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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge

Hardback. Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, this book presents a nuanced argument about how fairy tales originated in ancient oral cultures, how they evolved through the rise of literary culture and print, and how, in our own time, they continue to change through their adaptation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
F First Edition, 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153384
ISBN
9780691153384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160580
ISBN
9780691160580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 50. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173672
ISBN
9780691173672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159553
ISBN
9780691159553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

paperback. The extraordinary historical consequences of errors and fictional inventions. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8Col.ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSA; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174. The extraordinary historical consequences of errors and fictional inventions. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8Col.ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSA; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174. Very good clean copy showing light age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
W&N London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025142
ISBN
9780753808788
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. Umberto Eco explores the most distant realms of our imagination Translator(s): McEwen, Alastair. Num Pages: 480 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857052964
ISBN
9780857052964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Griffin, Trenholme,J. Num Pages: 64 pages, 9 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 5. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Edition
UNABRIDGED VERSION
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888393036
ISBN
9780888393036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.19

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Chodos-Irvine, Margaret. Editor(s): Griffin, Trenholme,J. Num Pages: 64 pages, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: 5AK; JFHF; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 5. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888392442
ISBN
9780888392442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781845888473
ISBN
9781845888473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. As folk tales reveal a lot about the people who invented them, this book provides a link to the ethics and way of life of generations of Kentish people. It includes intriguing tales of Brave Mary of Mill Hill, King Herla, the Pickpockets of Sturry, the Wantsum Wyrm and the Battle of Sandwich, to name but a few. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459332
ISBN
9780752459332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750968409
ISBN
9780750968409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; AJB; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 280. .
Publisher
Damiani
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788862085137
ISBN
9788862085137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.72

Hardback. This book attempts to elucidate Japanese religious experiences by presenting an innovative interpretation of the oldest existing text of Japanese myth, the Kojiki. Iwasawa offers new insights into Japanese mythology regarding the relationship between the human and the divine. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761855248
ISBN
9780761855248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Boyd, Matthieu. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268037369
ISBN
9780268037369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752499055
ISBN
9780752499055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351976
ISBN
9780764351976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 22 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764335877
ISBN
9780764335877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 98 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
98
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584634
ISBN
9781937584634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JFHX; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486067
ISBN
9780801486067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Timothy Gantz traces the development of each myth in narrative form and summarizes the written and visual evidence in which the specific details of the story appear. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 882.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801853609
ISBN
9780801853609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.40

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