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Paperback. The "Mahapuranas" embody the received tradition of Hindu mythology. This anthology contains fresh translations of these myths. It includes chapters such as: "Origins"; "Seers, Kings and Supernaturals"; "Krsna," "Visnu," and "Siva"; and, "The Goddess" that presents stories of the wives and lovers of the gods, as well as of Kali, the battle goddess. Translator(s): Buitenen, J. A. B. van. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HRG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- CA res. please inc. 7.25% tax
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877221227
- ISBN
- 9780877221227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.72
€ 43.99
€ 38.72
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804761
- ISBN
- 9780192804761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Brings together a range of English versions of three classical myths, allowing students to explore the ways in which they have been reinterpreted and reinvented by writers throughout history. Editor(s): Miles, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 446 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415147552
- ISBN
- 9780415147552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100361
- ISBN
- 9781585100361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.65€ 43.31
€ 54.65
€ 43.31
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
€ 51.99€ 46.16
€ 51.99
€ 46.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801839382
- ISBN
- 9780801839382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.30
€ 35.99
€ 30.30
Paperback. A wonderful collection of all 210 tales and popular legends collected by the Grimm brothers over a century ago. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; FM; JFHF; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415285964
- ISBN
- 9780415285964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.03
€ 23.99
€ 22.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFHC; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937584290
- ISBN
- 9781937584290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.14
€ 26.99
€ 22.14
Paperback. Global goods, class, and identity in urban Egypt Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223111
- ISBN
- 9780253223111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. Conning Harvard tells the story of Adam Wheeler's lie-filled path into Harvard, his compulsive conning of grant and scholarship boards after enrolling, and the eventual discovery of his fraudulent past. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTC; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786763
- ISBN
- 9780762786763
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.77
€ 16.99
€ 13.77
Paperback. Entering the world of conspiracy theories and secret societies is like stepping into a distant, parallel universe where the laws of physics have completely changed: black means white, up is down, and if you want to understand what's really going on, you need a good reference book. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- For Dummies
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470184080
- ISBN
- 9780470184080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.32
€ 25.99
€ 19.32
Paperback. Through a series of specific questions that cut to the core of conspiracism as a global social and cultural phenomenon this book, now in paperback, deconstructs the logic and rhetoric of conspiracy theories and analyses the broader social and psychological factors that contribute to their persistence in modern society. Num Pages: 188 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520241
- ISBN
- 9781137520241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.25
€ 111.25
Paperback. Did Michael Jackson fake his own death? Was it aliens that helped to build the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids? Is the food industry colluding to make us addicted to sugar? You'll discover startling evidence on these topics and many more in this compelling compendium of the world's scariest and wackiest conspiracy theories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 25. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Octopus Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849537292
- ISBN
- 9781849537292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.87
€ 11.99
€ 9.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816654949
- ISBN
- 9780816654949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
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€ 25.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFHC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786497263
- ISBN
- 9780786497263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.69
€ 44.99
€ 44.69
Paperback. 49 reasons to doubt. 50 reasons to believe. Crazy? Maybe. Fascinating? Definitely. Read it and look over your shoulder. Those CCTV cameras? They're following you. Yes - you. These are the conspiracy theories that you need to know about. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210. 49 Reasons to Doubt, 50 Reasons to Believe. 288 pages. 49 reasons to doubt. 50 reasons to believe. Crazy? Maybe. Fascinating? Definitely. Read it and look over your shoulder. Those CCTV cameras? They're following you. Yes - you. These are the conspiracy theories that you need to know about. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHC. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight: 214.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843583776
- ISBN
- 9781843583776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.56
€ 14.99
€ 13.56
Paperback. The author demonstrates how New England colonialists lived in a densely metaphoric landscape, exploring the links between such cultural expressions as witchcraft narratives and 18th-century crowd violence. He questions the actual impact of the Enlightenment on this climate of fear and instability. Num Pages: 480 pages, 134 illustrations, 5 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 766. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KOC0018537
- ISBN
- 9780807846889
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483684
- ISBN
- 9780801483684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.81
€ 48.99
€ 43.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450667
- ISBN
- 9780752450667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Progressive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930852719
- ISBN
- 9780930852719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574. The Secret Space Program, Celestial Psyops and Hidden Conflicts. 292 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight: 554.
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935487838
- ISBN
- 9781935487838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.23
€ 21.23
Paperback. The 500-year saga of the "real cowboy" from fifteenth century Mexico to the twentieth century American West." Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700603909
- ISBN
- 9780700603909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.22
€ 37.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Eschia Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926696096
- ISBN
- 9781926696096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. This comprehensive study explores the region's 'forgotten' narratives, myths and traditions. Drawing on stories from Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia, Wasilewska shows how these narratives of creation, destruction and rebirth reach to the very roots of the Biblical and Quranic Genesis. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, chronological charts, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026812
- ISBN
- 9781853026812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17