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Cultural studies
Paperback. This volume grew out of a series of lectures by the author in 1944. He analyzes the centrality of Zion to biblical and Talmudic thought, how it inspired medieval thinkers and mystics, and how it moved modern Jews from Moses Hess to Ray Kook and A.D. Gordon. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFCX; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604822
- ISBN
- 9780815604822
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.02
€ 18.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. Alfred Kazin, one of the central figures of intellectual life for three decades in the middle of the 20th century, tells his own story and with it a history of contemporary American letters. Series: New York Classics. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604136
- ISBN
- 9780815604136
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.83
€ 21.99
€ 21.83
Paperback. This text contends that Helen of Troy, and in particular the use of her image, is a crucial emblem for much of Western thought and literature and suggests that it has been stolen, appropriated, imitated, extorted and coveted throughout the course of history. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299171247
- ISBN
- 9780299171247
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Condition: New
€ 27.24
€ 27.24
The Plains Political Tradition. Essays on South Dakota Political Tradi...
. Ed(S): Lauck, Jon K.; Miller, John E.; Simm...
Paperback. Editor(s): Lauck, Jon K.; Miller, John E.; Simmons, Donald C., Jr. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JFC; JPHC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- South Dakota State Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982274927
- ISBN
- 9780982274927
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Condition: New
€ 22.14
€ 22.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Sawa, Fumiya; Sanders, Mark; Tsuzuki, Kyoichi. Num Pages: 272 pages, 300 colour and 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AGH; AJC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Trolley Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954264864
- ISBN
- 9780954264864
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.08
€ 40.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. Peter Szok guides readers on a cultural journey through Latino Fort Worth that will make your stomach--and heart--hunger for more. Szok highlights the best Latino restaurants, dance halls, churches, and more. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875655987
- ISBN
- 9780875655987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.57
€ 11.57
Hardcover. Close on the heels of the American public's early enthusiasm over the airplane came aviation stories for the young. Most of the books were directed at boys. This title presents an account of several aviation series and other aviation books for girls that fills a gap in the history and criticism of American popular culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 43 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFCA; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653976
- ISBN
- 9780875653976
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.89
€ 33.99
€ 29.89
Hardcover. In a survey taken primarily from literary sources, this volume reveals the link between the human spirit and the art of connecting threads. It discusses tapestries, manuscripts, novels, poetry and more to trace the importance to humankind of a craft that began thousands of years ago. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 colour illustrations, 5 b&w photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652412
- ISBN
- 9780875652412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.76
€ 46.99
€ 41.76
Hardcover. Examines the garments produced by northwestern Georgia's tufted textile industry. The well-researched and heavily illustrated text presents a broad history of tufted textiles, as well as sections highlighting individual craftspeople and manufacturers involved with the production of chenille fashion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 171 colour and black & white images, 1 diagram, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345161
- ISBN
- 9780820345161
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.08
€ 45.99
€ 42.08
Paperback. History has tended to be dominated by visual images, but the past was not silent. These essays explore attempts to access the sounds of the past, called historical acoustemology, auditory culture, or aural history. "Hearing History" is an introduction to an exciting new field of historical study. Editor(s): Smith, Mark M. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFC; PHDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325835
- ISBN
- 9780820325835
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Condition: New
€ 57.33
€ 57.33
Hardcover. This work collects, analyzes, and systematically presents in over 160 examples a magnificent tradition to future generations of cantors, scholars of Jewish music, and music enthusiasts worldwide. It reacquaints acculturated Jews with a largely unknown part of their heritage. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, index, glossary, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGD; HBT; HRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629276
- ISBN
- 9780815629276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.73
€ 103.73
Paperback. The essays collected in this volume apply queer theory in a consideration of the human body as a vehicle for understanding relationships between people and place. The book examines the body as an entity constructed by gender, sexuality, race, class, nationality and disability. Editor(s): Bell, Mr David. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 196 pages, notes. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSK; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628989
- ISBN
- 9780815628989
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Condition: New
€ 27.55
€ 27.55
Hardcover. Breaking with tradition, this text argues that many of Beckett's texts are deeply involved in Irish issues and situations. It provides an understanding of Beckett's work in its representation of Ireland, of Irish history, and of Irish literary traditions. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press New York
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625285
- ISBN
- 9780815625285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.62
€ 52.62
paperback. Editor(s): Fagersten, Kristy Beers. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 figures, 7 tables. BIC Classification: APT; CFA; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610816
- ISBN
- 9780815610816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.91
€ 47.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Sloat, Susanna. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 b/w photos, map. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813034676
- ISBN
- 9780813034676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 402 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780912646787
- ISBN
- 9780912646787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.76
€ 27.76
Brainwashing: The Fictions of Mind Control: A Study of Novels and Film...
Professor Of English David Seed
Hardcover. This study of literary and cinematic representations of brainwashing during the Cold War era reviews science fiction, Korean War fiction, and The Manchurian Candidate film. It explores how views on brainwashing changed from an external threat to American values to an internal threat against individual American liberties by the US government. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873388139
- ISBN
- 9780873388139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.55
€ 61.55
Paperback. These essays set out to explore the connections between autobiography and postmodernism. They examine the response of various writers to the culturally specific pressures of genre; how these constraints are negotiated; and what self-representation reveals about the politics of identity. Editor(s): Ashley, Kathleen M.; Gilmore, Leigh; Peters, Gerald (all Professors of English, University of Southern Maine, USA). Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239007
- ISBN
- 9780870239007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Paperback. Argues that the skyrocketing increase in obesity levels is not caused by individuals moral weakness, but is due to modern society lacking the virtues necessary for people to adopt and maintain healthy behaviours. This book proceeds to identify a set of seven social and environmental sins that characterise our contemporary world. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868409559
- ISBN
- 9780868409559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.33
€ 32.33
Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824825119
- ISBN
- 9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.07
€ 76.07