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Interdisciplinary studies
Paperback. Casts light on the Generacion del Treinta, a group of Creole intellectuals who situated themselves as the voice of a new cultural nationalism in Puerto Rico. Through a feminist lens, this book focuses on the interlocking themes of nationalism, gender, class, and race in the articulation of early twentieth century Puerto Rican identity. Editor(s): Flores, Juan; Pantojas-Garcia, Emilio. Series: Puerto Rican Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132317
- ISBN
- 9781592132317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.53
€ 36.53
Paperback. Discusses how feminist theory can be practically used in women's lives. This title draws to the fore the metaphorical and concrete geographies that lie implicit and underdeveloped within much feminist theory, and suggests that a geographical imagination offers a means of reframing debates beyond polarized theoretical and political positions. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JFFK; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 11. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132645
- ISBN
- 9781592132645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.77
€ 32.77
Paperback. Economic Citizens argues that Asians have been traditionally imagined as the threat of capitalism gone awry and demonstrates that the logic of economic exchange has been an overlooked but critical means for Asian Americans to negotiate political and cultural equivalence. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; C; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 330. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135851
- ISBN
- 9781592135851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.53
€ 33.53
Hardback. Black Communists Speak on Scottsboro, an account of a neglected chapter in the story of the Scottsboro saga, gives voice to a segment of the African American community that has often been ignored or distorted: black Communists. Editor(s): Howard, Walter T. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135974
- ISBN
- 9781592135974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.86
€ 56.86
Paperback. Explains that although many young minority girls are interested in science, the racism and sexism in the field discourage them from pursuing it after high school. This title examines the experiences of African American girls in science education using multiple methods of quantitative and qualitative research, including a web survey. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136223
- ISBN
- 9781592136223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.08
€ 32.08
Hardback. Drawing on Black feminist scholarship, cultural studies, and women's history, this work traces the historical and social influences of normative Black femininity, looking at how notions of self-image and strength create a distraction from broader forces of discrimination and power. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JFSJ1; JHMP; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136674
- ISBN
- 9781592136674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.27
€ 70.27
Paperback. Offers multifaceted explorations of how Chinese Americans have shaped their ethnic culture and identities to claim recognition in America's multiracial, multicultural democratic state. Editor(s): Chan, Sucheng; Hsu, Madeline Y. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137534
- ISBN
- 9781592137534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.40
€ 36.40
Hardback. As America's ethnically diverse foreign-born population, Asian Americans can puzzle political observers. This title employs a variety of methodologies - including quantitative, ethnographic, and historical - to illustrate how transnational ties between the US and Asia have shaped, and are defining, Asian American politics in multicultural society. Editor(s): Collet, Christian; Lien, Pei-te. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, 9 Tables, 7 Figures, 2 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JFFN; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138609
- ISBN
- 9781592138609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.53
€ 79.53
Hardback. Series: Disaster Studies. Num Pages: 185 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JKV; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469137
- ISBN
- 9781137469137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.62
€ 138.62
paperback. BIC Classification: GTJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138260931
- ISBN
- 9781138260931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.29
€ 45.29
Paperback. Focusing on a number of historical and literary personalities who were regarded with disdain in the aftermath of the 1917 revolution, this book tells the fascinating story of these individuals' return to canonical status during the darkest days of the Stalin era. It also features pieces on literary and cultural history, film, opera, and theater. Editor(s): Platt, Kevin M. F.; Brandenberger, David. Num Pages: 976 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBH; GTB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 976
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299215040
- ISBN
- 9780299215040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.17
€ 34.17
Paperback. An interdisciplinary approach to the politics of peace Editor(s): Vasquez, John A.; Jaffe, Sanford; Johnson, James Turner; Stamato, Linda. Num Pages: 248 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472065547
- ISBN
- 9780472065547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Hardcover. A critical intervention in international communications, in which an array of eminent scholars challenge the Western-dominated conceptions of the field Editor(s): Lee, Chin-Chuan. Series: The New Media World. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- U OF M DIGT CULT BOOKS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072446
- ISBN
- 9780472072446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.48
€ 86.48
Hardcover. Examines the growth-equity relationship in developing countries Editor(s): Solimano, Andres; Aninat, Eduardo; Birdsall, Nancy. Series: Development & Inequality in the Market Economy S. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 1QFG; GTF; JFFJ; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472110865
- ISBN
- 9780472110865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.41
€ 104.41
Hardcover. A comprehensive collection on twentieth-century educational practices in China Editor(s): Peterson, Glen; Hayhoe, Ruth; Lu, Yongling. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GT; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472111510
- ISBN
- 9780472111510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.38
€ 127.38
Hardcover. Building on the pioneering work of Edward Said in fresh and useful ways, contributors consider both historical contacts and literary influences in the formation of Latin American constructs of the Orient and the Self from colonial times to the present. In the process, they unveil wide-ranging manifestations of Orientalism." Editor(s): Camayd-Freixas, Erik. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: GTB; JF; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816529537
- ISBN
- 9780816529537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
"T""he Everest Effect" is an accessibly written cultural history of how nature, technology, and culture have worked together to turn Mount Everest into a powerful and ubiquitous physical measure of Western values. Series: Rhetoric Culture and Social Critique Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFS; RGC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817318932
- ISBN
- 9780817318932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.94
€ 55.94
"The Politics of the Superficial argues that the increasing volume of visually communicative surfaces in public life contributes to a very particular form of public imagination and political activity"-- Series: Rhetoric Culture and Social Critique Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: AFJ; CFGR; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817319182
- ISBN
- 9780817319182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Paperback. Wars have negative consequences, not the least impinging on human life, and offer infrequent and uncertain benefits, yet war is part of the human condition. This book features insightful analysis of jus ad bellum ("the right of war") that is grounded in a variety of contemporary examples from World War I through Vietnam. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626160279
- ISBN
- 9781626160279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.16
€ 69.16
Hardcover. A general discussion of the Druze in the Middle East, with a particular focus on the Druze relationship with the State of Israel. Num Pages: 227 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1; HBTB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900369
- ISBN
- 9781903900369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.54
€ 157.54
Paperback. The 1880s were a critical decade for the Salish and Kootenai people of the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The loss of the plains buffalo herds forced tribal members to look for new ways to support themselves. This book provides detailed descriptions of events that affected the Indian community in 1880s Montana. Editor(s): Bigart, Robert J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 photos, 10 images. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Salish Kootenai College United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934594001
- ISBN
- 9781934594001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.11
€ 28.11
Paperback. St Ignatius Mission on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana was a bustling place in the 1890s. Here Indian students and parishioners learned skills and received spiritual consolation, even as the missionaries worked to undermine valuable aspects of Salish and Kootenai culture. This book offers a glimpse into life at the mission. Editor(s): Bigart, Robert J. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Salish Kootenai College United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934594018
- ISBN
- 9781934594018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.59
€ 28.59
paperback. The Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana is home to the Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and Kootenai Indian people. This book features interviews with a cross-section of voices representing the tribes on the reservation. It also features the history of the Flathead Reservation community. Num Pages: 135 pages, 1 map, 52 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934594032
- ISBN
- 9781934594032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.68
€ 13.68
hardcover. Babe examines the writings of ten major thinkers in the context of their physical and cultural environments and finds that there is indeed a mode of theorizing that is quintessentially Canadian. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSA; GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 74th ed.
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802040985
- ISBN
- 9780802040985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.44
€ 128.44