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Hardcover. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409108
ISBN
9781421409108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.62

Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085221
ISBN
9781847085221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837614855
ISBN
9783837614855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. A study of visuality in early modern and modern China. It identifies three distinct constellations of visual concerns corresponding to the late imperial, mid-twentieth century, and contemporary periods, respectively. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031746
ISBN
9780674031746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.46

Paperback. The Narrative Turn in Fiction and Theory explores the philosophical and historical underpinnings of the postwar crisis and return of storytelling and shows their relevance for the ongoing debate on the significance of narrative for human existence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349486281
ISBN
9781349486281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813522906
ISBN
9780813522906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. This book show that looking at the nation state from the perspective of global entanglements allows its interpretation as a dynamic and multi-layered structure that takes part in globalization processes, and plays various and at times even contradictory roles. Editor(s): Lohr, Isabella; Wenzlhuemer, Roland. Series: Transcultural Research - Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642329333
ISBN
9783642329333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. Explores the formation of the Sikh diaspora and, in so doing, offers a powerful inquiry into conditions of peoplehood, colonialism, and postcoloniality. Demonstrating a new direction for historical anthropology, this book focuses on the position of violence between 1849 and 1998 in the emergence of a trans-national fight for Khalistan. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JH; 3JJ; HRKS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326151
ISBN
9780822326151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

paperback. Editor(s): Ostreng, Willy. Num Pages: 466 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; RP; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 777.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1999th Edition
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048153763
ISBN
9789048153763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 251.56

Paperback. This text is a groundbreaking work by archaeologist Lynn Meskell that examines the conflicts inherent in natural vs. cultural heritage. The author brings archaeological and ethnographic evidence to bear on a holistic understanding of one nation's self-identification by developing its protected areas and cultural heritage sites. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HDD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470670712
ISBN
9780470670712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Hardcover. This text is a groundbreaking work by archaeologist Lynn Meskell that examines the conflicts inherent in natural vs. cultural heritage. The author brings archaeological and ethnographic evidence to bear on a holistic understanding of one nation's self-identification by developing its protected areas and cultural heritage sites. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HDD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470670729
ISBN
9780470670729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.33

Hardcover. THE NAUGHTY NINETIES is the first sexual history of the decade when the Baby Boomers took over Washington, Hollywood, and Madison Avenue, ultimately winning the culture wars. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JFCA; JFDT; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Twelve
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446556293
ISBN
9780446556293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. This handbook analyses the different types of shields used by soldiers in the Neo-Assyrian army and their opponents. Written, visual, and material sources are analysed to illustrate practical aspects of defensive weaponry in the ancient Near East in the first millennium B.C. Over 200 b&w illustrations. Series: Material Culture of the Ancient Near East. Num Pages: 198 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAA; HDD; JFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Lockwood Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937040024
ISBN
9781937040024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.12

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814741160
ISBN
9780814741160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. In this work, Karen Horney explores the basic structure of neuroses in the context of their cultural assumptions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JMS; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393310979
ISBN
9780393310979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. Daren Kemp surveys the whole range of descriptions of New Age, from a wide variety of angles. New Agers themselves are consulted, as well as their critics in the Churches, the media and other interest groups including rationalists, feminists and Native American Indians. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352. A Guide. 224 pages, Illustrations. Daren Kemp surveys the whole range of descriptions of New Age, from a wide variety of angles. New Agers themselves are consulted, as well as their critics in the Churches, the media and other interest groups including rationalists, feminists and Native American Indians. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRQC; JFCX. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight: 352.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615322
ISBN
9780748615322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Mack, Kenneth Walter; Charles, Guy-Uriel E. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 208 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New Press, The
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595586773
ISBN
9781595586773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.42

paperback. Orginally presented as PhD. Thesis - University of Essex. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFGR; DSB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2015
SKU
V9781349301409
ISBN
9781349301409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. Suitable for students, teachers, and general readers interested in the future of history, this book includes such topics as diverse as parades in 19th-century America, 16th-century Spanish texts, English medical writing, and the visual practices implied in Italian Renaissance frescoes. Editor(s): Hunt, Lynn. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520064294
ISBN
9780520064294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. An exploration of 'historical truth' as presented at Colonial Williamsburg. This book examines the packaging of American history, and consumerism and the manufacturing of cultural beliefs. Containing anecdotes, ethnography, and layers of cultural meaning, it is for anyone interested in how the story of American history is told. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GM; HBJK; JFC; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319740
ISBN
9780822319740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

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