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Hardback. Why did the passion for food--gastronomy--originate in France? The key, it turns out, is France itself. In its climate, diversity of soils, abundant resources, and varied topography lie the roots of France's food fame. Pitte masterfully reveals the ways in which cultural phenomena surrounding food and eating in France relate to space and place. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 33 photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124164
ISBN
9780231124164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Editor(s): McDonald, Christie; Suleiman, Susan. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSB; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1188.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147408
ISBN
9780231147408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.77
€ 90.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823454
ISBN
9781933823454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.78

French Historians 1900-2000: The New Historical Writing in Twentieth-Century France examines the lives and writings of 40 of France s great twentieth-century historians. Editor(s): Daileader, Philip; Whalen, Philip. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1266.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405198677
ISBN
9781405198677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 268.45

Hardback. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333778128
ISBN
9780333778128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HPS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349417742
ISBN
9781349417742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.90

Hardback. Adopts a varied approach to the study of the "material world" in the French literature, thought and visual arts of the 19th century. The book moves from purely philosphical definitions to a more general treatment of materialism, examining the repercussions of the emergence of a consumer society. Editor(s): Rigby, Brian. Series: Warwick Studies in the European Humanities. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSA; DSB; HBTB; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333532669
ISBN
9780333532669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.20

Hardcover. This volumes offers a comprehensive and critical overview of ideas of how virilite has been imagined in France from the Eighteenth century. Incorporating insights of cultural and social historians, this collection approaches masculinities in a complex and interdisciplinary manner that will appeal to a wide range of readers. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230006614
ISBN
9780230006614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.07

Hardback. Offers a collection of scholarship that reveals the important French element in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century creation of the singular Mediterranean. These essays provide a critical study of space and movement through new approaches to rethinking the maps, migrations, and margins of the sea in the French imperial and transnational context. Editor(s): Lorcin, Patricia M. E.; Shepard, Todd D. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 444 pages, 13 illustrations, 10 tables, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HB; 1QSM; HBJH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803249936
ISBN
9780803249936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.13

paperback. This study of power/knowledge in France, from the 1830s through the 1930s, uses the tools of anthropology, philosophy, and cultural criticism to examine how the social environment was described. It aims to show how modernity was revealed in urban planning, architecture, and social legislation. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
9780226701745
ISBN
9780226701745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.14

Paperback. Based on a memoir by an officer named D'Artagnan, Dumas published "The Three Musketeers". The King's Musketeers were formed in 1622 and were populated by young men of noble birth, but often of poorer means. This title explores the history behind the legends created by Dumas. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 b/w; 33 col. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 193 x 5. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780968612
ISBN
9781780968612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.16

Paperback. Provides an analysis of the preparation of the French troops from manual regulations to the training ground, as well as a study of the changing quality of command and control within the army. This book explores the role of the French infantry at the apex of their powers and their role in these key battles. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846032783
ISBN
9781846032783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

paperback. This volume tells the story of the French overseas empire, assembled as much by chance as by sytematic design. It was an imperial presence that brought commerce, technolgy and culture to indigenous peoples, while at the same time promoting the slave trade and suppressing independence movements. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QD; HBG; HBJD; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275975432
ISBN
9780275975432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.33

Paperback. A clear and comprehensive account of the history of French philosophy in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 664. 434 pages. A clear and comprehensive account of the history of French philosophy in the twentieth century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCF. Dimension: 165 x 228 x 30. Weight: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521665599
ISBN
9780521665599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.69

Hardcover. Editor(s): Balibar, Etienne; Rajchman, John; Boyman, Anne. Num Pages: 458 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565848825
ISBN
9781565848825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.91

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474414739
ISBN
9781474414739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.20

Hardcover. Desmond M. Clarke presents a thematic history of French philosophy from the middle of the sixteenth century to the beginning of Louis XIV's reign. He explores the thought of lawyers, political leaders, theologians, and scholars, in relation to topics ranging from political theory, scepticism, and ethics, to philosophy of mind and women's equality. Series: The Oxford History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; 3JD; HPCB; HPCD; HPS; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198749578
ISBN
9780198749578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Hardback. Series: Seminar Studies. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138161139
ISBN
9781138161139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333204
ISBN
9781590333204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.90
€ 61.84

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
For Beginners
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389911
ISBN
9781934389911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.49

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