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Hardcover. Drawing on an array of artworks and chroniclers' accounts, to reassess the medieval visual culture in which banquets were staged, this book shows the ways of appreciating artistic skill and attending to their own processes of perception, thereby forging a court culture that delighted in the exercise of fine aesthetic judgment. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 colour plates, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; AS; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226242200
- ISBN
- 9780226242200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.05€ 48.36
€ 57.05
€ 48.36
Paperback. Highlighting the cultural activities of young, predominantly unmarried Asian American women from 1930 to 1960, this book traces the diverse ways in which these young women sought claim to cultural citizenship, exploring such topics as the nation's first Asian American sorority, Chi Alpha Delta; and Asian American youth culture and beauty pageants. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJPG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751947
- ISBN
- 9780814751947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Brenner-Idan, Athalya; Efthimiadis-Keith, Helen. Series: Feminist Companion to the Bible. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG3; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780567656018
- ISBN
- 9780567656018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.95
€ 36.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. Presents a feminist framework for studying the philosophy of religion. This book shows that to partake of truly feminist philosophy of religion is to participate in a review of the philosophical project in its entirety. It provides an analysis of the symbolic role given to women and desire in traditional configurations of philosophical reason. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193838
- ISBN
- 9780631193838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback. A statistical study of lynching in ten southern states which shows that economic and status concerns were at the heart of that violent practice. This book tests explanations of the causes of lynching, using US Census and historical voting data and a newly constructed inventory of southern lynch victims. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064135
- ISBN
- 9780252064135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRCS; HRCV; HRCV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310347538
- ISBN
- 9780310347538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
paperback. Num Pages: 51 pages. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 151 x 5. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The Rota United Kingdom
- Edition
- Facsimile of 1650 ed
- Number of pages
- 51
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780950195049
- ISBN
- 9780950195049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.93
€ 6.93
Hardback. Situates the poem in its political and religious context while offering a full textual analysis. Editor(s): Monta, Susannah Brietz. Series Editor(s): Lethbridge, J. B. Series: The Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719086977
- ISBN
- 9780719086977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.34
€ 160.34
Paperback. Many Guatemalans speak of Mayan indigenous organizing as 'a finger in the wound'. This book explores the implications of this painfully graphic metaphor in a study of the civil war and its aftermath. It investigates the notion of Quincentennial Guatemala, which has given focus to the overarching question of Mayan - and Guatemalan - identity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 black-and-white illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520212855
- ISBN
- 9780520212855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.02
€ 41.99
€ 30.02
Paperback. This collection of philosophical essays interrogates key notions and preoccupations of the phenomenological tradition. While using Heidegger's "Being and Time" as its point of reference and dispute, the book also confronts other philosphers, such as Kant, Nietzche and Derrida. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804739016
- ISBN
- 9780804739016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. In a compelling history of the Jewish community in New York during four decades of mass immigration, this title examines the defining role of the Yiddish socialist movement in the American Jewish experience. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSR1; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032439
- ISBN
- 9780674032439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.91
€ 53.91
Paperback. Examines the grim reality of southern Africa's contemporary post-'liberation' plight, with up-to-date analysis of the ANC and social movements. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745334790
- ISBN
- 9780745334790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.25
€ 30.99
€ 24.25
Paperback. A history examining the interactions between church authorities and Mexican parishioners-from the late-colonial era into the early-national period-shows how religious thought and practice shaped Mexico s popular politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 photos, 10 tables, 9 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346395
- ISBN
- 9780822346395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. A look at the National Conference of Bishops - it's operation, function, administration and role in the Church and in setting the social/political agenda in the United States. Num Pages: 406 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX1; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556125577
- ISBN
- 9781556125577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.93
€ 40.93
Paperback. Series: Serena Jones Mysteries. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FF; FW; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800726713
- ISBN
- 9780800726713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.23
€ 21.23
Paperback. Compared to other animals, the way humans live - our manners, morals, habits, experiences, relationships, technology, values - changes at a bewildering speed. Why is this? Felipe Fernandez-Armesto offers some revolutionary answers to this fundamental question about our species - and speculates on what they mean for our future. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CF; HBG; HBL; HBTB; HD; HP; HR; JF; JH; PD. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198806806
- ISBN
- 9780198806806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.74
€ 21.74
Paperback. A rarely frank account of the U.S. infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the reader from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France, to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; BTM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000909
- ISBN
- 9781612000909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.95
€ 19.99
€ 15.95
Paperback. Translator(s): O'Neil, Joseph D. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 248 pages, 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816659005
- ISBN
- 9780816659005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. In this refreshing account of the Fourth Estate's efforts to improve U.S. society, Streitmatter draws on historical and contemporary examples, primary and secondary sources, to provide a thoughtful tour of American history, social change, and the benefits of a robust media. Num Pages: 246 pages, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; HBJK; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442245112
- ISBN
- 9781442245112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.82
€ 64.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408863473
- ISBN
- 9781408863473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.25
€ 17.99
€ 13.25