of America. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AP; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300171242
- ISBN
- 9780300171242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.00
€ 26.00
Hardcover. George I. Sanchez was a reformer, activist and intellectual, and one of the most influential members of the "Mexican American Generation" (1930-1960). The author honours Sanchez's efforts, hitherto mostly unrecognized, in the struggle for equal opportunity, while not shying away from his subject's personal faults and foibles. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190328
- ISBN
- 9780300190328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.50
€ 57.50