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Paperback. Explores the ways in which food practices enabled women to exert control within the family and to define their religious vocations. This title describes what women meant by seeing their own bodies and God's body as food and what men meant when they too associated women with food and flesh. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC1; HRCR; HRCV; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686. The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. 300 pages, 24ill. Explores the ways in which food practices enabled women to exert control within the family and to define their religious vocations. This title describes what women meant by seeing their own bodies and God's body as food and what men meant when they too associated women with food and flesh. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC1; HRCR; HRCV; JFSJ1. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520063297
ISBN
9780520063297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Caroline Walker Bynum examines diverse medieval texts to show how women were able to appropriate dominant social symbols in ways that allowed for the emergence of their own creative voices. Num Pages: 432 pages, 46. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCC1; HRCC2; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Zone Books
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299625
ISBN
9780942299625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. An exploration of the roles of metamorphosis and hybridity in the establishment of personal identity, with particular emphasis on the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Zone Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951238
ISBN
9781890951238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.18

Bynum examines several periods between the third and fourteenth centuries in which discussions of the body were central to Western eschatology, and suggests that Western attitudes toward the body that arose from these discussions still undergird our modern notions of the individual. Series: ACLS Lectures on the History of Religions S. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; HRCM; HRCS1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 817.
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081269
ISBN
9780231081269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.07

Paperback. Drawing on a whole range of factors, and distilling information into concise summaries, this book shows how the landscapes of Scotland were used by their inhabitants since prehistory. It examines how the lie of the Scottish land holds countless archaeological sites both above and below ground: farmsteads, castles, standing stones and many more. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752414843
ISBN
9780752414843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Windgather Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909686502
ISBN
9781909686502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. .
Publisher
Historic Environment Scotland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849170734
ISBN
9781849170734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475795
ISBN
9780801475795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. A Companion to American Technology is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of "technology" in America. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179942
ISBN
9781405179942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 250 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1268.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321597
ISBN
9780764321597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.63

Paperback. The real life Pemberley. Num Pages: 160 pages, 56. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 378. 160 pages, 56 illustrations. The real life Pemberley. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBTB. Dimension: 233 x 173 x 11. Weight: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445608655
ISBN
9781445608655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Hardback. Presents the challenge to anthropologists to engage in a dialogue concerning their commitment to professional ethical conduct. This title redefines what it means to conduct anthropological research ethically, as the discipline comes to terms with the global changes that affect its practice. Editor(s): Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103375
ISBN
9780759103375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.72

Paperback. Presents the challenge to anthropologists to engage in a dialogue concerning their commitment to professional ethical conduct. This title redefines what it means to conduct anthropological research ethically, as the discipline comes to terms with the global changes that affect its practice. Editor(s): Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103382
ISBN
9780759103382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Paperback. During the British women's suffrage campaign of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women wrote plays to convert others to their cause; they wrote essays to justify their militant actions; and they wrote fiction and poetry about their prison experiences. Num Pages: 353 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115115
ISBN
9781551115115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.22
€ 40.92

Paperback. Traditionally, the Book of Ruth is viewed as a beautiful love story between Ruth and Boaz. But if you dig deeper, you'll find startling revelations---that God makes much of broken lives, he calls men and women to serve him together, and he's counting on his daughters to build his kingdom. Now in softcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310330851
ISBN
9780310330851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Argues that the imperial Inka understood stone as potentially animate, sentient, and sacred; building in stone was a way of ordering unordered nature, domesticating untamed spaces, and claiming new territories. Num Pages: 320 pages, 53 b&w illustrations, 15 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; ACBK; HDD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348078
ISBN
9780822348078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Introduction to the life and work of Herodotus, the first historian in the western tradition. Editor(s): Wiens, John; Marincola, John M.; Dewald, Carolyn. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 402 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 400 pages, 5 maps. Editor(s): Wiens, John; Marincola, John M.; Dewald, Carolyn. Introduction to the life and work of Herodotus, the first historian in the western tradition. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 25. Weight: 624.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised and Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521536837
ISBN
9780521536837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Paperback. Explores how particular sexual practices and identifications were normalized while others were outlawed in medieval England. This work demonstrates how intellectual inquiry into pre-modern societies can contribute invaluably to contemporary issues in cultural studies. It also attempts to make connections between past and present cultures. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323655
ISBN
9780822323655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. Folded plate (1 leaf, 39 x 61 cm, folded to 19 x 16 cm) in pocket. Num Pages: 219 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ACBK; HBJK; HDDA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 661. Weight in Grams: 1333.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477310304
ISBN
9781477310304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.28

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474262
ISBN
9780801474262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

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