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Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive force. This book reveals how the media and the administration frequently use metaphors of weaponry to describe women and female sexuality and forge a deliberate link between notions of vulnerability and images of violence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JFSJ1; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141901
- ISBN
- 9780231141901
Condition: New
€ 82.47€ 64.47
€ 82.47
€ 64.47
hardcover. Using deconstruction, this book approaches contemporary problems raised by technologies of life and death from cloning to capital punishment; and thereby, provides new insights into current debates from a perspective outside of mainstream philosophy with its assumptions of individual and political sovereignty. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251087
- ISBN
- 9780823251087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.84
€ 106.84
Paperback. Collects and examines evidence and references to female clothing, cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity, deciphering their meaning and revealing what it meant to be an adorned woman in Roman society. This book argues that Roman women took pleasure in fashioning themselves, enjoying the social status, influence and power that it signified. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 3. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415414760
- ISBN
- 9780415414760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJK; HBTB; TV; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781608934119
- ISBN
- 9781608934119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.80
€ 27.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. This thorough update of a classic book includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and new illustrations. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBW; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442604971
- ISBN
- 9781442604971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.25
€ 44.25
Series: Native Americans of the Northeast. Num Pages: 259 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL9; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625340573
- ISBN
- 9781625340573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.34
€ 32.34
The Westminster Shorter Catechism in Modern English
Kelly, Douglas F.; Rollinson, Philip B.; Mars...
Paperback. Num Pages: 24 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV2; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 2. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- P & R Publishing Co (Presbyterian & Reformed) United States
- Number of pages
- 24
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875525488
- ISBN
- 9780875525488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.19
€ 7.19
Paperback. This volume offers and extensive critique of Benedict Anderson's deepitions of colonial history, his comparative method, and his political anthropology. Num Pages: 250 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; HBJM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226429908
- ISBN
- 9780226429908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.71
€ 34.99
€ 27.71
hardcover. Prosecuting Corporations for Genocide explains how multinational corporations should be criminally liable for their role in financing or otherwise supporting atrocities like genocide. This book demonstrates how international criminal jurisdiction should be extended over corporations for atrocities and makes the case that it should be done promptly. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ; LBBS; LBBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIV PR United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190238896
- ISBN
- 9780190238896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.95
€ 191.95
Hardcover. Zizek: A Reader's Guide situates Zizek's wide-ranging work in the broader context of continental philosophy, engages its precedents, and provides an overview of its main preoccupations, providing a backstory for both the philosopher and the general reader. Moving deftly through the work of G.W.F. Hegel, F.W.J. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674758
- ISBN
- 9780470674758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.74
€ 132.74
Paperback. Zizek: A Reader's Guide situates Zizek's wide-ranging work in the broader context of continental philosophy, engages its precedents, and provides an overview of its main preoccupations, providing a backstory for both the philosopher and the general reader. Moving deftly through the work of G.W.F. Hegel, F.W.J. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674765
- ISBN
- 9780470674765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.89
€ 45.89
Paperback. Shows how scholars and popular media talk about religious conservatives and sex. The author examines how some evangelical Christians use digital media to promote the idea that God wants married, heterosexual couples to have satisfying sex lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 b/w illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286337
- ISBN
- 9780520286337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Hardcover. The Blackwell Guide to Theology of Popular Culture outlines various general theories of popular culture, identifies theologians and theological concepts that are conducive to analyzing popular culture, and explores religious themes that are asserting themselves through popular movies, novels, music, television shows and advertising. Series: Blackwell Guides to Theology. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405106986
- ISBN
- 9781405106986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.45
€ 126.45
Paperback. The Blackwell Guide to Theology of Popular Culture outlines various general theories of popular culture, identifies theologians and theological concepts that are conducive to analyzing popular culture, and explores religious themes that are asserting themselves through popular movies, novels, music, television shows and advertising. Series: Blackwell Guides to Theology. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405107020
- ISBN
- 9781405107020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.93
€ 50.93
Hardcover. Ranching families reflect a deeply rooted agricultural tradition the day-to-day workings of which have changed little over generations. Many of these children are accomplished farm hands by the age of six or seven and contributing members of the family business. This book offers a tribute to the generation of ranchers growing up in New Mexico. Num Pages: 160 pages, 140 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HBTB; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 289 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134764
- ISBN
- 9780890134764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.53
€ 53.99
€ 38.53
Hardback. A study of the Samsui women who migrated from China to Singapore, where they have been commemorated as nation-builders. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774825757
- ISBN
- 9780774825757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.83
€ 105.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 194 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Tughra Books United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597842631
- ISBN
- 9781597842631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Hardcover. Profiling the most notorious mischief makers from the 1600s to the present day, this book explores how "pranks" are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814796290
- ISBN
- 9780814796290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.61
€ 34.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Albala, Ken; Eden, Trudy. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149976
- ISBN
- 9780231149976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.16
€ 32.99
€ 27.16
paperback. Editor(s): Coates, Ken. Series: The Spokesman. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 147 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851247021
- ISBN
- 9780851247021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.35
€ 9.35