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The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women Are Leaving the Church by Katie Gaddini
RRP: $63.00$48.91Evangelical Christianity is often thought of as oppressive to women. The #MeToo era, when many women hit a breaking point with rampant sexism, has also reached evangelical communities. Yet more than thirty million women in the United States still... -
The Devil's Cloth: A History of Stripes and Striped Fabric by Michel Pastoureau 9780231123662
$79.74Michel Pastoureau's lively study of stripes offers a unique and engaging perspective on the evolution of fashion, taste, and visual codes in Western culture. The Devil's Cloth begins with a medieval scandal. When the first Carmelites arrived in France... -
Selenidad: Selena, Latinos, and the Performance of Memory by Deborah Paredez 9780822345022
RRP: $46.18$40.30An outpouring of memorial tributes and public expressions of grief followed the death of the Tejana recording artist Selena Quintanilla Perez in 1995. The Latina superstar was remembered and mourned in documentaries, magazines, websites, monuments,... -
Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation by Carolyn Cocca
RRP: $60.88$53.80Winner of the 2017 Eisner Award in the Best Academic/Scholarly Work category 2017 Prose Awards Honorable Mention, Media & Cultural Studies Over the last 75 years, superheroes have been portrayed most often as male, heterosexual, white, and... -
Understanding Children's Social Care: Politics, Policy and Practice by Nigel Parton 9781412923507
RRP: $83.98$68.59"These two authors are always worth reading for their breadth and originality. Their new book offers a timely and stimulating analysis of modern children's services" David Berridge, Professor of Child and Family Welfare, University of Bristol... -
Involvement and Detachment by Norbert Elias 9781904558422
RRP: $105.00$101.01"Involvement and Detachment" is much more than a discussion of 'objectivity' in the social sciences. It is Elias' major exposition of his sociological theory of the growth of knowledge and the sciences as an aspect of overall human social development... -
Social Inequality by Louise Warwick-Booth 9781529768510
RRP: $67.18$56.34This book provides up to date discussion and evidence about inequalities, social divisions and stratification. Its innovative style engages readers and encourages them to reflect upon the many dimensions of social inequality. This updated third... -
Understanding Disaster Insurance: New Tools for a More Resilient Future Carolyn Kousky 9781642832259
RRP: $58.80$48.87The frequency and intensity of natural disasters-such as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and storms-is on the rise, threatening our way of life and our livelihoods. Managing this growing risk will be central to economic and social progress in the coming... -
The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women Are Leaving the Church by Katie Gaddini 9780231196758
RRP: $46.20$36.46Evangelical Christianity is often thought of as oppressive to women. The #MeToo era, when many women hit a breaking point with rampant sexism, has also reached evangelical communities. Yet more than thirty million women in the United States still... -
Environmental Management: Guidelines for Museums and Galleries by May Cassar 9780415514927
RRP: $92.38$80.72The key to the survival of museum collections is a stable indoor environment and vital to this is a well-maintained building with effective environmental services. Environmental Management sets out clearly the theory and practice of achieving an... -
Beethoven: The Philosophy of Music by Theodor W. Adorno
RRP: $39.88$35.43Beethoven is a classic study of the composer's music, written by one of the most important thinkers of our time. Throughout his life, Adorno wrote extensive notes, essay fragments and aides-memoires on the subject of Beethoven's music. This book brings... -
Porn Studies by Linda Williams
RRP: $56.68$55.06In her pioneering book Hard Core, Linda Williams put moving-image pornography on the map of contemporary scholarship with her analysis of the most popular and enduring of all film and video genres. Now, fifteen years later, she showcases the next... -
Makes Me Wanna Holler by Nathan McCall 9780679740704
RRP: $25.18$23.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679740704Author Nathan McCallFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 311g -
Sexual Fields: Toward a Sociology of Collective Sexual Life by Adam Isaiah Green 9780226084992
RRP: $54.60$52.19The rise of urbanization and mass communication and the decoupling of sexuality from reproduction and moral regulation have contributed to the late modern expansion of specialized erotic worlds catering to a variety of sexual tastes. Organized by... -
The Natural Border: Bounding Migrant Farmwork in the Black Mediterranean by Timothy Raeymaekers 9781501773648
RRP: $65.10$58.30The Natural Border tells the recent history of Mediterranean rural capitalism from the perspective of marginalized Black African farm workers. Timothy Raeymaekers shows how in the context of global supply chains and repressive border regimes, agrarian... -
How to Write a Master's Thesis by Yvonne N. Bui 9781506336091
RRP: $113.40$99.88"This is the best textbook about writing an M.A. thesis available in the market." -Hsin-I Liu, University of the Incarnate Word The Third Edition of How to Write a Master's Thesis is a comprehensive manual on how to plan and write a... -
Transitional Justice Theories Susanne Buckley-Zistel 9781138924451
RRP: $100.78$87.80Transitional Justice Theories is the first volume to approach the politically sensitive subject of post-conflict or post-authoritarian justice from a theoretical perspective. It combines contributions from distinguished scholars and practitioners as well... -
Modern Social Theory: An Introduction by Austin Harrington
RRP: $119.68$112.58This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the core topics, theories and debates in modern social theory. Fourteen chapters have been written by leading specialists in the field, providing up-to-date guidance on the full sweep of the modern... -
The 14th Dalai Lama: Peacekeeping and Universal Responsibility by Mario I. Aguilar 9780367442606
RRP: $58.78$33.52This book outlines the life of spiritual diplomacy of the 14th Dalai Lama and his emergence as a global peace icon. It traces his evolution as a Tibetan Buddhist monk rooted in the Geluk tradition, as a Nobel laureate, and as an internationally... -
Gods & Monsters Myths & Tales: Epic Tales by Dr Liz Gloyn
RRP: $42.00$24.82Myths and legendary tales from around the world are packed with gigantic rivalries; gods, monsters and giants compete for supremacy over the land, the creatures within and the universe beyond. Zeus clashes with the all-powerful Typhon, Odin is destined... -
Haunting Prison: Exploring the Prison as an Abject and Uncanny Institution Tea Fredriksson (Stockholm University, Sweden) 9781804553695
RRP: $157.50$129.80Through a study of ten commercially published prison autobiographies, Haunting Prison: Exploring the Prison as an Abject and Uncanny Institution unveils how prison is narrativized and socially represented as an abject and uncanny institution, shedding... -
Gender(s) by Kathryn Bond Stockton
RRP: $33.58$22.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262542609Author Kathryn Bond StocktonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
A Country of Refuge: An Anthology of Writing on Asylum Seekers by Lucy Popescu
RRP: $18.88$13.06A Country of Refuge is a poignant, thought-provoking and timely anthology of writing on asylum seekers from some of Britain and Ireland's most influential voices.Compiled and edited by human rights activist and writer Lucy Popescu, this powerful... -
Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World by Robert Neuwirth
RRP: $100.78$87.80In almost every country of the developing world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent new social structures, Neuwirth argues, squatters are... -
Dreams of Africa in Alabama: The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Story of the Last Africans Brought to America by Sylviane A. Diouf
RRP: $54.58$36.98In the summer of 1860, more than fifty years after the United States legally abolished the international slave trade, 110 men, women, and children from Benin and Nigeria were brought ashore in Alabama under cover of night. They were the last recorded... -
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Race and Racism In 70's Britain by Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
RRP: $60.88$52.69First Published in 1982. The Empire Strikes Back examines the place of 'race' and racism in the political transformation of Britain at the end of the seventies, and argues that Britain has entered a long term political and economic crisis which has... -
Lee Harvey Oswald Files Flip de Mey 9789401432962
RRP: $38.85$28.25De Mey received international appraisal for Cold Case Kennedy - 'Flip has written a very interesting book. I would recommend reading it.' Barry Ernest, author of bestselling JFK book The Girl on the Stairs. Lawyer and forensic auditor Flip de Mey has... -
The Routledge International Handbook of Goffman Studies by Michael Hviid Jacobsen 9780367750732
RRP: $92.38$81.56This book explores the fertility and enigma of Erving Goffman's sociological reasoning and its capacity to shed fresh light on the fundamental features of human sociality. Thematically arranged, it brings together the work of leading scholars of... -
Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable by Jennifer R. Gross
RRP: $88.20$72.22A richly illustrated exploration of Mina Loy's art and writingsMina Loy (1882-1966) was one of the most iconoclastic figures in modernism. A groundbreaking poet, she also left an indelible mark in painting, drawing, prose, art criticism, and fashion... -
Hip-Hop and MAAT: A Psycho/Social Analysis of Values by Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543320
RRP: $25.18$15.33Examining values, this book analyzes how they affect decisions regarding abortion or adoption, marriage, gun control, and other controversial issues.About the AuthorJawanza Kunjufu is the author of over 65 books, including Countering the Conspiracy to... -
The Criminology of Place: Street Segments and Our Understanding of the Crime Problem by David Weisburd 9780199928637
RRP: $87.13$67.91The study of crime has focused primarily on why particular people commit crime or why specific communities have higher crime levels than others. In The Criminology of Place, David Weisburd, Elizabeth Groff, and Sue-Ming Yang present a new and different... -
Reading the Past: Current Approaches to Interpretation in Archaeology by Ian Hodder
RRP: $56.68$45.19The third edition of this classic introduction to archaeological theory and method has been fully updated to address the burgeoning of theoretical debate throughout the discipline. Ian Hodder and Scott Hutson argue that archaeologists must bring to bear... -
Understanding Social Networks: Theories, Concepts, and Findings by Charles Kadushin 9780195379471
RRP: $66.13$57.08Despite the spread and adoption of social network concepts outside of the academy and the rising use of social network analysis across a number of disciplines, there is no general book designed for serious readers that introduces them to the basic ideas... -
Romanesque Patrons and Processes: Design and Instrumentality in the Art and Architecture of Romanesque Europe by Jordi Camps 9781138477032
RRP: $92.38$82.82The twenty-five papers in this volume arise from a conference jointly organised by the British Archaeological Association and the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. They explore the making of art and architecture in Latin Europe and the... -
Media and Morality: On the Rise of the Mediapolis by Roger Silverstone
RRP: $37.78$33.68Roger Silverstone's compelling new book places the global media at the heart of the moral future of civilisation. It argues that the media (the press, broadcasting, the Internet and increasingly peer-to-peer technologies and networks) have a profound... -
The Mythic Journey: Use Myths, Fairy Tales, and Folklore to Explain Life's Mysteries by Liz Greene 9781578636167
RRP: $29.38$25.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578636167Author Liz GreeneFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1g -
Killing Us Softly: The Global Depopulation Policy by Kevin Mugur Galalae 9781615770502
RRP: $52.48$29.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615770502Author Kevin Mugur GalalaeFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Progressive PressPublisher Progressive PressWeight(grams) 258g -
Shaking Up the City: Ignorance, Inequality, and the Urban Question by Tom Slater
RRP: $52.50$41.14Shaking Up the City critically examines many of the concepts and categories within mainstream urban studies that serve dubious policy agendas. Through a combination of theory and empirical evidence, Tom Slater "shakes up" mainstream urban studies in a... -
First Word, the: The Search for the Origins of Language by Christine Kenneally 9780143113744
RRP: $50.40$35.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143113744Author Christine KenneallyFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 213mm *... -
Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management Rob Canton 9781843922896
RRP: $92.38$81.56Contemporary probation practice is developing rapidly and is become increasingly professionalized. Probation officers are typically described now as offender managers, and the creation of NOMS (National Offender Management Service) has broadened the...