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Biography
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666252
- ISBN
- 9780940666252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.90
€ 21.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. Umm Kulthum was a celebrated musical performer in the Arab world, and her songs still permeate the international airwaves. This, the first English-language biography, chronicles her life and career. In particular, it examines her success in a society which discouraged women from public performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 halftones, 3 maps, 16 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AVGH; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136127
- ISBN
- 9780226136127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Anthropologist Virginia Drew translates a first-person account of a Tairora woman's life lived in the highlands of New Guinea. The details of her life story are richly interspersed with myth and lore, culture, psychology, and b photographs of her and her fellow villagers. Annotation c. by Book News Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 19 photos. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976044
- ISBN
- 9780295976044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.11
€ 44.11
Paperback. A thorough analysis of Julian Steward's life and work and the history of the discipline of anthropology during his lifetime Num Pages: 448 pages, 26 black & white photographs; 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: BG; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252076350
- ISBN
- 9780252076350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, b/w illus & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923779
- ISBN
- 9780939923779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.90
€ 21.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. After his death, Woolf wrote a loving account of Roger Fry's passion for art and his challenging critical theories. Born in 1866, Fry was primarily responsible for introducing the post-Impressionists to Britain, and establishing the Omega workshops. He was also curator of New York's MOMA. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099442523
- ISBN
- 9780099442523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Whether bemoaning some domestic travail, commenting publicly on the state of the nation, or discussing cultural, artistic or personal concerns, this volume displays the author's courage and brilliance, her generosity and love of gossip, and also her genius for close and enduring friendship. Editor(s): Banks, Joanne Trautmann. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518242
- ISBN
- 9780099518242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Virginia Woolf turned to her diary as to an intimate friend, to whom she could freely and spontaneously confide her thoughts on public events or the joys and trials of domestic life. Between 1st January 1915 and her death in 1941 she regularly recorded her thoughts with unfailing grace, courage, honesty and wit. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518259
- ISBN
- 9780099518259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Virginia Woolf's only autobiographical writing is to be found in this collection of five pieces. Despite Quentin Bell's biography and other studies of her, the author's own account of her early life should hold fascination for its unexpected detail and clear-sighted judgement of Victorian values. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712646185
- ISBN
- 9780712646185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53
Jane Campion: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers (Hardcover))
Virginia Wright . Ed(S): Wexman
paperback. Editor(s): Wexman, Virginia Wright. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578060832
- ISBN
- 9781578060832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
Paperback. Puts to rest the unfounded allegations surrounding Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819178213
- ISBN
- 9780819178213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.18
€ 18.99
€ 17.18
Paperback. Keywords: W. H, Smith. 380pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul/University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- SKU
- KNW0011992
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 46.99€ 5.38
€ 46.99
€ 5.38
Paperback. An insightful new biography of one of the great global spiritual figures. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BGX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857388308
- ISBN
- 9780857388308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Vita Sackville-West was an extraordinary woman from a long line of extraordinary women. Her grandmother, daughter of an old-clothes pedlar, made her fortune as a dancer and had a scandalous affair with an English diplomat. Their illegitimate daughter Victoria, Vita's mother, spent her childhood hidden in a convent. This book tells their stories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784871161
- ISBN
- 9781784871161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Hardback. A Nobel Laureate presents his view of developments in the field of superconductivity, superfluidity and related theory. The book contains Ginzburg's amended version of the Nobel lecture in Physics 2003, as well as his expanded autobiography. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGTA; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540680048
- ISBN
- 9783540680048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Paperback. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela. Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172. Stay Human. 178 pages, Illustrations. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight: 170. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela.
- Publisher
- Kube Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847740199
- ISBN
- 9781847740199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.96
€ 14.99
€ 13.96
Paperback. In 1975, Viv Albertine was obsessed with music but it never occurred to her she could be in a band as she couldn't play an instrument and she'd never seen a girl play electric guitar. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AVGU; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571328284
- ISBN
- 9780571328284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970658
- ISBN
- 9781907970658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. This work sets out to find the truth about the multicultural classroom from those who participate in it. It contains the stories of black teachers, minority parents, immigrant families, a Native American educator and the children themselves. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JH; JNSP; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674505865
- ISBN
- 9780674505865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. In this text, Vivian Paley presents a personal account of her experiences teaching kindergarten in an integrated school within a predominantly white, middle-class neighbourhood. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSC; JFSL; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002739
- ISBN
- 9780674002739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.92
€ 31.99
€ 26.92
Hardback. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153560
- ISBN
- 9780231153560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. The life story of Dame Vivienne Westwood, told for the first time. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AKT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447254140
- ISBN
- 9781447254140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.80
€ 33.99
€ 22.80
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783485895
- ISBN
- 9781783485895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.73
€ 47.99
€ 47.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BG; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855753122
- ISBN
- 9780855753122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42