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Hardcover. This fascinating new book explores some of the materials and bizarre methods that women - and men - have used in the past to enhance or hold on to their looks. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: HBTB; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 124 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712357524
- ISBN
- 9780712357524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.09
€ 17.99
€ 17.09
Paperback. Packed with informative tales, this title features nautical facts and feats, including superstitions at sea, the history of animals on the waves - until 1975 when all animals were banned from Royal Navy ships - and how the inventor of the umbrella helped man the British Navy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091958602
- ISBN
- 9780091958602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. A unique vantage point on contemporary American life, Interstate is a state of the nation report from the parts of the country that few visitors see as Julian Sayarer hitchhikes from New York to San Francisco BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910050934
- ISBN
- 9781910050934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Dover Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486437439
- ISBN
- 9780486437439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.84
€ 27.99
€ 20.84
Paperback. Originally published: The book of Indian crafts & Indian lore. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. Num Pages: 432 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9; WFC; WFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629145778
- ISBN
- 9781629145778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.13
€ 19.99
€ 19.13
Hardback. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781906033
- ISBN
- 9781781906033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.87
€ 143.87
Paperback. Postcolonial Thought and Social Theory maps the convergences and differences between these two seemingly opposed bodies of thought. It explores the different waves of postcolonial thought, elaborates the postcolonial critique of social theory, and charts different strategies for crafting a postcolonial social science. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JHBA; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190625146
- ISBN
- 9780190625146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.06
€ 58.06
Paperback. This study looks at the lives of the most famous 'wild children' of eighteenth century Europe, showing how they open a window onto European ideas about the potential and perfectability of mankind. The work contains in-depth reports on feral children and their 'civilisation'. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; HPC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226160566
- ISBN
- 9780226160566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Translator(s): Hynds, Alan. Series: LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Univ of Texas PR ed.
- SKU
- V9780292781610
- ISBN
- 9780292781610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.66
€ 21.66
Paperback. As the first major study of Shakespeare's Birthplace during the nineteenth century, Shakespeare's Shrine draws on extensive archival research to describe the invention of the Birthplace in the Victorian period, when the site was purchased for the nation, extensively restored, and transformed into a major tourist attraction. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; DSGS; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812223378
- ISBN
- 9780812223378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.66
€ 32.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. A fascinating exploration of the tavern as a significant and fluid social space in colonial Canada. Num Pages: 240 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774815765
- ISBN
- 9780774815765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Hardback. A fascinating exploration of the tavern as a significant and fluid social space in colonial Canada. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b/w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774815758
- ISBN
- 9780774815758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Paperback. Irish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as a child during the poverty-stricken 1920s. This book offers an insight into this Irish family's life. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091917982
- ISBN
- 9780091917982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, numerous maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Usa
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192892638
- ISBN
- 9780192892638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.38
€ 46.38
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; APF; AVGM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301808
- ISBN
- 9780226301808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. A thorough examination of the manner in which three of the most unsettling modern writers-Aragon, Sartre, and Barthes-affirm their personal rebellion followed by Kristeva's own ideas on the future of rebellion. Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HBTV; JFC; JMAF; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114158
- ISBN
- 9780231114158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Presents a personal and provocative look at poverty in America. This book tells the story of growing up in a large Irish Catholic working-class family in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and draws together the experiences of living in poverty, the role of the church and music. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; HRCV; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Augsburg Fortress United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780806656243
- ISBN
- 9780806656243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. An exploration of the personal, social, and cultural meanings of the iconic Canadian cottage. Num Pages: 308 pages, , maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774826082
- ISBN
- 9780774826082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.74
€ 36.99
€ 36.74
Paperback. Sweig shatters the mythology surrounding the Cuban Revolution in this compelling revisionist history that reconsiders the roles of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara and restores to a central position the leadership of the Cuban urban underground. 20 halftones. 2 maps. Num Pages: 286 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016125
- ISBN
- 9780674016125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.54
€ 36.99
€ 31.54
Paperback. The author and her husband moved to a little house in the mountains of northern Italy in 1999. She arrived as a stranger but a series of events brought her close to the old people of the village and they began to tell her their stories. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099549420
- ISBN
- 9780099549420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138639997
- ISBN
- 9781138639997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.79
€ 76.79
Paperback. Starting with the crippling custom of footbinding, this work presents a study of Chinese American women during the first half of the twentieth century. Using this symbol of subjugation to examine social change in the lives of these women, it shows the stages of 'unbinding' that occurred between the turn of the century and the end of World War II. Num Pages: 395 pages, 33 b&w illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520088672
- ISBN
- 9780520088672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Smart Pop
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936661411
- ISBN
- 9781936661411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.58
€ 17.99
€ 17.58
Hardcover. Texas just may be the state in the Union with the strongest masculine image. Heroes, from cowboys to the Alamo to Stephen F Austin and Sam Houston, have always been men. But there have also always been women with gumption. This book presents Texas women who have made history in a variety of ways - some outrageous, some inventive, most courageous. Num Pages: 96 pages, 29 b&w illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653662
- ISBN
- 9780875653662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.58
€ 10.58