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Paperback. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596. A Revisionist History of Footbinding. 360 pages, Illustrations, map. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight: 566.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253902
- ISBN
- 9780520253902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308016
- ISBN
- 9781137308016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.93
€ 64.93
Hardback. Editor(s): Winkel, Roel Vande; Welch, David. Num Pages: 362 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403994912
- ISBN
- 9781403994912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.09
€ 125.09
Hardback. Examines cinematic representations of colonial-era victimization and how they inform our understanding of the contemporary age of terror. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: APF; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228092
- ISBN
- 9780803228092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Hardcover. Despite being two key sites for filmmaking in the Soviet bloc, the national cinemas of Czechoslovakia and East Germany have received comparatively little attention from scholars. This volume comprehensively explores these film cultures to form a multifaceted, richly contextualized portrait. Editor(s): Karl, Lars; Skopal, Pavel. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 1DVK; 3JJPG; APF; HBJD; HBLW3; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782389965
- ISBN
- 9781782389965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.54
€ 167.54
Hardback. Reveals the difficult course of French filmmaking from the declaration of war in 1939 through four years of misery to France's liberation in 1944. This book examines the conditions of filmmaking as they reflected the larger political, cultural, and social context within occupied France. It is suitable for film historians. Num Pages: 235 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: APFA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059268
- ISBN
- 9780231059268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.00
€ 102.00
Hardcover. During the Second World War, the popularity and importance of the cinema in Britain was at its peak. In this groundbreaking book, Richard Farmer provides a social and cultural history of cinemas and cinemagoing in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and explores the impact that the war had on the places in which British people watched films. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; APF; HBJD1; HBTB; KNTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091889
- ISBN
- 9780719091889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.43
€ 150.43
Paperback. Reconstructs and intervenes in the fascinating debates that have pitted the history of thinking about film. Both an engaging history and an invaluable sourcebook, this book examines a vast pool of thought. Editor(s): Tredell, Nicolas. Series: Critical Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFA; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002875
- ISBN
- 9781840463545
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 8vo. Illustrated Good copy.
Early Ireland. Irish Archaeology.
Revolutionary Ireland
Early Ireland. Irish Archaeology.
Revolutionary Ireland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Irish Texts Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KEX0282989
- ISBN
- 9781870166935
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 21.00
€ 21.00
Paperback. The fifty planes which make up this book all marked the Second World War in one way or another. They have been photographed at the air shows were they still fly, maintained in flying condition by associations or by wealthy amateurs at great expense and at the price of constant effort. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 10. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Histoire & Collections France
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782352502500
- ISBN
- 9782352502500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.33
€ 37.99
€ 31.33
Paperback. Series: Australian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BG; HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235022
- ISBN
- 9781922235022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. The Dark Age of Greece is one of the least understood periods of Greek history. This title explores each century from 1200 to 700 BCE through an individual site Mycenae, Nichoria, Athens, Lefkandi, Corinth, and Ascra that illustrates the major features of each period. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 28 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3B; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216021
- ISBN
- 9780253216021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.90
€ 23.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Hemphill, Pamela. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Abridged
- SKU
- V9780691611747
- ISBN
- 9780691611747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.90€ 63.82
€ 82.90
€ 63.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Hemphill, Pamela. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Abridged
- SKU
- V9780691639734
- ISBN
- 9780691639734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.69
€ 237.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 799 colour illus & 105 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764344633
- ISBN
- 9780764344633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.51
€ 42.99
€ 28.51
Hardback. What is the magic formula for turning a place into a high-tech capital? How can a city or region become a high-tech powerhouse like Silicon Valley? This book examines why high-tech development became so economically important late in the twentieth century, and why its magic formula of people, jobs, and capital has been so difficult to replicate. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117164
- ISBN
- 9780691117164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.06€ 54.95
€ 71.06
€ 54.95
Paperback. "The definitive study.. A learned, lively, and highly readable book, now the essential introduction to the subject."-Choice Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBLC; HRCX8; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218534
- ISBN
- 9780812218534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Hardcover. The author was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent - nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens - who were forced into "protective custody" shortly after Pearl Harbor. This is a graphic memoir of life in relocation centers in California and Utah. Series: Classics of Asian American Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FXZ; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993928
- ISBN
- 9780295993928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.60
€ 32.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 40. Weight in Grams: 965.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735100
- ISBN
- 9780804735100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.06
€ 252.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 52. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408843246
- ISBN
- 9781408843246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42