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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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216578
ISBN
9780812216578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216813
ISBN
9780812216813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.59

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.
Format
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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.08

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217599
ISBN
9780812217599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.08

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218114
ISBN
9780812218114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218251
ISBN
9780812218251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.27

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218350
ISBN
9780812218350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.66

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218619
ISBN
9780812218619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219418
ISBN
9780812219418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.89

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. Public Housing That Worked offers a comprehensive history of America's largest and most successful housing authority. The New York City Housing Authority pioneered, and still maintains, rigorous systems of public housing management that allowed it to avoid the downward spiral experienced by most American public housing authorities. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: JK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220674
ISBN
9780812220674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.27

Paperback. This ringside seat to a historic presidential election allows readers to eavesdrop on the first discussion between the consultants who managed the campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama. Editor(s): Jamieson, Kathleen Hall. Num Pages: 232 pages, 35 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Pap/DVD
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220964
ISBN
9780812220964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.99

Paperback. Building on the author's thirty-six years of experience with North Town, Texas, this second edition presents an ethnographic study of the ways the town's youth learn traditional American values through participation in sports, membership in formal and informal social groups, dating, and interactions with teachers in the classroom. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220988
ISBN
9780812220988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.66

Paperback. By analyzing how Sri Lankan free trade zone factory workers claim political subjectivity and revealing a vibrant subaltern political universe where they can express alternative perspectives, Stitching Identities in a Free Trade Zone challenges conventional notions about marginalized women at the bottom of the global economy. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221121
ISBN
9780812221121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. International Human Rights Law is a comprehensive introductory treatise, intended for all concerned about this critical area of international law, including students, lawyers, other advocates, teachers, and academics. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221206
ISBN
9780812221206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.72
€ 58.82

Paperback. Rainforest Warriors is a historical, ethnographic, and documentary account of a people, their threatened rainforest, and their successful attempt to harness international human rights law in their fight to protect their way of life-part of a larger story of tribal and indigenous peoples that is unfolding all over the globe. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, 41 illus. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221374
ISBN
9780812221374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. In Muslims in Global Politics, Mahmood Monshipouri examines the role identity plays in the political dynamics of six different Muslim nations-Egypt, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Iran, and Indonesia-as well as in Muslim diaspora communities in Europe and North America. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221961
ISBN
9780812221961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

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