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Hardcover. For millions of people around the world, Tibet is a domain of undisturbed tradition, the Dalai Lama a spiritual guide. This book addresses the question of who has the right to represent Tibet in museums and beyond. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 colour plates, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; AB; GM; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317472
ISBN
9780226317472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24
€ 78.93

Paperback. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Kuperard
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857338690
ISBN
9781857338690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. This companion text to "College Korean" intends to enable students to continue their development of Korean language skills and enrich their understanding of Korea. Because language is a fundamental component of culture, the book covers themes relating to Korea's cultural customs and social issues. Num Pages: 374 pages, 4 line illustrations, 3 maps, 2 music examples. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; CJB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520222953
ISBN
9780520222953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1118. Nature and Culture in Western Thought from Ancient Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century. 800 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; JFCX. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight: 1068.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520032163
ISBN
9780520032163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 46.42

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Between the Lines Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897071649
ISBN
9781897071649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.70

Paperback. This text is a collection of illustrations of masks from the Northwest Coast. Translator(s): Modelski, Sylvia. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACBK; AFK; GTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295966366
ISBN
9780295966366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.69

Paperback. "The "structural method," first set forth in this epoch-making book, changed the very face of social anthropology. This reissue of a classic will reintroduce readers to Levi-Strauss's understanding of" Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465095162
ISBN
9780465095162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887485541
ISBN
9780887485541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. On the Cultural Border Between Self and World. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 256 pages, ill. Shows how our perception of skin has changed from the eighteenth century onwards. This title examines the changing significance of skin through brilliant analyses of literature, art, philosophy, and anatomical drawings and writings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight: 430. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125031
ISBN
9780231125031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.65

paperback. It is considerably easier to say that modern philosophy began with Descartes than it is to define the modernity and philosophy to which Descartes gave rise. This work examines the roles of discourse and writing in Cartesian method and intuition, and the significance of graphic architectonic form in the genealogy of modern philosophy. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822317746
ISBN
9780822317746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. After the Brazilian military took power in a coup in 1964, many artists tried to distance themselves from politics; others went into exile. This book covers culturally repressive years of the regime, from 1968-74 and looks at artists who found their visual language of resistance, outside government-controlled cultural centres or the militant left. Num Pages: 232 pages, 72 illustrations, including 16 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 265 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351535
ISBN
9780822351535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.46

Hardcover. Analyses the developments in critical reasoning that transformed the conception of tradition, authority, knowledge and power in the late Republic. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521895781
ISBN
9780521895781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.76

Hardback. An exploration of the pig in Judeo-Christian culture and European anti-semitism, this work chronicles its cultural and religious character. The author details the folkloric beliefs still found among both provincial and urban Europeans. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3: 5,. BIC Classification: HRC; JFC; JFSR1; JHBT; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103664
ISBN
9780231103664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.05
€ 90.70

Paperback. An exploration of the pig in Judeo-Christian culture and European anti-semitism, this work chronicles its cultural and religious character. The author details the folkloric beliefs still found among both provincial and urban Europeans. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3: 5,. BIC Classification: HRC; JFC; JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103671
ISBN
9780231103671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. Guides the reader from the source of the Danube in the Bavarian hills through Austro-Hungary and the Balkans to the Black Sea. Along the way, the author raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and monuments and in so doing sets his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the vital crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and West. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVW; HBJD; JFCX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 296 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871314
ISBN
9781784871314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Hardback. * A highly topical book which examines the intellectual history of comparing Europe and the United States. * Claus Offe considers the perspectives adopted by three of Europe's greatest social scientists - Alexis de Tocqueville, Max Weber and Theodor W. Adorno - in their comparative writings on Europe and the US. Num Pages: 140 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635057
ISBN
9780745635057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.43

Paperback. * A highly topical book which examines the intellectual history of comparing Europe and the United States. * Claus Offe considers the perspectives adopted by three of Europe's greatest social scientists - Alexis de Tocqueville, Max Weber and Theodor W. Adorno - in their comparative writings on Europe and the US. Num Pages: 140 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635064
ISBN
9780745635064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.23

Paperback. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 160 pages, 650 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCA; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 281 x 11. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764310782
ISBN
9780764310782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.42

Paperback. Major Lacanian theorists and practitioners provide an introduction to and critique of Jacques Lacan's influential Seminar XVII Editor(s): Clemens, Justin; Grigg, Russell. Series: [SIC] Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337195
ISBN
9780822337195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.33

Hardcover. What can post/colonial studies and their approaches contribute to our understanding of the Austro-Hungarian (k u k) occupation and administration of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1878 to 1914? This anthology presents some possible answers to this research question. Editor(s): Ruthner, Clemens; Cordileone, Diana Reynolds; Reber, Ursula; Detrez, Raymond. Series: Austrian Culture. Num Pages: 427 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBH; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
427
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820497259
ISBN
9780820497259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.49
€ 63.06

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