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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486411071
ISBN
9780486411071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.67

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Reeves, Jeni. Series: On My Own Folklore. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 211 x 145 x 5. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Geographic School Pub United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822567455
ISBN
9780822567455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.55

hardcover. "The Book of Sports" was the royal declaration which sanctioned popular participation in traditional pastimes after church attendance on Sunday. This book takes a fresh look at the events surrounding the re-publication of the "Book of Sports" in 1633 and reassesses the role of Charles I himself in the controversy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HBWE; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898560
ISBN
9780859898560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Paperback. Provides an irreverent but fact-filled look at Ireland and the Irish, leaving no stone - Blarney or otherwise - unturned in bringing her gifts to you. With a bushel full of top-ten lists on all things Irish, Thomsen takes you on a journey through the greenest of lands and provides tales and anecdotes on everything. Series: Most Wanted. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Brassey's US
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887273
ISBN
9781574887273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.20

Paperback. Includes documents that proves that we've been duped into wars we shouldn't be fighting, lied to about intelligence, fed hogwash about terrorism, and tricked into losing more and more of our civil liberties. Today, pretty much everything the government does is presumed secret. This title reveals the truth to: The CIA's guide to assassination. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616085711
ISBN
9781616085711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.84

hardcover. Just what is a leprechaun? To some, he is full of harmless mischief, guarding his elusive crock of gold. To others, an evil gnome bent on disrupting mortal lives with black magic. Historian & folklorist Bob Curran turns the spotlight on the 'real' leprechaun - mysterious, complex and contradictory. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 205 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847179142
ISBN
9781847179142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. 111pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Mercier Press Cork
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
9781856353168
ISBN
9781856353168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870495359
ISBN
9780870495359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.96

paperback. No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. This work presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 608 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780691029153
ISBN
9780691029153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.99
€ 44.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939149060
ISBN
9781939149060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.45

Paperback. Here are the five earliest ballads of 'Robyn Hode', retold in vivid modern prose. They still constitute the best version of the famous English outlaw - fast and violent, earthy and satirical, dangerous, sinister, mysterious and revolutionary. This is a new telling of Robin Hood for our time, full of valor, passion and bloodshed. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752489674
ISBN
9780752489674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. Exploring how adults mistreat children, this book focuses on adults not only as hostile characters in fairy tales themselves but also as real people who use frightening stories to discipline young listeners. Num Pages: 332 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY; JFC; JFHF; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000886
ISBN
9780691000886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 82 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331343
ISBN
9780764331343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Feldman, Christina. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
HarperOne
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062514424
ISBN
9780062514424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 55 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331510
ISBN
9780764331510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.24

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

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case, when a man with a wooden leg swaggered into the French courtroom, denounced du TiIh, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. This book, by the noted historian who served as a consultant for the film, adds new dimensions to this famous legend. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674766914
ISBN
9780674766914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.71

Paperback. Zombies: A Cultural History, now available in paperback, gives a definitive short introduction to the zombie, exploring the manifold meanings of this compelling, slow-moving yet relentless monster. Num Pages: 224 pages, 54 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780236698
ISBN
9781780236698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 363 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. . Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cosmo Publications
Number of pages
363
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KI20002320
ISBN
9788177550986
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442272927
ISBN
9781442272927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.69

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