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Paperback. From the dawn of time, power has been an aphrodisiac. The royal mistress, having conquered a king, often ran his kingdom, wielding her sexuality as a sceptre. This book explores the position of royal mistress at European Courts, and the fascinating women who filled it. Series: P.S. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060585440
ISBN
9780060585440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. A lucid and unflinching argument for the reframing of the debate on sex work, ending limiting moralistic approaches, and respecting the unique perspectives of workers. Translator(s): Roth, Kathe. Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826129
ISBN
9780774826129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardback. An ethnographic study of Chinese urban life in the Mongolian city of Huhhot. The text is organized around specific elements of culture, moving from public domains to the private issues of sex and gender, family life and religion. Num Pages: 345 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231079600
ISBN
9780231079600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.21
€ 101.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Andreas, Peter; Greenhill, Kelly M. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17. BIC Classification: JHBC; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476181
ISBN
9780801476181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. What are the differences between the sexes? The author sets out to answer this question. To answer it, she draws on the evidence of biology, anthropology, sociology and the study of animal behaviour to cut through popular myths and reach the underlying truth. Num Pages: 172 pages, Includes 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472435620
ISBN
9781472435620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, Includes 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472453532
ISBN
9781472453532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.25

Paperback. This accessibly written collaboration between a sociologist and a nursing teacher is a full account of how young men conceptualize fatherhood. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756966
ISBN
9780814756966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. * Presents a highly original new way of thinking about modern societies and human relationships. * Written by a leading professor of Social Policy * Contains numerous first hand interviews and everyday examples. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633503
ISBN
9780745633503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Paperback. * Presents a highly original new way of thinking about modern societies and human relationships. * Written by a leading professor of Social Policy * Contains numerous first hand interviews and everyday examples. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633510
ISBN
9780745633510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.42

Paperback. Through virtuoso interpretations of works of cinema, photography, critical theory, and literature, including Lydia Davis' story "Break It Down" (reprinted in full here), this title explores what it means to live with negativity, with those divisions that may be irreparable. Series: Theory Q. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBA; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822355946
ISBN
9780822355946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. In Sex, or the Unbearable two of our leading theorists of sexuality, politics, and culture engage in intense and animated dialogue about living with-and imagining alternatives to-what's overwhelming in sex, friendship, social inequality, and one's relation to oneself. Series: Theory Q. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBA; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822355809
ISBN
9780822355809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.23

Hardback. Sex, Power, and Politics is a deconstruction of the historic femme fatale that serves to highlight the women who occupied perceived subordinate roles and how they were systematically calculating and strategic in the utilization of their femininity and sexuality to engage in politics, influence powerful men, and ultimately shape history.

Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137363688
ISBN
9781137363688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.68

Paperback. Larson shows how the seemingly broad-based eugenics movement was in fact a series of distinct campaigns by small groups of determined individuals for legislation at the state level. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; JMU; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801855115
ISBN
9780801855115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.30

Paperback. Sex and sexuality are important to consider in psychotherapy, psychology, counselling and health provision across a variety of contexts and are relevant to clinicians and therapists working in health and mental health settings as well as in specialist services such as sexual and reproductive health and HIV. This book examines issues of sexuality. Editor(s): Butler, Catherine; O'Donovan, Amanda; Shaw, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 black & white tables, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JKSN2; JMU; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415448093
ISBN
9780415448093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. Contending that the conventional pose of a genderless, asexual, ethnographic researcher is impossible to sustain, this title brings sex and sexuality into the open as essential components of ethnographic study that must be overtly recognized and proactively addressed. It recounts the real-life experiences of anthropologists. Editor(s): Markowitz, Fran; Ashkenazi, Michael. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252067471
ISBN
9780252067471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. African American men who have sex with men while maintaining a heterosexual lifestyle in public are commonly referred to as "down low" or "DL" men. This book explores the DL phenomenon, offering an innovative analysis of the significance of media, space, and ideals of black masculinity in understanding down low communities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JFSL3; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096537
ISBN
9780226096537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.71

Paperback. Coupling field theory with the ethnographic and theoretical expertise of some of the most important scholars of sexual life at work today, this book offers a game-changing approach that can revolutionize how sociologists will analyze and make sense of contemporary sexual life for years to come. Editor(s): Green, Adam Isaiah. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226084992
ISBN
9780226084992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. A practicing attorney views the sexual harassment of working women as a pervasive social problem and presents a legal argument that it is discrimination based on sex. Series: Yale Fastback Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300022995
ISBN
9780300022995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Series: Gender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia. Num Pages: 238 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811040047
ISBN
9789811040047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.94

Paperback. This book provides busy practitioners with a ready reference for the day-to-day problems relating to sex and sexuality that they are likely to face in key areas of engagement, such as promoting sexual health, preventing sexual violence, working with those subjected to sexual abuse, and engaging with the complexities of contemporary sexualities. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861347121
ISBN
9781861347121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Morrison, Todd G.; Morrison, Melanie A.; Carrigan, Mark A.; McDermott, Daragh T. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 14. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628087048
ISBN
9781628087048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.12
€ 87.79

Paperback. In this interdisciplinary study of Asian-white miscegenation from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century, Koshy traces the shifting gender and racial hierarchies produced by antimiscegenation laws and their role in shaping cultural norms. These laws thus turned sex acts into race acts and engendered new meanings for both. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747295
ISBN
9780804747295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Earley, Frances. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSK; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781536101409
ISBN
9781536101409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 136.73
€ 103.66

Paperback. A tale of adolescent girls coming of age in the South during the most explosive decades for the region. Focusing on the period from 1920 to 1960, it reveals how both the life of the South and the meaning of adolescence underwent enormous political, economic, and social shifts. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBK5; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674063938
ISBN
9780674063938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.66

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