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Hardback. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528. Freak Shows and Modern British Culture. 288 pages, ill. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight: 528.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257689
- ISBN
- 9780520257689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.06€ 64.51
€ 84.06
€ 64.51
Paperback. By reconstructing the teachings of classic thinkers to reflect the scientific understanding of the world, this title shows how to 'green' the Catholic faith: to value the goodness and beauty of creation, to acknowledge the kinship of all creatures, to use creation with gratitude and restraint, and to live virtuously within the earth community. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCX6; RNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012684
- ISBN
- 9781589012684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.47
€ 41.47
Paperback. Jung was the original anti-psychiatrist, who believed that the real patient was not the suffering individual, but a sick and ailing Western civilization. Through a series of readings of Jung's works, this book explores the radical themes at the core of Jung's psychology, and interprets the dynamic vision of the whole self that inspires his work. Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862077263
- ISBN
- 9781862077263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Hardback. Surveys the challenges and provocations raised by the major voices of poststructuralism: Foucault, Lyotard, Guattari, Kristeva, Irigary, Barthes and Baudrillard. This book guides students in philosophy, literature, art, geography, politics, sociology, law, film and cultural studies around the nature and contemporary relevance of poststructuralism. Editor(s): Dillet, Benoit; Mackenzie, Iain; Porter, Robert. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 244 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641222
- ISBN
- 9780748641222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.80€ 156.23
€ 164.80
€ 156.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844745562
- ISBN
- 9781844745562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.19
€ 14.99
€ 14.19
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 249
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 1985th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024731022
- ISBN
- 9789024731022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.79€ 101.85
€ 164.79
€ 101.85
Paperback. China's Great Wall north of Beijing is one of the world's most famous sights. For 2,000 years, the Wall marked the border between China and nomadic peoples to the north and west. The author covers two millennia of history, from the country's first unification onwards, when the Great Wall, built and rebuilt over centuries of war. Num Pages: 464 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553817683
- ISBN
- 9780553817683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Southwater
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844777457
- ISBN
- 9781844777457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.85
€ 20.85
Hardcover. This book describes inventions and designs of engineers from 300 B.C. to 1600 A.D., with a handful of exceptions from before and after. The inventions are documented by archaeological finds and range from those very well known to some hardly known at all. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; PDX; TBD; TGBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048122523
- ISBN
- 9789048122523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.05
€ 64.05
Hardback. Baba Rexheb founded the first community of the Bektashi order in America. This ethnographic biography recounts his life through lived example and through stories collected during Frances Trix's more than twenty years of study with the dervish. Num Pages: 240 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: HRHX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 187 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934536124
- ISBN
- 9781934536124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.34
€ 69.34
Paperback. A highly accessible overview of German Artillery in WW1 with technical data, facts and pictures as used by German Wehrmacht. Num Pages: 128 pages, 151 b/w photographs, 7 colour images and 42 drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473823983
- ISBN
- 9781473823983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.90
€ 18.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008210007
- ISBN
- 9780008210007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.76
€ 23.99
€ 15.76
Paperback. Full-colour guide to the many places in Wales associated with this famous dynasty Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445617732
- ISBN
- 9781445617732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCV2; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801030963
- ISBN
- 9780801030963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 17.74
€ 20.00
€ 17.74
Paperback. For Pagans who are getting married and want to create their own meaningful ceremony, this work contains many Pagan traditions. It grades all rituals as to their level of non-Pagan acceptance. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP; WJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738704708
- ISBN
- 9780738704708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.28
€ 26.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. In this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745699875
- ISBN
- 9780745699875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.79
€ 31.99
€ 30.79
Hardback. The mission UNESCO, as defined just after the end of World War II, is to build 'the defenses of peace in the minds of men'. In this book, historians trace the routes of selected UNESCO mental engineering initiatives from its headquarters in Paris to the member states, to assess UNESCO's global impact. Editor(s): Duedahl, Poul. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137581181
- ISBN
- 9781137581181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.46
€ 109.46
Paperback. BIC Classification: BG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718894764
- ISBN
- 9780718894764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.25
€ 52.25
Paperback. Investigates the social and sexual world of these sea rovers Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814712368
- ISBN
- 9780814712368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. A history of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750908948
- ISBN
- 9780750908948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35