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Paperback. Birhan Woldu became one of the most recognized faces and forms of the late 20th century when her skeletal image was used at the end of 'Live Aid' to globally publicize famine in Africa. This title tells Birhan's life story from the days when her father literally carried his daughter across Africa on an epic journey to life, to Live Aid. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 X 8 pg colour plates. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJPN; BG; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New Holland Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847738455
- ISBN
- 9781847738455
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.80
€ 16.99
€ 14.80
Paperback. In the last 2 centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding success story. Agriculture has fed population with a variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a number of workers to the rest of the economy. This book explains how these feats were accomplished. It covers various factors that have affected agricultural performance. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 line illus. 65 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138534
- ISBN
- 9780691138534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Musician, political critic, and hedonist, international superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a sensation throughout his career. His music offers a perspective on race, class, and nation on both sides of the Atlantic and he synthesized a musical language while also clearing a space for political dissent and a type of counter-cultural expression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; AVG; AVH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397650
- ISBN
- 9781566397650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Hardback. Feldpost: The War Letters of Friedrich Reiner Niemann documents the frontline experiences of a German soldier from the 6th Infantry Division from 1941- 1945. Niemann describes the fighting at Rzhev, Russia, 1942-1943, and his survival of the destruction of his division in 1944. His is a rare view of the conflict on the Eastern front. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DV; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media LLc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625450159
- ISBN
- 9781625450159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.65
€ 33.99
€ 23.65
Paperback. Explores the 1999 film adaptation by Director Atom Egoyan of Irish writer William Trevor's novel of 1994. This title addresses issues such as - hitchcockian influences, the sense of place in the visual discourse, and the characterisation of the serial killer Hilditch, as constructed initially by Trevor and interpreted by Egoyan. Series: Ireland into Film S. Num Pages: 102 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 162 x 6. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183991
- ISBN
- 9781859183991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Color photos throughout, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 316 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Running Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762458387
- ISBN
- 9780762458387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 50.42
€ 65.38
€ 50.42
Hardcover. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Germans exhibited a widespread cultural passion for tales and representations of Native Americans. Pervasive and adaptable, imagery of Native Americans was appropriated by Nazi propaganda and merged with exceptionalist notions of German tribalism, oxymoronically promoting the Nazis' racial ideology. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 268 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386544
- ISBN
- 9781782386544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.35
€ 155.35
Female Circumcision and Clitoridectomy in the United States (Rochester...
Sarah B. M. Webber Rodriguez
Hardcover. An engaging and surprising history of surgeries on the clitoris, revealing what the therapeutic use of female circumcision and clitoridectomy tells us about American medical ideas concerning the female body and female sexuality. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; MBX; MJT; MN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464987
- ISBN
- 9781580464987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Paperback. Through their diaries, letters and memoirs, meet the women who defied convention and followed their convictions to defend the less fortunate and fight for their country. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBWN; JFSJ1; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750979504
- ISBN
- 9780750979504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Hardback. This volume studies Victorian female protagonists who participate in the public universe conventionally occupied by men. The author examines classical novels by female authors in relation to each other and to developments in the emerging British women's movement. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; DSBF; DSK; JFFK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917726
- ISBN
- 9780813917726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Paperback. This collection of essays examines the role of feminist research in the emergence of Film Studies as a discipline, and traces the developments in theory, criticism and practices of women and cinema since 1973, detailing the contexts within which feminist film theories and practices emerged. Editor(s): Kaplan, E. Ann. Series: Oxford Readings in Feminism. Num Pages: 584 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; APFA; JFC; JFD; JFFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198782346
- ISBN
- 9780198782346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.67
€ 68.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Robinson, Hilary. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; ABA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118360590
- ISBN
- 9781118360590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Hardback. A The first theological assessment of three key feminists of the past A Written in an accessible and clear way A Gives a new perspective on feminism and its relation to religion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HRCM; HRLB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608686
- ISBN
- 9780745608686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.49
€ 78.49
Hardback. Drawing on case files and newspapers accounts of women's confrontations with the law in the Toronto Women's Police Court, Feminized Justice offers a multifaceted portrait of women, crime, and courts in early twentieth-century Toronto. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJF; 3JJG; JFSJ1; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774817110
- ISBN
- 9780774817110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Centerstream Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574242546
- ISBN
- 9781574242546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.98
€ 36.99
€ 31.98
Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors Series. Num Pages: 223 pages, 1034 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1396.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764318115
- ISBN
- 9780764318115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12
Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, 843 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1426.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764318122
- ISBN
- 9780764318122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12
Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors Series. Num Pages: 239 pages, 900 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1484.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764318139
- ISBN
- 9780764318139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12
Hardback. Wilbur H. Ping Ferry (1910-1995) was a self-styled town crank, an influential and iconoclastic figure who seemingly knew everyone worth knowing in the mid-20th century. Thi text is an account of his career. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741576
- ISBN
- 9780804741576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.47
€ 83.47
paperback. Offers an exposition of the temporary architecture erected for festivals and the role it has played in developing Western architectural and urban theory. This book is arranged in historical periods - from Antiquity to the modern era - and divided between analyses of specific festivals, set in relation to contemporary architecture and urban design. Series: The Classical Tradition in Architecture. Num Pages: 332 pages, 71 black & white halftones, 13 colour illustrations, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; ACX; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415701297
- ISBN
- 9780415701297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.54
€ 93.54
Hardback. One hundred years ago in Brazil the rituals of Candomble were feared as sorcery and persecuted as crime. Addressing this history as a journey of objectification and appropriation, the author offers a fresh, and illuminating look at questions of syncretism, hybridity and cultural resistance in Brazil and in the Black Atlantic in general. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; ACX; AGR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453633
- ISBN
- 9781845453633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
Paperback. "Fever of War" examines the impact of the deadly 1918 influenza epidemic on the American army, its medical officers, and their profession. The tragedy begins with overly confident medical officers who understated the severity of the epidemic. Num Pages: 251 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JWX; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799246
- ISBN
- 9780814799246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
Hardback. In Fevered Measures, John Mckiernan-Gonzalez examines public health campaigns along the Texas-Mexico border between 1848 and 1942 and reveals the changing medical and political frameworks U.S. health authorities used when facing the threat of epidemic disease. Num Pages: 440 pages, 17 illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 33. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822352570
- ISBN
- 9780822352570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
paperback. Fictions of India explores the relation of narrative technique to issues of power in the work of selected writers dealing with India. It examines the imperial context in which the writers operate and suggests how historical and ideological assumptions and anxieties may be read into the texts they produce. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; 3JJ; CFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780748611812
- ISBN
- 9780748611812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.91
€ 41.99
€ 34.91