Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World (Kern Leslie)(Paperback)

Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World (Kern Leslie)(Paperback)

Feminist City is an ongoing experiment in living differently, living better, and living more justly in an urban world. We live in the city of men. Our public spaces are not designed for female bodies. There is little consideration for women as mothers, workers or carers. The urban streets often are

Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World (Kern Leslie)(Pevná vazba)

Feminist City is an ongoing experiment in living differently, living better, and living more justly in an urban world. We live in the city of men. Our public spaces are not designed for female bodies. There is little consideration for women as mothers, workers or carers. The urban streets often are

Discrimination by Design: A Feminist Critique of the Man-Made Environment (Weisman Leslie)(Paperback)

'A fast-moving, insightful, politically astute and upfront feminist examination of the power struggles involved in building and controlling space.' -- Women's Review of Books 'A readable account of the force of male dominance in the built environment. . . . Those looking to this book for a

Climate Justice - A Man-Made Problem With a Feminist Solution (Robinson Mary)(Paperback / softback)

Territories: The Claiming of Space (Storey David)(Paperback)

Politics and political relationships underpin the world we live in. From the division of the earth's surface into separate states to the placement of 'keep out' signs, territorial strategies to control geographic space can be used to assert, maintain or resist power and as a force for oppression or

Protagoras (Plato)(Paperback)

In the fifth century BC professional educators, the sophists, travelled the Greek world claiming to teach success in public and private life. In this dialogue Plato shows the pretensions of the leading sophist, Protagoras, challenged by the critical arguments of Socrates. From criticism of the

The King of Infinite Space (Faye Lyndsay)(Pevná vazba)

In this lush, magical, queer, and feminist take on Hamlet in modern-day New York City, a neuro-atypical philosopher, along with his best friend Horatio and artist ex-fianc Lia, are caught up in the otherworldly events surrounding the death of his father. Meet Ben Dane: brilliant, devastating,

Underground City (Verne Jules)(Paperback / softback)

Jules Verne is the writer of many classic, world famous novels such as Around the World in 80 Days (currently showing at the cinema) and Journey to the Centre of the

Turning Point in Timber Construction - A New Economy (Dangel Ulrich)(Paperback / softback)

Faced with man-made climate change and the need to provide housing for a growing world population, society needs to rethink the way future buildings are made. Wood is a truly renewable building material that is unlimited in supply if its growth and harvest are sustainably managed. Recent

Domesticated: Evolution in a Man-Made World (Francis Richard C.)(Paperback)

Since that fateful day when the first wolf decided to stay close to human hunters, humans and their various animal companions have thrived far beyond nearly all wild species on earth. Tameness is the key trait in the domestication of cats, dogs, horses, cows, and other mammals, from rats to

Bedlam: London's Hospital for the Mad (Chambers Paul)(Paperback)

Bethlem Hospital is the oldest mental institution in the world, but to many it is famous only as 'Bedlam', a chaotic madhouse that brutalised its patients. This book explores the 800-year history of Bethlem and reveals fascinating details of its ambivalent relationship with London and Londoners,

Great Glasgow Stories (Burrowes John)(Paperback)

Few cities in the world abound with so many extraordinary stories as Glasgow. The city has been the silent witness to some of the most significant events of the past century, from major triumphs to cataclysmic calamities, and the best of these anecdotes are compiled here to form this unique

Banana Fish, Vol. 12 (Yoshida Akimi)(Paperback)

Nature made Ash beautiful; Nurture made him a killer!VICE CITY: NEW YORK IN THE 80s... Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of 'Papa' Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the

Made in Japan: Awe-Inspiring Japanese Graphics (Victionary)(Paperback)

For many, Made in Japan is synonymous with quality the perfect marriage of aesthetic appeal and functionality. The intentions of the designer can be found in the slightest detail, but none are overworked, preferring spare elegance to busy excess. Mixing traditional art and philosophy with

World's Worst Historical Disasters: Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes from the Ancient World to the Present Day (McNab Chris)(Paperback)

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (Brown Austin Channing)(Paperback)

Chasm City (Reynolds Alastair)(Paperback)

Return to the dazzling world of Revelation Space with this British Science Fiction Award-winning space opera about a young man hell-bent on revenge on the surface of a twisted, disease-corrupted planet.The once-utopian Chasm City -- a domed human settlement on an otherwise inhospitable planet --

To Man in Truth: Enlightening Letters (Long Barry)(Paperback)

To Man in Truth is a spiritual master's response to the male predicament in today's world. While men are conditioned to serve progress, achieve success for themselves and build new solutions for old problems, it's increasingly obvious that the male-dominated thrust of society only makes matters

Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen (Shulman Alix Kates)(Paperback / softback)

The lost classic of life in a pre-feminist world - over a million copies

Banana Fish, Vol. 15 (Yoshida Akimi)(Paperback)

Nature made Ash beautiful; Nurture made him a killer!VICE CITY: NEW YORK IN THE 80s... Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of 'Papa' Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the

Banana Fish, Vol. 19, 19 (Yoshida Akimi)(Paperback)

Nature made Ash beautiful; Nurture made him a killer!VICE CITY: NEW YORK IN THE 80s... Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of 'Papa' Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the

The Patchwork City: Class, Space, and Politics in Metro Manila (Garrido Marco Z.)(Paperback)

In contemporary Manila, slums and squatter settlements are peppered throughout the city, often pushing right up against the walled enclaves of the privileged, creating the complex geopolitical pattern of Marco Z. Garrido's 'patchwork city.' Garrido documents the fragmentation of Manila into a m

Meteorite - How Stones From Outer Space Made Our World (Gregory Tim)(Paperback / softback)

'A treasure-trove of knowledge . . . full of wonder at the cosmos' DAILY

Deadlocked (Palmer Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Final title in a rugby trilogy. The Borderlands team has made it to the World Championships in New Zealand, but the strain of divisions within the squad and worry for their parents fighting abroad have the boys well and truly rattled. Can they pull it together in time? Particularly suitable for