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Hardback. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528. Freak Shows and Modern British Culture. 288 pages, ill. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight: 528.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257689
ISBN
9780520257689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.01
€ 64.27

Hardcover. This title showcases written and visual contributions by Iraqi artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, photographers, and activists. Contributors explore the way Iraqis retain, subvert, and produce art and activism as ways of coping with despair and resisting chaos and destruction. Editor(s): Al-Ali, Nadje; Al-Najjar, Deborah. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633013
ISBN
9780815633013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.96

Paperback. This text provides an illustrated world history of the Yiddish theatre covering five continents and more than 300 years. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 448 pages, 125 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603290
ISBN
9780815603290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.68

Paperback. British television, stage and film actor Tom Hiddleston has a gift for playing the villain. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APB; APF; APT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786062673
ISBN
9781786062673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.01

Paperback. Women's Underwear shows how to construct the entire women's wardrobe for underwear from bras to panties all types of bras, panties, body lingeries and corsets. Series: Become a Pattern Drafter Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: AKTA; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Esmod Editions France
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9782909617336
ISBN
9782909617336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.44
€ 39.66

Hardcover. Heralding a new period of creativity, In the Wake of the Poetic explores the aesthetics and politics of Palestinian cultural expression in the last two decades. Through an examination of selected works by key artists Rahman articulates an aesthetic founded on loss, dispersion, dispossession, and transformation. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JM; AB; ACXJ; AV; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634089
ISBN
9780815634089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.84

Paperback. A fascinating history of an American institution that includes an extraordinary collection of photobooth images. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 200 colour & b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AJCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330762
ISBN
9780393330762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.28

Hardback. A visual diary chronicling the struggle for intimacy and understanding between friends, family, and lovers collectively described by the author as her tribe. It describes a world that is visceral, charged, and seething with life. Num Pages: 148 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Publisher
Aperture
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597112086
ISBN
9781597112086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.39

Hardcover. A collection of Nan Goldin's photographic portraits of children. Translator(s): Forster, Imogen; Bishop, Johanna. Num Pages: 384 pages, 300. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 282 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2827.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Prima edizione (First Edition)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714865775
ISBN
9780714865775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.69
€ 65.08

Paperback. Arguing that the practice of architecture occupies not just a historical position between Stonborough-Wittgenstein's early and late philosophy, this book demonstrates that Wittgenstein's practice of architecture constitutes a fundamental component in the development of his philosophy of language from its early to late phases. Num Pages: 220 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AM; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823228812
ISBN
9780823228812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.70

hardcover. Arguing that the practice of architecture occupies not just a historical position between Stonborough-Wittgenstein's early and late philosophy, this book demonstrates that Wittgenstein's practice of architecture constitutes a fundamental component in the development of his philosophy of language from its early to late phases. Num Pages: 220 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AMC; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823228805
ISBN
9780823228805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892726653
ISBN
9780892726653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

paperback. In this study of British realism, the author explains how fiction entered into a relationship with the new popular art of Victorian photography that transformed the world into a picture. She contends that literary critism assumes a text is gesturing toward the real whenever it invokes a photograph. Num Pages: 352 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674008014
ISBN
9780674008014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.30

Paperback. Interweaves the creation of the Coptic textiles in the Greco-Roman city of Antinoe with their discovery by the archaeologist Albert Gayet. This book features album pages and covers illustrated in colour, along with archival photographs from Gayet's expeditions. It includes technical drawings that illustrate the weaving techniques of the Copts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 248 illus., 48 in color. BIC Classification: AFW; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 273 x 11. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983745
ISBN
9780295983745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.29
€ 56.15

Paperback. Series: EXPLORING PIANO CLASSICS. A Masterwork Method for the Developing Pianist. The Technizue books are designed to give students a highly structured program of technical development. They include basic keyboard patterns (five-finger patterns, scales, cadences, and arpeggios in the major and minor keys of the Repertoire books), exercises and etudes, and other necessary technical drills for mastering each piece in the Repertoire books. Suggestions for efficient practice are also included. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 227 x 243 x 30. Weight: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Alfred Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739084847
ISBN
9780739084847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.64

Paperback. Series: EXPLORING PIANO CLASSICS. The Repertoire books include pieces from the major style periods, selected and graded based on festival, competition, and examination lists from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Background information on each style period, its instruments, composers, and the music itself is included. The CD recordings of the repertoire, performed by internationally known clinician and teacher Nancy Bachus, provide an indispensable tool for appropriate musical interpretation. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 218 x 299 x 26. Weight: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Alfred Publishing
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739084854
ISBN
9780739084854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498797009
ISBN
9781498797009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, full-color photos; maps; charts; and architectural drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804844420
ISBN
9780804844420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.54

Hardback. David Park (1911-1960), transplanted Bostonian turned ground-breaking West Coast painter, led the way in creating what became known as Bay Area Figurative Art - a daring move during the post-World War II years when abstract expressionism held sway. This biography traces Park's resolute search for a fresh kind of figuration. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 color illustrations, 75 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 189 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1046. A Painter's Life. 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). David Park (1911-1960), transplanted Bostonian turned ground-breaking West Coast painter, led the way in creating what became known as Bay Area Figurative Art - a daring move during the post-World War II years when abstract expressionism held sway. This biography traces Park's resolute search for a fresh kind of figuration. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 30. Weight: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268418
ISBN
9780520268418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Num Pages: 127 pages, 211 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 289 x 17. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764344169
ISBN
9780764344169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.89

Hardcover. Editor(s): Green, Nancy E.; Reed, Christopher. Num Pages: 272 pages, 301. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934260050
ISBN
9781934260050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781934260265
ISBN
9781934260265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.19

hardcover. Stately mansions and cosy cottages line the avenues of Beaufort, South Carolina. This illustrated text invites you inside the exterior facades to enjoy the simple elegance and charm of historic house museums, architectural landmarks, and the downtown historic district. Num Pages: 96 pages, 208 colour photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; AMR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565547209
ISBN
9781565547209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 275 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; ASDL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 457 x 313 x 55. Weight in Grams: 4398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847830411
ISBN
9780847830411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.80

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