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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Offers a view of opera buffa in the theatrical world of late-eighteenth-century Vienna. This book attributes opera buffa's success to its ability to provide 'sheer' pleasure and hence explores how the genre functioned as entertainment. It shows how the arias and ensembles convey a multifaceted picture of the repertory's social values and habits. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 312 pages, 54 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 2ADT; AVGC4; AVGC9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058122
- ISBN
- 9780691058122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.92€ 96.52
€ 128.92
€ 96.52
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761947134
- ISBN
- 9780761947134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.11
€ 61.11
Paperback. In this major new book, Mary Hamer offers a new perspective on incest, making a link with the scandal of sexual abuse on the part of priests. She places sexual abuse in the context of the whole social order. Hamera s novel and innovative approach challenges the taboo on clear thinking around the subject of incest. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624167
- ISBN
- 9780745624167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.35
€ 33.35
Hardback. In this major new book, Mary Hamer offers a new perspective on incest, making a link with the scandal of sexual abuse on the part of priests. She places sexual abuse in the context of the whole social order. Hamera s novel and innovative approach challenges the taboo on clear thinking around the subject of incest. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624150
- ISBN
- 9780745624150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.14
€ 71.14
Paperback. After September 11, Americans agonised over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. This book presents the inner logic of al-Qaeda and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11 and other terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300122572
- ISBN
- 9780300122572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.32
€ 25.99
€ 19.32
paperback. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Thus
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252061424
- ISBN
- 9780252061424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.75
€ 37.99
€ 35.75
Paperback. Considers migration to, from and within Ireland in the twenty-first century, covering the Celtic Tiger era of mass immigration to Ireland as well as the dramatic growth in levels of emigration that has occurred since the Irish economic collapse. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 maps, Tables, black & white|Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JM; JFFN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719097751
- ISBN
- 9780719097751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.40
€ 18.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804790826
- ISBN
- 9780804790826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. Following an introductory chapter by Mary Gallagher, which maps this conceptual terrain, the contributors investigate how globalization inflects the necessary relationship between poetics, culture, ethics, and politics. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802097477
- ISBN
- 9780802097477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.66
€ 75.66
Paperback. Combines historical analysis with the tools of gender studies and religious studies to compare the roles of the Virgin Mary in medieval Christianity with those of Fatima, daughter of the prophet Muhammad, in Shi'ite Islam. This book explores the proliferation of Marian imagery in Late Antiquity through the Church fathers and popular hagiography. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRC; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268042318
- ISBN
- 9780268042318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.64
€ 37.99
€ 35.64
Hardcover. Despite centuries of campaigning, women still earn less and have less power than men. Equality remains a goal not yet reached. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745689913
- ISBN
- 9780745689913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Hardback. Since the end of the eighteenth century, the pursuit of a true lovea has been enshrined in the expectations of Western societies. We regard this pursuit as our right, and organize our lives around it. However, the possibility that love is becoming more difficult to achieve in the West has begun to attract considerable attention. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHBK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620725
- ISBN
- 9780745620725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Paperback. aeo This is an introductory textbook, offering a concise and lucid guide to the main developments in contemporary feminist thinking; its introductory nature is a strong selling point (other books on this subject tend to be written at a more exclusive level). Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614762
- ISBN
- 9780745614762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.39
€ 22.39
Paperback. Despite centuries of campaigning, women still earn less and have less power than men. Equality remains a goal not yet reached. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745689920
- ISBN
- 9780745689920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.95
€ 22.95
Hardback. Women's mass circulation journals have played a major role in the lives of American women. Yet the women's magazines of the early 20th century were quite different from those perused by women today. This book looks at changes that occurred in these journals and offers insights into these changes. Series: Contributions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JFD; JFSJ1; KNTJ; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313306754
- ISBN
- 9780313306754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.02
€ 90.02
Paperback. Stepping beyond traditional histories that have emphasized armed conflict from the view of victors, this work focuses on Morisco women. It argues that these women's lives offer insights on the experiences of Moriscos in general, and on how the politics of religion both empowers and oppresses. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH; HRAF; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130545
- ISBN
- 9780691130545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. This standard textbook on battered children updates and adds to the previous editions, while retaining their multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach. It contains chapters on the current treatment and prevention of child abuse, covering paediatrics, psychiatry, and social and legal studies. Editor(s): Helfer, Ray E.; Kempe, C.Henry; Krugman, Richard D. Num Pages: 684 pages, 106 halftones, 6 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JHBK; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition, First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226326238
- ISBN
- 9780226326238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 33.80
€ 44.99
€ 33.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAM2; HRC; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062454010
- ISBN
- 9780062454010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.95
€ 26.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. This volume introduces readers to the broad scope of feminist theory over the past 35 years. Comprising 12 original chapters, written by authors with extensive experience of both the theory and practice of feminism, it treats feminism at once as a political project and as an intellectual discourse. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631224037
- ISBN
- 9780631224037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.40
€ 46.99
€ 46.40
Hardback. The Concise Companion to Feminist Theory introduces readers to the broad scope of feminist theory over the last 35 years. * Introduces readers to the broad scope of feminist theory over the past 35 years. * Guides students along the cutting edge of current feminist theory. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631224020
- ISBN
- 9780631224020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.62
€ 146.62