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Paperback. The image of the Irish in the United States changed drastically over time, from that of hard-drinking, rioting Paddies to genial, patriotic working-class citizens. This title traces the change in this image through 700 pieces of sheet music to show how Americans' opinions of Ireland and the Irish went practically from one extreme to the other. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 344 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065514
ISBN
9780252065514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. A brief, accessible introduction to the role of myth historically and in popular culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817354374
ISBN
9780817354374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; YFJ. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Broadway Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780517588376
ISBN
9780517588376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. 'I loved it .. funny, serious, richly vivid .. Read this book.' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330535861
ISBN
9780330535861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Daimon Verlag Switzerland
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
De Luxe Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9783856305994
ISBN
9783856305994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 251 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Disinformation Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934708682
ISBN
9781934708682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: JFH; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583940839
ISBN
9781583940839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, b/w photos & line drawings. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Edition
First Thus Used
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888392305
ISBN
9780888392305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
University of Chicago Press Ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226618579
ISBN
9780226618579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRG; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226618500
ISBN
9780226618500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.92

Paperback. While focusing on the central problem of evil, the author illuminates every aspect of Hindu thought. She corrects the widespread belief that Hindu thought does not recognize the problem of evil, and shows conclusively that the mythology of tribal societies and the Puranas deal with this question extensively. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New e.
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520040984
ISBN
9780520040984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.25

Paperback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231111713
ISBN
9780231111713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.45

Hardback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111706
ISBN
9780231111706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.87

Hardback. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Updated with a new Preface
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156417
ISBN
9780231156417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.42
€ 79.32

Paperback. Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, this text recounts and compares a vast range of these tales from ancient Greece and India. The comparisons show that differences in gender are more significant than differences in culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HRG; JFC; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226156415
ISBN
9780226156415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: D; JFH; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Original Falcon Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935150350
ISBN
9781935150350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863156410
ISBN
9780863156410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.47

Hardcover. Every country has its folk hero - real or legendary, and in Turkey he goes by the name of Nasreddin Hoca, pronounced Nahz-red'-din Hoe'-djah. He lived several years ago and he served as a religious teacher, Moslem priest or judge as the occasion demanded. This work features a collection of Hoca tales. Illustrator(s): Berson, Harold. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 188 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896722545
ISBN
9780896722545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.44

Paperback. Tales of adventure and courage among the peoples of Eastern Siberia Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JH; CF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
International Polar Institute Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint of 1918 ed.
SKU
V9780982170342
ISBN
9780982170342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages, 6col.M. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1925
Publisher
Quest Books,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835606646
ISBN
9780835606646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.84

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