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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBJQ; JFCA. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Blue Bike Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926700618
ISBN
9781926700618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. This text tells the story of how the idea that physical suffering could be a path to redemption became a fixed part of the French legal system during the early modern period. Using documents from criminal cases, it looks at the theory and practice of judicial torture in France from 1600 to 1788. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HRAB; JFCX; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226757544
ISBN
9780226757544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Argues that the creation of such "desiring subjects" is at the core of China's contingent, piece-by-piece reconfiguration of its relationship to a post-socialist, neo-liberal-dominated world. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339472
ISBN
9780822339472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Lisa Mckenzie has lived on the notorious St Ann's estate in Nottingham for more than 20 years. Her 'insider' status enables us to hear the stories of its residents, often wary of outsiders, to give a unique account of life in poor communities in contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JFSC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447309956
ISBN
9781447309956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. Discusses the contradictions whereby Asians have been included in the workplaces and markets of the US nation-state, yet, through exclusion laws and bars from citizenship, have been distanced from the terrain of national culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318644
ISBN
9780822318644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. Electric Ladyland is a social and cultural history that tracks the changing conception of female sexuality and gender roles, and the ways women musicians, journalists, and groupies gained influence despite confining double standards applied by male writers and performers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812218992
ISBN
9780812218992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Hardback. Citing recent examples including Enron, Arthur Andersen, and WorldCom, Permission to Steal explores what went wrong and advocates a universal reassessment of what is considered "good" in corporate America. * A fascinating exploration of the recent corporate scandals which have rocked the global business community. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HP; JFC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405145398
ISBN
9781405145398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.44

Hardback. Kate C. Hamilton, "She 'Came up Stairs into the World:' Elizabeth Barry and Restoration Celebrity" Editor(s): Cody, Dr. Lisa Forman. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409511
ISBN
9781421409511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.49

Hardcover. Student life and political perspectives at Wilhelmine universities Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472117574
ISBN
9780472117574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 22. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801472831
ISBN
9780801472831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJR; APF; JFC; MBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622900
ISBN
9780816622900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.39

paperback. Investigates "heritage" as an arena in which a variety of private and public actors compete for right to benefit, economically and otherwise, from controlling cultural patrimony. This book presents ethnographic case studies of archaeological sites in the Yucatan Peninsula - Chichen Itza and Chunchucmil and their surrounding modern communities. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: HD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714809
ISBN
9780292714809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. Presents the story of how food has come to play a central role in how Palestinian citizens of Israel negotiate life and a shared cultural identity within a tense political context. Translator(s): Wesley, David; Wesley, Elana. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366. Social and Political Aspects of Palestinian Food in Israel. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 232 pages. Presents the story of how food has come to play a central role in how Palestinian citizens of Israel negotiate life and a shared cultural identity within a tense political context. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFCV. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight: 366. Translator(s): Wesley, David; Wesley, Elana.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262324
ISBN
9780520262324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.42

Paperback. 320 pages, 4 photographs. Editor(s): Lionnet, Francoise; Shih, She-Mei. A bold intervention in debates about the role of theory in the humanities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFCX. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348467
ISBN
9780822348467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.27

Paperback. Traces the history of the Jesuits' invention of Confucius and of themselves as native defenders of Confucius' teaching. This book demonstrates how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Western missionaries used translations of the ancient ru tradition to invent the historical figure who has since been globally celebrated as philosopher, and prophet. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320470
ISBN
9780822320470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.05

Paperback. From the author of MR SELFRIDGE, the glittering story of two remarkable women - Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein - and their legacy which touches the lives of virtually all women today: the creation of the modern cosmetics and beauty industry. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; BGF; JFCK; KNSX; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474606493
ISBN
9781474606493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Hardback. This controversial book establishes fundamental similarities between anti-globalization aurora movements, offering a new understanding of the sources and significance of resistance to the spiritual conditions of the modern world. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759373
ISBN
9780804759373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.82

paperback. How ethnological show business shaped European and American perceptions of Africa and Africans. Editor(s): Lindfors, Bernth. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 1KBB; ASZH; JFC; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212450
ISBN
9780253212450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. The black man suffering at the hands of whites, the white woman sexually threatened by the black man. Both images have long been burned into the American conscience through popular entertainment, and they exert a disturbing influence on Americans' understanding of race. This work explores how these images took root. Num Pages: 424 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF; GTB; JFCA; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102832
ISBN
9780691102832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. For many years, kisses were the only sexual acts to be seen in mainstream American movies. This title investigates how sex acts have been represented on screen for more than a century and, just as important, how we have watched and experienced those representations. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 129 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342854
ISBN
9780822342854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

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