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Paperback. During his life Claude Levi-Strauss travelled from wartime France to the Amazon basin and the dense upland jungles of Brazil, where he found 'human society reduced to its most basic expression'. This book details personal and cultural loss, connecting disparate fields of thought. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141197548
- ISBN
- 9780141197548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Grand Prize Winner - Banff Mountain Book Festival. One Day As A Tiger is John Porter's poignant memoir of Alex MacIntyre, one of British mountaineering's leading figures before his death in 1982. It shows mountaineering at its extraordinary best and tragic worst and draws an unforgettable picture of a dazzling, argumentative and exuberant legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2x 24pp colour photograph sections. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFHA; 1FKAH; 1KLSX; BGS; RGBS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910240519
- ISBN
- 9781910240519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Cheese is alive, and alive with meaning. This title tells the story of how craftwork has become a new source of cultural and economic value for producers and consumers. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 332 pages, 20 b/w photos, 3 graphs, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450. Crafting Food and Value in America. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 332 pages, illustrations. Cheese is alive, and alive with meaning. This title tells the story of how craftwork has become a new source of cultural and economic value for producers and consumers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JHMC. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight: 450.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270183
- ISBN
- 9780520270183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Ahead of his time-Fuller's visions on globalization and the "rescue through technology" Editor(s): Krausse, Joachim; Lichtenstein, Claude. Num Pages: 528 pages, 600 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKB; AMA; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Lars Muller Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037785249
- ISBN
- 9783037785249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.21
€ 47.99
€ 34.21
Paperback. In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and translating parliamentary language into plain English. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190280147
- ISBN
- 9780190280147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Addresses homosexuality in modern culture. This text discusses queer theory, Foucault and psychoanalysis, the politics of sadomasochism, and the image of "the gay outlaw" in works by Gide, Proust and Genet. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674406209
- ISBN
- 9780674406209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.03
€ 34.99
€ 30.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219760
- ISBN
- 9780300219760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. Tackling everything from leaving home to roommate relations to campus dating, this is an entertaining and practical guide to handling one of life's most exciting and momentous transitions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF; JNM; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568331713
- ISBN
- 9781568331713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.99
€ 21.99
€ 19.99
Paperback. Defining Visions is a powerful narrative social history that examines television's rise as the great "certifying agent" in American life. This newly updated and fully revised edition extends its coverage to the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170536
- ISBN
- 9781405170536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Arnove, Anthony; Zinn, Howard. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 45. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609805920
- ISBN
- 9781609805920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.03
€ 32.99
€ 28.03
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320210
- ISBN
- 9780822320210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; KNBN; KNDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 304. Weight in Grams: 1597.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352379
- ISBN
- 9780764352379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.71
€ 53.99
€ 35.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 0. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595588180
- ISBN
- 9781595588180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.18
€ 29.99
€ 26.18
Paperback. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526. How Graffiti Art Became an Urban Crisis in New York City. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives S. 400 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight: 520.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111430
- ISBN
- 9780231111430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226352206
- ISBN
- 9780226352206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 552 pages, 35 halftones. 1 table. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157849
- ISBN
- 9780691157849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardcover. From the candy bar to the cigarette, records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the last quarter of the nineteenth century precipitated a colossal shift in human consumption and sensual experience. This book sheds new light on the origins of modern consumer culture and how technologies have transformed human sensory experience. Num Pages: 336 pages, 37 halftones, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCD; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226121277
- ISBN
- 9780226121277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 285 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; WTHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 290 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764341588
- ISBN
- 9780764341588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.63
€ 43.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. Provides an explanation for the increase in number of people in US prisons by more than 450%. This book examines the issue through statewide, rural, and urban perspectives to explain how the expansion developed from surpluses of finance capital, labor, land, and state capacity. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 412 pages, 8 line illustrations, 1 map, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486. Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California. Series: American Crossroads. 412 pages, 8 line illustrations, 1 map, 10 tables. Provides an explanation for the increase in number of people in US prisons by more than 450%. This book examines the issue through statewide, rural, and urban perspectives to explain how the expansion developed from surpluses of finance capital, labor, land, and state capacity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JKVP1. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 25. Weight: 478.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520242012
- ISBN
- 9780520242012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.23
€ 33.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGU; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627310338
- ISBN
- 9781627310338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.14
€ 30.99
€ 22.14
Paperback. Examining the development of the popular 1/2-ton American pickup truck during the 60s, this book includes the numerous, new alternative designs and engineering approaches. This volume also reveals specifications, industry facts and figures, and optional equipment, through detailed text and previously unpublished images. Series: Those Were the Days .. Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 205. .
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845848033
- ISBN
- 9781845848033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.89
€ 27.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. American graduate education is in disarray. Graduate study in the humanities takes too long and those who succeed face a dismal academic job market. Leonard Cassuto gives practical advice about how faculty can teach and advise students so that they are prepared for the demands of the working worlds they will join, inside and outside the academy. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728981
- ISBN
- 9780674728981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
Paperback. Demonstrating that globalization is a centuries-old phenomenon, this book examines the commodity chains that have connected producers in Latin America with consumers around the world for five hundred years. It reconstructs complex webs of relationships and economic processes, highlighting Latin America's central place in the world economy. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337669
- ISBN
- 9780822337669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. This book looks at the way writers present the effects of trauma in their work. It explores narrative devices, such as 'metafiction', as well as events in contemporary America, including 9/11, the Iraq War, and reactions to the Bush administration. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694075
- ISBN
- 9780748694075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.39
€ 38.99
€ 35.39