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Paperback. In these five lectures originally prepared for the CBC, Claude Levi-Strauss, one of the world's greatest living thinkers, offers the insights of a lifetime spent interpreting myths and trying to discover their significance for human understanding. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBTB; HPC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 4. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802063489
- ISBN
- 9780802063489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.13
€ 16.99
€ 16.13
Hardback. This first English translation of lectures Claude Levi-Strauss delivered in Tokyo in 1986 synthesizes his ideas about structural anthropology, critiques his earlier writings on civilization, and assesses the dilemmas of cultural and moral relativism, including economic inequality, religious fundamentalism, and genetic and reproductive engineering. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 116 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072909
- ISBN
- 9780674072909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.41
€ 26.99
€ 23.41
Hardback. Gathering all of Claude Levi-Strauss's writings on Japan, this sustained meditation follows his dictum that to understand one's own culture, one must see it from another's point of view. For Levi-Strauss, Japan occupied a unique place among world cultures. This English translation presents one of France's most public figures at his most personal. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBT; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072923
- ISBN
- 9780674072923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.06
€ 47.99
€ 39.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTR; HBTV; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771860390
- ISBN
- 9781771860390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.02
€ 25.99
€ 23.02
Paperback. Good with minimal shelf wear
- Publisher
- AEI Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCD0010549
- ISBN
- 9780844741086
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Philosophers have often reflected on the Ancient Greeks' concepts of time, but an anthropological approach is necessary to understand their practical concept of time as tied to space. This work shows how the Ancient Greeks' collective memory was based on a remarkable faculty for the creation of ritual and narrative symbols. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674021242
- ISBN
- 9780674021242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.29
€ 21.99
€ 20.29
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764344596
- ISBN
- 9780764344596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.00
€ 36.99
€ 25.00
Hardcover. A traveller's observations of a nation emerging from war Editor(s): Grant, H. Roger. Translator(s): Veenendaal, Augustus J. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356093
- ISBN
- 9780253356093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.11
€ 33.11
Hardback. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Light wear to cover, remains very good
- Publication date
- 1940
- Publisher
- G. Allen and Unwin ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KCW0007935
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear in good illustrated cover
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Brassey's (UK) Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0014614
- ISBN
- 9780080409856
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The first issue of the Pittsburgh Gazette was published on Saturday, August 12, 1786. Nearly 220 years later, it lives on as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. By focusing on what stories were reported -and how - this book adds a to the history of Pittsburgh and its people. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942481
- ISBN
- 9780822942481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.25
€ 49.99
€ 45.25
Hardcover. "Includes bibliographical references and index. Commissioning organisation: Clarke E. Cochran . [et al.]. xx, 492 p. ill. 25 cm. Associated Names: Cochran, Clarke E.,. Associated Dates: 1945-. Hardback. A fine copy. 4th ed." Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - Political Structure & Processes - General"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- SKU
- KEX0052969
- ISBN
- 9780312061906
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 31.99€ 4.99
€ 31.99
€ 4.99
Previously published as: Historical dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo / by Emizet Franocois Kisangani and F. Scott Bobb. 2010. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 570 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810849198
- ISBN
- 9780810849198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.21
€ 222.21
Hardcover. "Includes bibliographies. v. 2. Blake to O'Neill. 1 v. illus. 25 cm. Associated Names: Gates, William Bryan,. Associated Names: Leisy, Ernest Erwin,. Associated Dates: 1897-. Associated Dates: 1887-. Original decorated cloth. Corners bumped and rubbed, tight and clean copy." Keywords: "English literature. , American literature."
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- T. Nelson and Sons
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1939
- SKU
- KEX0073683
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Aims to complete the series of suggestive study outlines of representative modern plays begun in The Continental drama of to-day'."--Pref. Bibliography: p. 293-302. xiii, 315 p. 19 cm. Publishers cloth. Good copy with clean cloth and gilt title o". Keywords: "English drama , American drama , English drama"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- H. Holt
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1915
- SKU
- KEX0053208
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 16.99€ 4.99
€ 16.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Clark, Ronald J.; Rivera, William E. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1KBB; HBJD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624170058
- ISBN
- 9781624170058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.93€ 134.56
€ 198.93
€ 134.56
Paperback. Originally published: 2004. With new foreword. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806419
- ISBN
- 9780875806419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Hardcover. "Includes bibliographical references and index. Commissioning organisation: edited by Clark Kerr, Jerome M. Rosow. xxvii, 288 p. 24 cm. Associated Names: Kerr, Clark,. Associated Names: Rosow, Jerome M. Associated Dates: 1911-. Hardback. Good copy, firm binding, some edgewear. Library marked spine, back cover, endpapers and some pages."
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Van Nost. Reinhold
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0059789
- ISBN
- 9780442203726
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells the story of England's Queen Elizabeth as handed down by history. This volume describes Elizabeth's relationship with her father, Henry VIII, and the manoeuvring that led to her eventual coronation upon the death of her half-sister Mary Tudor in 1558. It contains over one hundred photographs of books and artefacts dating from her reign. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5817 x 330. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252071614
- ISBN
- 9780252071614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.12
€ 29.99
€ 29.12
Hardcover. Good copy in orginal cloth - Illustrated - REL0205 - 294pp. - Published by Authority, Melbourne Australia
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Published by Authority Melbourne Australia
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1947
- SKU
- KCK0002960
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 75.00
€ 75.00
Hardback. This book explores the origins of Harris's scientific interests, his struggle to find a professional position and research resources, and his entomological investigations and library career. It also examines his development of strategies for publishing scientific and popular work. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Lehigh University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611460445
- ISBN
- 9781611460445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.34
€ 145.34
Paperback. There is interest in globalization which is thought to be changing all economic, political, and cultural life. This book takes globalization and its opposite, fragmentation as the organizing themes for a grand retrospective of twentieth century international history and assesses how both have been shaped by the century's formative events. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford Oxford
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198781660
- ISBN
- 9780198781660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.34
€ 86.34
Paperback. Explains Albania's 'transition' from Communism via the experiences of a diverse range of families, highland villagers, urban elite and shanty dwellers - whose lives she has followed since 1992. In this title, the author shows us members of the ex-communist elite in Tirana embracing rentier capitalism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764849
- ISBN
- 9781780764849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Protestant Panorama: a Story of the Faith That Made America Free
Clarence W. Hall And Desider Holisher
Hardcover.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Young
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1951
- Edition
- Book Club
- SKU
- KLN0003174
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99