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Hardback. Denies that punishment is about justice, reason, and law. This book shows that punishment is an essentially irrational act founded in ritual as a means to control evil without creating more of it in the process. It looks at issues ranging from public executions and the development of the prison to the invention of the guillotine. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226766096
- ISBN
- 9780226766096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.40€ 79.56
€ 95.40
€ 79.56
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPL; AVGU; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Carpet Bombing Culture
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908211446
- ISBN
- 9781908211446
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFCX; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801438554
- ISBN
- 9780801438554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.55
€ 89.55
paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 halftones, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZP; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816647903
- ISBN
- 9780816647903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.18
€ 24.99
€ 23.18
Paperback. The Andean nation of Ecuador derives much of its revenue from petroleum that is extracted from its vast Upper Amazonian rain forest, which is home to ten indigenous nationalities. This book presents a trenchant ethnography of history, ecology, imagery, and cosmology to focus on shamans, ceramic artists, myth, ritual, and political engagements. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 photographs; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074790
- ISBN
- 9780252074790
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. An examination of the promise looking at aspects ranging from its semiotic value to legal representations and its place in literature. This work considers texts such as Diderot's "Madame de la Carliere" and Moliere's "Dom Juan". Editor(s): Brandt, Per Aage; Prassoloff, Annie. Series: Poetica et Analytica. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; GTE; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772883984
- ISBN
- 9788772883984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.50
€ 14.50
Hardcover. An exploration of John Brinkley, Norman Baker and Harry Hoxsey, the ultimate snake oil salesmen of the 20th century. This volume takes a revealing look at health quackery, and the connections between fraudulent medicine and populist rhetoric in middle America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JFHX; MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612031
- ISBN
- 9780700612031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.91
€ 70.91
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719068553
- ISBN
- 9780719068553
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 9.51
€ 21.99
€ 9.51
Paperback. Presents essays that explore how sexuality and sexual identity change when individuals, ideologies, and media move across literal and figurative boundaries. Illuminating the complex nature of queerness in the post-modern world, this book contributes to the advancement of gay and lesbian studies. Editor(s): Patton, Cindy; Sanchez-Eppler, Benigno. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 11 figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324225
- ISBN
- 9780822324225
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Exploring the relationship between queer sexuality and music in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Editor(s): Fuller, Dr. Sophie; Whitesell, Lloyd. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AV; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252075780
- ISBN
- 9780252075780
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. Examines the formation of gay identity and community in the former Soviet Union. This book presents the study of how and why there was no Soviet gay community or even gay identity before perestroika and the degree to which this situation has-or has not-changed since. It reveals the vibrant manifestations of gay life found at the local level. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFC; JFSK1; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Durham, North Carolina
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323464
- ISBN
- 9780822323464
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.33
€ 37.99
€ 34.33
Paperback. A provocative triptych of black queer desire, articulated through aesthetic works and experiences Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 29 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; APF; JFCA; JFSK2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077876
- ISBN
- 9780252077876
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.55
€ 29.99
€ 26.55
Paperback. "A heroically imaginative account of gay metropolitan culture, an elegy and an apologia for a generation."-New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 40. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780393326406
- ISBN
- 9780393326406
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.62
€ 18.99
€ 17.62
Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive exposition of the work of one of the most important intellectual historians and political theorists writing today. Quentin Skinnera s treatment of political theory as a dimension of political life marks a revolutionary move in the historical as well as the philosophical study of political thought. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628561
- ISBN
- 9780745628561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.39
€ 76.39
Paperback. Across much of the world today, Muslim women of all ages are increasingly choosing to wear the veil. Is this trend a sign of rising piety or a way of asserting Muslim pride? And does the veil really provide women freedom from sexual harassment? This title examines the inconsistent and inadequate reasons given for the veil. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150086
- ISBN
- 9780691150086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.15
€ 21.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. An exploration of the issues surrounding cultural identity. It outlines the reasons why the question of identity is so compelling and yet so problematic. It interrogates different dimensions of the crisis of identity providing both theoretical and substantive insights into different approaches to understanding identity. Editor(s): Hall, Stuart; Du Gay, Paul. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803978836
- ISBN
- 9780803978836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Mitchell, Timothy. Series: Contradictions of modernity series. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HBM; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631346
- ISBN
- 9780816631346
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Combining discussions of the idea of tradition by major scholars from a variety of disciplines with synoptic, synthesizing essays, Questions of Tradition will initiate a renewal of interest in this vital subject. Editor(s): Phillips, Mark Salber; Schochet, Gordon. Num Pages: 340 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802082725
- ISBN
- 9780802082725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.72
€ 46.99
€ 41.72
hardcover. Combining discussions of the idea of tradition by major scholars from a variety of disciplines with synoptic, synthesizing essays, Questions of Tradition will initiate a renewal of interest in this vital subject. Editor(s): Phillips, Mark Salber; Schochet, Gordon. Num Pages: 340 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802044983
- ISBN
- 9780802044983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.01
€ 88.01
Paperback. Explores the various metaphoric uses of travel and displacement in literary and feminist theory, traces the political implications of this "travelling theory," and shows how various discourses of displacement link, rather than separate, modernism and postmodernism. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318217
- ISBN
- 9780822318217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17