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Paperback. This wide-ranging study of sexuality, aesthetics, and epistemology covers everything from the aesthetics of war to the works of Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Christopher Marlowe, and Francis Bacon, synthesizing queer theory and psycholanalysis. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 colour plates, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; HBJD; HPK; HPN; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315195
ISBN
9780226315195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. This bookexposes the ways in which ostensibly normative sexualities depend upon queerness to shore up their claims of privilege. Through readings of such classic texts as The Canterbury Tales and Eger and Grime, Tison Pugh explains how sexual normativity can often be claimed only after queerness has been rejected." Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349540143
ISBN
9781349540143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.96

Paperback. Brings together a broad community of scholars to explore the history of illicit and alternative sexualities in Latin America's colonial and early national periods. This title examines how "the unnatural" came to inscribe certain sexual acts and desires as criminal and sinful, including acts officially deemed to be "against nature" and more. Editor(s): Tortorici, Zeb. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288157
ISBN
9780520288157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

hardcover. Brings together a broad community of scholars to explore the history of illicit and alternative sexualities in Latin America's colonial and early national periods. This title examines how "the unnatural" came to inscribe certain sexual acts and desires as criminal and sinful, and more. Editor(s): Tortorici, Zeb. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
California University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288140
ISBN
9780520288140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.49
€ 54.84

Paperback. This agenda-setting text has been fully revised in its second edition, with coverage extended into the Christian era. It remains the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sexual cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. Series: Ancient Cultures. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444349863
ISBN
9781444349863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 53.99

Hardcover. Through analysis of an array of "low" and "high" Hindu literatures, such as pamphlets, tracts, and archival data, Gupta explores the emerging discourse of gender and sexuality, which was essential to the development of notions of Hindu communitality and nationalism in the colonial period. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JD; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HRG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312295455
ISBN
9780312295455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Segol, Marla. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB; HBJD; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349292295
ISBN
9781349292295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. A comprehensive history of the Seychelles, this volume traces its periods of colonisation by France and Britain, the immobile years of the twentieth century, the granting of independence in 1976, and the social changes precipitated by tourism in the late-1990s. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HSY; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048415
ISBN
9781849048415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. Places the events of the 1990s in the context of the author's family's experience through a period of over 100 years, culminating in her own flight from Serbian forces in 1999. This work presents a story of endurance, love and hope. Series: Non-Fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DVWYK; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Sandstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905207138
ISBN
9781905207138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780756549985
ISBN
9780756549985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.15

Hardback. Praise for Mike Guardia: "..meticulously researched, with facts verified by exhaustive sleuthing..a fine work of investigative history."- Military Writers Society of America The fires on Bataan burned on the evening of April 9, 1942, illuminating the white flags of surrender against the night time sky. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWDG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Casemate Publishers United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000657
ISBN
9781612000657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; KNDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Helion and Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294468
ISBN
9781910294468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Paperback. A detailed account of labor corruption in the 1930s and the zealous journalist who railed against it Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 black and white photographs; 6 line drawings; 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252076664
ISBN
9780252076664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. The history of the Ottoman Empire spanned more than seven centuries. At the height of its power, it stretched over three continents and produced marvels of architecture, literature, science, and warfare. When it fell, its collapse redrew the map of the world and changed the course of history. Num Pages: 302 pages, 24 b/w photos, 4 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974967
ISBN
9781597974967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.66

Paperback. Offers the history of the Pacific Northwest's Columbia River Indians - the defiant River People whose ancestors refused to settle on the reservations established for them in central Oregon and Washington. This book traces the waxing and waning of Columbia River Indian identity from the mid-nineteenth until the late twentieth century. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990200
ISBN
9780295990200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.66

Paperback. Depicting the final years of the Shah in Iran, this book offers a meditation on the nature of revolution and the devastating results of fear. It describes the tyrannical monarch, who, despite his cruel oppression of the Iranian people, sees himself as the father of a nation, who can turn a backward country into a great power. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780141188041
ISBN
9780141188041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Hardcover. Lienhardt discusses the tribal structure, relations between men and women, the economics of pearl fishing, the growth of towns and the relationship between sheikhs and their subjects. His findings offer an understanding of the political system and the transition from the tribal to the class system. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333948118
ISBN
9780333948118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.08

Paperback. We all picture Shaka as a lean, mean, assegai-wielding warrior-king, the military genius who founded the Zulu nation. In fact, we don't actually know when he was born, what he looked like, or exactly when he died. Series: Jacana Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770099623
ISBN
9781770099623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.37

paperback. Thirteen months after Lt-Gen Romeo went to serve as force commander of the UN intervention in Rwanda in 1993, he flew home broken, disillusioned and suicidal, having witnessed the slaughter of 800,000 Rwandans. This book takes us on a return voyage into the hell of Rwanda, recreating the events the international community turned its back on. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478935
ISBN
9780099478935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Hardback. Did William Shakespeare ever meet Queen Elizabeth I? This title explores the history of invented encounters between the poet and the Queen, and examines how and why the mythology of these two charismatic and enduring cultural icons has been intertwined in British and American culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128061
ISBN
9780691128061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.89
€ 46.84

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