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Paperback. Describes how attempts to create a modern Egyptian self free from the colonial gaze were enacted through discourses of gender and sexuality during the British colonial period. Num Pages: 440 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346746
- ISBN
- 9780822346746
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€ 38.99€ 35.62
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Hardback. Describes how attempts to create a modern Egyptian self free from the colonial gaze were enacted through discourses of gender and sexuality during the British colonial period. Num Pages: 440 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346623
- ISBN
- 9780822346623
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€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Paperback. A collection exploring how American women missionaries spread U.S. cultural imperialism along with Protestant Christianity from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth, and how their work was received. Editor(s): Reeves-Ellington, Barbara; Sklar, Kathryn Kish; Shemo, Connie Anne. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; HRCX7; JFSJ1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346500
- ISBN
- 9780822346500
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€ 38.99€ 35.62
€ 38.99
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Paperback. Trespasses presents key writings of the cultural critic Misao Miyoshi, including eleven previously published selections and a major new essay in which he calls for a global environmental protection studies. Editor(s): Cazdyn, Eric. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346371
- ISBN
- 9780822346371
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€ 30.99€ 28.62
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Paperback. In the Old Testament book of Job, the pious Job is made to suffer for no apparent reason. The heart of the story is Job's quest to understand why he must bear, and why God would allow, such misery. This book presents a Marxist interpretation of Job's story. Translator(s): Mandarini, Matteo. Series: New Slant: Religion, Politics, Ontology. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346340
- ISBN
- 9780822346340
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€ 24.99€ 23.03
€ 24.99
€ 23.03
Paperback. After decades of marginalization in the secularized twentieth-century academy, moral education has enjoyed a resurgence in American higher education, with the establishment of over one hundred ethics centres and programs on campuses across the country. This book debates the role of ethics in the university. Editor(s): Kiss, Elizabeth; Euben, J. Peter. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346166
- ISBN
- 9780822346166
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€ 38.99€ 35.62
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Paperback. The majority of undergraduates at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - including a large population of Korean American students - come from nearby metropolitan Chicago. This book explores the tensions between liberal ideals and the particularities of race, family, and community in the contemporary university. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JHM; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346159
- ISBN
- 9780822346159
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€ 30.99€ 28.27
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Paperback. Shows the capacities of film and video to bear witness to the cultural, political, and psychological imperatives of the AIDS crisis. This book explains how queer films and videos made in response to the AIDS epidemics in North America, Europe, Australia, and South Africa challenge assumptions about historical trauma and politics of gay visibility. Num Pages: 336 pages, 63 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFH2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346012
- ISBN
- 9780822346012
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€ 34.99€ 31.38
€ 34.99
€ 31.38
Paperback. What is it about "the homosexual" that incites vitriolic rhetoric and/or violence around the world? How and why do some people hate queers? Does homophobia operate differently across social, political, and economic terrains? This volume addresses these questions through critical interrogations of sites where homophobic discourses are produced. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345985
- ISBN
- 9780822345985
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€ 30.99€ 28.27
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Hardback. Christina Sharpe interprets Black Atlantic visual and literary texts that grapple with the sexual violence of slavery and racialized subjugation, and their present-day legacies. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345916
- ISBN
- 9780822345916
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€ 103.43
€ 103.43
Hardback. What is it about "the homosexual" that incites vitriolic rhetoric and/or violence around the world? How and why do some people hate queers? Does homophobia operate differently across social, political, and economic terrains? This volume addresses these questions through critical interrogations of sites where homophobic discourses are produced. Editor(s): Murray, David A. B. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345824
- ISBN
- 9780822345824
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€ 110.84
€ 110.84
Paperback. This vivid ethnographic account of the first peaceful encounters between the Wari Indians of western Brazil and missionaries and government workers emphasizes how the Wari perceived the interactions. Translator(s): Rodgers, David. Series: The Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 392 pages, 38 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL9; JHMC; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822345732
- ISBN
- 9780822345732
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€ 38.99€ 35.62
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Paperback. A kaleidoscopic view of Black Latin@s in the United States, addressing history, music, gender, class, and media representations in more than sixty selections, including essays, memoirs, journalism, poetry, and interviews. Editor(s): Jimenez Roman, Miriam; Flores, Juan. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 584 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 812.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822345725
- ISBN
- 9780822345725
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.38
€ 34.99
€ 31.38
Hardback. A kaleidoscopic view of Black Latin@s in the United States, addressing history, music, gender, class, and media representations in more than sixty selections, including essays, memoirs, journalism, poetry, and interviews. Editor(s): Jimenez Roman, Miriam; Flores, Juan. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 584 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JFSL4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 953.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345589
- ISBN
- 9780822345589
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€ 141.96
€ 141.96
Hardback. Argues that immigration was a defining feature of early-twentieth-century France. This book examines the political, cultural, and social issues implicated in public debates about immigration and national identity at the time. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 477.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345480
- ISBN
- 9780822345480
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Condition: New
€ 110.84
€ 110.84
Paperback. Analyzes bilingual intercultural education in Bolivia. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 photographs, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822345466
- ISBN
- 9780822345466
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€ 38.99€ 35.62
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Paperback. A feminist analysis of the Chicano family that sees it as a site of political struggle with patriarchal masculinity, nationalism, and homophobia. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822345435
- ISBN
- 9780822345435
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€ 34.99€ 31.41
€ 34.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. A case study of the development and reception of genomics in the Netherlands. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; MFN; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822345343
- ISBN
- 9780822345343
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.41
€ 34.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. An ethnography exploring the encounter between modernizing visions of development, the place-based life projects of the Yshiro indigenous people of the Paraguayan Chaco, and the agendas of scholars and activists. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822345305
- ISBN
- 9780822345305
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Condition: New
€ 115.64
€ 115.64
Paperback. Shows how Portugal's economic integration into the European Union (EU) in 1996 fundamentally changed ordinary encounters between African migrants and Portuguese citizens. This book examines this economic transition through transformations in popular ideologies of difference in workspaces in Lisbon between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1HFDV; JFFN; JFSL3; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822345121
- ISBN
- 9780822345121
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.24
€ 30.99
€ 28.24