Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Illustrates the relation between myth, culture and literature with discussions of poetry, fiction, film and popular song; explores uses made of the term 'myth' within the fields of literary criticism, anthropology, cultural studies, feminism, Marxism and psychoanalysis. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415442848
- ISBN
- 9780415442848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.80
€ 26.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Updated Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931882200
- ISBN
- 9781931882200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.93
€ 17.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 b/w photos & 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984185818
- ISBN
- 9780984185818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.74
€ 25.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. A compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt, their interpretation, their significance and their cults. It answers questions such as why the jackal represents Anubis, the embalmer god, and why the dung beetle represents the sun god Khepri. Num Pages: 144 pages, 114 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GBC; HRKP1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOC0010694
- ISBN
- 9780500272534
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 16.99€ 12.59
€ 16.99
€ 12.59
Paperback. This collection of traditional stories and tales, many of which are published for the first time, will delight lovers of Devonshire folklore. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455051
- ISBN
- 9780752455051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.33
€ 13.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. Offers a collection of the haunting German stories from the past 200 years. This title includes Hoffmann's hallucinatory portrait of terror and insanity "The Sandman"; Chamisso's influential black masterpiece "Peter Schlemiel", where a man barters his own shadow; and Kafka's chilling, disturbing satire "In the Penal Colony". Translator(s): Wortsman, Peter. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DQ; FYT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141198804
- ISBN
- 9780141198804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Alan Sokal, best-known for his role in the 'Sokal Hoax', here turns his attention to a new set of targets - pseudo-science, religion, and misinformation in public life. He argues that clear thinking, combined with a respect for evidence, are of the utmost importance to the survival of the human race in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFHX; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199561834
- ISBN
- 9780199561834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Young readers can join Granny as she journeys around the world on a magic carpet, shopping for amazing treasures in all of the places she visits, and taking readers on a counting adventure through the different countries of the world. Full color. Illustrator(s): Corr, Christopher. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 245 x 212 x 3. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Barefoot Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905236626
- ISBN
- 9781905236626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.06
€ 9.99
€ 9.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195332629
- ISBN
- 9780195332629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.46
€ 32.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Were the famous moon landings simulated by NASA? From the very first manned flight into orbit there have been serious anomalies in the official narrative of the conquest of space. This title dissects the history of space travel, from the Russian missions in the early 1960s, to the American moon project of Apollo 17 in 1972. Translator(s): Collis, Johanna. Num Pages: 400 pages, 200 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 858. The Great Moon Hoax and the Race to Dominate Earth from Space. 400 pages, 200 halftones. Were the famous moon landings simulated by NASA? From the very first manned flight into orbit there have been serious anomalies in the official narrative of the conquest of space. This title dissects the history of space travel, from the Russian missions in the early 1960s, to the American moon project of Apollo 17 in 1972. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHC; WNX. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight: 860. Translator(s): Collis, Johanna.
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570126
- ISBN
- 9781905570126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.47
€ 21.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. These lively and entertaining folk tales from Lancashire are vividly retold by professional storyteller David England. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 201 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752489933
- ISBN
- 9780752489933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Hardback. Yatromanolakis examines the complex, at times contradictory, responses to ancient Greece in Greek and broader Western European modernism. Exploring the dynamics of ruination and the reconfiguration of fundamental icons of ancient mythology in surrealism, the author shows that Greek antiquity was an integral constituent of avant-garde myth-making. Series: Cultural Politics, Socioaesthetics, Beginnings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Harvard Department of the Classics United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780983532217
- ISBN
- 9780983532217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.62€ 58.43
€ 64.62
€ 58.43
Hardback. Discusses the famous of theories, and brings to light discovered information, which together shows that the United States government not only was behind this egregious plot, but took every step to make sure that the truth would not come out. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626361393
- ISBN
- 9781626361393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.48
€ 25.99
€ 22.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Sky Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing (stated)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780967816258
- ISBN
- 9780967816258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.99
€ 30.99
€ 26.99
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€ 28.24
€ 33.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931882934
- ISBN
- 9781931882934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.40
€ 21.40
Paperback. Ranging from classical times to pop culture, this collection will appeal to art historians, feminists, classicists, cultural critics and anyone interested in mythology. Editor(s): Garber, Marjorie; Vickers, Nancy J. Num Pages: 346 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415900997
- ISBN
- 9780415900997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.86
€ 51.86
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465135
- ISBN
- 9780752465135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.17
€ 13.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. An unusual collection of diverse works on the many legends of London. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473620247
- ISBN
- 9781473620247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.43
€ 21.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. After years of researching Johnson and the JFK assassination, the author shows that LBJ had an active role in JFK's assassination, and he includes newly-uncovered photographic evidence proving that Johnson knew when and where Kennedy's assassination would take place. Num Pages: 656 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620876107
- ISBN
- 9781620876107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.53
€ 20.53
Paperback. Translation of: Les Grecs ont-ils cru aa leurs mythes? Translator(s): Wissing, P. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HRAB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226854342
- ISBN
- 9780226854342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.46
€ 31.99
€ 24.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752492155
- ISBN
- 9780752492155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
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€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Hardback. Immensely entertaining and readable, The Pleasant Nights will appeal to anyone interested in fairy tales, ancient stories, and folk creations. Editor(s): Beecher, Donald. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DQ; DSBD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 792
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644267
- ISBN
- 9781442644267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.64
€ 128.64