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Paperback. Excavation by Oxford Archaeology in 2008 at Kingshill North on the north-eastern edge of Cirencester uncovered evidence for occupation that opens a remarkable window into Cirencester's prehistoric past. The earliest inhabitants lived during the late Neolithic. Num Pages: 132 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 296 x 211 x 9. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University School of Archaeology United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905905225
- ISBN
- 9781905905225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.07
€ 35.07
Hardback. Circulating Being centers on the later works of Camus, Marcel, Sartre, and Merleau-Ponty to study the development of existential thinking about language, communicative life, ethics, and politics. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219285
- ISBN
- 9780823219285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.80
€ 108.80
Hardcover. Reconstructing the history of the Islamic University of Medina, this book sheds light on efforts undertaken by Saudi actors to extend Wahhabi influence beyond the kingdom's borders and suggests a new framework for understanding Islamic transnational religious networks. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HRHT; JFFN; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798358
- ISBN
- 9780804798358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardback. Close reading and analysis of ten major life stories, from Mohandas Gandhi and Black Elk to Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, and Rigoberta Menchu. Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSB; HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219933
- ISBN
- 9780823219933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.61
€ 92.61
hardcover. This is the most comprehensive study to date of the fortifications of an early modern English city. The culmination of some twenty years of archaeological and documentary research, it provides a richly detailed portrait of the ancient system of walls, towers and gates which ringed the city of Exeter during the Tudor and early Stuart periods. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 halftones, 16 colour illustrations, 6 line maps, 16 line drawings, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 281 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Exeter United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897273
- ISBN
- 9780859897273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.35
€ 138.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: HRLM; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553378054
- ISBN
- 9780553378054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.69
€ 25.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. A book which gives people - Christians in particular - permission to love themselves as they should. The Church is very good at inviting or challenging people to love their neighbours. It is not so strong on encouraging us to love ourselves. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281072118
- ISBN
- 9780281072118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.45
€ 16.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574160826
- ISBN
- 9781574160826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.85
€ 27.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. The fifty planes which make up this book all marked the Second World War in one way or another. They have been photographed at the air shows were they still fly, maintained in flying condition by associations or by wealthy amateurs at great expense and at the price of constant effort. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 10. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Histoire & Collections France
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782352502500
- ISBN
- 9782352502500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.45
€ 36.99
€ 32.45
Paperback. The first book-length survey of cinema's vital role in the Cold War cultural combat between the U.S. and the USSR. Focuses on 10 films five American and five Soviet, both iconic and lesser-known works showing that cinema provided a crucial outlet for the global "debate" between democratic and communist ideologies." Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APF; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620203
- ISBN
- 9780700620203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.28
€ 34.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. Reconstructs and intervenes in the fascinating debates that have pitted the history of thinking about film. Both an engaging history and an invaluable sourcebook, this book examines a vast pool of thought. Editor(s): Tredell, Nicolas. Series: Critical Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFA; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002875
- ISBN
- 9781840463545
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. During the Second World War, the popularity and importance of the cinema in Britain was at its peak. In this groundbreaking book, Richard Farmer provides a social and cultural history of cinemas and cinemagoing in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and explores the impact that the war had on the places in which British people watched films. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; APF; HBJD1; HBTB; KNTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091889
- ISBN
- 9780719091889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.60
€ 156.60
Paperback. Joshua Foa Dienstag engages in a critical encounter with the work of Stanley Cavell on cinema, focusing skeptical attention on the claims made for the contribution of cinema to the ethical character of democratic life. Editor(s): Dienstag, Joshua Foa. Series Editor(s): Brink, Bert van den; Laden, Anthony Simon; Niesen, Peter; Owen, David. Series: Critical Powers. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784994020
- ISBN
- 9781784994020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.59
€ 48.59
Hardback. Joshua Foa Dienstag engages in a critical encounter with the work of Stanley Cavell on cinema, focusing skeptical attention on the claims made for the contribution of cinema to the ethical character of democratic life. Editor(s): Dienstag, Joshua Foa. Series Editor(s): Brink, Bert van den; Laden, Anthony Simon; Niesen, Peter; Owen, David. Series: Critical Powers. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784994013
- ISBN
- 9781784994013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.29
€ 155.29
Hardback. This book explores the adaptations by filmmakers of existing occult religions as framing devices for their work. It also discusses the cultural implications of these films, both as flash points in the national discourse on religion and as springboards for social criticism. Num Pages: 301 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Lehigh University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611460483
- ISBN
- 9781611460483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.81
€ 153.81
Hardback. A few days after 9/11, US Vice-President Dick Cheney invoked the need for the USA to work 'the dark side' in its global 'War on Terror'. Covering a diverse spectrum of 21st century cinema, this books deals with documentary or fictional representations of atrocity such as state-sanctioned torture, genocide, enforced disappearance, and apartheid. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPQ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748642632
- ISBN
- 9780748642632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.63€ 108.77
€ 112.63
€ 108.77
Hardback. Reveals the difficult course of French filmmaking from the declaration of war in 1939 through four years of misery to France's liberation in 1944. This book examines the conditions of filmmaking as they reflected the larger political, cultural, and social context within occupied France. It is suitable for film historians. Num Pages: 235 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: APFA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059268
- ISBN
- 9780231059268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.62€ 62.20
€ 80.62
€ 62.20
Hardcover. Despite being two key sites for filmmaking in the Soviet bloc, the national cinemas of Czechoslovakia and East Germany have received comparatively little attention from scholars. This volume comprehensively explores these film cultures to form a multifaceted, richly contextualized portrait. Editor(s): Karl, Lars; Skopal, Pavel. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 1DVK; 3JJPG; APF; HBJD; HBLW3; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782389965
- ISBN
- 9781782389965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.18
€ 180.18
Hardback. Examines cinematic representations of colonial-era victimization and how they inform our understanding of the contemporary age of terror. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: APF; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228092
- ISBN
- 9780803228092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. "English translation first published in 1989 by The Athlone Press"--T.p. verso. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472512604
- ISBN
- 9781472512604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.92
€ 31.99
€ 26.92