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Cultural studies
Paperback. Rousseau was both a central figure of the European Enlightenment and its most formidable critic. This study of his works, across a range of disciplines, shows how his thinking and writing were inspired by an ideal of humanity's self-realization in a condition of unfettered freedom. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 188 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGR; HPCD; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801982
- ISBN
- 9780192801982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JHB; KNAC; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167091
- ISBN
- 9780691167091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. A comprehensive sourcebook for the study of western Europe from the 5th to the 15th century. The era was one of immense diversity and openness to new ideas and outreach in areas ranging from technology to natural philosophy. Editor(s): Anderson, Roberta; Bellenger, Dominic Aidan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415253093
- ISBN
- 9780415253093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFCA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403998194
- ISBN
- 9781403998194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.61
€ 127.61
Paperback. One woman's determination to educate Malawian girls and change the future of a nation. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BGB; JFC; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120868
- ISBN
- 9781772120868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.93
€ 45.99
€ 32.93
Hardcover. This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392. Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun. Series: Consumption and Public Life. 248 pages, 0. This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFT; JHBS. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507494
- ISBN
- 9780230507494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. In this work, Roberto DaMatta focuses on the trajectories of three types of public ritual (carnival, Independence Day and other military parades, and local-level religious processions) as principal axes in defining the values and attitudes that shape urban Brazil. Translator(s): Drury, John. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHBT; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268007942
- ISBN
- 9780268007942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. This book, itself by a major Italian philosopher, explores the distinctive traits of Italian theory and philosophy, reflecting on why it has been growing in popularity and why people have turned to it for answers to real-world issues and problems. Translator(s): Hanafi, Zakiya. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; HPC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804781565
- ISBN
- 9780804781565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
hardcover. This book, itself by a major Italian philosopher, explores the distinctive traits of Italian theory and philosophy, reflecting on why it has been growing in popularity and why people have turned to it for answers to real-world issues and problems. Translator(s): Hanafi, Zakiya. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HPC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804781558
- ISBN
- 9780804781558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Roberts, Gillian; Stirrup, David. Num Pages: 314 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554589845
- ISBN
- 9781554589845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.83€ 36.81
€ 55.83
€ 36.81
Hardcover. Demonstrates the centrality of sex, gender, and sexuality to theories of human behaviors and practices. This title presents a broader view of the significance of studying same-sex cultures and sexualities across cultures. Editor(s): Robertson, Jennifer. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232995
- ISBN
- 9780631232995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.08
€ 147.08
Hardcover. This text combines research with the author's investigations to produce an account of the role of witchcraft in the past. It argues that witchcraft - its belief and persecutions - cannot be explained by general causes but was as complex and changing as the society of which it formed a vital part. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD1; HRQX5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233251
- ISBN
- 9780631233251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.18
€ 152.18
Hardback. Demonstrates that Nabokov's Pale Fire has a classical unity and represents a direct attack on T.S. Eliot's philosophical position, particularly as given in The Waste Land and as represented by Eliot's later tendency for conservatism in literature, politics and religion. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 235 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235650
- ISBN
- 9781936235650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.90
€ 145.90
Paperback. Robin Gill examines the issues that connect faith and moral leadership in an increasingly fragmented and relativistic world. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Robin Gill examines the issues that connect faith and moral leadership in an increasingly fragmented and relativistic world. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KIN0035794
- ISBN
- 9780567085504
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Against the background of globalization and campaigns to provide basic education for all the world's children, this title compares primary and elementary schooling in England, France, India, Russia and the United States. It is structured around three levels of analysis: systems, school and classrooms. Num Pages: 664 pages, 19. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220510
- ISBN
- 9780631220510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardback. The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Num Pages: 208 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783272150
- ISBN
- 9781783272150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.32
€ 116.32
Hardcover. Features a focus on headdress, with papers analysing women's turbans in fifteenth-century French manuscript paintings; the changing meaning of the term cuff; the spread of wimple from England to Southern Italy; and a surviving embroidered linen cap attributed to Saint Birgitta of Sweden. Editor(s): Netherton, Robin; Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843833666
- ISBN
- 9781843833666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.44
€ 116.44
Hardback. This year's volume focuses largely on the British Isles, with papers on dress terms in the Middle English Pearl; a study of a thirteenth-century royal bride's trousseau, based on unpublished documents concerning King Henry III's Wardrobe; an investigation into the "open surcoat" referenced in the multilingual texts of late medieval England; .. Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles. Num Pages: 180 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; AKTH; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590. Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles. 180 pages, b/w illus. Editor(s): Netherton, Robin; Owen-Crocker, Gale R. This year's volume focuses largely on the British Isles, with papers on dress terms in the Middle English Pearl; a study of a thirteenth-century royal bride's trousseau, based on unpublished documents concerning King Henry III's Wardrobe; an investigation into the "open surcoat" referenced in the multilingual texts of late medieval England; . Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; AKTH; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 19. Weight: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836254
- ISBN
- 9781843836254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.80
€ 80.80
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843831235
- ISBN
- 9781843831235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.80
€ 80.80
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843832911
- ISBN
- 9781843832911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.23
€ 116.23