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Paperback. Offers an analysis of the development of gay and lesbian studies alongside the development of queer theory, the disputes between them, and criticism of their activities from both in and outside of the gay academic community. Num Pages: 136 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072802
ISBN
9780252072802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

Paperback. Queering Health will explore queer theory in the context of health and contemporary healthcare. From its original location as critique in the politics of sexuality, queer theory principles can usefully be extrapolated to inform contestations of other forms of normative and oppressive identity practices and the dynamics of exclusion. Editor(s): Zeeman, Dr. Laetitia; Aranda, Dr. Kay; Grant, Dr. Alec. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JMG; MBPK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
PCCS Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906254711
ISBN
9781906254711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.65

paperback. Queering India provides an understanding of same-sex love and eroticism in Indian culture and society. The essays focus on gay and lesbian life in India to provide a comprehensive look at a much neglected area. Editor(s): Vanita, Ruth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 photosgraphs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415929509
ISBN
9780415929509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.29

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562223
ISBN
9780813562223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.70

Paperback. Series: Families in Focus. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562216
ISBN
9780813562216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. This book explores the political, conceptual, and aesthetic concerns of a post-Civil Rights generation of artists, as they imagine African-American identity through a more inclusive critical lens. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 bw integrated, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 34. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784532871
ISBN
9781784532871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.27

Paperback. Presents a sociological analysis of lesbians' use of medical fertility treatments. This book describes how reproduction is an intensely medicalized process for lesbians, transforming them into patients more often due to their sexual identities than because of their physical conditions. It explores questions about the legal rights of co-parents. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 illustrations, 5 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340782
ISBN
9780822340782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Contains an essay on Gay Musicology, its history and scope. Along with this historical essay, this work includes an introduction that outlines the changes that have occurred as Gay Musicology has grown. Editor(s): Brett, Phillip; Wood, Elizabeth; Thomas, Gary C. Num Pages: 418 pages, 9 black & white tables, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AV; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415978842
ISBN
9780415978842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.69

Paperback. A groundbreaking comparative analysis of the historical development and contemporary dynamics of LGBT activism in Mexico and Brazil. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSB; JFSK; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347248
ISBN
9780822347248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Hagen, Darrin. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897142585
ISBN
9781897142585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.85

Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive exposition of the work of one of the most important intellectual historians and political theorists writing today. Quentin Skinnera s treatment of political theory as a dimension of political life marks a revolutionary move in the historical as well as the philosophical study of political thought. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628561
ISBN
9780745628561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.39

Paperback. Shows us how energy is the ultimate engine of global political and economic change, in a story that spans the old energies on which our civilization has been built, the new energies that are competing to replace them, and the battle over climate change. This book reveals the decisions, technologies, and individuals that are shaping our future. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957776
ISBN
9780241957776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHBD; MFKC; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215281
ISBN
9780812215281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2002. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616558
ISBN
9780700616558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.84

Hardcover. A highly influential Sudanese reformist thinker, Mahmud Muhammad Taha is regarded as a product of a dual legacy rooted in mystical Islam on the one hand and in the tradition of modernity on the other. This work presents a treatment of Taha's controversial yet significant thought. It explores Taha's theories of human freedom and his social message. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631002
ISBN
9780815631002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.73

Hardcover. Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution. Editor(s): Dunning, Eric. Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 244 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726. Sport and Leisure in the Civilising Process. Series: Collected Works of Norbert Elias. 352 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Dunning, Eric. Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JHBS. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 34. Weight: 722.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558439
ISBN
9781904558439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.73
€ 54.97

Paperback. Provides a basic introduction to the cultures and spiritual teachings of four Native American nations: Delaware, Cherokee, Sioux, Navajo; and also discusses such critical issues as the pan-national spiritual movements and the environment. Num Pages: 432 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
420
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208612
ISBN
9780872208612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.52

This is a comprehensive ethnographic study about the Moso, a matrilineal group in Southwest China, whose unique traditions are bound to change accepted notions of marriage, kinship, the family, and gender relations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 20 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761994
ISBN
9780804761994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.10

Provides a basic introduction to the cultures and spiritual teachings of four Native American nations: Delaware, Cherokee, Sioux, Navajo; and also discusses such critical issues as the pan-national spiritual movements and the environment. Num Pages: 432 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208629
ISBN
9780872208629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.02
€ 43.39

Hardback. A synthetic treatment of Jewish liberalism and US public policy from the 1930s to the mid-1970s, this work identifies the drive for a more tolerant, pluralistic, and egalitarian nation with Jewish desires for inclusion in the larger non-Jewish society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691005096
ISBN
9780691005096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.97
€ 73.18

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