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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
hardcover. Traces the search for American tradition and national identity through folklore and folklife from the 19th century onwards. This work shows how American thinkers and leaders have used folklore - ranging from Paul Bunyan and Davey Crockett to quilts, cowboys, and immigrants - to express the meaning and mystique of their country. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780842028912
- ISBN
- 9780842028912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.49
€ 159.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138774957
- ISBN
- 9781138774957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. Originally commissioned for BBC Radio, this work recasts Homer's epic as a series of dramatic dialogues. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571229369
- ISBN
- 9780571229369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.01
€ 17.99
€ 13.01
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Chapman, Frederick T. Editor(s): Undset, Sigrid. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678280
- ISBN
- 9780816678280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Hardcover. Aims to capture the flavor and excitement of the Turkish telling, while not infringing 'on the narrator's right to have the tale recreated as he had told it'. Num Pages: 2 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896722286
- ISBN
- 9780896722286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.49
€ 23.49
Paperback. This essential handbook has the answers for anyone involved in making decisions that affect communities. It also acts as a fascinating information resource for those who simply want to know more about the significant events in the lives of those with whom they live and work. Num Pages: 167 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JFHF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 469. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- W Foulsham & Co Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0007904
- ISBN
- 9780572026592
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Shirley Andrews, author of "Atlantis: Insights From a Lost Civilization", combines her own research with the data of scholars, scientists and respected psychics to offer a look into the little-known details about the lost continent of Lemuria and its relationship to Atlantis. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Llewellyn Publications,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738703978
- ISBN
- 9780738703978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.65
€ 19.99
€ 19.65
Hardback. The Slender Man entered the general popular consciousness in May 2014, when two young girls led a third girl into a wooded area and stabbed her. Examining the growth of the online horror phenomenon, this book introduces unique attributes of digital culture and establishes a needed framework for studies of other Internet memes and mythologies. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137498526
- ISBN
- 9781137498526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.59
€ 74.59
Paperback. A collection of stories drawn from Michigan s rich folk heritage" Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472051748
- ISBN
- 9780472051748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.74
€ 19.99
€ 18.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240406
- ISBN
- 9781634240406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.35
€ 26.99
€ 23.35
Paperback. A noted psychologist shows how fairy tales are a powerful aid to growing up, banishing fears, resolving conflicts, and conquering the darkness that dwells within us. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465008964
- ISBN
- 9780465008964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967532
- ISBN
- 9780750967532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752463339
- ISBN
- 9780752463339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
The Book of Odds: From Lightning Strikes to Love at First Sight, the O...
Shapiro, Amram, Campbell, Louise Firth, Wrigh...
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GB; JFH; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062060853
- ISBN
- 9780062060853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.30
€ 29.99
€ 25.30
Paperback. Series: Dover Dual Language Russian. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486493923
- ISBN
- 9780486493923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.41
€ 17.99
€ 17.41
Paperback. This reader collects 25 stories of heroes of all kinds from around the world. Included are both non-Western and Western, female and male, modern and ancient, young and adult, lowly and noble, comic and tragic, national and universal, and historical and fictional heroes. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215158
- ISBN
- 9780631215158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Hardback. This reader collects 25 stories of heroes of all kinds from around the world. Included are both non-Western and Western, female and male, modern and ancient, young and adult, lowly and noble, comic and tragic, national and universal, and historical and fictional heroes. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215141
- ISBN
- 9780631215141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73
Paperback. Few countries can boast such a plenitude of traditional folktales as Ireland. In 1935 the creation of The Irish Folklore Commission set in motion the first organized efforts of collecting and studying a multitude of folktales. Represented here are some of this collection. Editor(s): O'Sullivan, Sean. Series: Folktales of the World S. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226639987
- ISBN
- 9780226639987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.23
€ 44.99
€ 34.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBTQ; JFHC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240901
- ISBN
- 9781634240901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.70
€ 20.99
€ 18.70
Going to the Well for Water: The Seamus Ennis Field Diary 1942-1946
Séamus Ennis (Edited And Translated By Ríon...
hardcover. Features a translation of the diaries of Seamus Ennis, fulltime collector of music and song with the Irish Folklore Commission describing his work, the people he met, the material he gathered and his communication with the head office of the commission in Dublin. This book also illustrates life in the Gaeltacht during the Second World War. Num Pages: 613 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, music, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1278. E. scarce. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Fine in fine dust wrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031445
- ISBN
- 9781859184370
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 280.00
€ 280.00
Hardcover. Essays showing links between Ireland and Scandinavia in folklore and literature. Editor(s): O Cathain, Seamus. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621632
- ISBN
- 9781900621632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 41.92
€ 50.99
€ 41.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752482873
- ISBN
- 9780752482873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Reveals how the only hard evidence that dates the Great Pyramid - the quarry marks discovered by Colonel Vyse in 1837 - was forged Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591437895
- ISBN
- 9781591437895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Career Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601631978
- ISBN
- 9781601631978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.08
€ 19.99
€ 19.08